Moscow Talks Offer Hope and Congress Inflation Debate
The piece argues the Moscow conference between Stalin and Western ambassadors hints at possible concessions and easing Berlin tensions. It notes a suggested deputy minister meeting and a potential Berlin blockade relaxation as a breathing space for broader talks. It also analyzes Congress actions on inflation housing and partisan divides ahead of the November election.
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Moscow
Josef Stalin
Berlin
Russia
U. S
Great Britain
France
Stalin
Molotov
Congress
Trouman
GOP
Truman
Espionage rumors sweep Washington and cotton mechanization grows
The piece outlines Eliza beth Bentley naming several officials as Soviet links, amid FBI probes and congressional inquiries. It also notes cotton farming shifting toward mechanization, with the mechanical picker replacing many laborers and predictions of gradual full mechanization by the industry.
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Elizabeth Bentley
Nathan G. Silvermaster
Board of Economic Warfare and War Assets Administration
William W. Remington
Commerce Department
Alger Hiss
State Department
United Nations
FBI
Senate
House
Karl Mundt
Rep
S. D
American Activities Committee
Washington
U. S
World Council of Churches to Meet in Amsterdam
The World Council of Churches with 148 Protestant and Orthodox churches from 40 nations plans its first world assembly in Amsterdam from August 22 to September 4. Four hundred fifty leaders will assess Christendom and define common principles for world order under the theme Man's Disorder and God's Design.
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John Milton
Milton
Paul
World Council of Churches
Amsterdam
Bernadotte’s Sep Peace Plan Hopes Rise in Palestine
The July 18 truce lowers immediate bloodshed but rights and power struggles persist behind diplomacy. King Abdullah of Trans-Jordan supports careful study of future peace proposals and calls for compromises that ensure justice and prevent unnecessary bloodshed. He hopes Bernadotte’s refugee efforts succeed and urges thorough discussion before final form.
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Palestine
Near East
Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Abdullah
Trans-Jordan
Arab League
Bernadotte
Oil demand soars in 1948 early quarter
The article notes U S oil consumption now exceeds world totals from a decade ago. In the first quarter of 1948 demand for all oils averaged 6.3 million barrels daily, up 7 percent from the same period in 1947.
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U. S
Business Comment
the Northern Trust Company
Chicago
Czech Refugee Sees Frontiers Open to Western Influence
Washington columnist recaps Czech refugee observations on Czechoslovakia under Soviet dominance. He notes open borders with Russia, democratic drift, high living standards, an anti Communist army majority, wartime air forces leaning West, and economic strain under coercive Moscow control amid talks of a possible crack in the iron curtain.
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Washington
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Russia
Kremlin
Tito
Czechoslovakia
Czech Republic
United States
Masaryk
Antonin Hasal
Germany
Hasal
Europe
Air Corps
Red
Skoda
Yugoslavia
Czech
Gottwald
Moscow
Seek Big Noise To Scare Fish
The United States Fish and Wildlife Service seeks a noise to scare young salmon away from spillways and turbines on the Columbia River. Young salmon born above the dam attempt to descend through dangerous paths, risking thousands of deaths. a guiding noise could redirect them to safer routes and save many lives.
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United States
Fish and Wildlife Service
Columbia River
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Bill Schoentgen
WNU
Western Newspaper Union
National Industrial Conference Board
Dragon Seed
Virginia
California
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Mississippi
National Cotton Council
Whittaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Communist Party
House un-American Activities Committee
Nathan Witt
NLRB
Lee Pressman
CIO
World Council
Holy Land
Imry Nemeth
Hungary
Washington Digest
Britain
Attlee
Bevin
Baukhage
Madisonville
Beverls
Madison Hotel
Texas
Business & Invest
OPPOR
Kerrville
R. B. McAshan
Ingram, Texas
Sunkist
Gray
G. Crum
Bowmansville
N. Y
B. W. Tyrrell, Jr
Charlotte, N. C
Grandma Speakin
Zee Street
Cincinnati
Numaid
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