Tariffs Have Their Ups and Downs Geneva Trade Deals Reconsidered
Washington weighs the reciprocal trade agreements act as lawmakers warn of tariff strings and renewed wall building. Geneva accords slash duties but critics fear protectionism, while consumer pressure, inflation fears, and the need to sell savings bonds shape a cautious, countrywide debate.
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Washington
Congress
Milliken
Rep
Colo
Knutsen
Minn
State Department
Europe
Laborites Hold Power in Gravesend By Election
In Gravesend by election, Labour candidate Richard Acland defeated Conservative Frank Taylor by 1,675 votes. Labour kept government confidence amid reduced margins from 1945, credited by the party to steady rationing of food and goods.
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Great
Britain
Labor Party
Gravesend
Richard Acland
Frank Taylor
Acland
Five Quiz Questions From Old Radio Contest
A reader puzzle lists five trivia questions about a Hollywood couple, French premiers, Mountbatten titles, a veterans administration successor, and oncology. Answers sought include the couple, three French premiers, Mountbatten's three titles, Bradley’s replacement, and oncology meaning tumors.
Truman seeks power to ration coal and oil in anti inflation drive
Interior Undersecretary Oscar L Chapman tells the House committee that coal and oil price controls and rationing may be needed as part of the anti inflation program. He cautions the government might have to act if shortages and price hikes threaten, signaling a wartime approach to curb inflation.
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Truman
Congress
Mr. Truman
Department of Interior
Oscar L. Chapman
Interior
House Banking and Currency Committee
Interior Department
Notable figures and titles listed in historical note
The fragment lists Roy Rogers and Dale Evans, Paul Ramadier Leon Blum and Rob ert Schuman, the Duke of Edinburgh the Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, Carl R Gray vice president of the Chicago and Northwestern railway, and mentions tumors as item (b).
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Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Paul Ramadier
Leon Blum
Robert Schuman
Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth
Baron Greenwich
Carl R. Gray
The
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Truman appoints Donaldson as postmaster general
President Truman selects Jesse M. Donaldson 62 from the postal service to head the department, elevating a career postal man as the first career employee to hold the top post. Hannegan resigns as postmaster general after leaving national chairman role and plans to invest in the St. Louis Cardinals.
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Robert E. Hannegan
Hannegan
Truman
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Shelbyville, Ill
Workin on the Railroad Car Shortage Persists
The article reports about 41,000 fewer freight cars than postwar levels, with railroads facing ongoing shortages that slow the economy. A net gain appeared in September with 7,182 new installations, and Col. J. Monroe Johnson aims for 15,000 cars monthly by July 1948 with steel allotment increases.
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Office of Defense Transportation
White House
Iron and Steel Institute
McCarthy Reexamines Housing As Shortage Grows
Joe McCarthy and a joint housing committee urge emergency aid and say private enterprise cannot solve the shortage. The report cites population jump of 13 million during World War II, real estate focus on sales not rentals, and high construction costs due to material and labor shortages, with bottlenecks in cast iron pipe nails and lumber.
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Wisconsin
Europe
McCarthy
America
Joint Committee On Housing
Congress
Walter Winchell Dispatches From The Late Watch
Gossip column excerpts discuss loyalty audits, secretaries and tainted boxes, proofreaders salaries, and a humorous note on World War III and housing. It notes a cabinet member and spouse amid a possible publicized divorce and mentions Fala’s health and Ike. Also cites New Jersey chancery court with over ten thousand divorce cases pending.
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Star Chamber
Lana Turner
Manhattan
New York
Koninklijke Paketvaart Maatschappij
America
FDR
Fala
Harry
Ike
Karen St. John
Singapore
Greenwich
New Jersey
Chancery Court
Farm blocs push for slice of Europe aid pie
The Marshall plan for stop gap aid to Europe spurs farm blocs to mobilize before the special session. Cotton, tobacco, wheat and oil groups press for earmarked funds, with promises for large quotas and hefty support for crops and products sought by各 groups.
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Europe
Montana
Lexicon of Global Diplomacy Provokes Quick Quips
A satirical list by H. I. Phillips defines terms like Aggressor Unity Satellite Fascist Economic Imperialist Appeaser and Collaboration with brisk wry definitions. The glossary lampoons Cold War era diplomacy and rhetorical stances through sharp one line sketches.
Communists of Russia mark 30th anniversary
The Communists of Russia celebrate their 30th founding anniversary amid global disbelief. A yearling trotter sold for $42,000 at Harrisburg, gas rationing rumors resurface, Christmas shopping memories return under $25 limits, and many dizzy spells are blamed on newsreel football photos.
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Russia
Harrisburg
It Depends on Who Says It
The piece argues that public critique of Communists in film invites censure when voiced by outsiders but not when echoed by Americans. It notes the anger sparked by a Nazi’s statements, contrasting reactions to perceived slights against national identity and liberty.
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Horatio Alger
Jed
Hitler
Wright Patterson unions slow housing to union tactics
The author argues G I and other citizens deserve home ownership but prices have risen from prewar levels of about 3000 to 10000 or more. He blames feather bedding, slowdowns, and building trades unions for higher costs and says many families face inadequate housing.
Helpful Ideas For Homemade Rugs
Readers are invited to try rug making this winter with simple, inexpensive methods. Learn braided and hooked styles using recycled fabrics and dye. Request Booklet No 94 from Weekly Newspaper Service, 243 West 17th Street, New York 11, NY, by sending 25 cents and your name and address.
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West 17Th Street
New York 11
N. Y
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