United Nations Seeks Cease Fire as Middle East Fighting Expands
The UN warns Israel and Arab forces to halt fighting in Palestine after six days of clashes in the Negev. Dr. Ralph Bunche blames both sides for war by truces, while fighting spreads toward Jerusalem Tel Aviv corridor and other fronts as observers note Israeli advances.
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Palestine Desert
Ralph Bunche
Palestine
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Security Council
Israel
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Tel Aviv
Trans- Jordan
United Nations
Atomic control faces UN vote amid Western push
The UN political committee backed a Western plan for airtight international atomic control despite Soviet objections. The aim is a basis for eventual elimination of atomic weapons, with plenary approval expected. The United States urged multilateral negotiations, warning Moscow to participate in world affairs. Defense spending for 1949 is set at 14.4 billion dollars, higher than current levels, with Truman seeking a sustainable military program.
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United Nations
U. S
West
General Assembly
Bernard Baruch
Atomic Energy Commission
Security Council
World Group
Five Great Powers
Canada
Warren R. Austin
Truman
Congress
Croesus
Nuclear Rocket Engine Hints at Atomic Plane by 1950s
Oak Ridge scientist David M. Poole says theory of atom driven airplane completed and engineers can draft plans. He notes a mobile atomic pile powers the design, ruling out rocket thrust and steam turbines and proposing a new nuclear rocket concept. Details remain top secret as engineers refine the idea.
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Oak Ridge
David M. Poole
Poole
Yugoslavia Russian split widens at UN and within Cominform
Yugoslavia’s rift with the Soviet bloc deepens amid United Nations tensions. Tito rejects Cominform demands to model Yugoslavia on Soviet lines while Edvard Kardelj signals support for Russian positions in UN debates.
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Russia
United States
United Nations
Cominform
Communist Information Bureau
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
Soviet Russia
Tito
Yugoslav Communist Party
Edward Kardelj
United Nations General Assembly
Wallace Eyes 1952 Campaign as Third-Party Drive
Henry Wallace seeks to keep his Progressive party alive for the 1952 campaign after stumping across 43 states. He warned against delaying party formation and implied UAW opposition led by Walter Reuther, who backed Truman and called Wallace’s effort Communist-inspired. Wallace urged followers to stay with him after November 2 as the labor vote looms.
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Henry Wallace
Progressive Party
Detroit
Wallace
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
UAW
Truman
Defense Survey Signals Mobilization Check by November
Top military planners push to finish a spot-check of United States mobilization requirements by November 15. The review assesses if the overall defense plan is coherent and readily applicable across army navy and air force needs and whether the nation can meet wartime demands. The exercise, though normal, aligns with the current faster military tempo.
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United States
Army
Navy
Air Force
U. S
ANOTHER GONE Nazi General and Japan rearmament remarks
The piece reports on Nazi General Walter von Brauchitsch's death in Hamburg while awaiting trial for war crimes. It also notes Lieut. Gen. Robert L. Eichelberger’s comments on Japan and Far East Communist influence, urging limited Japanese rearmament and a stronger police or small army. The discussion centers on postwar defense and political pressures shaping policy.
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Robert L. Eichelberger
Japan
Eichelberger
Far East
U. S
Walter von Brauchitsch
Hamburg
Germany
von Brauchitsch
Fourth Estate Shapes Washington Press Relations
In the post election calm, the Fourth Estate endures in Washington, with reporters and commentators adapting to new administrations. The piece cites Dewey Roosevelt Coolidge and Hoover eras, noting how press access and honesty affect public perception and governance.
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Washington
National Press Club
White House
Dewey
Edwin Jaeckle
Jaeckle
Hagerty
Warren Moscow
Moscow
New York City
Albany
Hoover
Richard Oulihan
New York Times
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