Nation’s Grasslands Stand For Security in Agriculture
Washington notes the grasslands cover over a billion acres or nearly 60 percent of U S land area and supply about half the livestock feed. The Agriculture Year Book argues for a stable, secure, permanent agriculture built on grassland foundations with diverse grasses and forage practices. The article also reflects on England’s war-impacted farming and a Campbell-like riff on Truman’s 1948 campaign moment.
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Baukhage
Washington
United States
P V. Cardon
Breakthrough in Cold War as defectors spark world reaction
A Soviet school teacher couple and Western athletes choosing freedom challenge Moscow's image. Western diplomats weigh talks with Stalin amid Berlin siege while psychiatrists urge mass understanding to prevent war. The piece portrays a turning point in Cold War propaganda and diplomacy.
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Berlin
Ruhr
Russia
Oksana Kosenkina
New York
Mikhail Samarin
England
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Voice of America
France
Stalin
U S Registers Cold War Victory in Weekly Analysis
Western Newspaper Union review by Bill Schoentgen notes a perceived U S victory in Cold War policy as Moscow talks appear headed for failure. Truman and Congress are portrayed in a budget fight shaping the domestic front.
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U. S
Moscow
Truman
Congress
Bill Schoentgen
WNU
Western Newspaper Union
Budget battle widens as deficit or surplus debated
In a partisan clash President Truman and Republicans dispute the fiscal year outcome. Truman projects a 15 billion red deficit, blaming a GOP tax cut, while Republicans insist on a 5 to 6 billion dollar surplus. Even with a deficit, an adjusted surplus may appear due to a 3 billion shift from last year to this year to cover foreign aid costs.
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Truman
Congress
GOP
Treasury
White House
Sea Styles Bridges
Rep
Babe Ruth Legend Grows In Improbable Future Tale
The piece envisions a future where stories of Babe Ruth endure as a grand myth. It suggests a tall tale that every hit he made was a home run, noting people may smile but keep quiet about the exaggeration.
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Babe Ruth
Babe
Coffee and Milk Dominate 1948 Beverage Intake
Americans will drink about eight billion gallons of coffee and seven billion of milk in 1948, with 2.7 billion gallons of beer and 17 billion gallons of soft drinks also consumed. Per capita coffee use reaches 55 gallons. total liquid intake would form a circular lake 1.5 miles wide and 20 feet deep, enough to power Niagara Falls for 67 minutes without cream or sugar.
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Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Niagara Falls
Masaryk death still debated amid new testimony
The Czech statesman Jan Masaryk died after falling from a third story window in Prague. Dr Oskar Klinger contests suicide, claiming Masaryk was defending himself during an attempted arrest and may have been killed by others. Evidence cited includes four coffins and night noises.
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Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
Prague
Masaryk
Oskar Klinger
Great Britain
Klinger
Bradley's Extended Tour Signals No Early European War
Army chief of staff General Omar Bradley plans a one month tour of American outposts in the Far East and may visit Japan. Diplomats expect Russia will target the Far East next, reinforcing Bradley's planned presence in the region.
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Europe
Moscow
Omar Bradley
General Bradley
Far East
Bradley
Japan
Truman
MacArthur
U. S
Russia
Doodling on the Typewriter And Odd News Snippets
A stream of eclectic notices and quips span national debt talk, political figures, literary asides, art finds in salt mines, and colorful local anecdotes. Highlights include a Treasury forecast, Patman era chatter, Hitler art tales, troops uncovering treasure, and cultural bits from theater to radio circles.
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Carolyn Burke
NBC
Hitler
Met Opera
Berchtesgarten
Manhattan Isle
Frau
Current Events Quiz from History Page
Five trivia prompts cover the fifth amendment and witness rights, a hypothetical woman president, top-population nations, wartime dates in August, and a Kansas governor who became a long-serving senator. Answers reference historical figures and events such as Arthur Capper and wartime milestones.
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House un-American Activities Committee
Truman
U. S
Kansas
Senate
Railroads expect looser boxcar supply this autumn
U S railroads anticipate not as tight a boxcar situation this autumn despite record grain production. Southwestern grain runs smaller, Northwest cars are more plentiful than last year, and terminals still have storage space available.
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U S
Northwest
Truman Warns on Whistle Stop Campaign and Farm Vote
President Truman briefs Democratic congressmen Melvin Price and Frank Karsten at the White House, pledging a vigorous whistle stop campaign. He expects strong farm support, cites wheat crop data, and says Republicans face consequences over the world wheat agreement. Attorneys General Tom Clark and Housing Expediter Tighe Woods order aggressive fraud prosecutions in housing tied to veterans.
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Melvin Price
Illinois
Frank M Karsten
Missouri
Truman
White House
Price
Karsten
Atty
Tom Clark
Tighe Woods
A Lighthearted Glimpse of 1940s Entertainment Fragments
A collage of quirky notes mentions Shirley Temple gray hairs and a life film about a motor magnate directed by Leo McCarey. It cites Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe railroad recordings by the 4 Musettes in Azusa Cucamonga and Anaheim. Also notes a pedestrian horn gimmick and a trimmed bestselling novel. References to communist fears and political trivia round out the column.
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Ford
Leo McCarey
California
Atchison
Topeka
Santa Fe
Musettes
Azusa
Cucamonga
Anaheim
Hollywood
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