Coming Stretch Shapes 1949 Baseball Rivalries
The article surveys the nearing stretch run in 1949 with focus on the American and National leagues. It weighs the Red Sox Indians Yankees Tigers and Athletics against the Cardinals Dodgers Braves Pirates and Phillies, noting past rallies and the impact of pitching on season outcomes. It questions team futures, cites key players, and hints at strategic shifts for 1950.
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Athletics
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Billy Southworth
U S Official Praises Iran Press Freedom Despite Autocracy
A U S official returning from the Middle East cites Iran as a case where autocratic rule followed the Shah's assault on press freedoms. Seventeen liberal editors were jailed on long-disputed charges. six were convicted before editors were pardoned after a note from Ambassador John Wiley. Wiley's discreet aid and later reports anger Iran’s ambassador in Washington.
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Middle East
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Iran
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State Department
Washington
British Ask Special Loans and Senate Rejection Highlight War Economic Debate
Western Newspaper Union analyzes how Britain seeks special loan favors while the U S Senate rejects a proposed economy measure. The column notes GI applicants for war risk rebates and positions the debate within wartime finance and fiscal restraint.
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British loan talks show US flexibility amid crisis
The discussion on the British loan pact reveals the US openness to relaxing terms to aid Britain as it faces a financial crisis. Britain seeks to discriminate against American goods temporarily to save dollars, while Americans fear the cost of new import rules and potential bypass of Congress in approval.
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Truman's Fine Arts panel fallout echoes long memory
Washington reports hint President Truman may reshuffle the Fine Arts Commission amid a dispute over a White House balcony called a bonanza for gay men and cartoonists. Commission chairman Gilmore D Clark and three other members await word on reappointment as they near term expirations.
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Senate backs Truman budget amid debate on cuts
The U S Senate supported President Truman's fiscal year budget while defeating an economy amendment that would have forced deeper spending cuts. The body approved a 14 80 billion dollar defense bill by voice vote, totaling less than Truman's request by about 500 million. Senator Lucas called the amendment a political gesture, while Senator McClellan argued for its necessity for public welfare.
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How Long Tito Holds Out Against Moscow
Observers predicted Tito would be liquidated or Moscow would invade Yugoslavia as three Soviet divisions arrived in southern Hungary. Belgrade officials warn Moscow risks a broader European war if it uses force, though Baltic and Polish precedents may not apply in Yugoslavia.
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Hitler Aids Counterfeiters Floods Bogus Bills Worldwide
A wartime intrigue reports Adolf Hitler backing an international counterfeit network flooding New York and South America with forged U S dollars. Scotland Yard says hundreds of thousands of notes passed, with over 120000 dollars recovered in days and suspects including international criminals and former Mayfair socialites living in the south of France.
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Truman Seeks End to Farm Program Feud
President Truman invited congressional leaders to the White House to discuss farm program disagreements. Senator Thomas Oklahoma, chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee, urged the President to spell out exact aims for next year’s farm program.
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