Spy Ring Probed as Tax Hike Debate Winds Up
Washington probes revive as Whitaker Chambers testifies on microfilm linked to Alger Hiss, amid debate over excess profits tax proposed by Senator O Mahoney. Austro Dijon fleece dispute and veteran employment figures round out the varied weekly analysis.
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Stalin
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United States
Committee
State Department
Whitaker Chambers
Time Magazine
Alger Hiss
Carnegie Foundation For International Peace
Russia
Hiss
Chambers
Summer Welles
Western powers demand Berlin elections amid Soviet move
The United States Britain and France warned Moscow in a note that unless the Soviet established Berlin government is disbanded and normal administration restored, Berlin’s quadripartite agreements are likely to be replaced. The note accuses the Soviets of systematic violations and signals possible new policies if conditions are not quickly reestablished.
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Reich
United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
United Nations
Moscow
Potatoes No More Doubt On Ideal Market Produce
The U S department of agriculture after surveying 3 300 housewives reports potatoes for market should be clean medium sized with few eyes light colored undamaged and cooking soft and evenly. Housewives prefer medium potatoes for peeling handling and portion control while complaints cite mechanical injuries in digging and handling. Will growers and shippers act on this guidance.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Department
Poor Richard's Almanac Anniversary Highlights
January 17 1949 marks the anniversary of Poor Richard's Almanac. The piece notes Benjamin Franklin as the author and describes the almanac's impact on American life, its presence in rural homes, and its varied content from calendars to practical tips.
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Poor Richard
Benjamin Franklin
Robot ear lights homes from telephone ring
A new device shown at the American Medical Association meeting in St Louis uses a salt crystal detector to mimic a bell and switch on lights when the phone rings. The system, called the ROBOT ear, is triggered solely by phone bell vibrations and can operate night and day for homes, cars, and outside lamps.
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Alexander Graham Bell
Tom Edison
American Medical Association
St. Louis
FBI
Undertakers
Rain Maker in the Bag Tales From Kern County
Archeologist Franklin Fenenga of the University of California displays a rain making bag said to contain a beaver tail snapdragon seeds eagle down a fossil fish vertebra and various charms The bag reportedly triggered rainfall in Kern County and Berkeley, now held by the university.
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Franklin Fenenga
California University
Kern County
California
Fenenga
Berkeley
University
Rankin Faces bid to oust from Un American Activities panel
Polio poster girl Rep John E Rankin a leading foe of Truman civil rights program confronts a push by northern Democrats in Congress to remove him from the House Un American Activities Committee. Under seniority Rankin would lead the Veterans Affairs Committee, and the ouster bid rests on the rule that a chair may hold only one committee post.
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John E. Rankin
Miss
House
Truman
Congress
House un-American Activities Committee
Rankin
House Veterans’ Affairs Committee
Veterans’ Affairs Committee
President Truman denies suppressing Bikini atomic findings
President Truman told a news conference he did not suppress a final Bikini atomic test report. He responded to claims by Bradley Dewey that the White House had clamped shut the Bikini findings, insisting the administration released no such lid.
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Atoll
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New York
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Palestine Commission
Connecticut Avenue
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Gandhi
MacArthur
Jan Masaryk
House
Wallace
Old Dates Of 1948 Recall In Baukhage Chronicle
Baukhage reviews key 1948 events from January to December including Eisenhower's 1948 statements, Gandhi’s death, Truman’s candidacy, Israel’s birth, the Dewey-Wendell era, Berlin airlift, and the Dewey concession. The column reflects a year’s political shocks, world crises, and notable dates observed in Washington and beyond.
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Baukhage
Knitted Wool Baby Set Pattern No 55304
Adorable baby knitting set in pale blue wool with pink pompons includes a bonnet and matching thumbless mittens. Simple beginner knitting. Send 20 cents plus name, address, and pattern number 55304 to obtain complete instructions and stitch illustrations.
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