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Byrd tightens Civil Rights clash as Truman order stirs politics
Senator Byrd accuses President Truman of using discrimination orders to aid his election, while southern lawmakers vow to oppose civil rights measures. He predicts a fight over enforcement and possible Senate filibusters as Republicans weigh strategy at the A M A gathering. A new Charleston group forms to back anti reelection sentiment, and GOP figures like Taft weigh positions amid debates over prices and reforms. Eisenhower heads to Europe with hints on his future role in 1952.
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American Medical Association
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Harold E. Stassen
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