Lewis and Taft-Hartley clash over union power
John L. Lewis resists the Taft Hartley Act with repeated refusals to testify as a board subpoenas him. Bernard Baruch urges total mobilization and universal military training, warning that delayed action could spark inflation and weaken national defense. Baruch calls for a plan to mobilize resources even in peace to avert a future war.
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Offensive weapon described as radioactive cloud by builder
A builder known as S. claims to have developed an offensive weapon named a radioactive cloud, calling it the greatest killer of human beings ever devised. He also states he would rather destroy it than be enslaved to another nation.
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War Nerves and Aphorisms in Mid Century Echoes
Lucius Clobd discusses war nerves with Pharonie as they muse on security and peace. The elder statesman cites a need for a strong home backbone while recalling 1941 45 unity with Russia. Eisenhower is noted as not seeking a presidential bid amid party overtures.
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Rumors of Truman Trip and Spy Ring Stir Europe
Reports from Turkey and Europe circulate a possible Truman trip for a Big Three summit with Attlee and Stalin. Moscow broadcasts claim a US directed spy ring of ex German officers in the western zone confessed, with details about an illegal fascist group in the zone.
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Truman mocks Henry Wallace with Greek demagogue quip
At a Washington dinner with Greek-Americans President Truman attacked Wallace by likening him to Alcibiades, implying Wallace would undermine U S liberties by taking his third party to Russia. The remark spilled into a veiled rebuke of Wallace's 1948 campaign stance.
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Brahma the Hindu supreme god with four heads
In Hindu belief Brahma is the creator and supreme deity. The text notes Hindus hold Brahma as the main god with four heads, while also mentioning a hummingbird fact and drugstore prescription figures for context.
Three Children Ideal Says French Women
A French Institute of Public Opinion survey finds most French women favor at least three children. Husbands’ occupations shaped answers, with professional men likely to favor four children while laborers’ wives preferred two. yet three emerged as the most common ideal overall.
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French Institute of Public Opinion
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