Mead committee probes May scandal amid Democratic split
Washington reports say the Mead investigating committee pursued financial links in the Garsson case while May faced questions over possible payments. The inquiry exposed intra party tensions as Republicans pressed to act and Tea party politics loomed ahead of the 1949 elections. The Coffee matter also surfaced, highlighting cross split loyalties in Congress. The Paris peace talks opened with poorly drafted 170 page drafts amid translation concerns and ambiguous guarantees.
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Washington
May
House
Mead
New York
Mead Committee
Garsson
Henry Garsson
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Ferguson
Garssons
Wayne Johnson
New York City
Truman
John M. Coffee
Brewster
Maine
Tacoma
Wash
Pacific Coast
Paris
Postwar Confusion in Orient Courtesy Japs Bow to Americans
A News Analyst recalls two encounters after V J Day showing Japanese hosts to Americans in Shanghai and a Japanese guard at a former Dutch Indies plant. The Japanese guide praises repair work while the American owner receives no profit, illustrating occupation ambiguities. An aside mentions access to French Information Service items and German youth studies.
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WNU
Eye Street
N.W
Washington, D. C
Kenneth Romney Jr
Kenneth Romney Sr
House of Representatives
Young Romney
Cloak and Dagger
Office of Strategic Services
Shanghai
China
Washington
Netherlands Indies
Association of American Railways
France
French Information Service
la Republique Francaise
State Department
Germany
A Week of Unsolicited Mail from Omnibook to Finland and More
The writer catalogs 233 unrequested mail items over a week, including Omnibook back issues, News From Sweden, UAW-CIO releases, National Opinion Research surveys on Germans and Japs, and materials from Standard Oil and other firms. He notes Finland reparations, Taft speech, and a Progressive LaFollette magazine with a pay offer, ending with a decision to stop reading.
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Omnibook
Sweden
Uaw-Cio
Clip
University of Denver
American Broadcasting Company
Payroll Guarantee Association
American Feed Manufacturers’ Association
General Motors
National Planning Association
Leon Henderson
Department of Agriculture
Committee On Small Business
Friends of Finnish Democracy
Finland
Procope
Russia
Taft
Republicans National Committee
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
National Highway Users Association
Progressive
LaFollette
U S Holds Firm Stance as Rifts Test Postwar peace
The United States signals resolve with strong notes to the Soviet Union and its allies while deploying cruisers, destroyers, and the carrier Franklin D Roosevelt in the Mediterranean. The Yugoslavia incident prompts 48 hour release demands, the Dardanelles issue sees allied support for free straits use, and Poland presses for open elections amid Russian influence. A 37 page mobilization plan outlines M Day structures headed by a national security council and related agencies with Nelson to study civilian economic mobilization.
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State Department
Russia
U. S
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Mediterranean
Yugoslavia
Tito
Austria
Italy
Belgrade
United Nations
Dardanelles
Turkey
Dardanelles Straits
Army
Navy
Services’ Industrial College
National Security Council
Resources Board
Central Research Agency
National Intelligence Authority
Foreign Resources Board
Donald M. Nelson
Truman
Congressmen Can Claim Pensions After Service Ends
Many former lawmakers can stay on federal payrolls via pensions starting 1947. At least 57, including 36 voluntary retirees and 21 defeated incumbents, may receive yearly sums from about 1500 up to 7500 dollars. Eligibility requires six years served and a minimum back payment of 2674 dollars, with larger back payments boosting pensions toward prior pay.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
Congress
Sumners
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Henrik Shipstead
Minn
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Western Newspaper Union
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Bankhage
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New Hyde Park
Detroit
Dobbin
U.S
Black Sea
Moscow
Poland
Warsaw
Army Air Forces
Chanute Field
Ill
Hatton W. Sumners
Dem
Tex
House Judiciary Committee
G.l.’S
Atlas Laboratories
Akron
Ohio
Alfred B. Smith
Wroxton Road
Houston
Texas
Home Furnishings & Apply
A. G. Brauer
C. Briddle
P. D
Washington, D
Brenham
Frank YV. Stepan
Belleville
Jack Jackson
LaCrosse St
Joseph
Ecicre
Spurlock-Neal Co
Nashville
Tenn
McKesson Laboratories
Doan
Doans
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