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Newspaper
Moulton Eagle
Location
Moulton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1948
Page
2
President Truman secured re election amid heavy voting and labor mobilization. Analysis notes campaign strategy last lap drive farm policy fears and a likely push for anti inflation measures and price controls in the new term.
In a dramatic late-night tally, President Truman finished with 304 electoral votes, exceeding the 266 needed for victory. Governor Dewey earned 189 votes while J Strom Thurmond carried 38 for the Dixiecrats in Alabama Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina. Wallace received no electoral votes.
In weekly analysis, Stalin accuses the U S Britain and France of seeking a new war. He pinpoints Churchill as the main instigator while Moscow insists peace forces dominate, denouncing Western actions at the U N and blocking currency and blockade talks.
Dr. John C. Brauer of the University of Washington urges preventive dental care to spare children from pain. He says many older people are doomed by past habits while stressing preventive science. The passage also discusses Soviet actions and Western responses to the blockade and a Stalin propaganda move regarding Berlin.
A collage of brief items reports Mrs Sechrist in York hearing a neighbor's short wave chatter from a radio hobbyist. Robert Carter in Salem asks for divorce claiming desertion two minutes after marrying in 1944. In Hagerstown thieves steal a camera setup from Potomac Edison. In Little Brickhill a postmaster faces a comic robbery. Durand jokes aside a popcorn seller clarifies he still runs deliveries with an old hearse. Gen Hap Arnold weighs US response to Russia in Berlin urging firm action while downplaying fear and stressing power and resolve.
A Western bloc informal military pact is reported as being drafted to unite the United States Canada Britain France Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands in a North Atlantic framework. The plan envisions a seven nation unified command and bases rights while pledging each nation's territorial integrity. The U S defense program highlights new carriers submarines anti submarine ships and polar operations ahead of potential Arctic actions.
The Splinter Parties failed to alter the election outcome. Wallace polled just over a million votes, while Thurmond's Dixiecrats carried Alabama Louisiana Mississippi and South Carolina, showing Democrats can win with less than a fully solid South.
In August Russia increased postal and telegraph rates by 33 percent. Train fares and long distance phone charges rose by varying amounts. Moscow subway fares jumped 25 percent and streetcar fares doubled to double plus 50 to 100 percent.
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