Brannan Plan Seen as Farm Vote Bait in 1948 Contention
Western Newspaper Union previews a political angle on the Brannan plan as a farm vote issue. McGrath and Brannan urge extending wartime price supports to influence next year’s races, while the Aiken law threatens if Congress acts. The piece notes the plan aims to lift farm income to a prosperity level and lower consumer meat dairy poultry prices during surpluses, with current parity protections at 90 percent.
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J. Howard McGrath
National Democratic Committee
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McGrath
Truman
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Roosevelt Sworn In as NY 20th District Representative
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. was sworn in as a New York 20th District congressman, succeeding Sol Bloom. He ran on Four Freedoms and Liberal lines after failing to gain the regular Democratic nomination, upsetting a Tammany Democrat and others. He briefed with President Truman and urged repeal of Taft Hartley, civil rights, and a national housing act as the housing bill moves toward a floor vote despite rules committee resistance.
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Mass
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Senate
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Senators push 50-million relief planning bill amid depression mood
Bates Mission quotes Sen Owen Brewster warning of a current low mood while Sen Robert Taft outlines a framework for federal grants to states if relief cases rise. President Truman shifts away from seeking standby war powers amid calls for quiet demilitarization and a peacetime pause on wartime mobilization.
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Maine
Owen Brewster
Senate Republicans
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Robert Taft
Ohio
Taft
WPA
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Truman
Congress
81St Congress
National Security Resources Board
White House
Red China Moves Toward Soviet Orbit Under Mao Rule
A columnist argues Chinese Communists are eager to follow Moscow and that China under Mao Tze tung is becoming a large extension of the Soviet power bloc. He notes the lack of coercion and the growing affinity between Peiping and Moscow, with Russia as a foreign influence in China.
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Price support plans unveiled for tobacco by agriculture dept
The Agriculture Department announced new price support programs for tobacco with loans set at 90 percent of the June parity for flue-cured tobacco and varying percentages for barley and other tobaccos. Fire cured and dark air cured tobaccos have lower rates, and rates will be announced later in July or October. Loans apply to farmers within marketing quotas, which limit tobacco production for certain types.
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Federal
Department of Agriculture
Dispute Over Isotope Shipments Before Congress
Lewis L. Strauss of the Atomic Energy Commission testifies he did not approve shipping isotopes to friendly nations abroad. Chairman David E. Lilienthal objects, noting the dissenting views are unusual at the start of the session.
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Lewis L. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
David E. Lilienthal
Strauss
Lilienthal
Psalms as the Greatest Hymn Book in the World
A July 3 1949 lesson frames the Book of Psalms as the world’s greatest hymnal used across Judaism Islam and Christianity. It notes its origins as a temple collection via David and later editors, its five book structure, and the enduring heart appeal that sustains its use through centuries.
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India
Babylon
Temple
David
God
Israel
Eisenhower Warns Against Expanding Federal School Aid
Dwight D. Eisenhower as a college president warns the nation against federal overreach, opposing a proposal to fund public schools nationwide. He supports aid for impoverished areas but cautions it could spur competition for government money and bring interference.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress Senators Demand Budget Cuts To July First
Nineteen senators from both parties sponsor a resolution urging President Truman to trim federal spending for the next fiscal year. The proposal seeks reductions from two million to four dollars in funds provided for the new fiscal year which begins officially on July first.
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Truman
Notee Psalmms and Pivot Reading Passage
A fragmentary devotional line references Psalms passages including Psalm 1 33 12 18 and 145 as pivot points for readings. The note indicates a sequence of Psalms used in a worship context without additional context or actions.
Keeping Healthy House Dust Allergy Link
Dr. James W. Barton explains that normal house dust often triggers allergies in 15 to 20 percent of people. He notes common domestic sources such as toys stuffed with lint, insect sprays, heavy curtains, mattresses, cosmetics, and perfumes. Testing home dust with an allergist can uncover the cause in most cases.
Health notes on daily protective foods and sugar intake
The article lists daily protective foods such as meat eggs fish milk dairy and greens. It notes regular physician and dentist visits could prevent chronic illness and cites Harvard findings that sugar during training aided Boston marathon performance. Cancer is described as a major focus of historical research.
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