Frisky tarnish of postwar politics mired in economics
A long critical column analyzes President Truman's economic strategy as split and contradictory. It argues his push for high wages and low prices clashes with deficit spending and inflation risks while China and Chiang Kai-shek face U.S. indifference, signaling a broader debate on postwar policy.
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Truman
Congress
Harry S.truman
Stephen Leacock
Lord Ronald
Mr. Truman
United States
Unce
Dama
Alabama Moves Against Klanism in Birmingham Grand Jury
Alabama pursues a Birmingham grand jury inquiry into hooded threats and floggings by the Federated Ku Klux Klan of Alabama Inc. Fourteen defendants are indicted as officials face subpoenas. William Hugh Morris defies a membership roster subpoena and is jailed for contempt before release on bail. Public opinion supports action to revoke the Klan charter. Strong state effort and political figures back prosecution to curb the neo‑fascist group.
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Alabama
Birmingham
Federated Ku Klux Klan of Alabama, Inc
Klan
William Hugh Morris
The
Mortis
South
KKK
Jim Folsom
Attorehey
Carmichael
Chiang Tries Again in China War Tactics Under Fire
Fragmented OCR reports Chiang Kai-shek and allies press anew against Communist forces in China. Wogan delegation traveled to discuss aid, backed by Busco, amid debates over confidence and the nation’s future.
Know-How Defined as the American Knack for Complex Tasks
The piece argues know-how is a vague but distinct American quality tied to producing and operating complex machinery. It rejects links to superior intelligence or pure scientific ability, proposing that know-how is the knack of enabling average people to perform intricate tasks after brief instruction.
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United States
Taft opposes NATO ratification citing power and armament concerns
Newark News reports Senator Taft will vote against ratifying the North Atlantic Pact citing power limits and U S arming of Western Europe. He favors a Monroe Doctrine style pledge to fight if Russia attacks, arguing the pact misreads UN aims and may fuel armament.
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Newark News
Taft
Europe
United Nations
United States
Russia
Ois
Senate
Acheson
Canasa
Bini
State Department
Gncclme
Ovandenhtets
Duties
Amercian
Getatars
Benatar
Letters and local concerns in The Record
Pulse of the People invites anonymous letters to The Record while stating editors may edit or shorten submissions. The Leonard Hospital note reveals two unmarried Leonard daughters Mary and Annie. Cornelia married Hugh Rose and lived in Geneva TM. The Leonard home is proposed as a hospital nucleus with neighborly consent. Marian Leonard Lally of Troy recalls family relics and a night lantern, and laments tree losses on nearby estates. A reader from Lansinkburg urges editorial focus on the solar neglect of elm trees along lanes between Watervliet and neighboring areas.
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Leonard
Mary Leonard
Marian Leonard Lally
Troy
Lansinkburg
Watervliet
National Whirligig By Ray Tucker
Washington notes President Oman reports in midyear Congress on the state of the union. The new program is weak due to an Erich crisis framing and economic advice prepared in June. Britain’s approaching bankruptcy impacts foreign policy, with warnings about imports and sanctions. Tremere and Trethen discuss wartime sustainability, while local residents seek city action to rescue trees and request Bris antlan assistance.
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Alhoush
Oman
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Union
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Hollywood
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Potomac
TPC
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Ase Caprtat
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Fie
Kefauver and Carroll Amendments Shaped Bas ing Point Debate
A complex congressional clash over basing-point pricing neared a turning point as Kefauver and Carroll pushed amendments to curb price fixing, while Manny Celler opposed. The piece notes Joe O’Mahoney’s leading role for small business and details the political stakes among Democrats and industry interests.
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Fauver
Tennessee
Long
Louisiana
Huey
John Carroll
Denver
Cement and Steel Industries
Usaa Cement Company
Allentown
New Orleans
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Ifirm
A& P
Morton Baltcass
Igex
Browers
Manny Celler
O'Mae
Kefauver
Senate
Carroll
House
Representative
New York Journal of Commerce
Manny
Ate
Penny coin debate and history of U S cents and nickels
Charles F. French discusses U S coin nomenclature and history. He explains why coins are nicknamed by design, outlines the Lincoln cent, Indian Head cent, Liberty Head quarter, and the Buffalo nickel, and notes Morgan dollars and the Mercury dime. He recalls public reactions to changes like the 1883 nickel without cents and myths about Monticello on the reverse.
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Charles B. Barber
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