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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1948
Page
2
The president urged a $40 personal tax cut funded by a $3.2 billion rise in corporate taxes and a 75 cent per hour minimum wage. GOP opposition argued the plan impossible in Congress while Democrats split over a leftward tilt and Wallace third-party concerns.
In his message to Congress President Truman urged anew the rejected 10 point anti inflation program with wage and price controls, universal military training, four year Marshall Plan, extended rent controls, public housing, farm price supports, unemployment and old age benefits, national health plan, education aid, admission of Cuban refugees, and statehood for Alaska and Hawaii.
Col. Guy F. Hix at Godman Field Fort Knox reports sighting a saucer from the airport observation tower. National guard planes and highway patrol chased and tracked the object to 20,000 feet. Pilots said the disc was very white like an umbrella and resembled an ice cream cone with a little fire at the bottom.
Brazil signed a law effectively banning Communists from elective posts after violent debates in Rio de Janeiro. Deputies fought on the floor and gun threats occurred as the turbulence marked the session as unprecedented. Meanwhile Secretary of State George Marshall urged Congress to pass the European recovery plan with a 6.8 billion dollar initial request and rejected a new government corporation for administration.
In Washington answers identify key facts from Truman’s state of the union, theMarshall Plan formal name European Recovery Program, the Mandate expiry for Palestine, and Clinton Anderson’s grain speculation listing. Henry Morgenthau Jr. is named as the former treasury secretary cited in June 1947.
French leader Leon Blum calls for a global middle force to balance the United States and Soviet Union. He suggests France and Britain head a bloc to defend personal liberty and economic justice, opposing both Western capitalism and Soviet imperialism. Meanwhile the UMT youth training program enters its second year with strong approval and clear influence on national defense planning.
A Washington Observer weighs Henry Wallace's bid for the presidency and its impact on Truman’s hopes. The columnist argues Wallace’s platform mixes contradictions as critics question UN bypass of the United Nations and disarmament aims. GOP hopes to split voters are noted, with possible effects on Civil Rights votes.
Old fashioned ladies embroider designs to decorate guest room pillowcases. Each pattern measures about five to fifteen inches. Hot iron transfer sheets available for four designs.
Dr Archer Chester Sudan of Colorado earns the Year s American Medicine accolade as colleagues extend congratulations. The recognition highlights Sudan s contributions in medical practice and research within the field.
If the national income remains at current levels this year Congress is expected to pass and President Truman to sign a tax reduction measure.
The article lists veteran lawmakers with 25 or more years of continuous service. It names three longtime senators McKellar Tennessee since 1917 Capper Kansas since 1919 and George Georgia since 1922. Eleven long serving representatives are Sabath Illinois since 1907 Doughton North Carolina since 1911 Rayburn Texas since 1913 Vinson Georgia since 1914 Bland Virginia since 1918 Knutson Minnesota Lea California since 1917 Drewry Virginia since 1920 Reed New York since 1919 Gifford Massachusetts since 1922 Line Rankin Mississippi since 192?
A fragment reflecting on adolescence, gender expectations, and wit. It mentions intuition about a husband’s later words and the pursuit of happiness amid civil service and wartime contexts, with remarks on endurance and optimism.
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