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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1948
Page
3
The Western Newspaper Association piece highlights the revived spy hunt with microfilm evidence cited by the Prober committee and testimony by Whitaker Chambers and Whittaker Hiss. It notes government debate on excess profits taxes, O Mahoney urging tax boosts, and a Dijon dispute over the Golden Fleece relic. It also reports veteran employment postwar and economic concerns amid political tensions.
Western powers demand city wide elections and disbanding the Soviet sector administration after presenting a note listing Soviet violations in Berlin. They warn measures may follow if normal conditions are not restored soon, asserting Moscow’s actions violate quadripartite accords.
The U S department of agriculture after surveying 3300 housewives reports farmers and shippers will supply clean, medium sized potatoes with few eyes, light color, and undamaged to cook soft and evenly. Housewives prefer medium sizes for peeling and portioning. The survey notes concerns over mechanical injuries and improper handling before market and asks if growers will act.
The January 17 1049 anniversary of Poor Richard's Almanac is noted for its influence on life and the Almanac’s enduring legacy.
A robot car shown at the American Medical Association meeting in St. Louis uses a salt crystal sound detector to hear a telephone ring and turn on lights. The device, reportedly derived from submarine detection tech, activates lighting when the bell noise vibrates the crystal, enabling remote illumination and on-call use by doctors, FBI agents, and undertakers.
Archaeologist Franklin Fenenga claims a rain making bag once owned by a medicine man helped trigger downpours in Kern County and Berkeley as it was brought to light after eight months without rain. The bag contains a beaver tail seed bags eagle down fossils and stones and is now kept by the university. Linda Brown of San Antonio named 1949 March of Dimes poster girl after polio battle and hospital treatment with March of Dimes funds. she now walks braces free.
Rep John E Rankin a leading opponent of Truman civil rights faces a push by northern Democrats to remove him from the House Un American Activities Committee The fight hinges on the seniority rule limiting him to one committee chair a point raised as Rankin is slated to chair the veterans affairs panel also The outcome could affect his leadership role and the treatment of civil rights probes by the committee.
Baukhage reviews key dates from 1948 as observed from radio and press coverage. Highlights include Eisenhower's January messages, Truman's 1948 proposals, fall conventions, pivotal events in Berlin and Bogota, the Palestine partition, Israel’s birth, and the 1948 election outcomes with Dewey’s concession and Truman’s campaign developments.
The Home Town Reporter recalls prior forecasts on farm legislation and notes a shift toward a rigid price support of 90 percent under revised parity. It cites growing farm and urban concerns over high food prices, billions in crop loans, and potential battles in a new Congress over price support policy.
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