Television Opens New Era in Politics in 1948
Washington reports a new era as congressional hearings on aid to Europe unfold with Secretary Marshall and Undersecretary Lovett testifying. TV coverage, cost estimates, and cross country reach are expanding political access while reshaping reporting methods and public perception.
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Washington
Congressional Committee
Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Vandenberg
Marshall
Lovett
Philadelphia
Roger Clipp
WFIL
Wfil-Tv
New England
Schenectady
Clipp
U. S
London
Chicago
Europe
France in crisis as Premier resigns amid strikes
France faces deep unrest with Premier Ramaudier's resignation amid Communist strikes and Leon Blum tasked to form a socialist government. Turmoil grows between Communists and De Gaulle supporters while economic hardship and a looming winter press France. Marshall denounces Soviet blocking of European recovery in Chicago speech.
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Paul Ramadier
France
Leon Blum
U. S
Charles de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Chicago
George Marshall
Russia
Soviet Union
Marshall
Publishers' Auxiliary straw poll outlines 1948 GOP tilt
The survey of 218 editors across 48 states shows Harold Stassen favored by 66.7 percent for the Republican nomination while Dewey edges Truman for the GOP bid. Truman is seen as the likely Democratic nominee with 43.6 percent return rate.
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America
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Publishers’ Auxiliary
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
Truman
Publishers
Auxiliary
Country Weekly
California
Earl Warren
MacArthur
Dewey
Eisenhower
Taft
Stassen
Isotope Research Aims to Boost Farm Yields Nationwide
Oregon State College researchers use radioactive isotopes from nuclear fission to trace plant and soil processes. Washington State College emphasizes agriculture in isotope studies to improve crop nutrition, soil chemistry, and fertilizer efficiency. The effort is linked to potential multi‑million dollar farm gains and long term energy program investments.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Oregon State College
Corvallis
Washington State College
Pullman
William W Waymack
Atomic Energy Commission
Des Moines
Iowa
U. S
Agricul
Nu Maid Margarine Ad Invites Grandma Speakin' Submissions
A vintage ad-style notice promises $5 for each accepted saying or idea for "Grandma Speakin'." Contributors are asked to mail entries to Address-Margarine in Cincinnati, Ohio, under the tagline Seein' Is Believin'. The piece markets Nu Maid Margarine as table-grade to readers.
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Margarine
Cincinnati
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