Break in Cold War pressures as teachers spur peace hope
In a dramatic turn, Russian school teachers Oksana Kosenkina and Mikhail Samarin ignite Western hopes for dialogue as they resist return to the USSR. Western athletes also refuse repatriation, signaling a rare public crack in Moscow’s facade. Talks in Moscow near failure with big four diplomacy lingering on the brink.
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Ruhr
Russia
Oksana Kosenkina
New York
Mikhail Samarin
England
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Soviet Union
Voice of America
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France
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Unbalanced Budget Debate Fuels Election Year Clash
President Truman forecast a 1.5 billion deficit next June, blaming a GOP tax cut for the shortfall, while Republicans claimed a 5 to 6 billion surplus. They accused the White House of distorted figures though the books may show an adjusted surplus due to prior-year shifts for foreign aid costs.
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Congress
GOP
Treasury
White House
Sen
Styles Bridges
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Coffee and milk top 1848 drink totals in national intake
A Northwestern National Life Insurance report estimates Americans will consume about 7.95 billion gallons of beverages in 1848. Coffee leads at 55 gallons per person, with roughly 8 billion gallons of coffee and 7 billion of milk, plus beer and soft drinks. The circular lake made by total beverages would be 1.5 miles wide and 20 feet deep, flowing Niagara Falls for 87 minutes without cream or sugar.
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Family Economics Bureau
Northwestern National Life Insurance Company
Niagara Falls
War crimes trials in Tokyo brace for voluminous evidence
The International Military Tribunal will spend weeks translating massive testimony and documents on Japanese war criminals before issuing verdicts. Separately in Prague, doubts about Jan Masaryk's 1942 death resurfaced as Dr. Oskar Klinger claimed Masaryk planned to flee to Britain and may have been killed in a staged incident inside the foreign office.
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International Military Tribunal
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Czechoslovakia
Foreign Office
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Lberty
Oskar Klinger
Great Britain
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Grasslands and Security in American Agriculture
Washington previews the Agriculture Year Book Grass, noting grasslands cover over a billion acres and supply about half the feed for livestock. P. V. Cardon and Alfred Steff erud outline a stable, secure farm system where grassland supports production, labor efficiency, and lower costs, with essays on grasses, pastures, and policy.
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America
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Alfred Stefferud
Material, not managers, rules football history
The piece argues that in football the decisive factor is the material talent on the field, not coaches or managers. It cites shifts in coaching across Navy, Michigan, Harvard, Yale, Washington, and Kansas, then highlights star players who propelled teams, followed by mentions of early passing games and notable players like Bobby Layne and Walter Eckersall, emphasizing that great teams win through skilled players and execution.
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Alabama
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Ray Evans
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Paul Governall
Sammy Baugh
Sid Luckman
Otto Graham
Glenn Dobbs
Buck O'Neil
Grant
Merrilat
West Point
Walter Eckersall
Willie Heston
Boom Town at Rhine Main as Berlin airlift reshapes region
At Rhine Main airport near Frankfurt a new town has sprung up around Berlin airlift operations. Air leaders praise the strategic rehearsals for future conflicts while symbols from bases worldwide mark pilots training for life or death missions. Bradley plans a Far East tour amid talks of renewed peace and autumn elections.
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the Rhine-Main
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Rhine- Main
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Elmendorf Field
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Alaska
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Five Quick History Quiz Questions With Answers
A brief Q&A from a 1940s style current events column covers the fifth amendment right against self incrimination, presidential eligibility, world population rankings, wartime dates in August, and Senator Arthur Capper of Kansas retiring from the Senate.
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House un-American Activities Committee
Truman
U. S
Kansas
Senate
China
Union of Ndia
U. & SR. Milion
Nagagaki
Russia
Japan
Arthur Capper
Kas
Boxcars outlook eases as wheat flow slows
Despite airtime record and bumper crops this year, U S railroads expect a looser boxcar situation this autumn. Southwestern grain shipments taper, Northwest cars exceed last year, and terminals retain storage space.
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Hee
Northwest
All-Out Crackdown on Housing Frauds Targeting Veterans
Attorney General Tom Clark and Housing Expeditor Tighe Woods ordered a nationwide crackdown on housing fraud against veterans at a conference of district attorneys from 21 major cities. Woods announced expansion of his investigative force from 16 to 300 as he urged prosecutors to prioritize housing fraud cases, stressing the government’s moral obligation to act.
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Tighe Woods
U.S
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