Truman MacArthur Talk on Wake Island Sparks Debate
On Wake Island Truman and MacArthur discussed Korea reconstruction a Japanese peace treaty and unity with U.N. nations. Observers noted their different meeting styles and agenda driven talks while Dewey declared he would not run in 1952 backing Eisenhower as liberal Republicans joined the move.
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Truman-MacArthur
Korea
Wake
Dewey
mid-Pacific
Harry S. Truman
Douglas MacArthur
U.N
MacArthur
Truman
Happy Landing
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Pacific
New York
Eisenhower
Churchill Eisenhower clash underscores postwar world order
The report cites Churchill urging vigilance in Korea while warning against complacency as world peace rests on firmer foundations. Eisenhower, speaking at Columbia University, stresses ongoing contribution to freedom. National Selective Service expects to adjust draft deferments to meet a three million armed forces goal by next June, with 19,000 medical professionals registered for possible 21 months service and specific induction plans beginning November 15 if volunteers fall short.
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Korea
Britain
United States
Canada
Winston Churchill
Conservative
Columbia University
Eisenhower
Thomas Dewey
Hershey
Army
Nine Firms Announce Widespread Price Cuts
Nine companies disclosed price reductions affecting groceries coffee airplane parts and building supplies. A P and Grand Union cut bag coffee by two cents a pound, Boeing cut stratocruiser spare parts by ten percent, Armstrong Cork lowered standard asphalt tile about five percent, with coffee prices previously rising for months.
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A & P Company
Grand Union Company
Boeing Airplane
Seattle
Armstrong Cork Company
Duty to Vote Campaign Seeks Wide Turnout Nationwide
The American Heritage Foundation sponsors a contest awarding historical papers to communities and groups that boost voter turnout. Judges include Lt. Gen. Walter Bedell Smith Charles E. Wilson and William Green. In 1948 Utah led with a 74.6 percent turnout.
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American Heritage Foundation
Citizens’ Group
America
Sweden
France
Italy
Great Britain
Canada
Thomas D'Arcy Brophy
Foundation
Walter Bedell Smith
Central Intelligence Agency
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric Company
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Utah
Security Act Confusion Hits Europe Over Visa Cancellations
Europe faces travel chaos as the U S security act prompts visa cancellations. Thousands of travelers and hundreds of businessmen and artists were told to revalidate or return home to secure new permits, amid unclear rules for Spain Argentina entrants. The ban targets current or former Nazi Fascist or Communist ties, straining U S German trade and provoking a grim Ellis Island joke in papers.
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Europe
America
State Department
Spain
Argentina
Ellissland
Mobilization plea by Symington for survival and price controls
W Stuart Symington as economic mobilizer urged higher taxes strict credit limits and longer work hours to curb civilian buying. He outlined price and wage actions and argued for boosting American production recruiting older workers and women and restoring work hours to wartime levels to outpace Soviet manpower.
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W. Stuart Symington
Symington
Russia
Parcel Post Rate Hike Sought by Postmaster General
Postmaster General Donaldson asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to approve a parcel post rate increase of 105 million dollars annually. The proposal would raise the first pound rate from four to nine cents and add up to three cents per additional pound.
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Donaldson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hickman’s Fun Focus Shapes Yale Football Outlook
Yale’s early practice under Herman Hickman blends fun with discipline as he guides a diverse squad through dawn sessions. The piece notes Hickman’s philosophy, the era’s coaching giants, and pro football’s evolving, passer-friendly landscape shaping a season of upsets and strong attendance trends.
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Herman Hickman
Herman
Yale
Hickman
Hollywood Stars and Radio Teen Idol Stilts Through War News
Ackie Kelk stars in The Aldrich Family as a real estate savvy teen who co authors Little Boy Blue and entertains veterans. Paramount updates free training clips collection while Sterling Hayden returns to film work and Gary Cooper plans Africa trip for wildlife subject reels.
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Ackie Kelk
Homer
Aldrich Family
Paramount
Motion Picture Theatre
Sterling Hayden
Madeleine Carroll
U. S
John Hamilton
Different Wall Spaces Shelves pattern and size guide
Pattern 270 provides directions and an actual size guide for cutting curved shelves. The booklet explains how to fit shelves to various wall spaces by adjusting the center unit length or adding extra sections. Price 250. Workshop Pattern Service Drawer 10 Bedford Hills New York.
Money Saving Home Mixed Cough Syrup Card
An advertisement touts a cheap home cough syrup recipe using sugar or corn syrup with Pinex. It promises quick relief from coughs due to colds, claims four times as much medicine for money, and notes the mix never spoils and is kid friendly. A ready mixed version is promoted for convenience.
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Western Newspaper Union
President Truman
Wake Island
W. Averill Harriman
Dean Rusk
Phillip Jessup
Mr. Truman
Frank Pace, Jr
Gen
Omar Bradley
National Selective Service
Lewis B. Hershey
Estes Kefauver
U.S. Senate
Parcel-Post
BY Joe Mahoney
RED Stockings
Grantland
Grantland Rice
Red Blaik
Red Sanders
Marchy Schwartz
Lefty James
Wes Fesler
Pro
Delphic Oracle
Suvivors
Greasy Neale
Eagles
Paul Brown
Browns
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Steve Owen
Giants
Red Strader
Yankees
Chicago
Cardinals
Green Bay
Packers
Baltimore
Colts
Los Angeles’ Rams
Detroit
Lions
Sammy Baugh
Washington
Redskins
Baugh
Luckman
Lujack
Conerly
Graham
Albert
Tittle
Tidwell
Waterfield
Batterman
Athletics
Reds
Rapid City
Brooklyn
Harold Arnett
Inez Gerhard
Gene Kelly
Hollywood
Veterans’ Hospitals
Navy
Gary Cooper
Dallas
Africa
Humphrey Bogart
Windust
Jane Nigh
Monogram
Bill Williams
Clarence
Booth Tarkington
Alfred Lunt
Alan Young
Robert Welch
Dean Martin
Jerry Lewis
Motion Picture Herald
Stars of Tomorrow
Jo Gilbert
Dorothy Parker
Robert Stillman
United Artists
Rosemary Clooney
Peggy Ann Garner
St. Louis
Rosemary
Perry Como
NBC
Peggy Ann
William Holden
John Lund
Jack Benny
Joan
J. Carrol Naish
Luigi
Universal Recorders
Mark Clark
Army Field Forces
Cassino
Jackie Kelk
Bedford Hills, New York
AT All Grocers
Waite
Dean
Doan
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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