Taft Hurls Blast at Truman Policy
Sen Robert A Taft with Ohio Republicans endorsing his presidential bid blasts President Truman’s foreign and domestic policies from a Columbus rally. He vows a Republican win next year, calls for Europe aid on roads rather than dollars, and urges Congress to back loans tied to actual goods to restore target countries’ productive capacity.
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Columbus
Ohio
Robert A. Taft
Truman
California
Taft
Mr.Trunan
Congress
Europe
Washington
Senate
Vandenburg
R.mich
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol Hol
Hunters set record in California wildlife harvest
Predatory animal hunters in California in the fiscal year ended June 30 set a new record by taking 23,701 bears, mountain lions, coyotes, and bobcats. The hunters are members of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and cooperate with the State Department of Agriculture and 38 counties.
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San Francisco
California
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
State Department of Agriculture
Lincoln Papers Reveal Greeley Medill Letters
White House papers show Lincoln shaping with editor influence. The Robert Todd Lincoln collection includes over 200 letters from Horace Greeley Joseph Medill Bryant Raymond McClure Scripps and others. Medill aided Lincoln's 1860 nomination strategy and his letters discuss political trends and posts while urging firm action against rebels. Greeley fluctuated between opposition and support as Lincoln pursued emancipation and war.
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White House
Abraham Lincoln
Robert Todd Lincoln
Library of Congress
Horace Greeley
Joseph Medill
William Cullen Bryant
Henry J. Raymond
Alexander K.mcclure
John Locke Scripps
Lincoln
Medill
The
New York Tribune
Strikers Seek Higher Pay in Bethlehem Yard Walkout
In New York Aug 1 striking Bethlehem Shipyards workers rejected a 12 cent raise and pressed for 13 cents an hour. About 70,000 yard employees across nine Bethlehem yards in Massachusetts New York New Jersey and Maryland remain on strike after the offer was deemed insufficient. Eugene G Grace Bethlehem Steel chair said the firm offered a 12 cent raise to strikers locals of the Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers of America CI0.7 justified by contract changes.
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Newex York
Ing
Bethlehem Shipyards
Bethlehem Yards
Massachusetts
New York
New Jersey
Maryland
Todd — Shipyards
Eugene G. Grace
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Industrial Union of Marine and 'Shipbuilding’ Workers of America
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MacArthur's Son Gets Flying Lesson
Aug 2 TOKX reports 17 year old Arthur MacArthur and several young companions took a flying lesson today at the Far East Air Force exhibit in Memorial Hall. General MacArthur's son joined peers in a model plane cockpit as Warren E. Shehorn of Mt. Vernon Illinois demonstrated the controls.
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Memorial Hall
MacArthur
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Warren E. Shehorn
Mt. Vernon
Shehorn
Dangerous years for diphtheria immunization of young children
A historically dated notice urges protection for children between ages two and ten against diphtheria. It emphasizes the highest risk at ages two to three and five to six, and advises preschool immunization through a family physician using tested serums supplied by a properly stocked pharmacy. The message frames vaccination as a safe, essential school-readiness precaution.
Britain Faces New Ration Cut Amid Economic Crisis
London reports forecast large-scale cuts to Britain's food rations as cabinet ministers prepare a crisis program to be unveiled by Prime Minister Attlee in the House of Commons. Daily Express and Daily Telegraph say cuts could reach 25 to 50 percent in meat, butter, grain, and canned goods, with details pending. Britain also seeks U S flexibility on imports under the postwar aid pact to ease shortages.
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London
Britain
Attlee
House of Commons
Daily Express Land Daily Telegraph
United States
Pastor Renounces Salary to Work on Railroad
Rev. Harmon H. Bro, 27, pastor of a Christian church in Lanark Illinois and Harvard graduate, renounces church pay to support his family. He works as a railroad section hand for 85 cents an hour, 48 hours weekly, about 177.66 monthly, while pursuing a divinity degree at the University of Chicago. His father A G Bro heads Frances Shimer College. Only about 80 of 100 members attend services as revenue declines and the minister stresses serving the Kingdom of God beyond hired preaching.
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Bra
Algo
University of Chicago
A. Ci. Bro
Frances Shimer College
Mt. Carmel
Til
Bre
Government seeks U S approval to boost purchases abroad
The report states the government aims to raise purchases in its dominions with a focus on tools, contingent on United States consent. It notes potential costs to her domestic program and emphasizes export controls and diplomatic processing before any expansion.
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Mies
United States
U. S
Dominions
August Sales Total Forecast Points To Strong Retail Gains
New York August sales are forecast at 9.72 billion dollars, up 140 million from July. Ray B Prescott, research director, notes buyer resistance may trim volume if steel price hikes lift appliances and consumer goods costs. Current pace is about 17 percent above last year. Food up 13 percent, new autos 118 percent, household appliances 63 percent, farming equipment 20 percent.
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New York
Ray B. Prescott
Publiation
Dewey Returns to Albany From Western Tour
Dewey returns to Albany from a four week western tour convinced by colleagues he leads rivals for the Republican presidential nomination though not decisively. He closed his 6500 mile trip in Detroit meeting six Republican district leaders, with aides saying the journey strengthened his push for delegate support at the 1943 national convention.
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Dewey
Albany
Thomas
Robert A. Tatt
New York
Detroit
Bradley orders review of runaway veterans hospital costs
General Omar Bradley demands a formal review after bids on the veterans hospital project run far above government estimates. He cites bids 35 to 45 percent higher than the most generous estimates and warns that unless plans change, as much as 100 million dollars may be needed beyond the current funds.
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Washingiun
Omar Bradley
Veterans’ Hospital
Veterans
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