Political clash over R FC lending influence and Sollazzo tax case
A Senate Banking subcommittee accuses White House influence on the R FC lending policies while President Truman reveals a 700 to 900 letter file from congressmen. Separately Salvatore Sollazzo faces a $1,128,493 IRS lien freezing assets amid a tax dodging probe tied to fixing college basketball games. Bribery probes into players at three New York colleges draw broad sports-world attention and ripple to high schools.
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Senate Banking and Currency Committee
White House
R.fc
Truman
Executive Branch
Congress
Salvatore
Sollazzo
Internal Revenue Bureau
New York
Republican Split over Europe Policy Stassen Dewey Testify
Harold Stassen and Governor Dewey pressed to send U S troops to Europe while Senate critics urged restraint. They defended presidential authority to deploy overseas without new congressional limits. The 22nd Amendment sets term limits for presidents and exempted Truman.
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Republican Party
Europe
Harold E. Stassen
Thomas E Dewey
Senate Foreign Relations and Armed Services
Dewey
Stassen
Kenneth S. Wherry
Nebraska
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
America
Eisenhower
Senate
Wherry
Congress
Don t Blame Us American Farmer On Defensive
The piece reports farmers denying blame for rising food prices as government price controls press them. Farm editors in the Midwest urge housewives to skip meat to cut costs, arguing packers wholesalers processors and retailers take the major share of price increases.
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Midwest
Korea War Update On Operation Killer Push
United Nations forces led by Lt. Gen. Matthew Ridgeway launched Operation Killer as a limited offensive to reduce Chinese manpower. The plan relies on terrain indifferent to gains, with Chinese positions in trenches and strongpoints hinting at a counterattack. The wider picture shows a stalemate where large forces are scarce, and UN hopes for renewed peace talks surface among delegates.
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United Nations
Korea
U.N
Matthew Ridgeway
Ridgeway
Mao Tsetung
Senate approves atom-age Navy modernization bill
The Senate backed a 2.36 billion dollar Navy modernization package, clearing it for the President. It authorizes a new 57,000 ton supercarrier and about 140 new warships while converting 727 more vessels. Gen Omar Bradley reluctantly supports a bill to lower the draft induction age to 19 and extend active service to 26 months to reach 3.5 million under arms soon after July 1.
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Senate
House
Truman
Omar Bradley
House Armed Services Committee
Bradley
Senate approves three month rent control extension
Senate banking committee backs a three month stopgap extending federal rent limits for 7 million homes. Rents stay capped until June 30 where communities opt to keep controls. existing rules expire March 31 unless decision to continue. Administration seeks broader rent control authority postwar expansion.
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Senate Banking Committee
Committee
Senate
Truman Weighs Senate Return After White House Term
Rumors swirl in Washington that President Truman may seek his former Senate seat when his term ends January 20 1953. While officials avoid commitments, friends say he is seriously considering a return to the Senate where he served ten years. Observers expect a decision early next year.
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Nevada
Truman
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Big Ditch canal set to irrigate San Joaquin Valley
The 153 mile Friant Kern canal concrete lining is complete marking a major step toward operating the California central valley project this summer. Water from Shasta reservoir will reach Kern district farms with two remaining features due for July operation.
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Friant Dam
Fresno
Kern River
Bakersfield
CVP
California Central Valley
Friant-Kern Canal
Shasta Reservoir
San Joaquin Valley
Central Valley Project
Delta Cross Channel
Delta-Dendola Canal
Bureau of Reclamation
S. S Leonard
Millerton Lake
Swiss towns blend rural life with city living in Grenchen
Swiss reports highlight Grenchen in the Jura mountains as an example of rural and urban integration. About ten percent of its 12 000 population works in quality watch factories while farming remains integrated with the town’s center life. Markets draw produce from nearby farms and a fruit farm sits near the commercial heart. Grenchen’s history dates to Celtic times with early grain milling.
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United States
Grenchen
Jura Mountains
Switzerland
Rubber: NPA orders cut in natural rubber use
The National Production Authority ordered a 40,000 product cut in rubber use starting the first of the month. An NPA spokesman said the limit saves natural rubber for stockpiling, armaments, and industrial items as mobilization expands this year.
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National Production Authority
NPA
Weed Sprayers Prove Essential Farm Tools for Fire Defense
Agriculture grows more competitive and farmers adopt new machinery to save time and raise output. The weed sprayer, lightweight and portable, suits weed control along fence rows and lawns. Some models store water for emergency firefighting with adjustable nozzles and long hoses for tackling blazes.
Friant Kern Canal Project Costs Billions in Agriculture Push
The Friant Kern canal system will cost 60 million dollars to complete and deliver water 153 miles to the dry southern San Joaquin valley. The distribution network to irrigation districts will cost about 70 million dollars. The project represents a major expansion of American agriculture feeding much of the world.
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Friant Dam
Fresno
San Joaquin Valley
America
Farm Efficiency and Assets Hit Historic Highs in Agriculture
Government figures show American farming finances at peak strength as 1941 liquid assets near 22 billion dollars, over four times 1940 levels, while aggregate farm debt sits just under 13 billion. Growth stems from savings, life insurance expansion, and crop loan driven credit.
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Free World
Department of Agriculture
Florida Freeze Devastates Okeechobee Cattle Hit
A severe January cold wave and driving rain ravaged Okeechobee County cattle, causing thousands of deaths and an estimated loss near a million dollars. The accompanying photo shows steers collapsed from exposure, many dying before the cold subsided.
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Florida
Okeechobee
North Dakota Feed Deficient in Phosphorus Report
North Dakota livestock feeds are deficient in phosphorus causing health issues in herds and flocks. Livestock agent Mr. McDonald of the extension service recommends a high phosphorus mineral with trace mineral salt given freely to prevent shortages.
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North Dakota
McDonald
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Extension Service
World War I Veteran Praises Hadacol in Ad
Leo D Fisher of St Joseph Missouri credits Hadacol with restoring his health after war service and digestive distress. He describes taking eight small bottles and two larger ones, regaining appetite sleep and digestion and urges others to obtain Hadacol from The LeBlanc Corporation Lafayette Louisiana.
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LeBlanc Corporation
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