Vice Presidency Viewed as Unimportant Yet Politically Pivotal
The piece surveys historical views on the vice presidency from Garner to Barkley, noting the office as largely ceremonial but crucial for rallying support and potential succession. It contrasts past attempts to empower aides with the practical limits of presidential assistants and underscores Barkley’s long influence in the Senate.
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Washington
United States
United States Senate
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Senate
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Bascom Timmons
Texas
Cactus Jack
Legislative
Alben Barkley
Warren
Dewey
Roosevelt
Harding
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Uvalde
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White House
Marshal
Wilson
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Rew Crisis Deepens in Germany as Berlin Threatens Airlift
Western Newspaper Union analyzes rising tension in Germany as Soviet pressure and a looming Berlin airlift alter the postwar balance. Bill Schoentgen notes U S policy shifts and domestic rent control extension proposals amid mounting international strain.
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Berlin Crisis and Rent Control Push in 1948
The Soviets threaten to shoot down unidentified foreign aircraft over the Soviet zone as the Berlin airlift continues. President Truman pledges rent controls extensions and tighter enforcement, with Tighe Woods seeking 12 month extension and new powers for eviction restoration trebled damages and criminal sanctions to curb overcharges and enforce compliance.
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Germany
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C. K. Gailey
G. S. Lukyanchenko
Truman
Tighe E. Woods
Congress
Woods
New Democratic Congress
Capitol Hill
Barber Polls and Red Scandals Roil 1950s Politics
Lucius Clobb mocks the barber poll method as a joke while Mayor Ryerson Bucket worries about Clens Gropper. J. Parnell Thomas faces a federal indictment in a payroll fraud case, with trial set likely for January. The era’s anti communism probe wanes as the spy investigation loses momentum.
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Pauwbooley County
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Rye
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Weill
Harry
Mister Clobb
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Clobb
J. Parnell Thomas
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House
UN American Activities Committee
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Helen Campbell
Allendale
Strides in Electricity Production in 1948
The article notes power output in the first nine months of 1948 rose about 11 percent from 1947, with 1947 up 15 percent from 1946. The industry now serves over 40 million customers, up from 29.1 million in 1939, while unit costs to consumers have fallen since the war.
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