Universal Military Training Aims At Youthful Integration
The article reviews UMIT proposals for six months of initial training with educational and financial benefits, guidance from psychologists, and limited military focus. It notes a flexible path to return to school, weekly citizenship lectures, and a shift to instructor trainee relationships at Fort Knox.
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Washington
UMIT
UMT
Fort Knox Experimental Unit
Fort Knox
Army Information Digest
Moscow
Umit Experimental Unit
London Meet Dissolves and Inflation Bill Defeated
The London conference ends without agreement on Germany and Russia and infl ation policy in the United States. The House defeats the anti infl ation bill 202 to 188 while emergency aid for Europe and China is contested as 597 million dollars is trimmed to 509 million. Dr Wayne Hughes urges nationwide driver training to cut traffic deaths.
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London
Russia
Germany
Europe
United States
Great Britain
France
Truman
Congress
Senate
House
Italy
Austria
China
Brent Spence
Dem
A. S
Mike) Monroney
Okla
House Appropriations Committee
Appropriations Committee
John Taber
Rep
Wayne Hughes
National Safety Council
Safety Council
Cleveland
Hughes
U. S
Guard Strength Up Shows 1947 National Guard Numbers
The U S national guard totaled 201 041 on November 30 1947. Maj Gen Kenneth F Cramer announced the strength is higher than any prewar year except 1940. He projected 271 000 guardsmen by June 30 1948 with about 4 500 army units and 21 000 in 365 air units.
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U. S. National Guard
Kenneth F Cramer
National Guard
Inflation pressures loom as 1948 election nears
Private and government forecasters warn of a price peak next April and May with meat and foods rising as winter ends. Retail dry goods shelves will refill at higher prices while foreign demand and a high materials market push inflation. Wage talks in the CIO and political leaders in Washington see no immediate bust, but inflation remains a political dynamite tied to the November presidential contest.
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Europe
CIO
Philip Murray
Washington
Congress urged to curb rats and weevils to save grain
Drew Pearson argues Congress should restore funding for rat extermination and insecticide campaigns to reduce grain losses. He cites rats consuming about 200 million and weevils 300 million bushels annually, urging simultaneous community actions and spraying programs.
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United States
Congress
Bureau of Wildlife
Montana
Anderson
Notes of a Bystander on Kennedy Wealth and Royal Titles
Walter Winchell reports on Joseph P. Kennedy selling Somerset distilleries for 16 million cash and a Chicago furniture mart. He notes Treasury plans to push tax expectations until 1949 and mocks social hierarchies including Magda Lupescu and the Duchess of Windsor, hinting at royal intrigues and etiquette tales.
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Joseph P. Kennedy
U S. Mint
Somerset
Furniture Mart
Chi
Treasury Department
U. S
Civil rights drive aims to swing nine key states
With California to Pennsylvania in the balance, leaders seek to pass FEPC, anti poll tax, and anti lynching measures before adjournment. Truman backs the proposals as Republicans push hearings on an anti poll tax bill and FEPC in the Senate. Senators Ives Taft Ball Murray and Pepper lead sponsors.
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California
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Missouri
New Jersey
New York
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Truman
Civil Rights Committee
Congress
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Senate
State of the Union
Joe Martin
House
Irving Ives
FEPC
Aiken
Vermont
Taft
Ball
Minnesota
Murray
Montana
Pepper
Florida
Moral travel light as rail fees rise
The columnist laments higher baggage charges by railroads, now 15 cents per bag with ICC approval. A 200 yard trip costs a woman 45 cents plus tip for multiple items, while few travelers smile at the new rates noted alongside humorous asides about autos and travel life.
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ICC
Westbrook Pecler Defends Poor and Steaks Controversy
Orson Welles described as a roguish figure battles asthma and a public stance on steak donations for California's hungry children. He argues a great heart must be fed and questions anti freedom of thought amid protests and media fury.
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Ason Welles
United States
The
Waldorf
Iowa
California
Orson
Money Alone Won’t Work for Europe Rehabilitation
The author argues that U S aid to revive Europe depends on the creation of stable governments and cooperation among nations. Private American capital could fund the rehabilitation if Europe abandons past rivalries and embraces unity, as billions of idle capital seeks safe investments and will not back a socialist Europe.
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America
Europe
Warm Knitted Gloves With Flared Cuffs
Frosty days call for soft yellow wool gloves with a striking flared cuff. Readers are invited to order complete knitting instructions for sizes 7e5 from Handsome Binds of Gloves pattern Ni 0 377 by sending 20 cents, name, address and pat mo number. Due to high demand, limited orders for a few patterns are available.
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Walter Winchell
Puerto Rico
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Duchess of Windsor
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Emily Post
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