Spy Ring Data Revives U S Probe and Berlin Vote
Washington faces renewed espionage scrutiny as the House Un American Activities Committee and a federal grand jury pursue indictments. Microfilm documents from Whitaker Chambers link to Alger Hiss and Russia, with Chambers and Sumner Welles testifying as the case unfolds.
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Washington
Stalin
House un-American Activities Committee
United States
Committee of
State Department
Whitaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Russia
Hiss
Chambers
Sumner Welles
Employment of World War II Veterans in Civilian Life
Three years after the war the Research Council for Economic Security in Chicago reports that 89 percent of about 14.9 million living veterans were employed as of last September. About 900,000 worked on farms, another 900,000 in school, roughly 450,000 were unemployed, and 300,000 were resting or unable to work.
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Research Council For Economic Security
Chicago
Higher taxes spark fear among business leaders in postwar debate
Businessmen dread a Truman victory and new excess profits tax as Senator OMabores warns profits should be taxed at 15 percent. The piece notes political tension over wartime tax policy and cites a Burgundy fleece controversy tied to Dijon.
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Truman
Wroming
Senator O'Mabores
Oscar
Panyiang
Berlin impasse persists as powers demand Berlin election
Western allies warned Moscow the Berlin crisis cannot end until the Soviet government disowns the new Berlin administration and agrees to city wide elections. They submitted a note listing Soviet violations of the Berlin Constitution and signaled broader measures if the illegal body remains.
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Berlin
Reich
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
United Nations Committee
Moscow
Degai
Bertin
Boweres
Osa
Potatoes Demand Better Handling and Selection
A government survey of housewives and farmers finds potatoes should be grown and handled with care. It notes many potatoes reach market with minimal culling and poor handling, causing mechanical injuries and quality loss. Housewives prefer medium size for portioning and ease of packing as analysts call for action by growers and shippers.
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Bousecfe
Rmiedium
Poor Richard Almanac Anniversary Highlights
The 1949 Poor Richard Almanac marks the long influence of Benjamin Franklin's work. Read in hundreds of rural homes the almanac decorates living rooms and kitchens while containing calendars data and practical tips on rats chicks and staying awake in church.
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Poor Richard
Benjamin Franklin
New Robot Ear Demonstrated for Houses and Phones
A device shown at the American Medical Association meeting in St Louis converts phone bell vibrations into an electrical signal that powers a light. The box attaches to the phone and could light home lamps or exterior lights when the phone rings. The invention, derived from submarine detection tech, operates without human intervention and is being adopted by doctors FBI agents and undertakers due to around the clock availability.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Tom Edison
American Medical Association
St. Louis
FBI
Undertakers
Rain-Maker In The Bag Sparks California Storm Tale
Archaeologist Franklin Fenenga of a California university claims to possess a rain making bag from a Native American medicine man. The bag reportedly triggered a downpour in Kern County and again in Berkeley after Fenenga brought it north. The relic contains beaver tail, dragon seeds, eagle down, fossils and charms and stones. The article notes public speculation about the bag’s powers.
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Franklin Fenenga
California University
Kern County
California
Fenenga
Berkeley
Cut&t
Fesengsa
Rankin Faces Battle Over Un American Activities Post
Rep. John E. Rankin of Mississippi, a leading opponent of Truman civil rights policy, faces a challenge from northern Democrats to remove him from the Un American Activities Committee under the seniority rule while he is slated to chair the Veterans Affairs Committee.
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John E. Rankin
Miss
House
Truman
Congress
House un-American Activities Committee
Rankin
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Bikini atomic blast echoing and White House report denial
The Bikini Atoll nuclear tests remain in the public eye as President Truman denies suppressing a final report. He responds to claims by Bradley Dewey about a lid being clamped on information. The piece notes how newspapers often reflect press associations tied to major dailies in Washington and New York.
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Bikini
Truman
White House
Atoll
Bradley Dewey
U. S
New York
Washington
Political ethics and federal aid ideas in postwar policy
Reading mayor and policy talk open with a joke on qualifications then shift to Oscar Ewing’s plan to tackle doctor shortages through federal loans and subsidies. The piece notes Ellen Bond comments and considers labor leaders in state and diplomatic roles, highlighting Irving Brown’s influence in Europe and U. S. diplomacy after WWII.
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John F. Davis
Reading
George Schultze
Ewing
State Department
Irving Brown
International Labor Office
Europe
U. S
Brown
Truman delays cabinet shakeup until after January 20
President Truman told a close friend he would not make any cabinet changes before January 20 when several members would depart. He said he did not want anyone to look fired to protect their future earnings and would replace ministers only when the press stops targeting his cabinet.
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Truman
Christmas Racketeers Duping Public Says Advisor
The article warns that Christmas racketeers imitate charities to collect funds. It notes groups once dressed in blue with red trim appearing as Salvation Army affiliates. It cites hundreds of millions of dollars misused and advises giving to established agencies like the Red Cross and church charities.
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Army
Salvation Army
The
Red Cross
Community Chest
Christmas Singing by Swiss Brethren in Rheinfelden
The Sebastiani Brotherhood of Rheinfelden performs the Singing at the Fountain, a Christmas Eve rite dating to 1540. Twelve men, dressed in dark clothes and black silk tophats, sing at seven fountains starting at the Frischweide fountain where the plague began, uncovering their heads when Christ is named.
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Switzerland
Sebastiani Brotherhood
Spa
Rheinfelden
Gottlieb Wyss
St. Sebastian
Froschweide
Christ
Long Middle Age Yule Spanned Weeks Then Reforms Ended It
The text notes Christmas lasting from early December to early January or even to February in various lands. Puritans banned Christmas in 1644 as destablizing excess, and Charles II restored it in 1678, marking a shift to shorter celebrations.
Boar Gets Credit For First Plow
A wild boar is credited with teaching mankind the art of plowing by rooting with tusks. The animal has long been revered in ancient lore for its role in food and ritual, including pre Christian Druids offering a boar head to Freya at solstice feasts.
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Freya
Christmas Eve Miracle for Dickie and His Platre Nativity Friends
A sick boy Dickie awakens to movement in a Nativity set donkey and three lambs that promise a cure. He regains the use of his legs by morning and credits the talking animals with his recovery. He plans to keep their kindness secret until next Christmas Eve.
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Dickie
Santa Claus
Mommy
Daddy
First Poinsettias Come From Mexico
Poinsettias owe their name to Joel Roberts Poinsett an early American diplomat who served as U S ambassador to Mexico. About 125 years ago he brought the tropical plant to his South Carolina home where he tended it and watched it thrive and improve.
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Joel Roberts Poinsett
Poinsett
U. S
Mexico
South Carolina
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