Sun spots as possible cause for July unrest and wars
Washington notes that ultraviolet sun spots may affect behavior and world events. Scientists cite historical links to conflicts and weather, while urging cautious view. The piece also promotes the 1948 Department of Agriculture Year Book on grass and reflects on liberty and responsibility.
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Haiti
New England
Joe Martin
Attleboro
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Chicago
Jimmy Roosevelt
California
Roy Marshall
Fels Planetarium
Philadelphia
Hitler
Smithsonian
Congress
Shakespeare
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Berlin Crisis Deepens as U S Reaffirms Berlin Stand
The Berlin showdown intensifies as Gen. Lucius Clay and Ambassador Robert Murphy report to President Truman and top officials. Secretary Marshall vows the United States will not be coerced by the blockade but will seek a peaceful solution while ready to resist if forced. Reinforcements to U S air power signal resolve. Moscow faces questions about its broader aims in Europe.
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Truman
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Royall
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U S
Europe
Kremlin
Draft of America's first draftees in 1948 style
The article outlines a broad draft plan beginning August 30 with 9 5 million youths registering over 9 designated days until September 18 1948 The first draftees may be 25 unmarried non veterans with induction after September 22 and larger political campaigns shift into high gear ahead of November elections including third party bids led by Strom Thurmond and Fielding Wright.
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America
Truman
Congress
Henry Wallace
Glenn Taylor
Philadelphia
Birmingham
Ala
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Fielding L. Wright
Mississippi
Alabama
Food stores take larger share of retail dollar
Department of commerce analysts report food stores now claim 27.6 cents of every retail dollar, a rise from 23.5 cents in 1940. The finding confirms housewives’ long held suspicions that groceries dominate consumer spending compared with other sectors.
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Department of Commerce
Bright Sayings Of Oldsters
A collection of quotations from public figures including Miss Dorothy Kenyon and Judge Sherman Minton criticizing Communist influence and urging stronger action against unions. It notes Churchill’s view on Russia and Radford’s stance on preserving military personnel, framed as vintage opinions.
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New York City
United Nations’ Commission On Status of Women
Congress
Sherman Minton
U. S Circuit Court of Appeals
Russia
Kremlin
Ivan the Terrible
Winston Churchill
Corregidor
Arthur W. Radford
Crackdown on Reds Includes 12 Leaders Indicted in NYC
A grand jury in New York indicted 12 Communist leaders on charges of conspiracy to overthrow the U S government as part of the crackdown the Justice Department calls the largest ever against the party. Other actions target subversive activity by foreign agents linked to the United Nations and related immunity issues.
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Communist Party
New York
U. S
Tom C. Clark
William Z. Foster
Benjamin Davis
New York City
John Gates
The
Daily Worker
Communist National Board
United Nations
State Department
Senate
Robert C. Alexander
Department
Visa Commission
Straw on farms seen as big market for pulp products
U S Department of Agriculture estimates 38 million tons of straw go unused yearly on farms. Advances allow blending straw with wood pulp for fine papers and insulating boards, with strawboard a major current use. Straw could add 8 to 20 percent to wheat income. but many stacks disappeared with the rise of the combine. The GI Bill cost 8.223 billion dollars to veterans in four years, with 14.3 million benefits recorded, exact recipient count unclear.
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Department of Agriculture
U.S
Department of Agriculture Laboratory
Peoria
Sam
Veterans’ Administration
Front Pages Notes on Postwar Power and Show Biz Scandals
A collage of 1940s media blurbs covers U S Soviet tension with Tito, political infighting, and a joke about the National Gazette. It notes Hollywood gossip from Warner signs to Carole Landis rumors and highlights Mae Marsh's archival screen cameo in Fort Apache.
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New Yorker
U. S
Tito
Stalin
Russia
America
Democratic Party
Mary Margaret McBride
Dewey
Fort Apache
Gates
Mae Marsh
Domestic Tips for Cleaning and Maintenance
Practical home guidance covers soot prevention with cheesecloth, glove protection using tape, mending glove holes with nail polish, avoiding starch on dark fabrics by adding coffee brew, refreshing dull stoves with waxed paper, broom care, keeping scissors handy in the kitchen, peeling tomatoes with a knife edge, reclaiming sour fruit by baking soda, safe glass washing, and temporarily dyeing brown shoes with repeated black polish.
Cluster City Style for Atom Age by Tracy Augur
City planner Tracy B. Augur proposes a cluster city design for atomic age protection. He envisions multiple 50 000 population towns grouped together and separated by open country, interrelated to minimize blast effects and improve livability.
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Tracy B. Augur
The
Atomic Energy Commission
Augur
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