Cold Turkey and Gossip at a Washington Luncheon
A Washington luncheon gathers a mix of attendees from the state department, Philippine underground memory, a prominent lawyer, scientists, and a Chinese oil expert. anecdotes cover South American parliament rumors, Hibok Hibok eruption, and a World Development Inc. promoter claiming Imperial era scale plans, ending with a tease of a Te r e an scheme.
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Dante
State Department
Ily
Philippines
Camiquin Island
Washington
Alice Blood
World Development, Inc
Inter-Planetary Corporation
Price Aid Sure Thing in Coming Election
Both major candidates pledge support for farm price supports, with Dewey backing the Hope-Aiken law and Truman favoring ongoing federal price supports. The system, launched in the 1930s to aid farmers, evolved through wartime needs and postwar aims, but rising production has fueled debate about inflation and consumer prices. Congress plans to revise the program in 1950, adopting modern parity prices and flexible support levels.
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Dewey
Congress
Truman
U. S
United Nations faces fall session at de Chaillot
The UN General Assembly meets in Paris at the de Chaillot building for a 10 to 12 week fall session. Delegations include Walter Bedell Smith Frank Roberts and Yves Chataigneau. Prof Auguste Piccard plans deep sea dive. Ral Bunche serves as mediator. Princess Elizabeth reportedly expects a baby in November.
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United Nations General Assembly
Paris
Molotov
Moscow
Eee de Chaillot
Walter Bedell Smith
U.S
Frank Roberts
Yves Chataigneau
Auguste Piccard
Ral Bunche
Bernadette
Questions for Brannan Range Wide of Topics
The secretary of agriculture Charles Brannan receives thousands of inquiries daily, covering far ranging subjects beyond farming. Questions include how to bury cats, the last name of Little Eva in Uncle Tom's Cabin, and recommendations for a lonely hearts club.
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Charles Brannan
Little Eva
Quiz Questions From Ask Me Another General Round
A set of trivia prompts including number of U.S. presidents, crop terms, a fictional bloodsucking mammal, tool locations, pre and postwar car ages, GI bill beneficiaries, smoking by state, longest living president, and gasoline weight.
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United States
U. S
Unclear Item List From Historical Text
A fragmented OCR reading lists items with numbers and unit-like phrases including ages, quantities, locations, and names. The text appears jumbled and lacks coherent narrative or context to identify a single event or subject.
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Washington Digest
American Congress
House of Representatives
Congress of the
Harry S. Truman
Philippine Republic
Fam
Clara Brown
Ingham University
la Salle
Canada
Mr. X
Baukhage
Bernadotte
Count Folke Bernadotte
U. N
Palestine
Jerusalem
Holy Land
Aloys Daack
State Center
Iowa
Jim Daack
Carthage College
Carthage
Ill
Aloys
Air Force
Murec Air Base
Calif
The
Rouge
Bebe Shopp
Hopkins
Minn
Atlantic City
President Truman
Grinnell
Katherine Melburn
WAF
Mary Irene Webster
Pittsburgh
Women’s Air Force
Bowling Field Air Base
Washington, D. C
John Taber Fitzgerald
Los Angeles
Town Hall
New York
Count Bernadotte
Princess Elizabeth of
England
Brannan
Connecticut
John Adams
Bisery
WNU
Avin
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