Television Opens New Era in Politics and Conventions
Washington reports a new era as congressional hearings on aid to Europe begin. Television draws crowds, connects Philadelphia conventions, and reshapes reporting with broader access and extended coverage.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Lovett
Philadelphia
Roger Clipp
WFIL
Wfil-Tv
New England
Schenectady
France in turmoil as Rama dier resigns amid strikes
France teeters toward possible civil conflict as Prime Minister Rama dier resigns under Communist pressure. Leon Blum is tapped to form a socialist government while De Gaulle’s faction gains ground amid economic crisis and winter hardship. Marshall denounces Soviet obstruction and anti American propaganda in Chicago address.
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Gaul
Paul Ramadier
France
Leon Blum
U. S
Charles de Gaulle
General de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Chicago
U S
George Marshall
Russia
Soviet Union
Marshall
Publishers' Auxiliary straw poll on 1948 GOP and Democratic picks
Editors from 48 states cast 218 ballots showing Harold Stassen as the GOP hopeful, with Dewey also favored for the nomination and Truman seen as the likely Democrat standard bearer. The poll, while not definitive, reflects editor views on presidential prospects and party support amid postwar global tensions.
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America
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Publishers’ Auxiliary
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Truman
Publishers
Auxiliary
Country Weekly
California
Earl Warren
MacArthur
Dewey
Eisenhower
Taft
Stassen
Isotopes Aimed at Boosting Farm Yields Across US
Oregon State College researchers using radioactive isotopes as tracers in soil and plant studies aim to raise U.S. agricultural output. Experiments at Corvallis and Pullman focus on soil chemistry, fertilizer efficiency, and nutrient uptake, with projected gains in farm income contributing to national production.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Oregon State College
Corvallis
Washington State College
Pullman
Wiliam W Waymack
Atomic Energy Commission
Des Moines
Iowa
Publsher
The Cold Terms of Westbrook Pegler on Communism
Pegler argues against congressional inquiries into witnesses' Communist ties. He warns that allowing the Communist Party to exist threatens national destruction, comparing echoes of Moscow influence to historic revolutions. He cautions that ignoring such "infections" endangers political health and cites Russia 1917 as a warning.
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Congress
United States
Thomas Committee On un-American Activities
Communist Party
Russia
Moscow
Soviet Delegate Objects in Dinner of Global Politics
Transcribed excerpts show H I Phillips and Vishinsky sparring over a Christmas greeting motion in a formal meeting. A French delegate suggests removing very to reach compromise while a spectator labels it a horse trade amid broader wartime diplomacy.
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Herschel Johnson
Vishinsky
Wall Street
Johnson
Farm program delays in Congress as price supports expire
Walter Shead notes that with price supports due to expire December 31, 1948, Congress and farm groups show little urgency for a long-range program. The House Agricultural Committee has heard many ideas, but no strong demand for action for months, as high prices, tight supplies, and strong demand push a wait-and-see approach, potentially changing near election time.
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Congress
House Agricultural Committee
Walter Winchell Lint From a Blue Serge Suit
Disjointed notes reference a J P Morgan lawsuit against Pennsylvania and barroom fights between Russians and Americans near 88th and Columbus avenues. The column riffs on Communazi slang, Truman and Eisenhower, Potsdam and Columbia, and a forecast of a mild recession as executives fret circulation and advertising in a Worker edition.
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Walter Winchell
J. P Morgan Company
Pennsylvania
88Th
Columbus Avenue
Bernie
Darleen
Henry Wallace
Truman
Herbert Hoover
John Hanes
U. S. Treasury
Worker
White House bids for unification bill and court cases loom
The Merry-Go-Round notes the White House plans a unity bill merging the national guard with the army reserve, with Maj Gen Harry Vaughan pushing the idea. Charlie Ross backs Clark Clifford as a Senate challenger to Forrest Donnell. Adolphe Menjou faces lawsuits after remarks before the House committee.
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White House
Congress
Harry Vaughan
National Guard
Army Reserve
Vaughan
Charlie Ross
Clark Clifford
Truman
Forrest Donnell
Missouri
U. S
Canada
Paul Fitzpatrick
New York State
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Jack Javits
Fdr
New York State Senate
Adolphe Menjou
House
UN American Activities Committee
Hollywood
Tyrants Fall as Petrillo Seeks Record Ban
In history, ambitious rulers falter under backlash. James Caesar Petrillo, a labor figure, aims to curb phonograph records, challenging a global music-loving public. The piece compares Petrillo to Napoleon and Hitler, warning against overreach.
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Napoleon
Hitler
James Caesar Petrillo
Petrillo
Simple Home Course In Touch Typewriting
A self taught guide promises to turn readers into efficient typists with fingertip control. It offers a keyboard chart helpful exercises and steps to produce professional looking work and statistical reports. Send 25 cents for the Touch Typewriting Self-Taught booklet No 13 from the Weekly Newspaper Service.
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West 17Th Street
New York 11
N. Y.Y
Elite of England Rents Finery for Royal Doings
High society in England attends royal receptions and weddings wearing rented attire from Moss Brothers London. Even peers rent ermine and velvet robes for royal ceremonies, highlighting the shareable luxury of rented formalwear among the elite.
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England
Moss Brothers
London
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