Record on Point Four policy and Truman presidency
A critical column argues Point Four plans lack clear goals and criticizes White House handling toward by passing reforms. It calls for a Republican Congress to curb perceived overreach and to influence 1952 presidential outcomes. It notes questions over national security board and costs.
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Truman
White House
J. Arthur
Point Four
Cecker and Mall
Wile i Vaerand Uy
Albany
Hanneckeer
Batatoun
Waan
Amn
Vance
Sia Mantis
Congress
Monin
HLM
Audi Bureau of
GE workers vote in union elections amid Cold War tensions
The General Electric bargaining election saw the CIO chartered International Union of Electrical Workers win by five to three, with UEW strong in Erie and Schenectady where 7 781 workers backed it. Analysts cite organization and anti pressure sentiment as factors behind a puzzling result.
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C.I.0
Red
United Electrical Workers
General Electric
International Union of Electrical Workers
Erie
Schenectady
U.E.W
ULEW
Point Four Snag Delays Foreign Aid Authorization Debate
The Senate approved a foreign aid measure sending it to the White House after three days of bitter debate. The main snag is the Point Four clause promising future commitments beyond the Marshall Plan, a controversial feature that critics fear implies imperialism and long term gains beyond immediate needs.
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Senate
White House
Congress
Truman
Pont Fair
Meven Moonths
Life expectancy gap widens as married women live longer
A Metropolitan Life Statistical Bulletin shows mortality rates falling fastest among married women since 1900. Married women now die at about eight per 1,000 in 1948, half the 1900 rate, while unmarried women drop two-fifths and men less than one-third. The trend increases widows and shifts economic duties to husbands.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
United States
Big Three pledge arms to Middle East with assurances
Britain France and the United States say arms will go to Israel and Arab states with a promise not to use them against each other and a guaranty by the powers to enforce it. The policy aims to bolster security, deter aggression, and counter Communist influence while keeping within UN action if frontier or armistice violations occur.
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Britain
France
United States
Israel
Palestine
Near
Middle East
United Nations
Truman Right on National Security Board Proposal
Editorial supports President Truman rejecting a super-government for defense matters. It argues the president should handle engine defense policy and military spending without ceding power. The piece notes agreement with the president and questions the Washington Post editorial stance.
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Truan
National Security Board
Dutus
Act
Enghen
Agen
Washington Post
The
Gold Arrest Highlighted in Battle Against Soviet Spies
The FBI has custody of Harry Gold, Swiss-born Russian chemist, charged with receiving atomic secrets from Klaus Fuchs and passing them to Soviet agents. The piece contrasts U S trials with Soviet methods, urges fair due process, and links the Fuchs case to broader Cold War efforts.
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Providence Evening Bulletin
Klaus Fuchs
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Harry Gold
Switzerland
Fuchs
Soviet Union
United States
Gold
New York
Judith Coplon
Alger Hiss
Washington
FBI
Housing Project Opening and Treasury Bell Controversy
Letter to The Record questions Dewey housing project occupancy and the choice to import 32 Liberty Bell replicas from France after a delay. Writer cites protest to Washington and investigation by Rep. Taylor. Contributor ROBERT W. MENEELY of Watervliet notes no bell foundry would take the order.
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West Street
Tananta
Washington
Taylor
Treasury Department
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France
Ury Department
Robert W. Meneely
Bell Foundry
Watervliet
Senate Takes Recess For Memorial Day
Senate to recess from Monday through next Wednesday for Memorial Day. Upon return, lawmakers attend a joint session in Congress on a recent European trip with invitations extended to several members. The April forenoon session will include a briefing by the Service of State, with some members present at the Wednesday session.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Truman praises Acheson and aims for bold foreign report
President Truman privately lauds Dean Acheson as the best secretary since Hughes and plans a barnstorming tour to report on foreign affairs. He notes Acheson’s influence on Britain and cites other political commentary, from Kefauver to McCarthy, with mentions of Senate actions and party dynamics.
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Washington
Truman
Dean Acheson
London
Charles Evans Hughes
Dean
Barkley
Lucas
Rayburn
McCormack
Readers Seek Americanism and Language Trivia
A Long Beach local letter debates the official definition of Americanism and its place in modern usage. Readers discuss plural Iris, Solon etymology, porcelain term revived, and the curious scramble of a medical quip about life and vitality.
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Long Beach
One Acm
Lpuxe
Webster's
New International
United States
America
Omaha
Bocm
Alog
Okmulger
Solon
B. Alk
Cedrus
Wien
Angelis
Revres
Mra
National Whirligig By Ray Tucker
A reader asks if a 1952 GOP candidate can break from Harding era policies. The piece argues the Republican party will adopt a modified new look, driven by new forces and shifting public opinion, with governors Dewey and Warren and leaders like Driscoll shaping a more progressive platform.
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Grundy
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Alfred EB. Driscoll
Dewey
New York
Warren
California
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House
Senate
Secret Pacific bases cited in Senate hearing
General J. Lawton Collins told the Senate Armed Services Committee that the United States quietly began building secret bases on Pacific islands between Hawaii and Australia before Pearl Harbor. He said the move, aimed at a long cold war in warfare, influenced talks to raise officer limits in Washington and on the Army General Staff.
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