Atlantic Pact Faces Tough Questions in Senate Hearing
Senators pressed the North Atlantic pact’s authors on collective security and disclosure rules. Acheson Johnson and Harriman faced questions on secrecy and military aid while roll call votes interrupted the briefing. An outline of the one billion one hundred thirty million dollar plan was agreed for release.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
State Acheson
Defense Johnson
ECA
Harriman
Acheson
Johnson
McMahon
Connecticut
Pentagon
Senate
Sen. George
Georgia
Secretary of State
Congress
Michigan Republican
Drew Pearson
Tom Connally
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Security Council
Russia
Pepper
Florida
N. Y
Weekly news analysis Russian motives puzzle diplomats
The column analyzes Russian motives behind postwar moves and the Berlin blockade. It notes growing skepticism among diplomats about intentions while tracing U.S. spending and policy criticisms as European tensions unfold.
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Berlin
Gomes
U.S
Berlin Blockade End Lifts as World Hopes for Peace
Western observers weigh why Moscow ended the Berlin blockade and how the move may affect global peace. The Soviet order restored transport and mail, allowed limited trains, and dusted Berlin to its March 1, 1948 state as Britain and the United States bolster border posts. Lorchen the parrot at Times Square’s Stamp & Coin Shop cried to be freed and a burglary left owner Gustave Moerz bound and robbed of 644 dollars plus 100 dollars.
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Germany
U.S
Kremlin
Russia
Moscow
Lorchen the
Parrot
Stamp
Times Square
New York
Lorchen
Gustave Moerz
Moerz
Definition of a Nuclear Scientist Given in Baltimore
Johns Hopkins physicist Robert D. Fowler told government officials at a Baltimore symposium that a nuclear scientist is like a man alone in a dark field with thousands of baseballs around him. He throws a ball toward a barn with animals inside and, if it passes through the barn window and returns, the scientist tries to identify the animal by smell.
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Baltimore
Robert D. Fowler
Johns Hopkins University
Spending: Urged to curb government spending
The Council of Economic Advisers and President Truman's economic team floated the idea of lightening some taxes and scaling down four billion dollars in new levies. They favored modest cuts, warned against broad public works programs, and urged shelves of blueprints for later use. The group projected further easing of living costs and a gradual decline in prices without triggering economic harm.
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U.S
Truman
Council of Economic Advisers
Edwin G. Nourse
White House
Nourse
Youth Drive Safety Pact Aims to Cut Teen Crash Toll
National figures show 7 150 youths aged 15 to 24 killed on American highways last year with 330 000 injured. The Inter Industry highway safety committee launches a youth focused education program using man to man and Dad to daughter agreements to promote eight safe driving practices among 15 to 25 year olds.
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National Safety Council
Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee
17Th Street
N. W
Washington, B.C
U.S. Wheat Surplus May Drive Acreage Cuts in 1950
The Agriculture Department predicts a winter-wheat harvest exceeding one billion bushels with 300 million bushels of spring wheat. Officials warn the large yield could trigger controls reducing 1950 plantings 15 to 25 percent, possibly including marketing quotas. Rye, hay, and peaches forecasts are also noted.
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United States
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Mandate Myths and District Nixon Vote in California
Analysis argues minority groups shaped the November result as a vote against a single party policy set rather than a broad mandate. It recounts Representative Nixon's district response to nine questions about Taft Hartley and social programs, showing no majority support for the president's policies. It raises concerns about youth and dependency on government.
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Richard Nixon
California
Congress
America
Los Angeles
Nixon
Truman
PEEK INTO FUTURE Professor foresees meatless world
Harvard scientist Professor Eugene C. Rochow predicts a meatless, eggless future as he discusses predicted advances in synthetic fabrics and energy. He says humans must stop consuming animal products to conserve resources and promote chemistry driven solutions.
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Eugene C. Rochow
Harvard
Rochow
Nylon stocking frenzy hits London shops
Thousands of women besieged West End stores in a record nylon stocking hunt. Crowds waited at dawn as stores opened, but the sale failed to satisfy demand because only 500 pairs of hose were issued to each of the 10 leading shops.
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London
West End
The
London Standard
FIRST AID TO THE AILING HOUSE
Reader asks for basement excavation wiring and tiling advice plus kitchen plumbing leaflets. Answer notes lack of leaflets and suggests public libraries and reference publishers Theodore Audel & Company Popular Mechanics Portland Cement Association for relevant handbooks and bulletins.
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West 23Rd St
New York
Popular Mechanics
East Ontario St
Chicago
Portland Cement Association
West Grand Ave
New Gasoline Process to Ease Shortage
The nation’s transportation and industry groups, worried by the gasoline shortage, are assured of ample fuel at reasonable cost with a new synthetic process from natural gas. However, this supply is not expected to be widely used for several years.
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