End of Trail for Weary 80th Congress in Legislation
Weekly analysis notes the 80th Congress adjourned amid a flood of bills including farm policy a peacetime draft housing displaced persons and atomic energy funding. Truman vetoes were frequent yet Congress enacted foreign aid national defense and Taft Hartley while trimming taxes and the budget amid GOP opposition. General Bradley predicts up to 10 000 draftees monthly as the draft resumes.
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French colony acts to curb cannibalism in Africa
French Equatorial Africa moves to stamp out cannibalism amid reports of recurring rites. authorities impose hard labor penalties on offenders and aim to undermine witch doctors who distribute meat through annual human sacrifice rituals.
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Truman Returns to White House After Record Political Tour
President Truman completed a sweeping 9,505 mile journey to present his case to voters. He framed Congress as defective and urged a November change in leadership, stressing a nonpolitical banner before adopting a sharp partisan stance. The trip included rail, auto, air, yacht travel and a ski lift at Sun Valley, marking a historic public pursuit of renomination.
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Mediation Efforts Continue in Palestine Amid Tense Truce
The United Nations mediator Folke Bernadotte presses talks between Arabs and Jews as three U.S. destroyers join Mediterranean patrols to supervise the armistice. Thirty UN guards and twenty Secretariat volunteers fly to the region to aid enforcement while two old battleships New York and Nevada prepare for sinking tests near Hawaii.
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Meat demand outpacing supply in postwar U S
A meat shortage looms as consumption remains high while beef, pork and bacon supplies lag after wartime drains and a poor corn crop. H J Eggert of the American Meat Institute warns it will take a year after good crops to restore normal stock levels. Demand remains strong due to high incomes and belief in meat’s nutritive value.
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Trade Clash With Russia Creates U S Import Surge
Widespread protest by politicians and press over U S shipments to Russia yielded an unequal trade balance. April saw the United States import 12.59 million dollars more from the Soviet Union than it exported, signaling strategic reassessment as Moscow kept up shipments of war materials like manganese and chrome.
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One Diplomat Knew Better and Scratched Tyro Career
A Washington columnist recalls a missed diplomatic path, tracing a flirtation with embassy life, a key meeting with John Watson Foster, and how deadlines and back doors steered him away from a Foreign Service career, amid prewar embassy culture and press access.
Maginot line eyed again as shield against Russia
France’s Maginot line once deemed impregnable is touted as a possible defense against a Russian attack. Some French engineers urge US financing to recondition the fortifications. Gen. Jean de Lattre de Tassigny suggests converting underground forts into bomb shelters, though U.S. officers note the line is badly outmoded by modern mobile warfare.
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United States track outlook for London Olympics
The United States is expected to win but faces criticism of overreliance on speed over stamina. Critics argue the team lacks runners from the mile to the marathon and warn against overconfidence despite good nutrition and a hopeful edge in London. The piece notes past Berlin impressions labeling Americans as acrobats, not true endurance athletes.
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Stars Missing from the World Series Spotlight
The piece notes Napoleon Lajoie and Walter Johnson never reached a World Series, contrasts historical stars like Mathewson and Waddell, and lists many greats who did appear. It laments Feller’s lack of World Series appearances and hopes future stars join the big show, mingling with legends under the tent.
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Fitzsimmons Tops In Middleweight Boxing Division
The speaker nominates Bob Fitzsimmons as the top man, noting his championships in middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions. Descriptions praise his brilliance and punching power, recount a seven-bone break against Jeffries, and contrast Jeffries’s form in 1910 with later years, while mentioning Johnson’s era.
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