Seers Silent on Commodity Trend Myth of Current Price Dip
Washington analysts discuss the price dip in the commodity market as experts waver on whether it signals a lasting downturn or a temporary flutter. The piece notes past forecasts for unemployment and deflation, cites Truman administration actions, and questions the impact of Taft-Hartley on the 1948 campaign.
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Washington
Chicago
Broad
Wall Streets
Pennsylvania Avenue
15Th Street
Wallace
Snyder
Aid for China Asked and Senate Budget Cut Approved
President Truman asked Congress for 570 million dollars to aid Chiang Kai shek's Nationalist government to prop up its failing economy and free funds for arms. The Senate approved a 2.5 billion dollar cut to the 1949 budget amid doubts about estimates and political maneuvering.
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China
Senate
Oks
Truman
Congress
Chiang Kaishek
White House
State Department
Republican Congress
U. S
Chiang
Budget Committee
House
Styles Bridges
Rep
N. H
Alben Barkley
Dem . Ky
Cat Feet First a Dream in Illinois Senate Race
A tentative Sandburg bid for Illinois senate gains traction after a public poll suggests he could beat Democratic candidate Paul H. Douglas and Republican Sen. C. Wayland Brooks. Supporters call him a good man with understanding of common people. opponents warn of inexperience and impractical idealism. The poet’s own line about the republic implying dreams frames the debate.
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Carl Sandburg
Lincoln
Illinois
Sandburg
Paul H. Douglas
Sen
C. Wayland Brooks
Republic
GPO to Open Regional Book Stores to Speed Deliveries
The Government Printing Office plans to enter the book trade by opening regional stores to distribute about 30 million copies of 70 000 different books and pamphlets. Last year GPO earned over three million dollars from selling around 37 million items and became the world’s largest publisher.
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Coolidge
Hoover
Washington
Secretary of
Pennsylvania Avenue
GPO
U. S. Treasury
Nuernberg
State Department
Foreign Office
Elevator Vote Lift in Henry Wallace Campaign
A press interview quotes Henry Wallace noting voters fear expressing views and recalling elevator encounters where supporters say they will vote for him. The writer jokes that Wallace may have secured the elevator vote, a nod to unique campaign boosts from everyday voters.
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Henry Wallace
Soap Operas Trigger Moral Support Says Anthropologists
An anthropologist and a psychologist report soap operas provide value to society. Their study for a CBS directed project found daytime serials bolster women listeners with moral beliefs and coping techniques. The analysis centers on Big Sister and notes themes of invincible wives and mothers.
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John
Philbottom
Lloyd Warner
William E Henry
Columbia
Elevator Vote and Escalator Question in Local Politics
A political memo to Henry notes the elevator vote as significant and flags the escalator issue. It urges counting supporters by movement direction and predicts a clearer line on the outcome, hinting at broader national trends toward escalators.
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Henry
Hank
America
Westbrook Pegler on judges power in trials
Pegler questions how far a judge should intervene in a trial and warns against government overreach. He cites wartime persecutions, alleged political bias, and contrasts real abuses with official aims, noting many Communists avoided sedition charges while others served in government.
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U. S
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Hitler
Signs of the Times and Celebrity Quips
Walter Winchell notes are shared as tough times. Alfred G. Vanderbilt keeps a seven year polo coat. A castle offer in England attracted no inquiries. Marion Hargrove refuses to revise a novel as MGM declines a guild selection. Names include Union Square and Sutton Place vandalized by Jaeger the Waster a top Broadway gag figure.
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Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Littee
Marion Hargrove
Literary Guild
MGM
Sam
Union Square
Wallace
Swank
Sutton Place
Taft
Broadway
Eisenhower
Jaeger
Barrymore
Bam
Anti Truman sentiment grows among Democrats in 1948 era
NTI Truman resentment splits the party as northern liberals object to replacing Roosevelt appointees and southern leaders condemn civil rights policy. Some Democrats discuss new candidates or a draft Eisenhower while Republicans stand to gain.
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Nti-Truman
Mr. Truman
Roosevelt
Truman
Marriner Eccles
James Landis
John Fahey
William O. Douglas
WRIGHT PATTERSON Congress urged to cut spending now
The piece argues that talk on national economies exceeds action by Congress. It criticizes Republicans for loud demands to reduce spending while voting for unnecessary programs. It calls for collective economy and fulfillment of promises as good political practice in an election year.
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Congress
Federal Reserve Board
Marriner Eccles
Eire Assembly
Eamon de Valera
Ireland
John A. Costello
Assembly
Costello
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England
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H. J. Phillips
Soap Operas Benefit Society
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Walter Winchell
Signs of the Times
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Wright Patterson
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Nevada
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