Berlin Blockade and Cold War Stance Deepens
In Weekly News Analysis the Berlin crisis persists with the Western powers blaming Russia for the blockade. President Truman refuses new talks until lift, while U N leaders press for resolution amid harsh winter and airlift challenges.
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Berlin
Russia
Harry @emmran
Florida
State Marshall
W. Averell Harriman
U. S
Europe
United Nations
U. N
Trygve Lie
H. V. Evatt
General Assembly
United States
France
England
U.N. Security Council
Evatt
Lie
Security Council
Germany
Truman
Stalin
Moscow
Marshall
Farmers gain in Truman victory shape plan for 1949
The article outlines administration plans to favor farmers over labor, with Charles Brannan and Louis Bean projecting farmer credit from Truman’s win. A flexible price floor, storage facilities, soil conservation, and rural electrification are proposed to shield farmers from price drops and surpluses. It also notes a royal birth and VA policy on service-insurance checks for ex-GIs.
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America
Truman
Charles Brannan
Mr. Truman
Brannan
Louis M. Bean
Clinton Anderson
N. M
Vf Brannan
Atlantic Seaboard
Dewey
U. S
Veterans’ Administration
Millennium: Godfrey Musicians Lose Laughs Over AFRA Rules
Radio comedian Arthur Godfrey explains that his musicians refuse to laugh at his jokes to avoid AFRA jurisdiction. He warns that union rules could cost about 800 to 900 dollars weekly per musician, as they would sing and joke only under AFRA.
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Arthur Godfrey
Godfrey
American Federation of Radio Artists
AFRA
President Truman vacations in Key West and maps policy
The president, in casual attire in Key West, sketches his four year policy plan while deciding against a new Big Four conference. Separately scholars report the discovery of a complete Isaiah scroll dating to the second century B C, potentially oldest intact biblical document.
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Martha E. Truman
Harry Truman
National Arts Club
New York
Truman
Key West
Fla
Isaiah
Dead Sea
Missing Link Found in Transvaal Cave
Anthropologists report a possible new missing link in human evolution from a Transvaal cave in South Africa. The discovered bones suggest a prehistoric creature that may have been a man-ape, capable of using tools and building fires, possibly dating about a million years ago.
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Transvaal
South Africa
Unusual 1948 Election Questions And Cabinet Change
A retro quiz on the recent presidential race notes Truman as Missouri-born and asks which states birthed most presidents. It recalls cabinet size, terms begin on Jan 20 for the president and Jan 3 for Congress, and cites the 1947 defense act ending separate Navy and War secretaries.
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U. S
O'Leary
Chicago
Truman
Missouri
Virginia
Washington
Jefferson
Madison
Monroe
William Henry Harrison
Tyler
Wilson
Ohio
Grant
Garfield
Benamin Harrison
McKinley
Taft
Harding
Texas
Florida
North Carolina
Tennessee
Theodore Roosevelt
Calvin Coolidge
Navy
Secretary of War
Secretary of Defense
First Aid to Ailing Houses: Flooring and Roof Leaks
Reading the questions and answers by Roger Whitman on trailer floor coverings and roof leaks. A floor-covering contractor may remove the worn asphalt layer to ensure a flat base for tile. For roof leaks a cement sealant can stop small leaks, but a new roof may be needed for widespread problems.
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Roger Whitman
Two gift ideas for smokers Camel and Prince Albert
A holiday gift suggestion for women buying for men includes Camels for cigarette smokers and Prince Albert tobacco for pipe users. Both come in Christmas packaging with space for greetings, easily ordered from a local dealer.
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Prince Albert
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Bill Schoentgen
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Hideki Tojo
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George S. Patton Jr
Patton
Sharman
Sharman Douglas
Lewis Douglas
Great Britain
Jessica Dragonette
Order of Isabella the Catholic
Red
Hewlett Johnson
Canterbury
John Howard Melish
Church of the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn
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James Roosevelt
American Federation of Labor
California
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
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