02 Sep 1948
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Newspaper
Moulton Weekly Tribune
Location
Moulton, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 02, 1948
Page
1
Western Newspaper Union analyst Bill Schoentgen reports a claimed U S victory in Cold War terms while Moscow talks edge toward impasse. The column frames Truman and Congress in a budget battle, noting political tensions and fiscal standoffs shaping policy.
Moscow faces a public relations setback as two Soviet school teachers flee to freedom and Western athletes refuse return. The exodus is framed as a clear rejection of Soviet life, challenging Moscow's narrative while talks with Western powers teeter on failure. Officials warn of continued Berlin blockade and possible delay of negotiations until next spring after the U S election.
Presidents and Republicans clash over the likely 1.5 billion deficit or 5 to 6 billion surplus next June. Truman blames a six year tax cut for the hole while Republicans cite a booming treasury. The dispute hinges on revised figures and political maneuvering amid an election year. Science and psychology offer a path to ending war as Dr. John Milne Murray argues that improving mass human relations could reduce conflict.
In a dim future time readers may recall Babe Ruth as the century’s greatest figure. Some say the legend will exaggerate that every hit he made was a home run, a tale some may smile at yet keep as a grand story.
A 1948 beverage survey shows Americans drinking nearly eight billion gallons of coffee and about 1.7 billion gallons of assorted soft drinks this year. Per capita coffee use hits 55 gallons, and the total brand figure of 7.95 billion gallons would form a circular lake over one and a half miles wide and 20 feet deep, capable of powering Niagara Falls for 67 minutes without cream or sugar.
Tokyo war crimes proceedings generate vast quantities of testimony and documents. Translating the material will take about five weeks before the international military tribunal issues verdicts.
Dr Oskar Klinger the Czech leader Masaryk did not kill himself the physician saidMasaryk planned to flee to Britain that night police found out and four men died during the confrontation Klinger cites shots heard coffins carried from the foreign office scene to support his claim of a staged killing or forced suicide
Washington analyst notes grasslands and forest ranges cover over a billion acres and supply about half the feed for livestock. The Agriculture Year Book praised as a foundation for permanency in farming, urging stable prices and integrated grassland use with crops and livestock. It outlines four parts on forage, pastures, grasses, and seeds, and cites England’s wartime farm shifts as contrasting context.
A set of five quiz questions and answers from mid-century news touch on the fifth amendment, a hypothetical woman president, world population ranks, wartime dates in August, and Kansas governor and senator Arthur Capper.
Despite record production and bumper crops, U S railroads expect a looser boxcar situation this autumn. Southwestern grain runs smaller, more cars available in the Northwest, and terminals have storage space.
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