MacArthur snubbed by GOP amid 1948 election talk
Washington discussion centers on General MacArthur declining a Senate invitation to testify on the Far East, delaying until after national conventions. Republicans signal acceptance while Democrats lament the missed chance to influence the leadership contest.
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Philadelphia
Douglas MacArthur
Senate Appropriation Committee
Washington
Heaven and Earth
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
MacArthur
Japan
Senator Bridges
Convention Coverage Took Much Planning
The Philadelphia convention hall hosted Republican delegates as Harold McGrath Bob Menaugh and Bill Henry oversaw radio gallery logistics. Since October 1947 they commuted from Washington to organize broadcasts coordinate seating and network access and ensure smooth relations with politicos. Four hundred thirty six radio newsmen covered the convention compared with forty radiomen eight years earlier and 160 in 1944.
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Philadelphia
Harold McGrath
Bob Menaugh
Senate
House
Bill Henry
Radio Correspondents Association
Washington
Uneasy Truce in Palestine and Policy Notes
The weekly analysis reports an uneasy truce in Palestine with no talks planned with Russia, while President Truman signals the draft machinery will begin to operate. The column frames these items as part of ongoing global tension and U.S. wartime policy.
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Palestine
Russia
Truman
Hold Fire in Palestine Showdown Tests UN Peace Plan
The four week UN supervised truce in Palestine falters as both Arab and Jewish forces accuse each other of violations. Count Folke Bernadotte probes the claims while doubts grow about the UN role and the ability of a world body to enforce peace amid militant nationalism.
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Dove of Peace
Palestine
Holy Land
Folke Bernadotte
U.N
Security Council
Israel
World Peace Organization of Nations
U.N. Security Council
Truman outlines tough line on Russia in Berkeley speech
President Truman sharply labels the Soviet Union as an aggressor and obstructor of world peace in a Berkeley address. He calls for deeds over propaganda and urges Russia to halt Greece and Korea hostilities as a test of good intentions. The article also reviews peacetime draft preparations and inductee timing for 19 to 25 year olds.
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Truman
U.S
Berkeley
Calif
Soviet Union
Russia
Greece
Korea
Ocean
Office of Selective Service Records
Army
Navy
Air Force
Marines
U.N. Site Switch Rumors Stir Global Debate
Speculation grows on moving the United Nations headquarters from the United States with Geneva named as a possible site. Leaders push groundwork ahead of a fall Paris Assembly push while Congress weighs a $65 million loan for a Manhattan skyscraper.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Paris Assembly
Congress
U.N
Manhattan
Europe
Britain
Russia
Parents of Santa Barbara Visit Maille After 1946 Aid
Mr and Mrs Girard Van Bar kaloo Hale traveled to Maille to thank the 366 residents they helped shepherd through hardship. In Washington the ECA approved 95.6 million dollars for 10 European nations including Britain France the French zone of Germany Austria Denmark Italy Norway Greece Trieste and China amid a broader Marshall Plan spending of 393.7 million. The move followed political fights in Congress over extending funding to 13 months and the House action was seen as a challenge to foreign policy leadership and postwar GOP directions.
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Bradley
General Bradley
Clarence Streit
Federal Union, Incorporated
Streit
House Foreign Affairs Committee
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Shire
Canada
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New Zealand
Russia
Western
Europe
Federation
Girard van Barkaloo Hale
Santa Barbara
Calif
Maille
GOP
Economic Cooperation Administration
Paul G. Hoffman
ECA
Trieste
China
Great Britain
Germany
Austria
Italy
Greece
Congress
House
Senate
U.S
Middle Income Reveals 1942 Family Earnings Snapshot
A Federal Reserve Board study shows a middle income of 2920 for 1942 with half the 42 million U S families earning more and half less. About 69 percent had 2000 or more, while 13 percent were under 1000 and 18 percent between 1000 and 2000. Managers and self-employed led with 4500, professionals at 4000, and workers lower, reflecting high living costs.
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Federal Reserve Board
U.S
Death in Hollywood as stair lighting fails for widow
In Hollywood on DeLongpre avenue Dame May Whitty, living in an apartment house, faced a dangerous climb to her dark front door after months of broken stair lights. She warned a neighbor she might die before repairs, and the day she died the lights were on.
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Dame May Whitty
DeLongpre Avenue
Hollywood
Vacations Cost More in 1948 Than 1940 Prices
The family economics bureau of Northwestern National Life Insurance reports vacation costs in 1948 rising 20 to 100 percent over 1940 levels. A 12 day cruise NYC to Nassau Havana and Miami cost about 120 dollars in 1940 but lists at 218.50 today, up 82 percent.
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Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
New York City
Nassau
Havana
Miami
Weight scales weigh air and energy in drug research
Scientists at the Merck Institute in Rahway New Jersey have created ultra sensitive scales that measure the weight of a puff of air from a wave of the hand. The device also records the energy expenditure of animals under medicinal drug influence.
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Rahway
Merck Institute For Therapeutic Research
Butterfly Chair Set Pattern No. 155 Instructions
Pattern sellers offer stitch frustrations and complete directions for making the Butterfly Chair Set Pattern No. 155. Send 2 cents with your name address and pattern number to obtain the instructions.
Household hints from old newspaper tips
A reader asks about QUSEHOLD meaning. The article offers practical tips: add glycerine or borax to wash water to keep wool from stiffening, brighten colored felt hats with stale rye bread, moisten string tied to packages to shrink knots, place cold water pans in an overheated oven to cool it, and rub vinegar on a fish before scaling to remove scales easily.
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