Battle over air force size stirs national debate
In a Raleigh Register editorial from Beckley West Virginia, readers are presented with a critique of 1940s military policy. The piece questions the authority behind expansive air power plans and asks how critics can judge without full Defense Department data. It argues for unified, informed top brass deliberations to gauge each service’s future role.
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America
Huic
Defense
Forrestal
Congress
Department of Defense
Pacific
Bikini
High Command
Washington
Saturday Evening ‘Post
Army
Navy
Air Force
Huie
Communism in Church Warns of Suppression Danger
A House un-American Activities Committee pamphlet titled 100 Things You Should Know About Communism and Religion argues that if a Communist regime arose in the United States churches would face suppression and persecution. The brochure, a Q and A, contends the threat is remote and notes four points about religion in Russia and U S churches. It criticizes stirring scare for funding and urges surveying church methods to offset the Communist threat and aid unions.
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House un-American Activities Committee
United States of America
Russia
Triple Threat Navy Criticism by Huie Sparks Debate
William Bradford Huie in The Reader's Digest criticizes the Navy for seeking to usurp air force roles. He argues that super battleships are obsolete in atomic war and that the Navy desires a secondary control, contrasting the three armed services' evolving balance.
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Navy
William Bradford Huie
Huie
Poor Man's Mr Blandings Builds His Block House
A humorous tale follows acommon man who plans a block house. Missteps begin when a tractor trailer unloads lumber, triggering a marital spat and a near divorce. He washes his hands of construction jargon and becomes only an observer as the project progresses.
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Mr .Blandings
Mr. Blandings
Blandings
The Poor Man's Mr Blandings Struggles With a House
Thomas F. Stafford recounts delays in a modest home build titled the poor man's Mr Blandings. Rain, cement shortages, scarce plasterers, and late power lines stretch a five week plan into months. The builder clings to a false belief he will move in soon despite mounting setbacks.
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Blandings
Mr. Blandings
Mr.Blandings
Th Power Company
Finis
The Nickel Sparks a Fight for Truman's Party
A tongue in cheek nostalgia piece traces the nickel from 1866 to today, noting inflation has eroded its purchasing power and alter ed everyday life. It also previews a political clash in Congress over party control and committee power as labor liberal factions seek greater influence.
Purge Talk Signals Power Struggle in Congress
An internal Democratic faction debate in Matter of Fact outlines a purge plan targeting Dixiecrats and conservative Southerners in Congress. Analysts expect a Barkley Rayburn strategy of initial conciliation with later civil rights battles likely to split the party, aligning labor with liberals and risking a long term party realignment.
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Democratic Party
Cox
Colmer
Eastand
Senate
Davis
Rivers
Battle
Hobbs
Boykin
Rankin
Williams
House
Congress
Alben Barkley
Sam Rayburn
Barkley-Rayburn
Rayburn
Truman
Democratic
Party of
Labor
Liberals
Books That Shaped a Mind Beyond the Local View
Nation Today features conversations about books that influenced individuals across the world fielding questions on civilization, history, and humanity. The piece cites Haggard’s She, Wells Outline of History, and Science of Life, noting how diverse readings broadened horizons and altered views of world affairs.
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H. Hitler Haggard
She
Abe
Alana Quarte
Egypt
Asia
Rome
H. G. Wells
Middle West
Here's How Chinese Use New United States Rights
AP News features writer recounts five years of Chinese entry to the United States, citizenship eligibility changes since 1943, and shifting immigration patterns. It notes quotas, special groups permitted outside quotas, and historical cycles from 1850s anti Chinese laws to postwar policy, with figures on naturals and arrivals through 1948.
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United States
Sigrid Arne
Washington
California
Jin
Golden Hills
U. S. Immigration Bureau
Calijfornia
End of Lumber Shortage Cuts Prices In Few Centers
Western lumber production rises and prices skid as No 3 grade lumber becomes more attractive. No 3 lumber sells cheaper than No 1, boosting potential use in subflooring and framing if standards allow. Industry leaders warn prices may stabilize rather than fall further, with demand for low grade lumber rising alongside cost housing prospects.
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Gordon G. Macnse
Associated Press
Wester
Portland
Ore
Western Pine Association
West Coast Lumbersmen
Far West
Mension
Simpson
U. S. Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Vic
Oregon Forest Laboratory
Oregon State College
Los Angeles
New York
Afra
H. V. Simpson
West Coast
Kerman’s Association
Foreclosures Rise As Housing Market Gears Toward Slowdown
New warnings on the housing market forecast a gradual decline. Foreclosures inch upward while wage costs stay high and new home demand remains weak. Analysts differ on timing and magnitude, with some predicting a 1949 drop from a record 950,990 housing units.
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George W. Warnecke
New York
Dow Service, Inc
Herman C. Walther
Chicago
Bell Savings and Loan Association
Dow Service
Ling
Pric
Enema
Matthews
American Institute of Real Estate Appraisers
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Dany Ana Bungay
Sovaros
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Avanta
Dallas
Riate Ables Las
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Dukes
Hendrew Jackson
Thomas Jefferson
Cuba
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Bal Beye
Chiang Kai Shek
Hoboken
Harry S. Truman
Treasury
John Snyder
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Paul Douglas
Ilinois
Reather
Georgia
Smith
Virginia
Parland Colmers
Mississipp
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Walter F. George
Senate Finance
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Robert L.”"Doughton
Rules Committee
Ways and Means
Committee On Committees
Ways and Beans
Jeshan Stewart
Nation Today
Janes Marlen
Fotmance
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Earl of Pembroke
Henry [I
Bluefield Hotel
Register
Stan Wohl
Princeton
Dayton- Chambers Hotel Company
Princeton Avenue
Bluefield
Howard L
Gertrude V. Dayton
Daytona Beach
Fla
R. A. and
Mary Francis Chambers
Roanoke
Charleston
Charles J. F. Sattler
T. E. Applegate
Wamecke
Warnecke
Myron L. Matthews
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