Congress Approves Foreign Aid as Tax Cut Fails Veto
President Truman signs the 6.098 billion foreign aid package aimed at Europe and Asia, while Congress overrides his veto on income tax reduction. The plan and veto clash reflect Cold War tensions as Berlin and Trieste sit in play and war risk looms.
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Congress
Truman
U. S
House
Senate
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Turkey
Germany
Trieste
China
Greece
Spain
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Finland
Berlin
Moscow
Europe
Italy
Mr. Truman
Veterans back pay 49 cents drives Manila man to death
In Manila Philippines Ariston Alma lel a veteran of Bataan received an army back pay check for 49 cents and died after going insane. In Goshen Indiana Harold Tinsley aged 9 donated his entire hoard of bubble gum 561 sticks to the Salvation Army. In Artesia New Mexico conscientious city leaders sought a method to stop residents from mailing letters into trash cans.
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Manila
P.I
Ariston Almalel
Bataan
Goshen
Ind
Harold Tinsley
Salvation Army
Artesia
N. M
Historic figure number of passenger cars on U.S. roads
The April Business Comment bulletin of Northern Trust notes the U.S. has a record high 27.5 million registered passenger cars as of July 1 1947 despite wartime production gaps and postwar scrapping. It cites an average 1.2 million annual scrappings or storages during the war and cites no private consumer car production then.
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U.S
Business Comment
Bulletin of Northern Trust Company
Chiang Kai-shek weighs new role amid China turmoil
The Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek mulls quitting the Chinese presidency to lead a holy war against the rising Communist threat. A Kuomintang spokesman says he aims to shed the presidency and push Hu Shih, former ambassador and current Peking University president, as the next president in a bid to consolidate power.
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China
Chiang Kai-shek
Far East
Chiang
Kuomintang
United States backs UN trusteeship plan for Palestine
Warren R. Austin told the Security Council the United States favors a UN trusteeship in the Holy Land with foreign troops if needed. He signaled willingness to send American troops only if other nations join, while noting limited troop numbers. The prospect faces doubt amid ongoing Palestinian strife.
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U. S
Palestine
United Nations
Holy Land
U.N
Public Figure Carl C Countryman Seeks Presidency
Carl C Countryman campaigns as American Public Friend Number One with a bold slogan and calls for overwhelming publicity. He opposes communism and the draft advocating universal military training and would welcome Bricker on a ticket if not Countryman.
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Carl C. Countryman
United States
Countryman
White House
John Bricker
Ohio
Bricker
Hamlet
Seek Uranium on Colorado Public Lands
The interior department set aside about 40 square miles in southwestern Colorado for exclusive use by the atomic energy commission. The commission will conduct an exhaustive investigation for uranium deposits, the source of atomic energy.
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Department of the Interior
Atomic Energy Commission
Washington Digest argues for Pax Americana and mobilization
The column urges a strong preparedness program and universal military training to prevent future wars. It envisions the United States using Pax Americana to enforce peace, argues for feasible mobilization of civilians, and compares American militarism to German militarism with a provocative hot dog analogy.
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United States
America
Germany
Value of the Little Fish and the Albatross III
Secretary Krug explains the value of young haddock that were caught in nets and discarded. The Albatross III, a floating laboratory, will aid scientists and fishermen by demonstrating larger mesh nets that save under sized fish while keeping the catch size. The piece notes the interior department leadership and a humorous aside about coffee berries resembling cherries.
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Interior
Julius A. Krug
New England
Krug
America
Department of the Interior
White House
Secret Service
Bankhage
Floating Fish Laboratory
Boston Harbor
Barbs and Beef in Briefs From the Nation
A quirky mix notes dwarf cattle in Chicago and a steerless weight, old songs making a comeback, and a desire among Australian girls married to American servicemen to return home. Farmers complain egg prices lag behind poultry costs, sparking the classic chicken egg feed debate.
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Australia
Gift Nightgown Pattern No 5034 Delicate Lingerie Gift
Advertises Gift Nightgown pattern No 5034 in pastel rayon silk or satin with velvet ribbon ties in orchid lavender American Beauty magenta. Describes a dainty puffed sleeve gown, seeking 20 cents for pattern and finishing instructions, with sizes 14 16 18. Notes high demand may delay fulfillment and directs to send order with name address and pattern number.
Tossed From His Car Driver Chases Vehicle
Lynn Massachusetts Roger Bragdon 23 was riding his car from Lynn to Revere when a collision with a trolley hurled him from the vehicle. The car, steering on, continued. Bragdon pursued the runaway car for blocks and climbed back in to regain control.
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Lynn
Mass
Roger Bragdon
Revere
Bragdon
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