Campaign Maneuvers Begin as Republicans Eye Presidential Run
Washington reports top Republicans plan to press for a 1948 presidential bid while internal debate over Missouri ethics, Taft-Hartley, and Taft or Warren surfaces. Truman maintains a 54 percent poll lead as campaign strategists weigh Dewey Taft Stassen and Wallace options. The White House refrains from joking amid shifting party lines and legalities.
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Missouri
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Rep
Justice Department
Kansas City
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Harry Truman
Capitol Hill
Dewey
Taft
Truman
Warren
California
Stassen
White House
Tosti
Advertising Council and the power of ads in society
The piece discusses advertising meanings and defends ads as a force for good. It cites The Hucksters as satire, notes advertisers can do helpful work, and explains how the Advertising Council mobilizes campaigns to address social issues such as housing, nurses, health, and education through public service ads and distribute ideas and materials to firms and civic groups.
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Advertising Council
America
Pearl Harbor
Donald Nelson
War Production Board
Council
Aid to Poland Cancelled and Jap Treaty Delayed
A U S survey finds Poland needs minimal relief this year so the Poland share of the 350 million dollar American relief program is canceled. Private agencies may supply medical and food items if needed. Hungary could be next if crops improve. Russia rejects drafting a Japanese peace treaty delaying progress. President Truman briefly appears in Senate, and Augusta man 99 is arrested for carrying concealed weapons at the capitol.
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Poland
State Department
Hungary
Russia
United States
Japan
Moscow
Great Britain
China
Far East
Washington
Capitol
Truman
Senate Chamber
Clifton R. H. Spires
Augusta
Motive Behind Greek Revolt Tied to Grisywold Departure
From Athens a Reuters view explains that the Greek uprising appears timed to influence Dwight Griswold, the U S aid administrator, with Tsaldaris and Maximos seeking to show stability by keeping their regime. The arrest of about 4000 E A M members follows talks with Professor Svolos as U S diplomats doubt durable stability under the current government.
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Athens University
U. S
U. S.S
Greece
Lincoln Mac ¥Eagh
Tsaldaris
Griswold
Notes of a Bystander The Late Watch column
Walter Winchell comments on Columbia University faculty women receiving flattery and perms amid Eisenhower’s appointment. A photo of Harry Truman’s birthplace reveals a loan firm in residence. Keeley Institute data disputes a cinema myth about newspaper men, listing other professions. The piece also profiles Helen Westcott in The Drunkard and cites lines about Mecht-O’Rourke Gorey Ford and Percy Faith.
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Columbia University
General Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Public reaction to Marshall plan polls shows limited awareness
Gallup surveys reveal only about 49 percent of Americans have heard of the Marshall plan to aid Europe. Among those aware, 7. per cent approve, with overall support dipping if new taxes are required. The plan aims for cooperative European recovery funded by American taxation, sparking debate on tax implications.
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George Marshall
America
Europe
Gallup
Dee Hagedorn
Wm. Hagedorn
Manning
Not All Outdo Peak Foreign Income Reported
Washington reports that US earnings on foreign direct investments reached a record 440 million dollars in 1948, up 18 percent from the 1930s peak. Half of income came from Latin America, with Canada supplying a quarter. petroleum led with 170 million, manufacturing about 130 million, and mining 65 million, shared across sectors and regions.
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Mexico
Dewey’s delegate quest in a tangled 1948 race
Paul Mallon outlines the 1948 presidential contest with Dewey seeking delegates across states. He notes Dewey’s West and six-state trek aims to build a backroom majority, while Taft and Bricker assess Ohio and Indiana. The piece suggests Washington access could reveal real delegate strength and forecast uncertain paths ahead.
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New York
Washington
Congress
Martin
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Taft
Bricker
Ohio
Indiana
Massachusetts
New England
Harold Stassen
Minnesota
Iowa
Wherry
Nebraska
Baldwin
Connecticut
Albany
Vanishing Americanisms and wartime chatter in Phillips column
H S Phillips reflects on language fading from public tables and recalls rationing’s return as Europe’s needs drive exports. He cites Caesar Petrillo’s earnings for musical influence and rails at atomic energy secrecy, quoting Senator Hickenlooper on whether bomb secrets should be protected or exposed.
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Senator Hickenlooper
Congress Plays Good Samaritan in Export Control Debate
The Senate convened for discussions on export controls for fats and oils. Reverend Peter Marshall urged freedom as a duty to do right, while Senator Wiley argued for the higher logic of aiding other nations. Senator Young defended farm price supports, contrasting $1.50 per bushel contracts with potential wheat prices of $5 or 40 cents in coming years.
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Taft
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Milton Young
North Dakota
Young
Wright Patterson Military Training Will Aid Youth
Universal military training would instill two essentials for young men: discipline and endurance. Training brings physical hardening and readiness, shaping better citizenship whether or not war occurs, and provides needed instruction to youth who have not had it.
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Wright Patterson
America
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