Presidential succession debate and congressional investigations
President Truman seeks a line of presidential succession placing the speaker of the house after the vice president, prompting some senate grumbling. The piece notes historical context with Nick Longworth and Alice, plus upcoming “traveling committees” to study foreign affairs and food aid, led by Representative Robert B. Chiperfield with possible self-financed trips. It highlights Jersey-tough talker Frank L Sundstrom and a gag among colleagues to silence him.
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Ray Tucker
Truman
Congress
House
Senate
Nick” Longworth
Alice
Dolly Gann
Charles Curtis
A Frien
Mr. Ronabipsti
Ashington
Capitol Hill
Thad” Stevens
Pennsylvania
Treasury
War
Europe
France
Italy
Balkans
United States
Office of Strategic Services
OWI
UNRRA
Robert B. Chiperfield
Canton
Illinois
South
Central America
Nelson Rockefeller
Inter- American Affairs
T. Crowley
FEA
Foreign Affairs Committee
Chiperfield
South America
Foreign Affairs
Sol Bloom
Chile
G.O.P
Frank L. Sundstrom
New Jersey
Garden State
Gordon Canfield
Iry Towe
J. Parnell Thomas
D. Lane Powers
Harry
Army Builds City for Returning Vets in Miami
The Army erects a temporary city of 250 hutments and 124 tents at the Army Air Transport Command field in Miami to house part of the 50 000 veterans expected to return monthly by air. It will house over 2 000 men at a time and they stay about 24 hours before heading to Camp Blanding and then to reception centers near home.
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Miami
Fla
Army Air Transport Command
Cit
Camp Blanding
Portland Postmaster Warns On Birth Announcements
The Portland postmaster warns of using airmail carrier pigeons to reclaim postage due birth announcements. He says cards with weight name date or other data must bear three cents postage, and faults the public for failing to learn this rule.
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Portland
Ore
Paroled Idaho Man Arrested for Uproarious Celebration
Pedro Morales, paroled from an Idaho prison in the morning, was arrested and fined for celebrating the event loudly. The next morning he returned to jail as a parole violator.
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Boise
Idaho
Pedro Morales
Birth rate dip seen in United States for 1945
An eight to nine percent decrease in birth rates is anticipated in 1945 compared with the peak in 1943, signaling a notable demographic shift during the wartime period.
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United States
Tire savings from Victory driving speeds reported
Tire industry estimates show that Victory driving speeds have saved nearly 250 billion tire miles, equating to several million new passenger car tires. RB F Goodrich vice president T G Graham notes at 50 mph a tire lasts 53 percent as long as at 35 mph.
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Akron
INS
T. G. Graham
RB. F.goodrich Company
Suicide prevention strides noted as 13000 yearly in US
Report highlights that over 13,000 Americans take their own lives each year. Experts urge awareness and access to mental health resources to address this ongoing public health crisis.
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United States
Potato-Mail: A Wartime Tuber Letter Returns
Idaho Falls man Farmer Henry Mais sent potatoes to the army and later received the same tuber in the mail. The spud bore two inscriptions with pleas for contact, dated February and March 1945, mentioning Oahu Island and Corn Clare E Pfeffer.
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Idaho Falls
Idaho
Henry Mais
Oahu Island
Clare E. Pfeffer
One Minute Test Answers Reveal Capital, Language, and Paleography
The quiz confirms St Paul as Minnesota’s capital. It defines bi zarre as odd and fantastic and paleography as the study of ancient writing. Rice was introduced to the United States in 1694 at Charleston. CG
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Minnesota
The
United States
Charleston
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