Universal Training Drive Joins U S Foreign Policy Debate
The drive for universal military training UM T argues training strengthens diplomacy and deters Soviet pressure. Backed by American Legion VFW and Roberts national security committee, with support from Dewey Warren Taft and others, opposition spans church groups mothers and far extremes. The plan faces congressional hurdles and public doubt about readiness and costs.
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West
Washington
Foreign Ministers
London
Marshall
America
Congress
American Legion
War Department
James F. O'Neil
VFW
National Security Committee
Supreme Court
Owen J. Roberts
Citizens’ Committee
Justice Roberts
The
Legion
National Chamber of Commerce
Rotary Clubs
League of Women Voters
UMT
Inflation Worry Grows and CIO Seeks Pay Raises
Inflation worries mount as the Truman administration pressures Congress for wage and price controls. Cabinet members testify on anti inflation measures while CIO chief Philip Murray signals broad wage increases for six million workers, aiming to blunt declining purchasing power and curb unrest ahead of March and April. Recent moves include unions forming political leagues to influence 1948 policy and labor actions amid mounting costs and congressional scrutiny.
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Truman
Clinton P. Anderson
House Banking and Currency Committee
Anderson
Congress
Robert 8. Nathan
Secretary of the Treasury
John Snyder
Earl Bunting
National Association of Manufacturers
CIO
Philip Murray
Labor Organization
Murray
Ment
Lewis Schwellenbach
Schwellenbach
International Association of Machinists
IAM
Machinists
Harvey W. Brown
Taft-Hartley Congress
CIO Political Action Committee
AFL Labor's Educational and Political League
Railroad Unions
Railway Labor
Communication Workers’ Group
Red Polka Dot Tie Sparks Christmas Twist
In a department store, Rusty McGonegal frets over a Christmas Eve shift and a date with Annabelle Toodles. Annabelle returns from a break, sports a polka dot tie tied in her hair, and leaves Rusty realizing his earlier assumption about her preferences. The scene blends work stress, flirtation, and holiday hustle as the store stays open late.
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Wendell Brooks
Rusty McGonegal
Rusty
Green
Blue
Tle
Henry
Loop
Annabelle Toodles
Miss Toodles
Foor
Annabelle
the Aragon
Phattie
Turn for the Better Teacher Crisis Bases in U.S.
A progress report by the Citizens' Federal Committee on Education through the U S Office of Education proclaims a turn for the better in U S education reversing a five year decline. It notes record teacher salary gains, expanded retirement and sick leave, but warns costs of living eroding gains and a growing need for teachers due to higher birth rates.
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United
Ates
Citizens' Federal Committee On Education
U. S. Office of Education
Lsted
Ways of Saying Merry Christmas Around the World
The piece notes how different languages express Christmas wishes from Joyeux Noel in France to Rozh deatyom Khristovym in Russia, and Merry Christmas in the United States. It reflects language as a vehicle for universal Yuletide sentiment across Christian civilizations and regions where the holiday is observed.
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James M. Gavin
Armored Cavalry Journal
Gavin
Normandy
Smithsonian Institution
France
Russia
U. S
Metronome in Prison to Deter Companions
A description of metronomes placed in prison corridors to prevent convicts from signaling by tapping. The piece also advertises Christmas gifts of Camel cigarettes and Prince Albert tobacco, urging readers to buy for smokers with festive packaging and space for greetings.
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Prince Albert
Camela
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Senate Armed Services Committee
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New York
House Committee
Harry Towe
New Jersey
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Halleck
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Stassen
Warren
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Ually
Roberts National Security Committee
Taft
Vito Marcantonio
UMIT
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Ernie
Dot Lind
Winchester
League
Ite Sota
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Tn James
Ricy
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Adel
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