Farm Prices and Spending Drive Key 1850 Race Issues
The 1850 congressional campaign centers on farm prices red ink spending and taft hartley repeal with civil rights social security education housing and foreign policy also debated. Democrats split on Brannan plan for farm support while Republicans favor high prices without direct subsidies. Truman cites red ink spending as a campaign issue amid rising unemployment and lower business profits.
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Jack
Washington
Congress
Brannan
Des Moines
House
South
Truman
Trusman
Savings Rise and Withdrawals Fall in Early 1949
Chicago report by the Savings and Loan League shows total savings from January to May 1949 rose 18 percent to 1.38 billion dollars while withdrawals dropped, producing a net increase of 617 million dollars. The early 1949 period kept savings growth ahead of gains in 1948, with investor confidence and consumer thrift cited by president M. K. M. Murphy of Rutherford New Jersey.
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Chicago
United States ‘Savings and Loan League
M. K. M. Murphy
Rutherford
N. J
Savings and Loan Associations
Murphy
League
Quits For Vacation Across Europe and Africa
PARIS Parliament plans a one month vacation, likely extending Premier Queuille’s tenure into September after a record ten months postwar service. LONDON Foreign Secretary Bevin will travel to the United States on August 20 for World Bank and IMF talks and to discuss Truman’s rural development plan. ASMARA The Unionist party supports a pro independence front at the UN in September, conditional on a merger with Ethiopia.
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Paris
Queuille
London
Bevin
America
World Bank and Monetary Fund
Truman
Asmara
Ethrea
V/P
Unionist
Ethiopia
United Nations Assembly
Our Children Approval Of Crowd Is Not Worth Loss Of Self-Respect
Angelo Patri urges youths to value kindness and service over crowd approval. Be unselfish, build durable friendships through trust, and resist cheap popularity gained by avoidance of responsibility. Obedience and good judgment lead to lasting happiness and respect. Copy of Dr Patri’s booklets offered for 10 cents.
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Angelo Patri
Patri
P. O
Station G
New York 19
More Drivers Seek Licenses in Minnesota in 1949
A Minnesota highway department report shows a 75 percent rise in driver license examinations in the first half of 1949 compared with 1948. Through June, 48,668 tests were given, with 22,739 passes, up from 25,220 tests and 11,880 passes last year. The figures cover license and instruction permit applicants.
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Paul
Minn
Minnesota Highway Department
Vaudeville Searches For New Talent
New York reports that vaudeville producers seek fresh acts as the revived wheel expands. The Palace on Broadway and 14 other cities show renewed business as promoters push to assemble casts for more venues. Vaudeville, nearly dead in the 1940s, reopened last May 19 at the Palace and now moves beyond a gamble.
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New York
Palace Theater
Broadway
the Palace
Air Force to Spend 3.8 Million on British Jet Planes
A reliable informant notes the government has decided to allocate 3.8 million dollars for Britain built jet aircraft. The report highlights the defense procurement and international supplier linkages often seen in mid-century coverage.
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Air Force
Cairo
WCTU Diamond Jubilee Focuses on Prohibition Goals
Philadelphia hosts the National Women's Christian Temperance Union jubilee with 3000 delegates August 16. The main aim remains national prohibition, plus a push to curb alcoholic advertising. The group also highlights prevention, narcotics control, and welfare issues, with World Night slated for August 22 and speakers from the United States and Canada. A note on New Zealand reports a thriving Moturoa oil field prompting a second well.
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Philadelphia
NEA
National Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Bloomington
Bellevue- Stratford
WCTC
Leigh Colvin
Evanston
WCTU
Congress
Arthur Capper
Kansas
Colvin
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Mr. Truman
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Organized Labor
Senate
NEW World Life Insurance Company
Nae Dt
Acel Heme Ieee
Lek Sts
Cardigans
Main Street
LA Crosse Tribune
Ecretary of the Treasury
John Snyder
Europe
Near East
Ella A. Boale
Brooklyn
N. Y
C. W. Hillock
Toronto
Muriel Heath
Margaret C. Munns
Seatth
Wash
New Zealand
Moturoa
Maxwell Riddle
Ravenna
Craveland Press
Servis
Dot
Weisensel
Rivoli
Lucky Strike
B. Smith
Danville, Va
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