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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1947
Page
2
Washington report outlines GOP aims to capitalize on Missouri scandal and Truman poll data as Republicans debate strategy for 1948. Discussions center on Dewey Taft and Warren prospects with Taft’s camp touting labor rule defense and possible third party fears. White House aides stay quiet amid mobilization.
The piece defends advertising as a tool for public good rather than mere hype. It explains the Advertising Council born after Pearl Harbor to mobilize corporate ad space and ideas for civic causes, urging action on housing nurses medical services and world trade, via informative campaigns.
A U S survey finds Poland needs only minimal relief for 1950 and the State Department ends Poland relief funds. Private agencies may supply medical and food aid. Hungary could be next if crops improve. Rejection of a Japanese peace treaty by Moscow strains U S Soviet ties. A man with a gun near the Senate tested Truman’s presence. he was confined for observation. President Truman spoke briefly in the Senate, recalling bygone days.
A Gallup poll found about 49 percent of Americans had heard of the Marshall plan to rebuild Europe, with 57 percent of those aware approving. The survey noted support would fall if taxes were required to fund the plan, and the piece frames it in a religious, moral context from a Moody Bible Institute commentator.
Washington reports U.S. earnings on foreign direct investments reached a record 520 million dollars in 1946, up 18 percent from the 1930s peak. Half came from Latin America, a quarter from Canada, with petroleum leading at 170 million, manufacturing about 130 million, and other sectors totaling the rest. Canada, Venezuela, Chile, the United Kingdom, Cuba, Argentina, Brazil and Mexico are top sources.
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