Peace Efforts Strained as UN Truce Talks Open
Frayed regional tensions loom as Arab and Israeli forces monitor a fragile four week truce in the Holy Land. UN negotiator Count Folke Bernadotte investigates violations while the world weighs the limits of a peace organization to enforce compliance. The Security Council lacks military power and sanctions ability, fueling doubt about any lasting peace. The piece notes ongoing Western political shifts and Soviet overtures amid European recovery efforts.
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U.N. Security Council
Truman Speech and Draft Plan Highlight Cold War Policy
The Berkeley address labeled the Soviet Union an aggressor and urged world progress as the standard for judging nations. President Truman argued for deeds over propaganda and outlined selective service draft readiness, with age-based induction plans and Class IA eligibility. A potential relocation of the United Nations headquarters from New York to Geneva was discussed amid broader geopolitical tension.
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Russia
Selective Service Actu
Office of Selective Service Records
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Navy
Air Force
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Congress
U.N
Manhattan
Europe
Foreign aid expands as Hoffman approves 95 million for 10 nations
The ECA administrator Paul Hoffman approves 95,610,605 for ten European countries plus Trieste and China, raising Marshall plan authorizations to 393,737,029. The move sparks GOP-led concerns about party strategy and the future of postwar policy while outlining evolving income figures for American families in 1947.
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Economic - Cooperation ‘Administration
Paul. Hoffman
ECA
Great Britain
Netherlands
France
Germany
Austria
Denmark
Italy
Norway
Greece
Trieste
Congress
House
Senate
Republican Party
Dirt farmer McMillen champions independence from government aid
The editor-in-chief of the Farm Journal and Pathfinder, McMillen, a persuasive rural advocate, emphasizes that a man must farm by his own planning and knowledge. He argues a family-sized farm can profit while remaining free from government subsidies and bureaucratic control. He cites Mississippi and California examples and recalls medieval fairs shaping trade.
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America
Wheeler
Washington
Household Tips for Preserving Wool and Hats
A few drops of glycerine or borax in wash water keeps wool garments from stiffening. Rub inked addresses with a white candle stump to prevent rain or snow smearing. Brighten colored felt hats by rubbing with stale rye bread, but do not use this on white hats.
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