Foreign policy views align with 10 postwar votes
The piece surveys how presidential contenders and several non candidates align on ten key postwar foreign policy votes from 1947 to 1952. It notes Kefauver Kerr McMahon Russell Taft and Nixon mostly backed or diverged with administration stances, while Harriman Eisenhower Warren Lehman Stevenson and others show varied support amid White House race talk.
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U. S
Truman
White House
America
House
Senate
Congressional Quarterly
Congress
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Taft
Paul H
Ill
Kefauver
Ieee
Tration
Harriman
D- Ae
Adlairs
D-Ill
Gen
D. Eisenhower
R-Kan
Earl Warren
Calif
Herbert H. Lehman
D-N.y
Sasaps
Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
Inventor of guided missile and Truman’s 1948 win referenced
The note links the search for the guided missile inventor to President Truman and recalls his 1948 victory. It then mocks atomic powered cars for never needing fuel and cheekily suggests such tech would revert society to horse and buggy days.
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Mr. Truman
July 14 Nears as Skywatch Scans U.S. Skies
The text explains Operation Skywatch beginning July 14 with hundreds of thousands of volunteer observers to monitor for intruder planes across 27 states including Illinois. It notes concerns about Soviet bombers and cites Gen. Nathan Twining about a 400-bomber capability, arguing defense will be ready only after July 14.
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Illinois
Air Defense Command
Nathan Twining
Air Force
No Idea Who Was Ill in Illinois Confessed
The same man who bored Eastern friends by asking what was new in New York admitted he did not know who was ill in Illinois.
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New York
Illinois
Son of Officer-Turned Gentleman Farmer Referenced
A fragment notes a son who served as an officer and his father as a gentleman farmer tied to congressional price supports. The text implies a rural public figure connected to agriculture policy and military service.
Legislative Year Nears End with Congress Possible Adjournment
Senate and House leaders expect Congress to adjourn before party conventions next month as Republicans open their national gathering July 7. With elections in November, members will race campaigns while essential bills, including appropriations, face limited debate before final adjournment.
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Senate
House
Congress
House of Representatives
Bpiptaning
Bee
Emilee Dein
Congas
Ge Con
Shen
Learning Lesson From Koje Affair
Brig Gen Haydon Boatner announced from Koje island that Communist prisoners of war had been divided into smaller groups and ring leaders confined. The incident highlighted a dangerous, well organized POW camp and prompted a corrective, thorough cleanup by General Boatner.
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Haydon Boatner
Koje
Fioe
Boatner
Warrisoners
Rancis Dodd
Uison
Caaianaie Dodd
Mark Clark
Far East
General Dodd
Boamer
Kose
Dodd
Korea
Canned Goods and the Dilemma of De Luxe Treats
A humorous essay notes that de luxe canned items like French artichokes or shrimp soup spoil the plan of reserve, as households ration them for future guests. Ordinary staples remain safe for later use, while de luxe goods clutter the pantry until rust and decay condemn them or, worse, are eaten by mistake. The piece ends with a playful jab at Christopher Billop.
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Christopher Billopp
Taft as Best Possible Republican Choice Cited
The text argues Gen. Mad could be the Republican choice and that only Taft himself might surpass this option, presenting a political stance on the 1930s GOP candidacy.
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Sen. Taft
Influential Democrat Could Seize Victory in Key Race
A fragmented political note hints that a single prominent Democrat might clinch an election, signaling potential momentum for a pivotal race. The text suggests optimism about winning, though details are sparse.
Wisconsin Republicans Back McCarthy and Censure Wiley
In a state convention the Wisconsin GOP endorsed Sen. Joseph McCarthy for re election and passed a resolution praising his work. Sen. Alexander Wiley received a censure for advocating bipartisan foreign policy. The piece notes Taft's Wisconsin victory and warns bipartisan policy could influence foreign relations if McCarthy gains influence over State Department funding.
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Wisconsin
Joseph McCarthy
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin G. O
White House
Congress
Sen. Wiley
Sen. McCarthy
State Department
Senate
Quintuplets Finish High School May Boost College Scholarship
The Dionne quintuplets have completed high school and may win scholarships from a women's college seeking a ready made basketball team.
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Dionne Quintuplets
Ultra Swank Fastest Ship Claims World Speed Honor
The United States luxury liner, 990 feet long and costing 73 million dollars, may carry 2,500 passengers and reach over 34 knots. It doubles as a navy ship ready for wartime troop transport of 15,000, signaling a historic US claim to the world’s fastest liner.
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United States
Great Britain
New Salem Drama Cast Divorces and Political Buzz
The Springfield actor playing Great ipator in a New Salem drama faces a rising divorce business. Eisenhower and Taft backers hope General MacArthur, the convention keynoter, will speak for himself amid Beek one bats tek quote from a local exchange.
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Springfield
Great Ipator
New Salem
Eisenhower
Taft
MacArthur
Pera Ee
Doug
Moscow Pronunciation Debate Stirs Confusion In Radio Views
Column notes mixed pronunciations of Moscow with cows in private talks and on radio. Felts mocks relying on dictionaries for stress and vowel sounds while urging attention to more important Russian questions than phonetic disputes.
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Mose
Soviet Union
Roscow
Moscow
Roscoe
U.N.E.S.C.O
United Nations
Lincoln statues in Decatur after 1946 1948 unveilings
The Decatur statues of Abraham Lincoln from 1946 and 1948 are highlighted in F Lauriston Bullard’s Lincoln in Marble and Bronze. The Rutgers University Press book discusses 87 Lincoln statues, 67 originals, and Bullard’s career as a Pulitzer prize winner and editor.
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Abraham Lincoln
Decatur
Illinois
F. Lauriston Bullard
Lincoln
Bullard
Rutgers University Press
Abraham Lincoln Association
Springfield
Lincolniana
The
Boston Herald
Coarseness of Speech Injurious In A Woman
Dr George W Crane discusses a Chicago lunchroom incident where a grandfather pays for a young girl's meal and a hostile woman attacks Mrs Crane. The piece argues coarse language harms a woman's reputation and links refinement to speech, urging better vocabulary and tone.
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Crane
Chicago Loop
Mrs. Crane
Radio announcers hail heat record in air conditioned studio
The fragment hints at a radio announcer celebrating a heat record, aided by an air conditioned studio. It mentions Good Old Girls sending letters about a Chicago convention and hints at tourists visiting conventions near the stock yards amphitheater.
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Chicago
Stockyards
Tragedy of Government Resignations' Demoralize Justice Dept
A wave of resignations from three top Justice Department officials is seen as not voluntary but a purge by Attorney General James P. McGranery to show a cleaned house. The move is tied to President Truman and Senator McCarran as political pressures reshape the department amid corruption concerns.
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Justice Department
Doris Fleeson
Department
Truman
James P. McGranery
Howard McGrath
Seeneree
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Senate Judiciary Committee
Justice
H. Graham Morison
William A. Underhill
Lands
Sen. Wiley
Wisconsin
Harold I. Baynton
McCarran
Wiley
Sena
Eee
Treasury
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