Debate on Armed Forces Merger Faces Delay
The article argues against rushing a merger of the armed services into a single department. Proponents say closer cooperation and parity for the air force justify reform, while opponents warn of hasty action. Roosevelt and Truman are cited as examples of conflicting loyalties, urging careful study before Congress decisions.
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Navy
Department of No Defense
Truman
Roosevelt
Air
Solly
Air Arm
Congress
Congressmen Should Raise Pay to Attract Qualified Leaders
A Georgia legislator argues that lawmakers face untenable finances on $10,000 a year and that only a substantial pay increase can attract capable individuals. He warns against using family members on the public payroll and asserts Congress has authority to raise salaries to improve public service and reduce political corruption fears.
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Georgia
Congress
John L. Lewis
Phillip Mary
William Greene
Washington
House
Senate
Johnson criticizes $4.4 billion loan to Britain as wasteful
State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson opposes a four billion dollar loan to Great Britain arguing tax money should fund peace welfare and veteran housing rather than lending in peacetime. He notes highway needs and cites benefits for farmers and veterans while warning of potential political implications.
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Charles M. Johnson
Johnson
Great Britain
Mr. Johnson
United States
Britain
Republicans Rally Ahead of 1948 Campaign
In Washington and Chicago the Republican party shows renewed activity with party leaders and candidates moving ahead three years before the next presidential race. Bricker garners strong support at the Chicago meeting while Dewey and other key figures plan campaigns amid party realignment and a shift away from President Truman.
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Congress
Republican National Committee
Republican Party
National Committee
Washington
Dewey
New York
Bricker
Ohio
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Art
Yaung
Chamber of Ree
Truman
GOP
Republicans Must Speak Up Or Die In 1948
By George Sokolsky the piece argues the Republican party failed to offer a clear program in 1936 1940 and 1944 and risks defeat in 1948 unless it presents a strong conservative platform opposing the New Deal. It contrasts party clarity with Democratic broadness and urges alignment and honesty.
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Republican Party
PAC
Democratic Party
Woodrow Wilson
Grover Cleveland
Congress
National Committee
National Whirligig Reviews 1948 GOP Candidacy Flows
A Ray Tucker column surveys Chicago GOP talks on an off year platform. Bricker and Saltonstall appear as leading ticket prospects with Dewey, Stassen, and Stassen’s liberal flank drawing mixed reactions from party bosses and strategists.
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John W. Bricker
Ohio
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
National Committee
Chicago
Windy City
Pennsylvania
Pew
Grundy
Saltonstall
Calvin Coolidge
Bricker
Dewey
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Harold E. Stassen
Willkie
Jonah Goldstein
Churchill Era Echoes on Russia and World Order
A historical column debates Soviet aims, democratic values, and postwar policy. It contrasts Russian aims with Western ideals, notes U S debt and global responsibility, and cites Truman’s China policy and Moscow’s revolutions as evidence of divergent paths in the emerging world order.
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Washington
Russia
Europe
Asia
Baltic
Balkans
Iran
China
Japan
Italy
France
Britain
Churchill
United Nations Organization
Resisting Russia and defining an American foreign policy
Paul Mallon argues for a principled stand against Soviet expansion and deception. He rejects appeasement and urges a decisive, consistent policy based on American principles, superior statesmanship, and united political effort to resist Russia without war or retreat.
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China
Russia
Baltic
Balkans
Iran
Acord
Britain
Java
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Ray Tucker
Kite
Stassen
Minnesota
Martin-Halleck
White House
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Ed Martin
Earl Warren
California
Marx
Moscow
Paul Mallon
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