Warren Gains Unanimous GOP Endorsement for Presidency
The California Governor Earl Warren receives a national push within the Republican Party with pledges of support from California and potentially Oregon and Washington delegations. Party leaders value his leadership, popular governorship, and cross party appeal as the Philadelphia convention approaches.
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Congress
California
Oregon
Washington
Rocky Mountain
Philadelphia
Earl Warren
Union
Agriculture and Industry
Truman defends continued exports to Russia despite shortages
President Truman states there is no reason to halt shipments of machinery to Russia. Commerce records show Russia imports locomotives and freight cars totaling about 150 million dollars annually, while freight car shortages threaten US coal steel and grain shipments to western Europe. Rep Welchel urges halting exports and demands return of 95 merchant ships under Lend Lease, asserting reciprocity with the Soviet Union.
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Russia
Europe
United States
Truman
Department of Commerce
Rep
Welchel
Ohio
House Merchant Marine Committee
Moscow
Kremlin
Rusela Ast
Soviet Union
Long Beach Sets First in Traffic Fatality Drop
National Safety Council cites Long Beach as #1 among cities over 200000 with reduced traffic fatalities this year. Through nine months fatalities dropped to 18, half of last year, credited to motorcycle patrols and public safety campaigns by police and the Long Beach Traffic Safety Council. Christmas Seals mailed to residents urge contributions to the Tuberculosis and Health Association.
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National Safety Council
W. E. Kummer
Police Department
Long Beach Traffic Safety Council
Motorcycle Corps
The
Tuberculosis and Health Association
More Pay for Less Work Blamed for High Building Costs
Washington report cites a national survey showing higher wages yet far lower output per worker in building trades. Bricklayers, carpenters, plumbers, and others reduced daily brick output by about 38 percent on average, while wages rose 76 percent since 1940. The article argues unions and policy hinder production, driving up housing costs and calls for Congress to address the work slowdown and price inflation.
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Washington
David Lawrence
Uke
Truman
Congress of the United States
Department of Justice
United States
Congress
America
High Stakes at Conference in London
In London Foreign Ministers meet amid grim prospects for a four power agreement. The speech warns against rushing to bind Western Germany to the Marshall plan and urges publication of estimates on Western zones self sufficiency and export growth to 1952.
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United States
Germany
Western
Europe
Sion
Just Folks Thanksgiving Memories by E. A. Guest
A reflective piece on turkey’s appeal from roasting to cold serving. The narrator recalls sharing meals with leaders and friends at tents and dinners, noting turkey’s comfort in various forms and in late night bites, amid memories of loved ones.
Ten Years Ago Today Tall Christmas Tree Arrives in City Park
A 67 foot silver fir, Southern California's tallest Christmas tree, arrived on a double truck and was unloaded at Ocean Blvd and Atlantic Ave to be set at the southeast corner of the intersection overlooking the ocean.
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California
Ocean Blvd
Atlantic Ave
Buult
Front Page and Editorial Page Share the News
Pa reads only the front page and the editorial page missing broader coverage. Jessi explains there is remaining news on other pages not seen.
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Jessi
Poor PA Guy Daughter Betty Heads to Bad Place
A terse, sensational line notes a Pennsylvania man’s daughter Betty is no longer frightened by threats of hell but grows angry when she is restrained from actions deemed wrong. The fragment implies parental conflict and behavioral issues within a harsh moral framework.
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Guy
Betty
Iry
We must think before leaping as Truman weighs controls
A critical critique argues the president's price and rationing plans risk a police state. The writer warns against hasty action, cites Morgenthau and Baruch, and urges careful thought before Congress approves sweeping controls to aid Europe.
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Treasury
Morgenthau
Hopkins
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Truman
Bernard Baruch
Ferguson Senate Committee
Europe
Dinner Story Maid Demonstrations Brought Home for Chores
A maid and her mistress discuss setting up vacuum cleaner demonstrations. About six men are downstairs with machines, and the mistress instructs to place them in different rooms and have them start work.
Biggest eggs ever laid by an extinct Madagascar bird
A 230 year old claim notes two eggs over a foot long and 16 inches wide weighing 17 pounds laid in Madagascar by a giant, extinct bird possibly related to Aepyornis maximus. Modern finds at University of California show five pound fossils. nineteen eggs discovered to date per Science Illustrated.
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Madagascar
Sinbad
University of California
How Long a Visit Portraits by Metcalf
A reflective verse on the proper length of visits, valuing time, friendliness, and shared atmosphere. It urges politeness, cheerful manners, and constructive conversation, whether social or business, and advises leaving when the visit has achieved its goal.
Pigeons and Prowlers in Prohibition Era Rooftop Life
Billy Rose recalls New York city pigeon coops above tenements during Prohibition. He mixes street lore with vivid scenes of rooftop bird clubs, bird thefts, bets, and a wedding tragedy as one man ends a bird love story by sacrificing his flock.
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New York
Chicago
Rutgers St
Gwendolyn
Hilly Rose
Public Forum Letters on Liquor Control and Local Issues
Readers submit brief opinions on liquor regulation and public safety. Letters critique Long Beach cocktail bars, endorse stricter state controls, and urge citizen awakening. Also includes George Livesey on lifeguard funding, and a note on anti inflation rent control and property ownership concerns.
Campaign ties the Eisenhower
An enthusiastic backer arranged for $1 campaign ties bearing Eisenhower’s picture to be sold through haberdashers in the growing Eisenhower clubs across the country, a plan reported by the Wall Street Journal.
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Eisenhower
Madison Ave Haberdasher
Wall St Journal
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