Berlin Airlift Emerges From 1948 Blockade Crisis
A Cold War turning point unfolds as Truman orders a full scale airlift to supply besieged Berlin after the Soviet blockade begins. By spring 1949 daily cargo swells to 8000 tons, cementing Western unity and paving NATO while countering Soviet pressure.
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Truman’s Berlin Airlift and the Cold War Stakes
The Berlin airlift under Truman produced an unexpected West victory while underscoring continued danger. He faced a tough balance between no war and retreat, defining a Cold War principle to contain local crises to avoid general war. Truman’s decisions and nerve shaped Berlin’s tense hours and outcome.
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Trains block crossing after 5 4 p m on Columbus Drive
A north bound freight stopped at Columbus Drive and after it cleared a south bound train with 76 cars blocked the crossing. City ordinance requires at least three minutes clearance between trains per Daily Star staff photo by George H Johnston.
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Taxpayers demand across nation cut state and federal taxes
Americans say taxes at all levels are too high and support a one third cut in federal and state taxes even if it means fewer government programs. The AP NBC poll shows widespread anger beyond property taxes, inflation eroding living standards, and California Prop 13 as a catalyst.
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Pontchatoula farmer presses for state market support
Truck farmer Jack Kupper from Pontchatoula told the Louisiana House Agriculture Committee that state grown peppers and other commodities are underrepresented in local stores because cheaper out of state produce dominates. He urged a bill to empower the agriculture commissioner to promote and market crops via cooperative farmer groups, cutting out middlemen and lowering prices for housewives.
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Truman Scholarship Foundation awards second national merit scholarships
The Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation, memory of HST, awarded its second scholarships at the Truman Library in Independence Missouri. Fifty three awards are given annually with up to four years of college and graduate study funding of five thousand dollars per year. One scholar per state DC PR Guam Virgin Islands American Samoa Trust Territory. John W. Snyder, former Treasury Secretary, chairs the board. A thirty million dollar trust fund in the U.S. Treasury finances the program.
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Drunk Nevada judges mock driving test in obstacle course
Five judges supervised by sheriff's deputies drank alcohol then drove police cars through an obstacle course to simulate drunken driving. Nevada officials including Las Vegas Judge Seymore Brown and Tonopah Justice Susan Terrell admitted their poor performance, concluding that a .10 blood alcohol level impairs driving ability and prompting closer scrutiny of defendants who drink before appearing in court. Gerldine Christensen from Utah commented on election-year context but agreed the exercise showed impaired driving.
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