Senate probes R F C influence sparks White House clash
A Senate Banking and Currency subcommittee accuses White House influence on R F C lending. President Truman reveals 700 to 900 letters from congressmen, then resists public release. The dispute signals a brewing mudslinging battle with long lasting tensions between Truman and Congress. Salvatore Sollazzo faces a 1 128 493 tax lien as federal probe into college basketball bribery expands, freezing assets and prompting broader scrutiny of the sport nationwide.
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Senate Banking and Currency Committee
White House
R.F.C
Truman
Executive Branch
Congress
Salvatore T. Sollazzo
Internal Revenue Bureau
Sollazzo
Republicans Split Over Europe Troop Policy Hearings Hear
Testimony by Harold Stassen and Gov. Thomas Dewey before Senate committees sharpened GOP splits over sending American troops to Europe. Stassen and Dewey urged backing Eisenhower, while Wherry Taft supported presidential authority without Congress. The debate signals potential 1952 candidate rifts amid world peace stakes. The 22nd Amendment limiting presidents to two elected terms was ratified by Utah and Nevada, with 36 states needed. Truman exempted. The 21st Amendment repealed Prohibition in 1933.
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Republican Party
Europe
Harold E. Stassen
Thomas E. Dewey
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services Committees
Dewey
Stassen
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
America
Eisenhower
Senate
Wherry
Gen. Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Utah
Nevada
Truman
The
University of Pennsylvania
Dwight Eisenhower
Western
GOP
Senate panel approves three month rent control extension
The senate banking committee approved a three month stopgap extending federal rent ceilings for 7,000,000 homes. Rents expire March 31 unless communities vote to continue. Some areas may keep ceilings to June 30 or abolish them. The administration seeks broader rent control authority.
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Senate Banking Committee
Senate
Truman's Potential Return to Senate Considered
Rumors in Washington say President Truman may run for his old Senate seat when his term ends January 20, 1953. Friends note he is seriously considering a Senate comeback, though most observers expect a decision only in early next year.
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Truman
Washington
Senate
Don t Blame Us American Farmer Defends Pricing
The farmer fights back against price controls and claims he bears little blame for rising food costs. Midwest farm editors urge housewives to curb meat purchases to pressure prices downward, arguing packers and retailers reap the bulk of the increases instead.
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Midwest
Operation Killer aims to thin Chinese lines in Korea
United Nations forces led by Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgeway launched a limited offensive named Operation Killer to reduce Chinese strength. The fighting suggested a stalemate where Chinese manpower and U.S. firepower balance, with China suffering more losses. Delegates hoped Mao Tse tung would restart peace talks.
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United Nations
Korea
U.N
Matthew Ridgeway
Ridgeway
U.S
Mao Tsetung
Navy seeks massive modernization and draft age shift
Senate passage of a 2.36 billion dollar navy modernization plan clears to the president for signature. It authorizes a 57 thousand ton super carrier and about 140 new warships while converting 292 others. General Omar Bradley reluctantly backs a draft bill lowering induction age to 18 and extending service to 26 months to reach 3.5 million armed forces as soon as possible.
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Senate
House
Truman
Omar Bradley
House Armed Services Committee
Bradley
Rubber production cut ordered to conserve stockpiled supply
The national production authority ordered a reduction in rubber use for about 40,000 products. The order takes effect this month to conserve rubber for stockpiling, armaments, and growing demand as mobilization progresses this year.
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NPA
The Same Old Story in Washington Politics
A critical take on President Truman's 1945 coalition plan and the Wilson Johnston mobilization team. The piece argues top business executives miss key labor and farm voices and urges presidential intervention to balance inflation policy. It recalls Dan Kidney quips and McCarthyism anniversary questions on proof.
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Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Stimson
Frank Knox
Navy
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Eric Johnston
Wilson
Johnston
George Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Dan Kidney
Washington
Scripps-Howard
Alliance
Dan
Senate
Jenner
Indiana
Thomas
McCarthy
Chester Nimitz
Internal Security Commission
Wisconsin
State Department
Harley Kilgore
West Virginia
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Herbert Lehman
New York
MacCarthy
Opposition Republicans push for less Europe aid in Washington
National GOP critics return from Lincoln Day speeches with 118 of 199 GOP House members signing a declaration to refuse further aid to Western Europe. The piece argues against declaring foreign policy a costly failure and warns that the alternative is all-out war.
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Washington
Lincoln da
GOP House
Europe
Eisenhower
Farm Bureau Leader Backs 2 Percent Budget Cut
Allan Kline president of the American Farm Bureau Federation joins the President's dare urging Congress to cut administrative expenses of government by 2 percent including Agriculture Department activities. He writes an open letter to Sen. Joseph C. O'Mahoney, chair of the joint committee on the economic report.
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Allan Kline
American Farm Bureau Federation
Dare
Congress
Kline
Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Joint Committee On the Economic Report
Department of Agriculture
Pickling Safety Prompted by Material Choices
A note emphasizes using stainless steel pots and pans to heat pickling liquids to avoid contamination and discoloration of the pickles.
Grass Silage Shines as Winter Dairy Feed
Grass silage provides higher feeding value than hay, making it an ideal winter feed for dairy cattle. The method preserves a larger portion of nutrients, improving feed efficiency and milk production potential.
Floral design guidelines emphasize proportion
The guidance stresses using about one and a half times the height of the vase for the flowers or one and a half times the width of the bowl. It advises massing heavy dark blooms at the base and placing lighter colors and forms toward the top to achieve balance.
Wanted man to sell woolen and work clothing
Classified ad fragment offers a Fergus Falls Minnesota employer seeking a territory salesman for direct consumer sales of woolen and work clothing. Other items include equipment from Berk Electric in Portland Oregon and Alison Bowes lingerie catalog promotion with free color catalog offer from Chicago.
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Fergus Falls Woolen Mills CO
Fergus Falls
Minnesota
Alison-Bowes
Dept
Randolph Chicago
Nutrients in Cottonseed Meal Feed Cited for Cattle
Cottonseed meal and hulls serve as cattle feed rich in growth and milk production nutrients.
Preservation Garments for Cured Meats
Cured meats are covered for storage and shipment with heavy knitted cotton stockinettes and cotton muslin jackets to protect them during handling and transit.
Sewing Tip for Hem Alignment
Press hems from the bottom up rather than around the bottom of the skirt to avoid stretching the fabric out of shape. This method helps maintain correct drape and neat edge finishing.
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American Farmer
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Sils
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Diesel Training Inc
St. Louis G. Mo
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S.W
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Portland
Oregon
Dan Iversen
Savage
Montana
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Eden
Rattler
Dodger
Harmon Baker
Peter McCue
Walter M. Dagget
Pecos
Texas
Coeur d'Alene Lake
Melrose
L. A. Watson Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
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Heal Estate—Misc
Harry van der Vyoort
Ryegate
Homer Jensen
Forest Products CO
Spokane
Business & Invest Oppor
North Idaho
Tensed
Idaho
R. Shaw
Highway 80
el Paso
McDrg. H and M
Hopfenspirger Impl, CO
Clements
Navy Gate
Gregory Way
Bremerton
Woods
76Th Street
Brookyn 28
N.Y
Fred McCann
White Sulphur Springs
Mont
Nellie Hoffstot Crane
Billings
Utilities Mfg. CO
Easton
Penna
Elizabeth Lewis
Fayette Lakes
McCall
Duncan Hines
Nelle Tobias
Cricket Boot Company
Clarence A. Munson
Conrad
Valcauda Fur CO
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Seattle
Wash
Mary Andrews Rt
Winlock
Magic City
N. 27Th St
P. O
Dillon
John Deere
G. L. Bothwell
Wiggins, Cole
C.O.D. Priest Jewelers
Evanston
Ilinois
H & M Magazine Exchange
Larimer
Denver
Colorado
Beautiful
California
Geneva Bates
P. O. Box
el Cajon
Calif
DuPont
United Arts Dental Laboratory
P. D
Memphis
Tenn
E. G. Clarke
Isaacson
J. Poplawski
B. B
Valparaiso
Act Now
Fratt Bldg
South
Dunagan Studio of Music
Lubbock
Coosa Bay
North Bend
C. G. Stotts
Coos Bay
Butte
Buck
Glendive
Ben’s Truck Parts
Red Diamond
Ben'’S Truck Parts
Tacoma Way
Tacoma
City
Children's Home and Hospital
Helena Avenue
Helena, Montana
WNU
Ewe
Bozeman, Montana
Gallatin Empire
Columbia Breeders Association
Bill Denecke
Big Horn
Lovell
Wyoming
ICC Authority
Preston Parks
S. W. Davis
Greybull
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