Campaign Ramps Up in Detroit Ballot Battle of 1948
The weekly analysis notes Democrats led by President Truman and Republicans led by Harold Stassen launching Labor Day efforts in Detroit area. It highlights labor votes as pivotal, Truman urging registration in Grand Rapids Lansing Detroit Pontiac and Flint, promising a Democratic Congress if turnout soars. Stassen aims to spread GOP appeal and kickoff Republican campaign in Detroit with a Dewey blessing.
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Truman
Harold E. Stassen
Detroit
Roosevelt
Grand Rapids
Lansing
Pontiac
Flint
U SS
Congress
Ufe
Harold E Stissen
Thomas E Dewes
Stissens
Motor City
Mr. Truman
Stassen
Thomas Dewey
GOP
Labor
Tas
Republican Party
Potomac
Washington
US employment highs and Berlin crisis loom in 1948 tensions
The report notes civilian employment at a record 61.5 million with unemployment around 2.23 million while inflation looms. Stassen blasts Truman as a complainer seeking labor votes amid debates on communism and labor policy. In Berlin Soviet police abduct 19 western policemen and kidnap threats strain East West talks, prompting US protests and fears of talks collapse.
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Berlin
Frank Howley
Alexander Kotikov
U S
Kotikov
George Marshall
Kremlin
Sagebrush battles and range reform discussed at Fort Collins meeting
Westen sagebrush covers about 96 million acres, seen as a nuisance by ranchers and range managers. Prospects include replacing most with nutritious grasses, retaining some to prevent erosion, and expanding range reseeding work. A brushland plow is under trial and congress may fund more reseeding next year. Columbus University announces Darvisul, a sulfa drug that cures a polio-like illness in mice and may prevent polio in humans pending tests.
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Fort Collins
Colo
American Society of Agronomists
Soil Science Society
Congress
U. S. Forest Service
Columbus University
Equinox Musings and Astronomy in a Washington Letter
The writer muses on the autumn equinox, astronomy, and the idea of equal day and night. He references Hipparchus, the pole star, and precession, then shifts to Book About a Thousand Things by George Stimson and Col. Frederick Palmer's Pershing biography. He recalls Anamosa visits, Shakespeare, and a playful note on a new Spanish king.
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Lipparchus
Hipparchus
William Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Publius Cimber
Cassius
Caeser
George Stimson
George
Anamosa
Iown
Frederick Palmer
John J. Pershing
Palmer
Pershing
Japan
Far East
Jimmy Hare
France bets on Queuille as premier amid cabinet collapse
France faces political paralysis after Andre Marie’s cabinet falls. President Aurio names Schuman then Queuille to form a government, but Queuille’s chances are unclear as De Gaulle’s right wing and Communists hold large shares of support. The era hints at a possible return of De Gaulle to power.
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Trygve Lie
United Nations
Robert Schuman
France
Palais de Chaillot
U. N. General Assembly
Atlantic
Andre Marie
Vincent Auriol
Schuman
National Assembly
Aurio
Henri Queuille
Queuille
Charles DeGaulle
General DeGaulle
de Gaulle
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