Brannan Plan Bait for Farm Vote in 1948 Races
The Brannan federal farm program is viewed by Washington observers as a tactic to influence next year’s congressional races. Extending wartime price supports could serve as a lever, while Brannan advocates push for continued high price supports over the Aiken long-range farm law. Roosevelt’s New York district seat shifts political dynamics as he takes the oath amid hopes for housing and civil rights legislation. The housing bill, backed by Truman, advances through committee toward a full House vote, aiming at slum clearance and low‑rent housing.
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Washington
Brannan
J. Howard McGrath
National Democratic Committee
GOP
McGrath
Truman
Republican Congress
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
House of Representatives
New York
Sol Bloom
Four Freedoms
Liberal
Roosevelt
John W. McCormack
Mass
Senate
Senate Clash Over Public Works Plans and War Powers
The piece details Republican plans for a 50 million dollar public works and relief planning bill to prepare shelves of projects, plus Taft’s framework for federal grants based on relief needs. It notes Truman’s move away from standby war powers and a shift toward quiet demilitarization of national security resources.
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Maine
Owen Brewster
Senate Republicans
Sen
Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
WPA
Harry Hopkins
Truman
Congress
81St Congress
National Security Resources Board
White House
Red China and the spread of Soviet influence in China
The piece argues that Chinese Communists eagerly follow Moscow, with little coercion, shaping China as a satellite of Russia. It notes no proven direct Kremlin aid yet but highlights growing affinity between Peiping and Moscow under Mao, signaling a broader Soviet power bloc extension.
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Russia
Moscow
Karl Marx
Lenin
Stalin
Mao Tzetung
China
Price Support Programs Outlined by Agriculture Dept
The department sets loans at 90 percent parity for flue-cured tobacco with Sept 15 parity for barley and other tobaccos. Fire cured and dark air cured tobacco receive 75 and 68 percent of burley parity respectively. July and October dates announce rates. loans limited to growers within marketing quotas. quotas exist for several tobaccos with no quotas on others.
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Federal
Department of Agriculture
Eisenhower Warns Against Expanding Federal School Aid
Dwight D. Eisenhower, speaking as a college president, warns the nation against federal money for public schools. He opposes legislation expanding federal aid, arguing it would spur competition for government funds and lessen local control, though he supports aid only for areas with scarce tax resources without abuse.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Commander of
Allied Forces
Color Choice in Fishing Lure Debates
Anglers debate lure color but black remains an effective option. The Louis Johnson company reports excellent results with its all black Johnson silver minnow spoon, noting strong performance in dawn and dusk and on cloudy days due to silhouette effect and lively action.
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Louis Johnson Company
Johnson
Senate backs budget cut push to trim federal spending
Nineteen senators from both parties sponsor a resolution urging President Truman to cut federal spending by two to four million dollars for the new fiscal year starting July first. The move signals bipartisan demand for economy in government.
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Congress
Truman
Americans Set to Fish More in 1949 Across Nation
From cane-and-pole anglers to trout and salmon stream devotees, millions will fish this year with growing numbers. State conservation directors worry about fish and game supplies, yet sportsmen keep returning each season to pursue their hunting and fishing passions. The image of the optimistic angler remains strong as Americans pursue the sport with determination.
New Selective Net Saves Shrimp and Fish at Sea
A Beaufort North Carolina report describes a snood like net with oversized mesh that lets shrimp and usable fish escape while other sea life returns to the water. A U.S. fishery lab expert says the net could save billions of fish from destruction.
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Beaufort
N.C
U.S. Fishery Biological Laboratory
Rough Fish Traps Try New Iowa Conservation Method
Rough Fish Trapped Iowa shows the way to other states with its program of trapping carp and buffalo to supplement the seining method. Fourteen large traps on nine lakes installed by the Iowa state conservation commission at bay mouths to trap rough fish. Large catches reported as spawning season begins.
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Iowa
Iowa State Conservation Commission
Great Fishing Hole Idaho Promises World Class Angling
Idaho offers 6 500 streams and 1 763 lakes amid mountains as non resident anglers exceed 30 000 while Idaho citizens reach around 170 000 in 1948. The season runs through October with a daily bag limit of 20 fish or 10 pounds and one fish. A $3 vacationist fishing permit remains a key bargain for visitors.
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Idaho
America
Casey Stengel and the resilient Yankee crew in St Petersburg
In St Petersburg Casey Stengel faced DiMaggio injury doubts, praising his coaching staff Bill Dickey Frank Crosetti and Jim Turner. He stressed the team’s depth with Raschi Porterfield Byrne Reynolds and others, noting a strong pitching staff kept the Yankees atop the league despite star absence.
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St. Petersburg
Casey Stengel
Joe DiMaggio
Lindell
Berra
Charlie Keller
Casey
Bill Dickey
Frank Crosetti
Jim Turner
Stengel
Bill
Yankees
Boston Braves
Turner
Yankee Ball Club
Raschi
Porterfield
Byrne
Reynolds
Kryhoski
Phillips
Coleman
Stirnweiss
Rizutto
Brown
Johnson
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A. J. Sabath
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Obi
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Brewster
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Gerhardt Eisler
U.S
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United States
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Eisenhower
Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Strauss
Lilienthal
Sgatsmans
Verize
Jim Rhody
Atlantic
zhAe
Fanny
Max Carey
Pirates
George Mesko
West
Grantland Ride
Sans DiMaggio
DiMaggio
Tommy Henrich
Woodling
Bauer
Cobb
Ruth
Connie Mack
Grantland Rice
Robert Powers
San Diego, California
Bozeman
ED Nash
Dillon
Norman Giles
Mont
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Arizona
Perkins Realty
Phoenix
Silver Dollar Trommald
Minnesota
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Riverton
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Twreiba
Greeley
Cole
Charles
Minong
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Orofino
Clearwater Cedar Post CO
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Portland
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Art Schroeder
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W. M. Kidder
Dexter
Delco
ZOOK
Red Lodge
Montana
Tom Gregory
J&p
Frankfort, Kg
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J. M. Riedlinger
Troy, Montana
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Westby
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Billings
International
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Broadwater
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Richter
McDeering
John Gassmann
Valley City
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Lipman
Paul Glaser
Litchville
Harry Carlson
Little Falls
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Fischer
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