1948 Political Rodeo Looms in Democrats and GOP
Washington observers predict a lively 1948 campaign as Democrats brace for Wallace pressure while Republicans expect a left right contest. officials promise no gloom at White House and reporters smell a grand show ahead with Taft as possible foe and Truman seeking easy path to victory.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
White House
Hank
Iowa
Wallace
Taft
Truman
Sea Serpent Tale and Hairy City Monster Debunked
In 1947 a sea serpent sighting off Cape Lookout is reported by shipmaster J Fordan with witnesses detailing a red stained water and a brown smooth skin creature. A Washington street sighting describes a hair covered four legged EQUUS CABALLUS like beast with a clawed foot and blunt teeth seen by locals.
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Associated Press
Santa Clara
J Fordan
Atlantic
Cape Lookout
New Hampshire Avenue
Washington City
Truman Urges Tax Cut and Wage Hike in State of the Union
President Truman frames a tax relief plan with a $40 per person cut and a 75 cent hourly minimum wage while proposing to raise corporate taxes by 3.2 billion. He aims to keep revenue steady to aid those buying essentials amid a 1960 campaign climate. Brazil bans Communists in law, deputies draw guns as riots erupt, and Leon Blum calls for a three‑way balance of power led by France and Britain.
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Harry Truman
Congress
Truman
Jone
Henry Wallace
GOP
Brazil
Russia
Enrico Dutra
Chamber of Deputies
U. S
Leon Blum
France
Blum
Great Britain
America
Truman outlines broad legislative agenda to Congress
In his message to Congress President Truman urges adoption of a revived 10 point anti inflation program with wage and price controls, universal military training, four year Marshall plan authorization, extended rent controls, public housing, farm price modernization, unemployment and social benefits extensions, a national health plan, education aid, admit European refugees, and statehood for Alaska and Hawaii.
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Truman
Congress
U. S
Alaska
Hawaii
Wet and Dry Factions Battle Over 1947 Liquor Stats
Competing groups in the United States clashed over local option liquor results in 769 elections across 21 states. Distilled Spirits Institute cites a wet population gain of about 150000, while dry advocates report 259 new dry communities and widespread dry progress. The dispute centers on population versus geography as the year’s outcome remains disputed.
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U .S
Distilled Spirits Institute
D. Leigh Colvin
The
Women's Christian
Communists labeled as enemies in a wartime perspective column
The column argues that Communists are stark enemies of the United States while contrasting views on immigrant groups. It asserts Russia as the nation’s foe and defines treason as levying war against the United States or aiding its enemies, highlighting anti-Communist and anti-propaganda stances.
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United States
Ireland
England
Germany
France
Mirrors rule split ends college football substitutions
H J Phillips notes coaches voted two to one to permit unlimited substitutions, making the game harder to follow. He likens modern play to night football without lights and questions the counting of players and minutes. Panama rejects base lease in canal protection, straining U S policy. Laura Gets Fifteen Years headline referenced.
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America
Yale
Harvard
Republic of Panama
United States
Uncle Sam
Chaff From Capital Corridors on 1948 Political Plays
Drew Pearson reports Eisenhower's popularity rising while CIO backs Reuther foe R J Thomas in Washington. AFL council weighs Ball race as Humphrey potential challenger looms. Michigan Democrats urge Prentiss Brown against Homer Ferguson. McGrath praises Farley and Roosevelt, fueling VP speculation.
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Ornelius Vanderbilt
Eisenhower
Phil Murray
CIO
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Reuther
R. J. Thomas
Washington
AFL Executive Council
Minnesota
Joe Ball
Dan Tobin
Teamsters Union
Ball
Minneapolis
Hubert Humphrey
Michigan
Prentiss Brown
Homer Ferguson
Ferguson
Howard Hughes
Senator McGrath
Democratic National Committee
Jim Farley
New York
Franklin Roosevelt
Farley
McGrath
Walter Winchell Notes Off the News Ticker
Stalin plans four successors Molotov Zhdanov Beria Bulgarin. Malenkov schemes to push out Zhdanov. Vatican to approve King Michael marriage. Doris Duke buys a converted B 29 for a bridegroom. Night club hosts a single couple. Veterans protest Flagstad Carnegie Hall appearance. War vets praised for their patriotism and sacrifice.
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Josef Stalin
Molotov
Zhdanov
Communist Party
Beria
Russian Secret Police
Bulgarin
Red Army
Malenkov
Doris Duke
the Palace
49Th Street
Flagstad
Carnegie Hall
Co-ops as American farm tradition face tax and political battles
Walter Shead argues cooperatives reflect American farm life providing mutual benefit through patronage refunds. He notes 30 Washington lobbyists push to tax these refunds, led by the National Tax Equality Association, funded by big business, not small traders.
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Frakm
Congress
Washington
National Tax Equality Association
NTEA
Inflation erodes 1947 gains as dollar buys less
The 1929 retail sales peak at 48 billion dollars, but 1947 totals exceed 109 billion. The rise reflects dollar depreciation. while spending doubled in nominal terms, purchasing power fell from 100 to about 40 cents per dollar.
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Drew Pearson
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Stalin
Romania
Michael
Vatican
Walter Shead
Wright Patterson
Maryland Wall
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