President Truman’s Message Review Finds Limited Leadership
A critical look at President Truman’s address to the new Congress notes high expectations but argues the message lacks decisive leadership. It condemns omissions on labor relations, calls for a bipartisan push, and questions budget plans while highlighting debates over military service and labor arbitration. The piece critiques the president’s balanced budget push and notes lingering political tensions between the executive and legislative branches. It references labor disputes and the broader political context shaping the message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Truman
White House
Congress
Orth
Tividingnes
So Lons
Labor Department
Stelkes
Rackwell Manufacturing Claims Huge Retroactive Pay Dispute
A legal brief argues against deduction of portal to portal pay under Supreme Court rulings. Rackwell Manufacturing seeks 13 million dollars in damages alleging on the job injuries and wage disputes. The case contemplates inspectors tracking workers from clock-in to post shift, raising broader implications for employee compensation.
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Roosevelt
Jobat
G. Lewis
Justice Black
Supreme Court
Jacknot
Buck
Diw
United Mine Workers
Toray
Sifly Ironton
Federal
Shewmans Tvalved
Rackwell Manufacturing Co
Ft Mam Bay
Trent
Ge Plave
Ivor le
Viking
E Hockwell Company
Poland's first postwar election and the Polish question
A 1947 critique claims Poland’s Communist led government plans a controlled election. It alleges jailings of 30,000 Peasant Party members, 400 candidates arrested, and police coercion to secure a mass vote. It describes secret ballots used to label opposition and limited polling places to suppress peasant access. The piece denounces alleged army involvement, observer bans, and threats of retaliation to shape a “free” Poland under Allied wartime assurances.
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Poland
Monmueed
Mikulajenyk
Moland
Polish Workers Party
Communist
Imla
Ihs
Silesia
Ney
Mey
Paris
BOQ
Hig
Tehran
Yalta
Britain
United States
Anol Batune
Urgent plea from Rome for US grain aid to Italy
The Italian premier de Gasperi travels from Rome to Washington to press for immediate grain shipments. Italy faces starving levels with 1,700 calories daily, as shipping strikes and economic turmoil hinder UNRRA allocations. He seeks top priority in grain deliveries for the seaboard and urgent action to avert further hardship. Loans and relief shipments in the UNRRA window are also under discussion, with the Export Import Bank loan study pointing to a major figure.
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de Gasperi
Rome
Washington
Ialy
Italy
Lis
Rcié
United States
Ikes
UNRRA
America
Miese
Export Inport Bank of Italy
Joan
Jooo
Italy Economic Aid Urgently Needed to Prevent Collapse
The article argues that Italy must receive substantial financial help to avoid prostration as coal and raw materials shortage hurt industry. It notes debts, hunger risk, and the need for restored production, with Premier de Gasperi pushing Washington for support and allied funds to supplement available loans.
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Balunes
Willy
Molian
Gil
Viv Mae Lorials
Italy
de Gasperi
Baruch Plan Backed by UN Panel Faces Security Council
Baruch and four fellow members resign from the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission and urge continued global action on atomic control. The Baruch plan, approved by the UN Commission, moves to the Security Council despite Russian and Polish abstentions. The piece cautions that the veto power of major powers threatens enforcement and stresses a firm international pact to curb atomic weapons while the U.S. stays prepared to deter aggression.
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Bernar M. Burke
Stites Dalewision 9
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
Baruch Board
Baruch
United States
Russia
Poland
Security Council
Atomic Energy Control
Ule Searrtty Council
Teash
Alanis Energy
Wwe
Argentina Policy Split Faces Byrnes as Braden and Messersmith Clash
In a tense disagreement over Argentina, Assistant Secretary Spruille Braden, once ambassador to Buenos Aires, pushes a hard line against the Peron regime, while Ambassador George Messersmith argues for a more independent U S approach. Secretary Byrnes seeks a patchwork solution to satisfy both sides and maintain hemisphere defense against Nazi influence.
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Cleveland
Europe
Asia
Byrnes
Argentina
George E. Messersmith
Spruille Braden
Dua Peron
Tatin American Affairs
Braden
Buenos Aires
Peron
United States
Pavay
Confort
Parom
Itv Heeamie
Frade
Isele
Measersmith
Mediitta
Messersmith
Washington
Hyrnes
Letters on unions and closed shop debate from Hoosick
A reader letter defends labor unions and collective bargaining while criticizing closed shop practices. The writer, a former farm worker from Cambridge and Hoosick, recalls personal experience with an individualist employer and argues that union principles can aid workers, though he notes a lack of true nonunion solidarity in some firms and questions the impact on consumers. The piece references regional places Hoosick River Cambridge Town of Washington and Hoosick Manufacturing Co.
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Inia Ietter
Whelbey
Jons
Mms Sland
Caltrill
Hoosick
Renusvlgey
Cambridge
Washingston County
Superior Nlefacturing Co
Cottrell
Marte
Linder
Superior Manufcturing Co
Athor
Wiien
Interpreting the News With Thomas L. Stokes
The analysis outlines Republican unity amid early 1940s party strains and Democratic splits. It notes the G.O.P. cohesion despite internecine debates over posts of influence, civil liberties, and moral issues like the Bilbo base. It also covers intra party tensions in Congress and the emergence of Progressive groups and anti Communist stances.
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Washington
Eleiey
Ling Absenag
Dai
G.O.F
Siate
Brough
Dempcrary Plainy
Ita Congrese
Walis
Venta
Congress
Bia
Byrnes or Marshall for State in Truman era reshuffle
In the Washington scene, Byrnes and Marshall vie for Secretary of State as Truman weighs the three candidates. Eisenhower and Forrestal loom, while party kingmakers maneuver to place a Western Republican on the Foreign Relations Committee and shape postwar policy.
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Washington
Taka Dinkade Byrnes
Undi
George Marshall
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Navy
Forrestal
Marnhall
Vonkey
Marshal
Trimin
Ivenhowui
Vanill
Genego Allen
Christias
Marshall
Yelinh
Finlehoet
State Department
Aline Porrestal
Rynniiz
Navy
Hay Bider
Foreige Wolley Fay
Teyman Ie
Byres
Byrnes
Bom
Wis
Senate
Kingmaiers
W. iMorse
Oregon
Crbot Lodge
Massachusetts
League of Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Lye Ltudtemers
Ludge
Smilth
New Jersey
Min Jreslerner
Hickenooper
Lowa
Alege
Pacific
Luis
Republican
Taft
Pitt
Lodge
Morsay
Tobey
Vandenberg
New Foreign Relations Committee
Hamburgers And The Etymology Of A Classic Dish
A playful yet factual exploration traces how hamburger terms arise from Hamburg Germany and Vienna, noting Hamburg steak origins in American usage. It contrasts hot dogs and wieners, and mentions humorous historical anecdotes about how English speakers describe ground meat in buns.
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Hamburg
Ming
Anterlen
Wienerwore
Wiener
Vienna
Wien
United States
England
White House
Enuras
Briain Shrdlu
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