War Department Defends Peace Time Defense Through 1940s Lens
An editorial reminiscence surveys eight years of defense thinking from the War Department to the Pentagon. It reflects on citizen army aims, Pearl Harbor, and current defense plans including a proposed three billion dollar peacetime budget versus higher wartime costs. It notes Russia’s posture and calls for calm while urging readiness and cautious diplomacy.
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Washington
War Department
Constitution Avenue
Pentagon
United States
Pearl Harbor
Anti-Communist Victory in Italy Shapes European Outlook
An anti Communist coalition led by Christian Democrats Republicans and the Social Unity party scored a sweeping win in Italy's election. Analysts say the result hinges on full European Recovery Program support and Trieste's status, signaling a shift away from militant communism. John L Lewis faced $20,000 personal and $14 million union fines for contempt of court over the illegal soft coal strike.
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Republicans
Social Unity Party
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Communist Front
Alcide de Gasperi
U. S
Russia
Italy
Trieste
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Czechoslovakia
Poland
Romania
Bulgaria
Germany
Europe
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Lewis
T. Alan Goldsborough
Goldsborough
United Mine Workers Union
Lewis-Goldsborough
UMW
United Nations Faces Mocking Fate in Palestine Crisis
The Security Council calls a halt to fighting in Palestine urging Jews and Arabs to cease fire, while the U N commission is not sent to verify compliance. Russia backs partition but withholds veto allowing the truce to proceed, highlighting waning U S leadership in the world body. Meanwhile new atomic tests at Eniwetok mark another nuclear milestone as global power plays persist.
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Russia
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Holy Land
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World Organization
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Middle East
George Marshall
Bogota
Colombia
Eniwetok Atoll
Pacific
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Ancient Africans fossil evidence supports early human presence
Harvard anthropologist Dr. Hugh Hencken returned from Northwest Africa with two tons of fossils to back his claim that man existed in that region 150,000 years ago. A heavy flint cleaver found in chalk-like earth serves as key evidence from the expedition conducted by the American School of Prehistoric Research.
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Harvard
Africa
Hugh Hencken
American School of Prehistoric Research
Hybrid corn adoption rises in North Central states
A Department of Agriculture report shows North Central twelve states lead with 92.5 percent of corn acreage planted with high yield hybrid seed, up from zero in 1933. The South trails at 27.2 percent planted to hybrid seed.
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North Central States
South
Department of Agriculture
North Central
Stassen Wins Nebraska Delegates in Popularity Poll
Harold E. Stassen leads the Nebraska preferential primary with 15 national convention delegates, binding on first ballot though unpledged by law. Dewey trails, Taft sinks, others like Van Denmark MacArthur Warren and Martin fade as Stassen gains momentum toward a possible Philadelphia vote.
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Minnesota
Stassen
Philadelphia
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Wisconsin
New York
Ohio
Robert Taft
Hugh Butler
Arthur Vandenberg
Douglas MacArthur
Earl Warren
California
Joseph Martin
Taft
MacArthur
Quirino Becomes Philippine President After Roxas Death
Vice President Epidio Quirino ascends to the presidency following the death of President Manuel Roxas at Clark Field hospital. Roxas had spoken a pledge of indestructible faith between the American and Philippine peoples before dying.
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Epidio Quirino
Republic of the Philippines
Manuel Roxas
Roxas
Clark Field
Inflation Upswing Tied to Tax Cuts Aid and Military Spending
Commerce economists report growing business activity in recent weeks. They say the rise must be viewed in light of lower taxes foreign aid and stepped up military spending, signaling an inflationary pressure amid Truman era policy shifts.
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Truman
Department of Commerce
Headliners Across Cities Reflect Moral, Crime and Commerce
In Scranton Mrs Mamie Franciane credits abstinence from drinking dancing and singing for her 100 years. In Philadelphia Raymond Palmer robbed a jewelry store window and admitted the act. In Tokyo Japanese whalers pray for 1321 whales caught last winter. In Fort Worth thieves steal lumber, get stuck, pay a garage, and flee. In New York the American Bible Society reports 9 310 439 Bibles distributed in 147 languages in 1947.
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Scranton
Mamie Franciane
Philadelphia
Raymond Palmer
Tokyo
Fort Worth
New York
American Bible Society
Broadway Street Comic Struggles In Changing Times
A comic laments the decline of Broadway’s glamour and asks why his acts go unpaid. He recalls the old era with Ziegfeld Follies and Scandals, while street life and hustling performers crowd the new familiar scene. A Panhandler and others beg for aid as rain starts.
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Broadway
42Nd Street
Ziegfeld
Masaryk death rumors and Cold War rumors swirl in the press
A mix of speculative intelligence notes discusses the Second Battle of Berlin, Masaryk’s death supposedly by coercion, and alleged conspiracies among German and Russian agencies. The item also touches on sensational anecdotes about celebrities, politics, and media figures in a mosaic of 1940s gossip.
Easily Built Automatic Auto Garage Door Pattern No. 86
A DIY pattern explains constructing an eight by nine foot automatic upward acting garage door. It includes parts lists and step by step assembly for door sizes and styles, with Swing-Up Pattern No. 86 offered by East Bird Pattern Company for 50 cents.
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East-Bird Pattern Company
Dept. W
Pleasantville
Patrick Henry Home to Be National Shrine in Virginia
The Old Home at Red Hill in Charlotte County Virginia once burned in 1919 will be restored to its Patrick Henry era and furnished with period pieces. Henry, a lawyer and politician, urged Virginia rights and American liberty and delivered his famous Give me liberty or give me death speech in 1775 as war approached.
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Patrick Henry
Henry
Red Hill
Charlotte County
Virginia
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