Tariffs Have Their Ups and Downs in Geneva Talks
Washington observers trace a long history of tariff policy from 1913 through the Geneva conference, noting how reciprocal trade agreements provoke tense debates in Congress. The piece weighs tariff walls, anti-inflation steps, and the need for state department diplomacy to avoid renewed protectionism as world trade shifts under European relief plans and the Marshall era sales push.
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Congress
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Rep
Colo
Knutsen
Minn
Millikin
Woodrow Wilson
Underwood
Harding
Hoover
Therm
State Department
Flanders
Vermont
Branted
Europe
Soviet Union
Laborites Win Gravesend Seat Amid Oil Coal Ration Debate
In Gravesend Labour’s Richard Acland won the by election over Conservative Frank Taylor by 1,676 votes, reinforcing party strength though margin narrowed from 1945. The piece notes Labour’s steady governance and its distribution of scarce food and goods, while signaling possible wartime style controls on oil and coal to combat inflation, as urged by the Interior Department.
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Labor Party
Gravesend
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Frank Taylor
Acland
Britain
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Congress
Mr. Truman
Department of Interior
Oscar L. Chapman
The
Interior
House Banking and Currency Committee
Interior Department
Quiz Show Refrigerator Rebate Poses Historic Question
A vintage playful prompt offers $350 for fridge answers. It lists questions about Roy Rogers and Dale Evans marriage, French premiers in a week, King George’s titles for Mountbatten, Eisenhower replacement at VA, and oncology meaning. Answers include Roy Rogers and Dale Evans. Paul Ramadier Leon Blum Robert Schuman. Duke of Edinburgh Earl of Merioneth Baron Greenwich. Carl R Gray. (b) tumors.
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New West
Ridflen
France
King George of
England
Philip Mountbatten
Princess Elizabeth
Omar Bradley
Dwight Eisenhower
Army
General Bradley
Veterans’ Administration
New York
Roy Rogers
Dale Evans
Paul Ramadier
Leon Blum
Robert Schumen
Duke of Edinburgh, Earl of Merioneth
Baron Greenwich
Carl R. Gray
The
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Turnors
Postmaster General Nominee Named From Postal Ranks
President Truman selected Jesse M. Donaldson 62 to serve as postmaster general, elevating a long time postal career man from assistant postmaster general. Donaldson began as a city letter carrier in Shelbyville in 1908, while former postmaster general Hannegan bought into the St. Louis Cardinals amid his plans.
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Hannegan
Robert E. Hannegan
Truman
Jesse M. Donaldson
Donaldson
Shelbyville
St. Louis Cardinals
Railroad Car Shortage Seen Easing But Still Severe
The railroad freight car shortage remains serious with about 41,000 fewer cars than after the war. Despite orders and promises, steel limits and production gaps persist. September saw a net gain of 668 cars, the first in 25 months, while White House directives aim for 16,000 cars monthly by July 1948 aided by a steel allotment increase.
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Col. J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
White House
Iron and Steel Institute
Christmas Knowledge Puzzle Answers
Comet was one of Santa s reindeer Herod ordered all children under two years of age killed Raphael s paintings of Madonnas are outstanding White Christmas In Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol Twelfth Day in some countries is observed as Christmas The literal meaning of Christmas Oh Come All Ye Faithful English title St Nicholas is patron saint of Russia
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Comet
Herod
Real Santa Claus to Miss Children This Year
Santa Claus, Indiana bids farewell to Oscar J L Phillips postmaster who handled four and a half million letters over 12 years. Walter Van Winkle steps in as acting chief Santa with Legion helpers, working long hours since October to keep belief alive for anxious children.
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Santa Claus
Oscar JL. Phillips
Ind
America
American Legion
Children of America
Walter van Winkle
Santa Phillips
Santa van Winkle
Silent Night’s Origin in Arnsdorf Village
The tale recalls Father Josef Mohr composing the poem Silent Night Holy Night in Arnsdorf Austria after a silent starlit night. Franz Gruber set it to music and the carol spread worldwide on Christmas Eve as Mohr sang it to his congregation.
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Josef Mohr
Arnsdorf
Austria
Christ
Bethlehem
Franz Gruber
Franz
Father Mohr
Firecrackers Used At Christmas Time
Firecrackers and other fireworks are used at Christmas time in southern communities. The practice traces back to the Orient with origins likely in China, spreading to Italy during the 14th century and then to Spain France and other Latin countries during Saints days and religious festivals.
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Orient
Italy
Spain
France
Latin Countries
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