Brannan Pick Wins Farm Leader Backing in Agriculture
President Truman selects Charles F. Brannan to succeed Clinton Anderson as secretary of agriculture. Farm groups praise Brannan as a friend of farmers, backing his parity reform plans and long range farm program ideas now before Congress. Truce in Palestine fails as Arab leaders reject U N proposals while the United States wavers on arms and loans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
Charles F. Brannan
Clinton Anderson
Brannan
Congress
No Quarter Fires Escalate in Holy Land Conflict
Arab states refuse U N truce request and attack Jewish forces across the Holy Land. Arabs vow to persist as Jews deny their new state of Israel. Haganah seizes Acre while Egyptian air strikes pound Tel Aviv and Arab troops claim major advances in Jerusalem.
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Holy Land
U.N
Israel
Haganah
Acre
Tel Aviv
Arsh
Jerusalem
Pay Hike Undercuts Labor Costs With New Formula
General Motors averted a 225000 worker strike by offering an 11 cent raise tied to a cost of living formula. Workers receive an 8 cent COLA and a 3 cent efficiency boost, with wages adjusted quarterly to CPI changes. Evaluation notes potential public cost pass through and broader industry use. Also covered are Voice of America broadcasts' criticism and scripted controversy leading to firings and resignations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Corporation
General Motors
United Auto Workers
Fewer Benefits Lost As Claim Delays Decline
The Federal Security Agency reports fewer people deprive themselves of old age and survivors insurance by delaying claims. U Pogge, director in Baltimore, cites ongoing public awareness efforts that benefits are payable only if claimed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Security Agency
U. ~ Pogge
Bureau of Old-Age and
Survivora Insurance
Baltimore
Obscure Front Page Quiz on Global Capitals and History
A reader posed tough questions about Arab capitals and national affiliations. The trivia covers Mecca and Riyadh, Baghdad, Damascus, Amman, Beirut, Cairo, and Jeddah with Saudi ties, plus origins of penicillin discovery, the GOP nomination history, and Truman cabinet appointments.
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Israel
Mecca
Riyadh
Baghdad
Damascus
Amman
Beirut
Cairo
Bann
Sir Alexander Fleming
Philadelphia
GOP
Lis
Truman
Charles F. Brannan
Mecca and
Saudi Arabian
Iraq
Syria
Trang-Jordan
Lebanon
Egypt
Bane, Yoman
Don McNeill Breakfast Club's 15th Anniversary Cornball Charm
Don McNeill, host of the Breakfast Club on ABC Chicago, marks 15 years on air June 23 with unscripted humor and a fond view of ordinary listeners. He thrives on off the cuff patter and spontaneous gags that have built a nationwide early morning following.
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American Broadcasting Company
Chicago
Don McNeill
ABC
McNeil
McNell
New Jersey
McNeill
Washington Digest on Small Business and Democracy
A Washington column argues that throttling small business under socialist policy harms democracy. It cites Attlee’s push for a free socialist democracy in Britain, notes big business crowding out small firms, and includes Kiplinger survey findings of shrinking consumer power in small towns. The piece links wealth redistribution to capitalism’s decline and contrasts it with market competition.
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Washington
England
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Attlee
Kiplinger Magazine
Illinois
Iowa
New York State
Kiplinger
Texas
Commerce Department
Congress
Kid Nichols Named Greatest Opponent by Cobb and Mack Era Pitchers
Ty Cobb argues Kid Nichols was the greatest pitcher of all time, citing records from 1800 to 1906 and praising Eddie Plank Ed Walsh Lefty Grove and Connie Mack era stars. The piece traces Mack's teams from 1901 through 1945 and notes the Athletics current resurgence under Mack amid shifting spoils of the league.
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Christy Mathewson
Matty
Charles Kid Nichols
Boston
Nichols
Ty Cobb
Menlo Park
Calif
Cobb
Kid Nichols
Eddie Plank
Ed Walsh
Plank
Grove
Connie Mack
Waddell
Bender
Coombs
Earnshaw
Rommel
Pennock
Bullet Joe Bush
Lefty Grove
Herb Pennock
Rube Waddell
Connie
Harry Davis
Lave
Monte Cross
Eddie Colling
Columbia
Stuffy McInnis
New England
Jack Barry
Holy Cross
Home Run" Baker
Maryland
Red Sox
Smokey Joe Wood
Braves
Mack
Tom Yawkey
Robert Moses Grove
Athletics
Mackmen
Yankees
Eorlier
Unhealthy Families and Low Birth Rates Debate at PTA Meet
In Cleveland University of Chicago professor Robert J. Havighurst told National Congress of Parents and Teachers delegates that two child families are socially unhealthy though fashionable. He warned a significant portion of the population now has too few children to reproduce.
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National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Cleveland
University of Chicago
Robert J. Havighurst
Practical Home Hints From Everyday Tips
A collection of concise domestic advice on repairs and crafts. It covers mending tears, painting toys, caring for Turkish towels, framing family portraits, lubricating rusted zippers with vaseline, making biscuits with sour milk, using two dust-cloths, and cooling pie on a wire rack to avoid soggy crust.
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Palestine
Bill Schoentgen
WNU
Br Tor
Union
Brennan
U. N
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World Councils
Mahmoud Fahmy Nokrashy Pasha
U. N. Security Council
Security Council
U. S
United States
Chaim Weizmann
Mr. Truman
Weizmann
Middle East
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Voice of America
Latin America
U.S
House
Wyoming
Homer Capehart
Rep
Ind
Senate
Danehart
Nevada
Las Vegas
Reno
National Broadcasting Company
State Department
Rene Borgia
Alberto Gandero
Borgia
Taft
Robert A, Taft
Ohio
Hartley
Herbert Hoover
Kansas City
A. Hartley
Fred Hartley
Secretary of the Navy
John Sullivan
House Armed Services Committee
Navy
Washington Digest
Baukhage
Wisconsin
Russia
Berlin
Moscow
Germany
Soviet Union
Department of Agriculture
Uplands
Jimpson Company
East Jackson Bw
Iinoia
Lisbon
H.C. Bosworth Gentine Pacis
Union Giation
St. Aul
Asinn
Oppor
Nsw
Iowe
Ona Bus
New Motor
Tranq
God Tires
John Stouffer
Span— Cer
Eees
Scheckel’s Hatchery
Springbrook
Thombert
Newton
Weigelwood
Park Rapids
Minn
Lpice
Arage
Josie Sheppard
Shope Ridge
Dew Moines
TAME
Will Traval
I. Ewhouse
Waterloo
Ft. Dodge Tent & Awning Co
Fort Dodge
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