Steps To Peace And Price Control In Postwar Debate
George E. Sokolsky criticizes President Truman for abandoning meat price controls under public pressure and accuses him of political miscalculation. The piece argues the shift undermines leadership, blames broader political forces, and contrasts with Byrnes’s postwar diplomacy aimed at lasting peace.
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Truman
Congress
Labor
Taft
Mr. Truman
Mr. Roosevelt
Missouri
Mustard Chief Denies Meat Famine Rumors
At OPA Chief Paul Porter dismisses talk of a meat famine as an irresponsible rumor. He warns against spreading dire talk that could undermine market confidence. The Arkansas Gazette reports his stance amid rising consumer fears.
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OPA
Paul Porter
Arkansas Gazette
Memphis
Joey the World Citizen Kangaroo Binds Record Leap
The nine month old kangaroo Joey soared 11 000 miles in a single bound aboard the Truculent Turtle flight from western Australia to the eastern United States. The piece frames Joey as a symbol of global connectivity, noting American and Australian cooperation and the idea that no place is an island.
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Joey
Western Australia
United States
Washington Zoo
Christian Science Monitor
Chile Vehicle Prices Signal Tougher Car Market
In Chile the price floor for new cars sits around 5000 dollars while a seven year old Ford can fetch about 2650 dollars indicating a stricter market for used vehicles and tighter affordability.
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Chile
Ford
Snake Bites Own Tail in AFL Picketing Proposal
Westbrook Pegler critiques Matt Woll of the Photo Engravers' Union for urging a national picket of movie houses to purge Communist influence. He argues such lines would censor art and lash the unions in a circular conflict, noting broader tensions among labor groups and Hollywood figures.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Matt Woll
The
Photo-Engravers’ Union
AFL
Woll
League For Political Decency
Dave Dubinsky
Ladies’ Garment Workers
Labor
CIO
California
Ruth McKenney
Bruce Minton
Communist Party
Paramount
Mintons
Weenie
Supreme Court
Counterboycotts
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Baseball diplomacy and a growing ad mission record
The Army and Navy lobby for introducing baseball to Russians to soothe relations, while noting Japan adopted the game long ago. The piece also highlights that U.S. baseball will have about 18 million paid admissions this season, a fact Moscow will surely watch for Kremlin planners.
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Army and Navy Union
Moscow
Kremlin
New York Times
Russia Holds Veto Tactics At Paris Conference
Paris talks expose Russia’s limits as two thirds majority blocks key issues. Only six votes for Trieste and Danube control. Big Four to review results in New York as Russia retains veto power. Critics claim belligerent diplomacy wanes while armament spending climbs.
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Paris
Russia
Norway
Mssrs
Byrnes
Bevin
Bidault
Trieste
Danube
Ukraine
Poland
Yugoslavia
Czechoslovakia
Europe
United Nations Assembly
New York
Mallonsia
Stalin
United States
Britain
Wallace
Red Army
King Features Syndicate
Gavin the long distance spiral spitter and cow heckler tale
Washington dispatch recalls Representative Leon Gavin of Oil City Pennsylvania at a rivermen outing. He wins a medal as world champion long distance spiral spinner and faces a distracting cow during his outdoor rally. He accuses Democrats of using hired hecklers as the crowd laughs.
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Geo Washington
Leon Harry Gavin
Oil City
Gavin
Congress
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E Dixon
Gavin Rooters
Sclon
GOP
FBI
PAC
Democratic Party
Dollar value fades as people seek less for a dollar
A Marion Wisconsin Advertiser note argues the dollar’s diminished pull stems from fewer people willing to work as hard for each dollar as in the past. The editorial reflects on economic change and labor efforts.
Eight doors twice slams headlined by Boston Globe
Boston Globe notes automotive science has not used an eight door car yet yet in practice motorists achieve similar results by slamming four doors twice across neighborhoods.
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Boston Globe
Rising Used Car Prices Endanger Our 1937 Model
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes that surging black market prices for used cars threaten the ability to keep the current 1937 model. The piece suggests owners may need to consider alternatives if prices stay high.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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