Russia's Military Potential Drawn From House Report
A House Foreign Affairs Committee study flags Russia's war readiness and strategic advantages while noting gaps in steel oil and transport. It cites a 51 percent rise in the Soviet military budget since 1940, recovery to prewar output in many sectors, and a large manpower and aircraft edge. It warns against assuming no war within five years and calls for cautious defense pacing.
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Russia
House Select Committee On Foreign Aid
Czechoslovakia
America
Europe
Iran
Soviet Union
Unification Debate Divides Defense Leadership in Congress
Congressional committees hear testimony on national defense as Secretary Forrestal pushes a smaller budget while rejecting General Bradley's early war date view. The clash between military and civilian perspectives risks public disagreement and questions the goal of unified military leadership.
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Congress
Forrestal
Department
Bradley
Department of Defense
Manufacturers Plan High Button Shoes for Women
Manufacturers aim to launch high button women’s shoes but delay until they secure consumer acceptance and verify potential success for the venture.
Promise of Trieste and colonies in postwar talks
Italy was assured Trieste and colonial concessions in postwar negotiations. Western allies face delays and discord over delivery timelines and enforcement, creating uncertainty about actual control and timing of promised terms.
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Italy
Trieste
United Nations
Architect doubts what holds up the White House
An architect, after studying the building, says he does not understand what supports the White House structure and implies taxpayers bear the burden of maintenance.
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White House
Steel Price Cut Complicates Wage Debate in Steel Talks
U S Steel plans a 25 million dollar yearly price cut while CIO Steelworkers press for higher wages. Analysts note steel prices rose 40 percent since 1939, but other costs and a steel shortage limit relief. Government economists see little incentive for expansion given current profits and high capital needs.
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Washington
NEA
U. S. Steel Corporation
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Departments of Justice and Commerce
CIO
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Department of Commerce
U. S
General Electric
U. S. Steel
Blind VA clerk helps veterans despite injury
A war veteran, Chuck Delong, works at the Veterans Administration in Montgomery, Alabama, despite losing his sight in France. He routes complaints, assists veterans with GI benefits, studies at night, and navigates downtown traffic with a disciplined routine, proving disability need not hinder service.
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Sheboygan Press
Veterans Administration
Montgomery
Alabama
Chuck Delong
Delong
le Man's
France
Mind of Wallace echoing through political theater
The piece argues Henry Wallace resists withdrawal despite likely defeat and a potential Democratic ban. It suggests he aligns with Communist rhetoric without joining the party, presenting him as a figure whose ideology could guide the country through hard times and uncertainty.
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Omaha World-Herald
Wallace
Democratic Party
Communist Party
Henry Wallace
Quotation on Military Strength by Engel and Rosenman
Two prominent figures push for a strong military stance in wartime terms. Rep. A J Engel argues against universal conscription and favors a small, highly trained force with modern weapons. Samuel Rosenman warns the dictator understands strength, urging continued army navy and air power.
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A. J. Engel
Michigan
Samuel J. Rosenman
Roosevelt
War era quotes urge protection of liberties and draft revival
Gen Douglas MacArthur asserts farmers must be shielded from oppressive government controls and defended liberties. Former Secretary of State Byrnes calls for strong action and supports a revival of selective service.
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Douglas MacArthur
Byrnes
Wisconsin political notes eye 1952 maps and moves
Wisconsin reporters track early 1952 campaigns with Walter Kohler Jr. aiming for lieutenant governor and Frank Panzer stepping down as Dodge County GOP leader. Rumors swirl on Roach and Dem committeeman race as Rennebohm campaigns hard.
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Madison
Wis
Walter J. Kohler Jr
Frank Panzer
Dodge County
Wisconsin County Boards Association
John W. Roach
Sioux drinking ban clashes with crowded Rapid City camps
A Western hospitality ethos among Sioux clashes with modern life as 2,500 Sioux roam Rapid City camps seeking work. Health problems rise with poor sanitation and crowded tents while federal liquor laws bar sales to Indians, yet individuals find ways to drink and hide the evidence. Mrs. Ellen Donovan and Dr. Ben Sedelaek frame the issue as a tension between old communal sharing and new urban pressures.
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Rapid City
S. D
Sitting Bull
Ellen Donovan
Rapid Creek
Black Hills
Mother Burns Child Over Gas Jets
A 26 year old Chicago mother Florence Manganiel was fined 100 dollars and costs for holding her three year old son Louis Jr over a gas jet to frighten him into stopping his habit of turning on the gas. She told Judge Mason S Sullivan she only wanted to scare him. The incident on January 19 left the boy hospitalized for 40 days with burns and other illnesses treated earlier, including measles and mumps.
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Chicago
Florence Manganiello
Mason S. Sullivan
Louis, Jr
Congress Faces Big Tasks Before Conventions
James Marlow outlines urgent items for Congress ahead of the 1948 conventions. Key issues include military draft options, Taft-Ellender-Wagner housing, margarine taxes, renewal of the reciprocal trade agreements act, displaced persons policy, civil rights measures, tidelands ownership, and the Atomic Energy Commission appointments. The push to finish before June 21 aims to shape campaigning and re election chances.
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Washington
Congress
Philadelphia
Senate
House
Europe
Tidelands
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Truman
Lilienthal
Local officials, residents reflect on decades past
Tribune items note R W Davis reelected unanimously as La Crosse county board chairman for the ninth straight term. Mrs Henry Koethe and son Charles plan to move to Long Beach California. Hilary Pavela named manager of the Holy Cross CYO diamondball team. Also recalled are past leaders and events from 20, 30, and 40 years ago including convention plans, nurse association presidency, and railway shop preservation efforts.
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J. Ward
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Rennebohm
Board of Normal School Regents
Attorney General
Dan Grady
Portage
Goodland
State Supreme Court
Charles Wesley
Milwaukee
Dewey
Emergency Board
B. L. Marcus
Fred Risser
Madison
Wisconsin
R. W. Davis
Bangor
la Crosse County
National Army
Martin J. Larson
Gillick
Chicago
Southern
J.C. Toeller
Frank Tillman
Joseph J. Felber
A. Hussa
Merchants’ Protective Association
Burlington Road
Aurora, Il
Freighter Shell Bar Aflame Off Diamond Shoals
The American freighter Shell Bar reported on fire off Diamond Shoals lightship about 15 miles from Cape Hatteras. The cutter Ingham was ordered from Norfolk to assist as the ship's crew numbered unknown.
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Norfolk
Vaia
Shell Bar
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
Ingham
Palestine UN Dilemma Looms Over Mandatory Exit
DeWitt MacKenzie outlines the looming Palestine crisis as Britain’s mandate ends May 15 and troops prepare to withdraw by August 1. The UN faces a potential clash among Jewish and Arab forces with regional powers massing, while a 48 hour truce in Jerusalem offers a glimmer of peace efforts despite a deteriorating overall situation.
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Britain
Holy Land
United Nations
Middle East
Palestine
England
Malta
Cyprus
Daniel de Luce
Jericho
Trans-Jordan
Jerusalem
Katamon
Henry Gurney
Answers to Questions From The Haskin Service
A reader inquiry outlines oil refining products and a brief historical note. Approximately 5 400 products derive from crude oil through refining and processing. Major outputs include gasoline kerosene home heating oil diesel fuel oil lubricants asphalt solvents.
U S Convention Cities Farm Sizes and Public Figures
A trivia compilation covers major convention hubs New York and Chicago with attendance figures and expenditure estimates. It also reports U S farm counts and average size in 1945, British Parliament resignation rules, Tennessee Walking Horse facts, diesel power basics, West Point eligibility, clipper ship designer Donald McKay, and the attribution of the phrase taxation without representation.
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United States
New York
Chicago
Oil paint heats more than metallic finish radiating about one sixth
A radiator finished with oil paint radiates about six percent more heat than one with a metallic paint finish. The statement explains the differing emissive properties of the two finishes and quantifies the heat radiation advantage of oil paint.
Uncle Sam's Almanac 1948 advertisement card
An advertisement for Uncle Sam's Almanac 1948 offers 323 kidnapping cases solved and a host of reference facts about the UN, Congress members, voting qualifications, calendar pages, birthstones, and a famous birthday list. Cost is twenty cents postpaid with coupon via The La Crosse Tribune Information Bureau.
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la Crosse Tribune Information Bureau
Eye St
N. E
Washington
D. C
Uncle m
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