Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor
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29 Apr 1947
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Newspaper
Hope Star
Location
Hope, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1947
Page
1
Brief note shows idiosyncratic phrase Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor Alex H Washburn. No clear event, date, or additional context provided.
The Associated Press notes the Moscow conference defined U S European policy and warned against relying on exhaustion in any compromise. Marshall urges resolve as Russia’s Germany policy threatens Europe, while CIO meeting reveals confusion as communism is invoked in labor policy debate.
The CIO United Farm Equipment Workers Union agreed to a 15 cent per hour rise for its 30,000 members across 10 cities in 11 Inter national Harvester Company plants. The deal covers 62,090 employees in 21 plants, reflecting a pattern seen in other auto and steel contracts.
Washington April 29 United Press report says government efforts to end the 23 day telephone strike stalled as American Telephone and Telegraph refused a wage offer. Union leader Creasey pressed for cash pay boost while AT T officials insisted on arbitration. Conciliator Margolis recessed after a half hour, planning separate sessions.
Henry A. Wallace defended his European swing against U S foreign policy. He insisted he had been misquoted while reiterating opposition to current policy, denying remarks on Russian loans and Greek Turkish aid, and criticizing United Nations handling during a press conference in Washington.
Senator Taft charged Secretary Snyder refuses to revise federal income estimates for next year to avoid showing a surplus that would justify a tax cut by a Republican Congress. He argued taxes could be cut nearly 4 billion dollars annually while paying down the national debt if Congress trims spending by 4 to 5 billion below Truman’s projection. Taft accused President Truman of opposing expenditure reductions and tax cuts, saying a tax cut would boost buying power for about 46 million taxpayers while wage gains favor only a few workers.
At Hope's municipal airport dedication a B 17 Flying Fortress from Barksdale Field Shreveport was on public display for hours. A replica 1910 Curtis pusher photographed on the ramp alongside modern planes. Six Flying Forts saluted the crowd at 4 13 Sunday afternoon captured with high shutter speed.
Senator Vandenberg endorses Secretary Marshall’s call for timely peace talks. He says the United States cannot wait beyond reasonable reach for a European peace program, warning that if Russia stalls, the U S may pursue a western alliance without the Soviets to secure basic principles and united results.
Citizens of Caruthersville Missouri and Dyersburg Tennessee unite to study a Mississippi River bridge. Sverdrup and Parcel Engineering of St Louis to survey feasibility guiding a potential span, replacing the current ferry link between Caruthersville and Tiptonville. The project faces geographic and economic considerations amid a ferry collision last July that killed 11.
Hollywood April 29 Actress Laraine Day waited nervously for a court to decide whether the Ford convertible and 10500 she gave her ex husband as part of a divorce settlement were property settlement items or a bribe. Day's attorney said the situation centered on the nature of the transfer and its relationship to the dissolution of the marriage.
Vancouver report says a Trans-Canada Airlines plane with 15 aboard vanished last night over the Fraser River estuary. An oil slick spotted by searchers near Steveston in the Georgia Strait is awaited for clues as to the fate of the missing aircraft.
The army ordered 640 colonels demoted to lieutenant colonel effective July 1. The demotions apply to air and ground officers but exclude medical and chaplain corps. The move aims to reduce the number of colonels during fiscal year 1948 to five hundred nine remaining to be demoted.
In the near future medicine is to change its teachings and in economics and sociology so that doctors can better keep from getting sick. The report notes evolving aims, training, and patient prevention strategies as medical practice adapts to new knowledge and social factors.
Secretary of State George Marshall warned at Moscow that the United States rejects appeasement and will not wait for diplomats to renew talks on Germany and Austria. He outlined three aims including strengthening western Germany’s self sufficiency, advancing the Truman doctrine to curb communism, and winning France into the Anglo American alliance.
Kennett Missouri April 28 report says 13 year old Crossno may have run away from home near Arbyrd. Sheriff Schultz discounts kidnapping theory while state peace officers search the area. A ransom note demanded $500 at Kennett bus stop but the girl was later found to be safe with her family.
The Tokyo trial of 25 former Japanese officials marks its first year with little prospect of quick closure. American observer Philip Kapleau Haven notes similarities to Nuremberg but sees differences in evidence and procedure. The case continues amid questions of pace and scope as prosecutors pursue indictments and testimony.
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