The President's Dilemma and Truman's Struggles
The article portrays President Truman as burdened by indecision and discord with Congress and advisers. It argues his foreign policy faces criticism and urges him to balance domestic reforms with fiscal limits. It warns against premature promises and calls for clear judgment before Ottawa and after returning to Washington.
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The
Truman
Congress
Europe
Russia
Mr. Truman
Robert Taft
Mr. Taft
Ottawa
Washington
Westbrook Pegler
New York
United States
Greece
Turkey
Great Britain
Spurned Invitation Tests Tucson Power Crisis
The Tucson Chamber of Commerce invited the mayor and city council to discuss the treated power situation tied to a condemnation suit involving South Tucson. Only one official attended as the rest ignored the invitation, despite growing demand for expanded utilities amid population and business growth.
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Tucson Chamber of Commerce
South
Tucson
Chamber of Commerce
WFTU Mission in Japan Draws Cold War Fire
George E. Sokolsky reports on a World Federation of Trade Unions delegation invited by the U S War Department to Japan and Korea. The visit sparked clashes with Korean workers, arrests, and a seven point WFTU resolution demanding releases, safety, and democratic union rights.
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WFTU
Japan
George E. Sokolsky
World Federation of Trade Unions
War Department
General MacArthur
Patterson
Louis Saillant
Federation
Ernest Bell
British Trade Union Congress
Willard Townsend
CIO
USA
Michael Tarazov
Central Council of
Soviet Trade Unions
Patrick Waldberg
All Korean Trade Union Congress
All Korean Congress of Trade Unions
Saillant
United States
Korea
Pen principles and European conditions noted in papers
A longtime study argues the ball-point pen cuts into paper to deliver ink, reshaping the ink transfer idea. The Cincinnati Enquirer counters that Europe will stay difficult while ruled by communists.
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Christian Science Monitor
Europe
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mayor Houston Faces Council Over Condemnation Suit
The piece urges Mayor Houston to press the council to subordinate private opinions to the public interest in the condemnation suit, arguing that the city's power is essential and must not be ignored by officials.
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Houston
Taxation as a Balkan Lesson and American Liberty
George Spelvin argues taxes fund government not foreign nations. He warns income taxes empower state over citizen, citing history and six Balkan monarchies. He claims Americans may work 150 hours yearly for taxes and notes a portion funds foreign governments.
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Balkans
Servia
Serbia
Yugoslavia
Balkan
Montenegro
Yonder Valley
Britain
George Spelvin
Greece
Treasury
Uncle Sam
Dies Committee
United States
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Scratches At Bellevue By Bugs Baer
A humorous 1947 King Features essay satirizes vaccination and politics with veteran slang and self mockery, recounting ironic medical procedures and aging woes. The piece blends personal quips about injections, demographics, and tax woes into a comic reflection on progress and humanity.
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Arthur
Bugs" Baer
Mt. Serum
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
King Features
Lincoln blamed for Civil War by Georgetown professor
Washington scene reports Dr. Charles C. Hansill of Georgetown University accusing Lincoln of provoking the Civil War. The address, before Loyal Children of the Confederacy beside Jefferson Davis’s statue, sparks controversy and ties to broader political debates on Roosevelt and Pearl Harbor. A Buffett critique on foreign influence in Congress is also noted amid discussions of striped panzer imagery and diplomatic entanglements.
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Geo Washington
Capitol
Charles C. Hansill
Georgetown University
Abraham Lincoln
Hansill
Jefferson Davis
Davis
Statuary Hall
Lincoln
Fort Sumter
Tansill
Capitol Hill
Roosevelt
Pearl Harbor
Howard Buffett
Nebraska
Office of War Information
Midwest
Kansas
North
South Dakota
Wyoming
Montana
Colorado
Utah
Elmer Davis
Rep. Buffett
Buffettby-Buffett
Buffett
Buffetting
France
America
Washington
U. S
Gulf
Cyrus Sorghum
Podunk
Anystate
House
Senate
Arms For Argentina By Drew Pearson
The United States debated arms sales to President Peron of Argentina and Braden’s push against aiding a potentially fascist regime. Braden warned of Peron’s 5 year plan and anti democratic controls. supporters argued hemispheric unity required engagement with Argentina’s army and navy.
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Argentina
Drew Pearson
Washington
Peron
Spruille Braden
United States
State Department
Braden
Marshall
War Department
Pan American Union
Roberto Farinacci
Ludwig Freude
Henrich Doerge
Hjalmar Schacht
General Marshall
South America
Supreme Court
Peron Stooge
National Council of Education
Hitler
Mussolini
Confederacion General de Trabajadores
Europe
Spain
Italy
Truman
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Kim
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AFL
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Bellevue
Washington Scene
P Dixon
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Mama Sorghum
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Mama
Sorghum
International Do
District of Columbia
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