This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Kansas City Star
Location
Kansas City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1948
Page
4
The strong U. S. Republican platform endorses a robust national security stance and military readiness while explicitly avoiding any commitment to instituting a military draft. This position highlights emphasis on defense buildup and voluntary enlistment in contrast to conscription.
Philadelphia June 22 AP Republicans finalize a 1948 platform pledging civil rights for all and a strong internationalist course. The document credits Senator Arthur Vandenberg for foreign policy provisions, calls for outlawing lynching and a poll tax, and favors UN reform including limiting the big power veto on peaceful disputes. It also backs federal housing aid, education equality, and measures to fight inflation and corruption.
Philip Willkie, 28, Indiana lawyer and son of Wendell Willkie, recalls the 1940 Republican convention while serving as a Republican candidate in a GOP district. He trumpets his early political work and praises his late father, noting the convention’s emotional pull and his own wary optimism for his career.
The committee erased a sentence about appropriations and commitments by legislative enactment. The platform favors eventual statehood for Hawaii, Alaska and Puerto Rico, urges development of Alaskan communications and resources, favors self-government for the District of Columbia, proposes large improvements for the West, and recommends equal rights for women.
Government sources report 4000 Red troops struck Shihlipu airfield three miles south of Chenghsien as President Chiang Kai-shek and Mme Chiang visited the Henan battle area, protected by 200 fighters. The Chiangs flew over the Lunghai rail line outside Chenghsien amid ongoing Chenghsien Kaifeng clashes.
Thieves pried open a skylight last night and entered Vaughn's market at 5613 St John avenue. They stole ten dollars from a cash register and three car tons of cigarettes.
A report outlines Republican proposals aimed at farmers including price supports, conservation measures, and support for farm cooperatives. The plan emphasizes market stability, soil stewardship, and cooperative backing to bolster rural livelihoods.
The GOP platform promises a long range farm program with price supports in modified form, soil conservation, and support for farmer owned cooperatives. It aims to serve both farmers and consumers with flexible price supports, loans, and marketing agreements, while urging continued research into new uses for surpluses and family sized farms. The platform notes Congress already passed a long range farm bill and expects convention approval.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.