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Truman Defends Debt View Amid Alaska Defense Talks
In a White House gathering on Alaska defense, President Truman rejected a long term public housing plan funded for 35 years, citing his 20 years of debt and fearing future generations would bear the burden. Cabinet tensions rose as Louey Johnson pressed to oust Dean Acheson, while Senate members clashed over security policy and access to the Ledemeyer report on China and Korea.
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