Presidential Veto Record Clash With History and Humor
Washington report analyzes presidential veto power from Washington to Truman. It notes 631 vetoes by FDR and compares figures for Cleveland Grant and others, explaining pocket vetoes and two-thirds overrides, with context on legislative and public reaction. The piece cites Hallack and Taft Hartley tensions shaping the era.
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Washington
Truman
Congress
England
House
Halleck
Marty
Ecapita
Harry Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Grover Cleveland
Ulysses S. Grant
Fdr
Cleveland
GAR
George Washington
Madison
Monroe
Jackson
Polk
Buchanan
Lincoln
McKinley
Harding
John Adams
Jefferson
John Quincy Adams
van Bueren
William Henry Harrison
Saylor
Fillmore
Garfield
Chanse
Historic Elms Face Threat From Dutch Elm Disease
In a valedictory ode to elm lined avenues, the writer laments wind damage to trees and warns that Dutch elm disease threatens ancient elms across the nation, citing budget cuts to control efforts and noting historic trees in the White House grounds linked to Adams Lincoln McKinley and other presidents.
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America
District of Columbia
Coolidge
Hoover
John Quincy Adams
Lincoln
McKinley
Mine Pact Draws Fire and Hungary Abandons Paris Talks
Rep. Pred A. Hartley accuses big business and labor of betraying the public over a coal contract with the United Mine Workers, citing unlawful checkoff provisions. Hungary declines Paris European reconstruction talks as Poland Yugoslavia Romania and Bulgaria also refuse invitations. Princess Elizabeth and Lt. Philip Mountbatten announce engagement. Weichel seeks export license denial for petroleum to Russia amid tanker loading controversy.
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Pred A. Hartley
N. 3
Big Business
John L. Lewis
Hartley
Southern
United Mine Workers
House
UMW
Hungary
Europe
Russia
Poland
Yugoslavia
Romania
Bulgaria
Great Britain
France
Finland
Albania
First Americans Park Ruins Unfold Prehistoric Story
A fragment describes ancient immigrants arriving in North America via a land bridge from Asia. Archaeologists trace waves of prehistoric bands crossing the Bering Strait, moving eastward and southward and competing with earlier settlers as they expanded across the continent.
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North America
Asia
Alaska
Bering Sea
National Parks and Monuments Tell Ancient Indian Story
Nation s parks and monuments preserve vast Indian history from Folsom Man to Mesa Verde. The text highlights how archaeologists piece together pre European life using dug remains, tree ring dating, and monumental ruins across Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, Ohio, Georgia, and Alaska. It notes key sites like Mesa Verde, Mound City group, Canyon de Chelly, Pueblo Bonito, and numerous cliff dwellings and mounds.
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Rockies
Western Hemisphere
North America
Mexico
Central America
South America
West Indies
National Park Service
Mesa Verde
Utah
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Mound City Group
Ohio
Ocmulgee National Monument
Georgia
Olagasaan
Alaska
Pueblo Bonita
Chaco Canyon National Monument
Canyon de Chelly
Canyon del Muerto
Canyon de Chelly National
Flagstaff
Ariz
Wupatki
Walnut Canyon
Tonto
Tuzigeot
Montezuma Castle
Navajo National Monument
Bendelier
Farm income up 30 percent in first half of 1947
Agriculture department reports farmers earned about 13.7 billion from products in the first half of 1947 and about 12 billion more from government payments. Meat animal sales rose 70 percent, dairy receipts up 30 percent, and crop receipts about 3.5 billion, led by grains and tobacco. Preliminary June receipts near two billion, livestock up about 50 percent. Meat demand remains strong. meat prices higher by about 50 percent mid June. Wheat prices expected to fall less than usual due to export demand. farm price index to stay high amid elevated feed costs and overall high price levels expected soon.
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National Industrial Conference Board
Washington
Agriculture Department
Smokies Rank as Favorite East Retreat
Washington notes the Great Smoky Mountain National Park as a premier vacation spot in the East. The park spans 54 miles by 19 and features Clingmans Dome at 6,642 feet, a 36 mile blue haze, trout streams re stocked annually, and free naturalist guided field trips in summer for campers and visitors.
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Washington
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Black Hills
Clingman's Dome
National Park Service
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Sunset Crater
Canyon de Chelly National Monument
Okder
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Mound City Group National Monument
Macon
Gemutgee National Monument
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