Eisenhower Opens Campaign In New York Press Forum
Ike Eisenhower returned to New York for a major campaign kickoff amounting to a double event. He outlined his political philosophy in Abilene and faced 300 reporters in a 43 minute session covering more than 30 topics from Korea to civil rights. He admitted gaps when needed, urged restraint on central planning, and stressed peace and security under a Republican administration.
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Ike Eisenhower
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Abilene
Eisenhower
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Willkie
Controls and geopolitics in steel strike frame postwar policy
The piece argues government controls drive the steel strike and warns only government action can restore production. It notes President Truman will not seek new legislation and highlights global strain as Britain relies on US steel imports for rearmament amid warnings from Labor leaders about US ties.
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Russia
America
Europe
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United States
Britain’s wage controls differ from U.S. approach
The British chancellor of the exchequer negotiates with unions on wages, warns against a wage price inflationary spiral, and seeks to keep production costs down to preserve exports. Britain pushes productivity and limited profits amid a wartime economy, warning that inflation and loss of export markets threaten living standards.
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Britain
United States
Washington
Lawrence
R. A. Butler
Butler
Wisconsin Conservation Congress Viewed as Political Force
The Wisconsin Conservation Congress in Madison draws hundreds, with critics noting its shift from fish and game focus to political lobbying. It operates as a formal pressure group tied to the Conservation Department, raising questions about representation, leadership, and influence on state legislation.
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Conservation Commission
Eisenhower Speech Signals Cautious Campaign Tone
President hopeful Eisenhower opened with general comments on Democrats and pledged four dangers: inflation, taxation, bureaucracy, and disunity. He avoided specifics on FEPC, health insurance, or foreign policy, hinting at a broader strategy for the Detroit speech before the Republican convention.
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Eisenhower
Army Corps projects to ease Missouri floods and future dam openings
Washington notes that the Army Corps of Engineers has broken ground on Gavin's Point dam at Yankton S C and predicts lower flood threat in years ahead. Randall and Garrison dams will open soon with Fort Peck as major reservoirs. June July runoff remains risky. A letter to Secretary Sawyer likens him to a cop in a scuffle with servicemen, and he replies he was drafted.
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Missouri
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Sawyer
Justice Black Passes Judgment On Steel Mills Ruling
Washington columnist notes paradoxes around Justice Hugo Black as he authored the steel mills return to private operation. It recalls Black’s 1937 challenges, his labor sponsorship of the Wage Hour Bill, and how some papers now praise him amid past hostility.
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Frank Prince
Republic Steel
Ray Sprigle
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Hughes
Scripps-Howard
Europe
Alabama
R. P. Day
Senate
Bankhead
Tom Walsh
Montana
Lindsay Warren
Stem
Stern
Justice Black
Harry Truman
Jefferson County
Frank Boykin
Mobile
Boykin
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Ten Years Ago Priority for Dock Hardware Granted
From the files of the La Crosse Tribune ten years ago City Engineer John H Barth received a War Production Board preferential rating for the metal hardware needed in the Black River municipal dock project. Arthur O Scott named secretary of the Club Secretaries Assembly at Rotary convention in Toronto. La Crosse Republican Women officers reelected.
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Canada
Ben Sias
James Showers
John Melby
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