Does Russia Really Have The Atomic Bomb
President Truman's statement and Drew Pearson's column stirred jitters as defense chiefs review security. Congress backed arms to Europe, blaming past laxity in state and defense. Bevin accused Soviet stall tactics at UN. Tito expelled Hungarian diplomats amid Tito Moscow tensions.
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Russia
Harry Truman
Drew Pearson
Truman
Defense
Congress
State Department
Soviet
House
Senate
Europe
United Nations
Britain
Ernest Bevin
Begin
England
Yugoslavia
Tito
Yugoslav
Hungary
Romania
Moscow
Budapest
Kremlin
Cripps Presses Devaluation Plan in Parliament
Sir Stafford Cripps, Britain’s finance minister, champions pound devaluation to tackle financial problems. The labor government raises business profits tax and threatens to curb dividends by law while rejecting pay raises to prevent inflation. Cripps seeks a vote of confidence as the cabinet opens its appeal.
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Stafford Cripps
British Finance Boas
Cripps
Truman pushes fair deal with women in drive to bolster votes
President Truman urged congressional support for his domestic program in a White House radio address aimed at women. He labeled critics as behind the times and defended measures from public housing to social security while noting disagreements over farm price supports and socialized medicine. He praised women's intelligence and said they seek factual truth beyond slogans.
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Harry Truman
Congress
Times
Neverless
Democratic Party
White House
Truman
Rockets for Russia from German factories near Peenemunde
Reports from the Soviet zone of Berlin claim German scientists are producing ocean spanning rockets for the Russians. Informants say the huge Peenemunde munitions plant on the Baltic coast is firing rockets at full speed while Allied officers acknowledge activity but decline to elaborate.
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Berlin
Peenemuende
Baltic
Pennemmende
Russia
Germany
National Bible Week Proclaimed Amid Moral Debate
National Bible Week will run October 17 to 23 with proclamations from mayors and governors urging observance. Rear Admiral Belknap says the week aims to sharpen Bible awareness amid national moral concerns. The piece contrasts moral decay with Soviet Russia and cites a tax analysis showing U S income taxes rising dramatically from 1939 to 1949, with 3.9 million to about 41.8 million taxpayers.
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Reginald R. Belknap
USN
Belknap
Soviet
Russia
United States
Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Bureau
Congress
Noahs Ark Fever At Ararat Draws Searchers
Bible students and amateur scientists converge on Turkey’s Ararat peaks hoping to find Noahs ark amid warm summer melt. Expedition leader Sir Ergeton Sykes cites flood legends while Moscow calls the venture archeology-mired imperialism as Russia eyes the Iron Curtain.
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Turkey
Ararat
Iran
Armenia
Moscow
Pravda
Egerton Sykes
Noah
Sykes
Poland
Atlantis
Ararat Hills
Navy Discovers Potent Cold Killer Pill Corcidin
The U S Navy reports a pill named Corcidin as a cold killer with about 90 percent effectiveness. Discovered accidentally, it must be taken at the first sign of a cold to work best. Researchers say the common cold remains a long standing medical challenge.
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Cians
Navy
The Miracle of America booklet praised by Advertising Council
The Advertising Council releases a revised booklet The Miracle of America arguing freedom and economic security grow together. It promotes patriotic pride and features Uncle Sam posing questions about America. Copies are available free by writing Department N at 25 W 45th St New York 19 NY.
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America
The
Advertising Council, Inc
Uncle Sam
Dietzturs
United States
Dept
the Advertising Council, Inc
45Th St
New York
N.Y
Pastor Austin Raises Personal Property Assessment Sixfold
Charleston pastor Eugene M. Austin of the Baptist Temple said the phrase Render unto Caesar guided his civic act. He went to the courthouse and voluntarily increased his own property assessment six times the previous amount.
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Caesar
Eugene M. Austin
The
Baptist Temple
Charleston
W. Va
Army's Assistant Boss Gets Nickname Sugar
Washington reports the newly installed assistant secretary Archibald Sugar Alexander faces a red faced moment as Army Secretary Gordon Gray misfires in a telegram inviting guests to the swearing in. The mix shows the phonetic alphabet at work in naming Sugar for Alexander’s initials.
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Washington
Army
Sugar
Gordon Gray
Archibald S. Alexander
Stephens
Able
Baker
Charlie
Alexander
Gray
Archibald Sugar Alexander
the Army
Bass Livery Owner Bit By A Fish In Wisconsin
Prairie du Chien Wisconsin report: C M Brooks boat livery owner at McGregor across the Mississippi from Prairie du Chien recounts a bass grabbing his forefinger. He says the 12 inch bass had no teeth and caused no hurt. The tale ends with a quip about a man biting a fish.
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Prairie DU Chien
Wis
C. M. Brooks Boat Livery
Mississippi River
McGregor
Iowa
Brooks
Work bench plans in two Julian Starr books
The Sewing Circle note offers two detailed volumes by Julian Starr Jr Whittlesey House New York include 50 Things to Make for the Home and Make It Yourself with extensive work bench making information and plans.
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Julian Starr, Jr
Whittlesey House
New York
Pillowcases Lovely Make Several Pairs Pattern 501
Betty suggests crocheted pillowcases decorated with pansies in a croc eshed basket. The pattern No 501 provides crocheting instructions hot iron transfers four designs about 8 inches long color chart stitch illustrations materials and finishing directions for gifts and linen cupboard.
Preserving Fruit Cake With Damp Towel and Wine
A home care tip advises wrapping fruit cake in a damp towel to keep it moist. The towel may be dampened with water, though wine is preferred for better moisture and flavor retention.
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Jesus
Mesopotamia
Beresus
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