Masaryk Death Deepens Red Menace In Cold War
The column argues Masaryk may have died by murder or suicide, signaling Communist pressure in Czechoslovakia. It says the United States and Soviet Union are shifting to a war of nerves with military readiness rising and warnings against global communism.
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Masaryk
Red Menace
U.S
Jan Masaryk
Czechoslovakia
U. S
Foreign Office
Prague
Edouard Benes
Prague R
Benes
Czechoslovakian
United States
Russia
Pentagon
Washington
Germany
Western Europe
Italy
Truman
Marshall
Europe
China
Miners Strike Over Pensions Sparks Nationwide Walkouts
Widespread soft coal strikes in 11 states were triggered by John L. Lewis demanding $100 monthly pensions for miners. About 200,000 workers walked off, signaling a broader labor crisis as steel output and meat supplies faced disruption amid CIO packinghouse walkouts and a stalled federal inquiry.
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Lewis
CIO
Truman
Government costs rise for federal operations since 1939
A Tax Foundation report shows per capita federal costs growing from 69 dollars in 1939 to about 270 dollars in 1948 with war driving most of the rise. Fiscal year 1948 spending totals 37.7 billion, nearly 23 billion due to war and aftermath, while 1949 plans promise further increases and echo President Truman on wartime expenditures.
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Tax Foundation
The
Foundation
Truman
Treaty to Bind Western Europe for 50 Years
Britain France and Benelux nations sign a fifty year pact to unite politically economically and militarily to curb communism. Delegates from five countries completed the accord after a week of talks. The treaty aims at mutual defense economic aid living standards and resource coordination with U S support seen as key to the Marshall plan.
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Western Europe
Britain
France
Benelux
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Union of
Western European Nations
Ernest Bevin
U. S
Palestine Truce Appeal Faces Doubts Amid Feuding Arabs and Jews
The article reports that France, China, and the United States urged Arabs and Jews in Palestine and six Arab UN members to seek a truce. Delegates doubt the appeal will be heeded as Russia abstains, and observers view the bid as wishful thinking amid ongoing opposition to partition and persistent fighting.
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Palestine
France
China
United States
United Nations
Holy Land
Russia
Modern home changes cut girl and women accident rate
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company statistics show accidents among girls and women have fallen about half in 35 years due to modernization. Shifts from oil and gas lighting to electric bulbs, coal stoves replaced by gas or electric ranges, and central heating reduced burns. Mortality from burns dropped from 10.3 to 1.4 per 100 000 between 1911 and 1946, an 86 percent decrease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Shifting World View of 1648 Mortality Compared With Today
A North Western National Life Insurance study contrasts 1648 London life with modern city living. Early era residents faced higher deaths from tuberculosis and plague, while accidental deaths were rarer. The comment notes horsemen as fast traffic in 1648 and envisions cars 250 years ahead.
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London
Tissick
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Glassy headlines across cities reveal dramatic acts
In Detroit Gary Batherson saved Marlene Padar from drowning after they broke through ice, then endured the aftermath as Marlene gave him a big kiss on his shrinking cheek. In Cranston Frank Frifolgio, jailed for auto theft, escaped by stealing a prison car. In Toronto Mary Richardson attended the Prospectors and Developers convention and won a gold brick prize. In Dayton Garret H Pompey, lone school fireman, faced orders to report to his doctor overwork. In Pecatonica a flood stranded a farm horse, rescued by airdropped fodder.
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Detroit
Gary Batherson
Marlene Padar
Marlene
Cranston
Frank Frifolgio
Toronto
Mary Richardson
The
Prospectors and Developers Association
Dayton
Garret H. Pompey
Pecatonica
Income Up Consumer Spending Hits Record January High
Commerce Department reports January consumer income at 210.8 billion dollars, a record annual rate. December figure was 210.4 billion, with January up 7.1 percent from the 1947 average of 196.8 billion despite a slight wage dip.
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Commerce Department
Time Life poll hints Wallace gains in 1948 race
Time-Life publisher H Luce private poll claims 15 million for Wallace about 10 percent of the population. Truman Dewey Eisenhower factions clash while NBC bans Spike Jones. Postcard poll shows Eisenhower Wallace leading with 36,007 and 19,374 respectively.
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Time-Life
H. Luce
Wallace
Jim Farley
Truman
Dewey
Taft
Eisenhower
NBC
Spike Jones
Congo
Spitsbergen
Bricker
Ohio
Tsk
Memo items and tragedies in a Night Life column
A Frank link rich text recalls midnighters notes and socialites as Laura faces Cuban prison for 15 years while others plan trips to South America and discuss famous figures. The column notes Phil Stack alias Don Wahn, who committed suicide after a long career in humor and gossip.
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John
U.S.A
Gunther
Vandercook
Virgin Islands
Laura
Chicago
George Truman
Clifford Evans
Piper Cubs
South America
L. Marx
General Eisenhower
Legumes to Open Soil Air Water through Deep Root Rotation
Deep rooted legumes like alfalfa and sweet clover break compacted plow layers in heavy soils. Their tap roots create channels for water and air, improve soil structure, and supply mineralized nutrients for subsequent crops. Phosphate and potash support their performance.
Ayrshire Auction Breaks Records in Ohio Sale
Frank V. Lile of Bellefontaine Ohio sold 23 Scottish bred Ayr shires at an average of 2267.39 dollars with total gross of 52150 dollars. Howard Baum and Sons of Paint Valley Farm Bainbridge Ohio set a new Ayrshire bull calf price record at 4600 dollars for eight months old Killoch Gay Spark.
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U. S
Frank V. Lile
Bellefontaine
Ohio
Howard Baum
Increased Yields From Fertilizer on Small Grains
Dr. D R Dodd of the Ohio experiment station reports that fertilizer use can raise wheat yields by 7 to 14 bushels per acre and boost hay crops in pastures seeded with small grains. He notes the tests were on land already productive, with soil management having built capacity to about 85 bushels of corn, 23 of wheat, and 3 tons of hay per acre. A 2-12-6 fertilizer was applied to wheat at rising rates in the trials.
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D. R. Dodd
Ohio Experiment Station
Dodd
Ohio Station
Minnesota Launches Two Million Tree Planting Drive
Minnesota begins a wide scale program authorized by the legislature to plant about two million trees this year. One million deciduous and conifer trees are sold at cost for private lands with handling charges, while another million conifer trees are available for distribution for public lands planting.
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Minnesota
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