Army plans would reshape World War I era forces
Wartime era reforms push promotion by exam, unified uniforms, and a shift to air transportable infantry. The army charts a modern force with larger divisions, more armor, dedicated missile and radar units, and a restructured air forces fleet as Congress weighs budget cuts and timelines toward 1949. General Eisenhower warned the House reductions threaten national security.
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War Department
Congress
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Senate
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Senate Appropriations Committee
Eisenhower
Wedding in Grandharbor Sparks Union of Tarrell and Arden
Diane Tarrell and Bill Arden wed in Grandharbor amid doubts from some conservatives. Page Winston attends. The couple travels to Avon Inn for a first night, planning a cautious, work‑backed future as Bill features the Staples case and a possible junior partnership.
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Diane Tarrell
Bill Ardem
Grand‘harbor
Ite| Gore
Bill
Diane
Emmet Tarrell
Pauls
J. Emmet
Page Winston
Page
Ruth Kent
Harvard
Grandharbor
The Road To Slavery
A stark warning about communist expansion abroad and the erosion of liberty at home. The piece argues that expropriation, secret police, propaganda, and restricted freedoms mark a gradual slide toward totalitarian rule, with a universal pattern across Finland Hungary and beyond.
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Finland
Hungary
Soviet Union
Railroads Urged to Earn Six Percent Returns for Capital Needs
R B White president of the Baltimore and Ohio argues railroads must be allowed a six percent return on property to attract new capital. He notes earnings have fallen since 1930 from about 5.5 percent to around 2.85 during wartime and 2.85 in 1947, despite rising costs and modest rate increases. He cites a 50 percent cost rise since 1940 and limited room to cut costs as traffic volume climbs.
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R. B. White
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Parking Problem Prompts City Parking Proposals
NYC park commissioner Robert Moses laments the clash of business interests with congestion while New Orleans faces traffic woes. A suburb proposes a zoning fix requiring off street parking and specific space ratios for stores and assembly venues, with loading moved off streets. Some fear space limits and a parking dictator might follow.
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Robert Moses
New York City
New Orleans
Tocal
Tis
Bible Thought for Today on Forgiveness and God's Example
A devotional note urges forgiving transgression, citing Prov 19 11 that it is His glory to pass over a fault. It urges readers to imitate divine mercy and be large of heart in forgiveness.
War era textile and railroad output shifts described
Wartime text notes cotton goods output rising or fluctuating while U S railroads expanded diesel loco service and steam locomotives numbered about 37 000 in operation. The article discusses conservation pratries and changes in production and transport during World War II.
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United States
U. S. Department
Wai
On the Air Schedules Change for Do You Believe Show
New York June 30 Opiniounaire notes a Wednesday night forum in a court room format will not air again until early September due to guest difficulties during vacation. Henry Wallace was listed on Do You Believe in The Truman Doctrine but now off. A documentary drama Bunny Side of the Atom, on constructive uses of atomic energy, is slated for 8.
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Diane
Paula
Joe
Bill
Mr. Arden
Grandharbor
Mother’s
E. Butterfield
ABC
New York
Opinionaire
MBS
Henry Wallace
Bunny Side of the
Lincoln Dueling over War Myths Draws Confederate Echoes
A Washington gathering of Confederate descendants hears Dr. Charles C. Tansill argue Lincoln provoked the Civil War by firing on Fort Sumter. Daughters of the Confederacy officials denounce the remarks as not reflecting their views, while papers publish both position and rebuttal. A separate column notes GOP tempers in 1948 nominating debates with Dewey and Taft, plus a Times photo gaffe at the White House and a surplus potato program.
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Ashington
Abe Lincoln
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Children of the Confederacy
Jefferson Davis
Capitol Hill
Charles C. Tansill
Georgetown University
Tansill
Lincoln
Fort Sumter
Abraham Lincoln
Daughters of the Confederacy
Washington
Abraham Lincain
New York Times
White House
Times
Felix Belair, Jr
Belair
Truman
Life
New York Herald-Tribune
Herald-Tribune
Odd Bits From Scotland to New Jersey Hobbies and Bees
A collage of quirky notes: bagpipes take ten months to deliver in Scotland, a neighborly nudge to persuade a would-be musician, a dandelion praised as beautiful but monotonous, a reddside stand marked Costal target Sens Skunks, and a science note on bees avoiding skunks. Also: a baseball umpire could use race track photo finish cameras, England’s queen favors herring with mustard, a pickle question stirs debate, a New Jersey man carves rye bread figurines, and Zadok Dumkopf comments wryly on the hobby.
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Scotland
Englano
New Jersey
Zadok Dumkopf
Radio Theater Vacation Schedule Listing
Radio week schedule lists NBC programs from 7 to 9:30 including Complex For Millions and Inner Sanctum with guests Maggie Teyte Ida Lupino. ABC line up features Lone Ranger, Sherlock Holmes and Sammy Band Contest. Additional times note Q CBR and Screen Guild segments.
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Complex
Voorhees
Maggie ‘Teyte
Doctor
Les Tremayne
Screen Guild
Ida Lupino
ABC
Ry’ Asept
Sammy
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