Congress Ends Session Amid Tax Hike and World Tensions
The 82nd Congress wraps its first session with a $5.691 billion tax increase approved and defense spending surging to $80 billion of the total $95 billion appropriations. Truman criticizes loopholes while warning the Middle East crisis could ignite wider conflict. Vatican relations drift as Clark’s ambassadorial bid stalls. Federal deficits deepen with 1952 and 1953 projections showing multi‑billion gaps.
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82Nd Congress
Washington
Will
Kefauver
R.F.C
Alaska
Hawaii
Senate
House
Senate Oratory
Congressional Record
Truman
Vatican
Mark W. Clark
Army Field Forces
United States
Vatican City
Act of Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Clark
Philosopher Dewey Says U S Morals Not Worse
Dr John Dewey, 95, argues national morals remain as strong as ever, noting weakness in family ties and blaming parents for youth morality while dismissing wider decline and “fix cases” at West Point as not making the era unique.
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America
John Dewey
West Point
Economic Outlook Warns Tightening Ahead on Main Street
Economists urge private businesses to tighten prosperity belts as prices ease and credit tightens. Clothing and home appliance lines show weakness while costs of living may rise. Grocery sales up 8 percent month over month but remain below last year. farm employment and mortgage trends also noted. Prepared by the Washington Bureau of WNN Features.
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Main Street
Department of Commerce
Chile One of World’s Top Wool Producers
Chile dominates global wool with about 7 million sheep. Three quarters of its crop, roughly 15 000 metric tons, is shipped to the United States while England takes the rest. The industry employs over 10 000 people and is valued at 170 million dollars. The Marsh Romney breed leads the output of long staple wool.
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Chile
0. S
Spain
Pedro de Valdivia
Punta Arenas
Falkland Islands
United States
England
Romney
Armed Services Question Box Answers GI Programs and VA Rules
Veterans learn about increased pension for helpless cases and how to apply by letter. The Marine Corps seeks 1000 graduates for junior officer roles as reservists return to civilian life. Q and A cover GI business loans training eligibility after discharge and changes to NSLI and GI Bill course changes as guidance from the VA and Congress.
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Armed Services
National Press Building
Washington, D.C
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R.C.L
Crystal
N. Dak
Veterans Administration
Army develops greaseless rifle pack and Air Force personnel policy
The Army Ordnance Corps standardizes a greaseless envelope pack that replaces heavy grease coatings and can be peeled off in seconds, leaving rifles and other small arms ready for action. The Air Force introduces a transfer policy allowing spouses in service to request reassignment to the same station, with overseas moves subject to housing availability.
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Army Ordnance Corps
Air Force
Farm Worker Crop Output Triples in Fifty Years
A fifty year comparison shows one farm worker now feeds about 15 people, up from six. Machinery and fertilizer drive productivity, with fertilizer accounting for about a quarter of total crop volume and last year’s soil nutrients use totaling 18,348,132 tons at cost 744 million dollars.
Seed beds with plastic covers for winter gardening
Gardeners and farmers can build seed beds during winter using plastic covered wire mesh. The plastic coating blocks most ultraviolet and infrared rays while staying hairproof and shatterproof. Material is sold by farm equipment dealers and hardware stores.
Poultry and Egg Consumption Seen Rising in 1951
Poultry experts report the American family is eating more poultry and eggs and expect the rise to continue through 1951. Forecasts project 30 pounds of chicken per person by year end, 406 eggs, and about five pounds of turkey meat, roughly unchanged from 1950.
Taft advisers debate Eisenhower role in 1952 race
Taft campaign backers in Washington discuss how an Eisenhower candidacy could be challenged. Ben Tate of Standard Brands warns he would face tough cross examination and possible disclosure of information. Dave Ingalls says Eisenhower may have the bug while Senator Taft notes Eisenhower seeks policy independence for Western Europe before getting involved.
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Hisenhower
Washington
Cincinnati
Ben Tate
Standard Brands
Taft
Eisenhower
Tate
Dave Ingalls
Cleveland
Europe
Westbrook Pegler
Ike
Truman
Westbrook Peglers
Grover Cleveland
Campaign smear tactics swirl around Eisenhower bid
A smear-Eisenhower narrative surfaces with Westbrook Pegler and allies probing Ike’s wartime associations while Truman’s stance remains uncertain. The piece notes Jessup and Butterworth transcripts, Stassen’s missteps, and Senator Margaret Chase Smith pushing probes into Boyle associate Hanlon amid Taft opposition.
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Margaret Chase Smith
Hoey Committee
Bill Boyle
Senate
Subcommittee
Daniel J. Hanlon
Hanlon
Boyle
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