Presidents speeches and world peace plans in postwar era
The piece examines how presidents obtain speech material from literary secretaries and experts, noting Truman's shift to improvisation and upcoming conferences at Grinnell and Philadelphia. It covers Churchill's push for a United States of Europe and Attlee's sovereignty talks, framing a broader will to peace and federalization to reduce war fears.
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Israel Proclaims Independent State as Britain Exits Palestine
In Palestine, Britain ends its 30 year mandate and Jerusalem flag lowering signals transfer to Haifa for a cruiser. The Jews declare Israel, gain US recognition within 20 minutes, and face war with Lebanon Syria Egypt Trans-Jordan. Weizmann elected first president as Haganah mobilizes across fronts. Navy doctor notes a crisis in aviation health at speeds near sound due to vertical vibration.
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Lynn S. Beals Jr
Navy
Propaganda windfall challenges U S Cold War stance
Ambitious Soviet moves to show openness to talks alarm Washington. Molotov's broadcastable interpretation followed a Brookings style statement by Walter Bedell Smith, while Stalin’s wallace plan urged disarmament and peace treaties. The piece weighs propaganda versus genuine peace effort.
Italy Names Luigi Einaudi President of Republic
Luigi Einaudi, 74, banker and renowned writer on public finance, is elected president by joint parliament session on the fourth ballot after Communist votes shift. He opposes communism and Mussolini’s fascism and will typically designate Alcide De Gasperi to form a cabinet as premier.
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Senate races drift on DP intake bill amid amendments
A formal poll suggested a Senate majority favoring a 200000 displaced persons intake over two years, while the Judiciary Committee proposal set 100000 with amendments possible. The House panel already approved a 200000 DP plan, amid broader Cold War atomic weapon developments and Russia’s unclear atomic capabilities.
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Western Union to Install Fire Warning Device in Hotels
A Georgia farmer who designed a thermostat to ring phone switchboards when temperatures rise near fire risks, following the Winecoff Hotel disaster, profits from Western Union’s new alarm device. He becomes wealthy as the program rolls out in leading hotels, amid reports of his religious dedication to saving lives.
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Palestine Proclaims New State as Arab Armies Attack
A Western Newspaper Union report notes Jews declare a new State of Israel amid Arab nation attacks. The dispatch also points to U S influence from Russian propaganda and Commentary by Bill Schoentgen.
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Impulse to Zion and the Jewish Question in History
Arnold Toynbee argues Jews are a fossiled remnant of an extinct civilization due to single minded devotion to Moses and ancestral customs. The piece contrasts dispersionists and Zionists and traces impulses toward a Jewish homeland culminating in the establishment of Israel in Palestine.
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White House needs costly fire protection upgrades
Well Not Exactly A C Hudson of Portsmouth New Hampshire head of a committee of fire protection experts who examined the White House recently said he wouldn't exactly call the Presidents home a firetrap but there are plenty of hazards at the Pennsylvania Avenue edifice He added nothing wrong with the White House that a lot of fire protection won't fix but it needs a lot of money.
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Truman Proposes Four Point Farm Plan In Campaign Bid
President Truman outlines a four point farm program to shore up his re nomination campaign. Flexible price supports, soil conservation, continued crop consumption programs, support for farm cooperatives and crop insurance are proposed as essential steps for a productive agriculture. The proposals read like a campaign year bid aimed at farmers.
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Mystery Pattern Table Instructions From Pleasantville Ad
Fragmentary OCR yields a homemaking ad from Pleasantville New York. It mentions lawn furniture and a table pattern, with references to equipment problems costs and satisfaction, plus a request to send for a full table pattern pattern neck pattern company. The text is garbled but centers on pattern patterns and home goods.
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Super-Luxury Bag Being Built
Fragmented notes describe a super luxury bag project with snack bars and steward service. Mentions extra-fare express coaches from New York and Chicago, a new model set to reduce order to free space, a buffet, and additional seating. References to forward snack bar near the driver.
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