Billion Dollars Gut From EGA Fund By House Group
The House Foreign Relations Committee cut foreign aid requests by more than a billion dollars for next year, proposing to fill the gap with U.S. farm surpluses such as wheat, cotton, and tobacco. The plan drew questions from Paul G Hoffman and raised debate over aid versus cash and the needs of war-torn Europe. The piece also notes caution on anti-Communist legislation and hints at possible end of rent controls after June 30 as a federal deficiency bill moves through Congress. The outlook for Leopold of Belgium and his throne remains uncertain amid Belgian monarchist tensions.
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House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
U.S
Paul G. Hoffman
Europe
House
America
Hoffman
Federal
Justice Department
Congress
Department
Peyton Ford
McGrath
UN American Activities Committee
Washington
Senate
Office of Housing
Tighe Woods
Woods
Leopold
Belgium
Polis
Easter Seal drive aids crippled children hope through 1950
The 1950 Easter Seal campaign ends April 9 and funds the National Society for Crippled Children and Adults making strides like six year old Russell Miller who, with cerebral palsy, learned to walk again thanks to the program. The article also notes President Truman planning new campaign tours to support Democrats in May and the fall, citing his political strategy and past success in 1948.
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Lfe
Russell Miller
Russell
National Society For Crippled Children and Adults
Truman
Washington State
Grand Coulee Dam
Chicago
West Coast
Columbus
Ohio
First B 29 Bombers Reach Britain Ceremony
The first of about 70 to 80 B 29 bombers were sent to England in ceremonies at Andrews Field Washington D C Senator Virgil Chapman of Kentucky represented the Senate Armed Services Committee at the exercises Defense Secretary Louis Johnson said the first four bombers would be followed by increasing volume of shipments to Britain
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Great Britain
England
Andrews Field
Washington, D.C
Kentucky
Virgil Chapman
Senate Armed Services Committee
Louis Johnson
Security and farm policy dominate Senate hearing
President Truman and Generals Marshall and Eisenhower defend State Department personnel against McCarthy's communism charges and praise Ambassador Jessup's integrity while McCarthy pushes for complete file access. Separately, an agricultural survey predicts a potato acreage surge in 1951 risking higher government costs to retain grower prices amid looming surplus and stricter quota talks.
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Harry Truman
George C. Marshall
Dwight D. Eisenhower
U.S. State Department
U.S
Fred Vinson
Dean Acheson
Philip C. Jessup
Acheson
Jessup
McCarthy
State Department
Marshall
Eisenhower
Alger Hiss
Truman
Federal
Agricultural Department
Washington
Senate
Instinct or Reason in Wildlife Tales and Hunters Feats
Missouri conservation official Ralph Pogue cites tales stirring debate on animal reasoning versus instinct. A minnows play dead to elude a bass on Lake Norfolk draws fisher folk claim. Goose rescue stories, grouse hunting feats, and warnings about reporting game theft close the piece with a practical note on wildlife laws.
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Ralph Pogue
Missouri Conservation Commission
Lake Norfolk
Frank Watts
Summerfield Jones
West Plains
Pogue
Missouri
Winston E. Locker
Iantha
James Wadlow
Wadlow
Sumner
Stunted Fish and Predator Control in Farming
The Fish and Wildlife Service advises farmers to avoid indiscriminate shooting and trapping of small predators. Instead use selective trapping to curb poultry-killing skunks or weasels and install nesting boxes for small owl species. Predatory animals that control mice are among farmers best friends.
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The
Fish and Wildlife Service
Service
Ingrid Bergman’s Daughter Pia Lindstrom Custody Battle
The image shows Pia Lindstrom, 12, daughter of Ingrid Bergman and Dr. Peter Lindstrom, amid a bitter custody dispute. The piece notes a trip by Bergman to Strémboli for a Rossellini photo and references potential unrest in Berlin tied to a Red youth rally, with John J. McCloy warning of possible trouble but no troop request.
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Pia Lindstrom
Inatd Bergman
Peter Lindstrom
Strémboli
Roberto Rossellini
Pia
Ingrid
Dr. Lindstrom
Berlin
John J. McCloy
U.S
Germany
Wool Underwear Could Lose Itch With New Treatments
The advisory committee of the agriculture department says non-itch wool undergarments may become possible. They emphasize more research into wool growing and marketing to boost American sheep growers, mainly in the West. Treatments may add shrink resistance, crease proofing, spot resistance, and water repellency, and the committee notes stock sheep are at a low not seen since 1867.
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Agericulture Department
Colorful and Gay Drapery Fabrics Debut By Atkins
Marion Atkins reports on new drapery fabrics featuring bold floral patterns and bold colorways. The line includes celanese multicord in 19 colors, plain colors under 1.50 a yard, and printed florals under 2, plus deluxe satin mohair fabrics. Designs draw from provincial themes and antique tea box motifs, with dramatic peony prints and coral-spine motifs across six backgrounds.
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Marion Atkins
Abingdon
California
Formation of a Mother's Major Duty in Nourishing Children
A mother must teach a child to eat balanced during the first five years to shape lifelong health. Emphasizes offering diverse foods including leafy greens, raw vegetables, and fresh fruits, and persevering through initial refusals. Notes that salads should be introduced gradually and meals should be timed when the child is hungry and content. Also mentions clumsy persistence can spur resistance and the need for tactful perseverance. Ranch owner claims water from clouds over Rocking F ranch near the California Nevada border, based on rainmaking experiments with dry ice. claims filed with Carson City to secure rights to water produced by future precipitation.
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Helen
Rocking F Ranch
California-Nevada
Reno
Carson City
Richard Homan
Freeman E. Fairfield
Long Beach
Calif
Hamnon
Hannan
Clouda
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