Shaw Praises Wallace and Stalin in Interview
The Gazette and Daily quotes Bernard Shaw praising Henry A. Wallace as the only candidate who is a social philosopher and capable of addressing the international situation. Shaw reportedly lists Stalin and Einstein as the other two great men, with Shaw declining to name the third.
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Bernard Shaw
Wallace
Stalin
Shaw
Oak
the Gazette and Daily
Henry A. Wallace
York
J. W. Gitt
Pennsylvania
Johannes Steel
Eng
Joseph Stalin
Einstein
Wallace's Backers in Dublin Quote Wallace Pen
The Irish Independent prints Henry A. Wallace's prose describing the poor hungry and dispossessed as a critique of the New Deal. Quotes label Wallace as voicing concern over judgment and office hunger within policy.
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Dublin
Eire
Irish Independent
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace Accepts Wallace and Taylor in 1948 at Ball Park
Henry A. Wallace spoke at Philadelphia's major league ball park in a unique outdoor setting. The 38 minute delay drew a restless crowd as 17 year old girls led a cheering section while the left field bleachers complained about searchlights and a loudspeaker glitch. Progressive figures Vito Marcantonio and Paul Robeson urged a Washington march August 5, and radio man William Gailmor appealed for funds with major gifts from Lillian Hellman and others.
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Hiee Park
Philadelphia
Henry A. Wallace
New York
Wallace
Taylor
William Gailmor
Henry Wallace
Gailmor
Lillian Hellman
Josiah Gitt
York (Penn
Jobs Set Record Demand Soaring Ahead of 1948
Washington reports employment experts project more than 62 million Americans will have jobs before 1948. June employment reached 61.3 million, with 1.2 million more at work than a year earlier, as analysts cite pent up demand, WWII aid, and rising birth rates fueling a robust labor market.
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Washington
Robert C. Goodwin
Bureau of Employment Security
Goodwin
Superfortresses Begin Round-the-World Flight
Three B 29 Superfortresses took off from the Azores on a round-the-world flight headed to Tripoli. A mechanical issue forced a one day stopover in the Azores before continuing.
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Washington
Azores
Tripoli
Strategic Air Command
Five Die In Bus Truck Crash Near St Paul
Five people died and 14 were injured when a Duluth Northern League baseball team bus collided with a truck carrying dry ice on Highway 36 north of St Paul. The bus caught fire after gasoline tanks exploded, trapping team members inside and burning three. The deceased include James Grealish, Donald Schuckmann, Gilbert Trible, the truck driver George Treadwell, and another unidentified man. four of five bodies were identified initially.
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Minn
St. Paul
A.P
Hce
Highway 36
Here
James Grealish
George Treadwell
Superior
Wis
Donald Schuckmann
St. Louis
Gilbert Trible
Stevenson Leads Texas Race for Seat in Senate
In Texas first Democratic primary results, former Gov Coke Stevenson leads with 20 043 votes, George Peddy has 13 730, and Lyndon Johnson 17 770. Gov Beauford Jester leads the governor’s race. Lt Gov Allen Shivers leads for re election. Rayburn faces two opponents in 4th District race. Runoffs possible Aug 28 if no majority. Voter turnout exceeds million in 6100 precincts statewide.
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Dallas
Coke Stevenson
U. S
Texas
Texas Election Bureau
Stevenson
Houston
George Peddy
Lyndon Johnson
Beauford Jester
Roger Q. Evans
Denison
Case March
Waco
Allen Shivers
Rayburn
House
Sam Rayburn
G. C. Morris
Greenville
David H. Brown
Sherman
Congress
Kaiser-Frazer Sponsors Winchell Show on NBC Network
Kaiser-Frazer Sales Corp announced it will sponsor Walter Winchell’s Sunday broadcasts on the American Broadcasting Co network starting January 2, 1949. Winchell ends a 15 year run with Jergens Lotion Co and will be paid about 1.35 million dollars for a two year contract, roughly 1000 dollars per minute of air time.
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New York
Kaiser-Frazer Sales Corp
Walter Winchell
American Broadcasting Co
Winchell
Jergens Lotion Co
Automobile Company
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Paul Robeson
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Remington
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Moeys
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Senate
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Kaiser-Frazer
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