Lewis Battle Over Taft-Hartley Law With Miners Out
John L. Lewis and the United Mine Workers confront the Taft-Hartley Act as 400000 miners stay out awaiting a pension dispute. Baruch urges selective service and a broad economic mobilization to avert inflation, warning of potential war-time costs and calls to revive wage price controls.
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John L. Lewis
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Supreme Court
Bernard M. Baruch
America
Senate Armed Services Committee
CPA
Washington
Congress
Russia
War nerves and Eisenhower politics ripple through Pawhooley
Lucius Clobb frets over war while Pharonie mocks his ego and weighs peace and power. Eisenhower rejects any presidential run as public support daydreams shift to a People for Eisenhower postcard push. Maj. Gen. Floyd L. Parks clarifies the general’s non participation stance.
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Lucius
Pawhooley County
Lucius Clobb
Russia
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Torrey Stearns
New York
Eisenhower
Stearns
United States
Floyd L. Parks
Army Press
Parks
Rumors of a Big Three Trip and Spy Ring Reported
Spring rumors spread of a Truman Europe trip for a Big Three conference with Attlee and Stalin and possible visits to Turkey and Greece. Moscow claimed an American spy ring of former German officers operating in the western occupation zones, while the Alaska Canada oil pipeline project nears retirement with salvage hauling to the Midwest.
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Attlee
Stalin
Turkey
Greece
White House
Radio Moscow
Russia
Germany
Austria
Sweden
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Moscow
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Canada
Alaska
Midwest
United States
Johnson
Bundle from Heaven New Minor Planet Swims Into Ken
U S astronomers announce the discovery of a new minor planet named Swims Into Ken that orbits the sun at high speed. The body is about two miles across and is unusual for crossing Earth’s orbital path. About 1600 such objects exist, but only four others have crossed Earth’s orbit, all later lost to telescopes.
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U. S
Truman Attacks Wallace In Greek-Americans Dinner
President Harry S. Truman denounced Henry Wallace and his third party movement as a pariah, rejecting any support from Wallace even if it cost the election. He mocked Wallace as a demagogue and suggested he take his movement to Russia while addressing Greek-Americans in Washington.
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Truman
St. Patrick’s Day
New York
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Washington
Russia
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Athens
Sparta
Rocky Mountains
Ann Parrish the Actress Dream Ends in Death
A 19 year old from the sticks came to Broadway two years ago chasing acting. She lived in a furnished room and studied drama, dieting to land a role. A coroner notes “Occupation actress” as the newspapers report her death after dizzy spells.
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Stix
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