Democratic 1948 Odds Rise Yet Party Grows Weary
Washington notes a shift as Truman gains public backing while Democratic machinery weakens. Gallup cites a dramatic sentiment reversal, with 55 percentApprove to 29 percentDisapprove. Wallace third-party risk and labor votes loom large amid aging party organization and strong Republican threats.
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Gallup
Meat and Wheat Dilemma Faces U S Food Policy
US food outlook shows a clash between shipping 500 million bushels of wheat to Europe by next June and trimming meat feed to save grain. Meat output is set to fall to 215 billion pounds in 1948 with prices rising, while cholera threatens Egypt and Europe eyes Marshall Plan aid shaping for postwar recovery.
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United Nations Skyscraper Project Prospects for 75 000 Workers
Planning officials project the United Nations world capital on the East River in New York will involve about 75 000 workers over three years with 25 000 on site and 56 000 in indirect labor. Labor costs reach 42 million of a 65 million dollar build. Financing awaits assembly approval and a U S loan. Interior design and traffic systems are being refined while officials hope to follow League of Nations in sourcing furnishings from member nations.
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