United Nations Assembly debates capital site amid power politics
The coming UN General Assembly in New York faces a divided landscape as four big powers hold veto over decisions. The debate centers on a permanent UN capital site, with Geneva proposed as a temporary home, while past League failures loom as lessons for peace and unity among nations.
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General Assembly of the
United Nations
New York
Paris
Assembly
Mark Sullivan
New York City
League of Nations
Geneva
Hitler
Poland
Hirohito
China
United States
Switzerland
Vorovsky
Lausanne
Moscow
Berne
Russia
Unity Among Nations
New Act Proposed to Reform Corrupt Practices Act
Chairman Priest of the house special committee on campaign expenditures plans a rewritten Corrupt Practices Act when Congress returns in January. After three days of hearings he calls the current law riddled with loopholes and says it fails to curb illicit election spending. He cites past donor scandals and notes party dynamics across states including Arizona. He argues honest elections require better political morals from the electorate.
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House
Special Committee
Congress
Washington
John L. Lewis
United Miners
Roosevelt
Arizona
Vyns
Whitney
Brotherhood
Truman
House Campaign Expenditures Committee
Wheeler
la Follette
CIO
Jack Kroll
Hillman
Mr. Kroll
Kroll
Cio-Pac
King Features Syndicate
Clarence Brown
Ohio
Brown
Republican National Committee
Mr. Brown
du Pont Circle
New York Politics Some Health Doubts Over 1946 Senate Run
A King Features Syndicate column discusses Dewey’s likely New York victory and possible GOP gains, then questions Herbert Lehman’s health and fitness for a six year Senate term. It contrasts Lehman with Hoover and notes Wagner’s ill health, arguing for capable younger leadership.
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Irving Ives
Herbert Lehman
United States Senate
House of Representatives
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Yalta
State of
New York
Charles Poletti
UNRRA
United States
Lehman
Herbert Hoover
Robert Wagner
Senate
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Keen Observation of Jelly Weatherstripping Seen
A six year old watched as paraffin was poured over jelly and then answered the door claiming her mother was busy weatherstripping the jelly. The anecdote comes from The Wall Street Journal.
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The
Wall Street Journal
United States Push to Prove Lend-Lease Not a Grant
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the U.S. faces a difficult effort to persuade Russia that lend-lease aid was not provided as a grant, framing it as a losing campaign and noting official rhetoric.
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United States
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Republican Restoration and Moral Repair in 1948
Westbrook Pegler argues Republicans must win Congress and the 1948 White House race to restore responsible government. He condemns the New Deal culture, calls for sobriety, dignity, and public trust, and warns against revenge, urging reform of bureaus, unions, and the federal ethos.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Congress
Hugh Johnson
Roosevelt
NRA
Washington
Trumans
Department of Justice
White House
Supreme Court
State Department
Sam
Union Treasuries
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Politician Promises and Soldier Aid Across Generations
The piece reflects on repeated political promises seen since 1919 and 1945, noting veterans’ hoped benefits rarely match reality. It warns about slick public opinion figures and urges readers to nurture entitlements until they arrive, comparing past delays to present impatience.
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Arthur “Bugs” Baer
Soldier Insurance
Mike Jacobs
King Features Syndicate, Inc
The Darlingest Congressional Money Inquiry Ends Quietly
President Whitney and the House committee examined rail union and CIO political spending amid vague testimony. The Brotherhood showed primaries and other disbursements totaling thousands, while CIO funds claimed as education. Conservatives and liberals offered no firm numbers, and the hearing closed with little disclosed.
Labor Law Proposal Sparks Balanced Rights Idea
Washington column floats a two line law repealing all labor rules to grant equal organizing rights to workers and capital. The piece also satirically recounts anecdotes about Rep. Clarence Brown, a drunken senator, Navy Cmdr. Davies, and a kangaroo steering lesson amid Navy Day plans.
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Tom Dewey
Dewey
Government of Honor
Pa Mallon
AFL
George Dixon
Justice
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Cmdr
Thomas D. Davies
Navy
Australia
Cmdr. Davies
Doi
Roy Tabeling
Tabeling
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