Democratic Party Strength With Farmers Slips but Holds Lead
A Princeton New Jersey survey shows farmers favor Democrats 68 percent to 13 for Republicans with 9 percent no opinion and 10 percent no difference. Truman’s personal approval among farmers sits at 8 percent today versus 3 percent in March, while disapproval stands at 29 percent. The poll notes a 4 point sampling error and cites farm labor support as strong for Democrats.
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Princeton
N. J
Democratic Party
GOP
South
Truman
Eet Ae
Labor
Institute
Six Children Die in Flames at New York Home
Six Zagorski children aged 10 to 6 months died from burns and smoke after a flash fire swept their Firthcliffe New York residence early Sunday while parents visited friends. Father restrained from entry as two firefighters were hurt. cause undetermined. The home, built last February by carpenter Alex Zagorski, stood in an Orange county community.
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Firthcliffe
N.Y
Alex Zagorski
Bertha
Albert
Patricia
Toni
Jeanette
Catherine
Safety In Industry: 1948 Banner Year With Fewer Accidents
The National Safety Council reports a banner safety year in 1948 with a notable drop in accidents from 1947. The accident frequency rate across all industries fell to 11.49 disabling injuries per 1,000,000 man hours, a 13 percent decrease from the prior year.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Council
Handless Vet Finds Plenty Of Friends In Help
Lawrence Borko, a 30 year old handless veteran in Chicago, got a GI loan for a home but lacked funds to paint. Twenty fellow veterans, many strangers to him, provided money and labor with paint from a realtor and completed the job in one afternoon.
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Chicago
Lawrence Borko
Borko
UC Will Require Loyalty Oath From Teachers
The University of California will require all faculty to take a loyalty oath in addition to the standard allegiance oath. Regents said the measure was drafted with little discussion and passed unanimously about three months ago. Tenney committee chairman Jack Tenney favored a stronger oath but said the committee would drop its legislative proposal. Some faculty expect opposition though university officials see no likely refusals.
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Edward H. Ker
San Francisco
Heller
Tenney
United States
Gordon Sproul
George A. Pettit
Stage Door Johnnies Then And Now Say Billie Burke
Hollywood June 13 Mary Billie Burke says today stage door Johnnies differ. Women are independent so admirers no longer court with stardust and glamour. men stop handing mink coats and diamond baubles. Burke recalls early 1900s romance with Enrico Caruso and William Somerset Maugham alongside lavish gifts and personal attention from gents outside dressing rooms.
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Hollywood
Billie Burke
Miss Burke
London
Broadway
Enrico Caruso
Metropolitan Opera House
Caruso
William Somerset Maugham
Willie
Columbia
Baby
Miss B
Chiggers Friendly Go Home With You
Duke zoologist Dr. G W Wharton reports on chiggers life and habits in Durham. He finds no perfect bite treatment and debunks myths about chippers. Chiggers bite by saliva rather than blood and itch worsens after they depart. To avoid bites, stay away from choke points like rotten logs and blackberry brambles where they hide.
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Durham
N. C
Duke University
G. W. Wharton
Duke
Chiggers Win Round With Steady Walkers
A June woods stroll claims fewer bites for moving targets. The note mentions chiggers favor stationary objects and that progress through the path keeps the itch at bay.
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