Farm Front Unity Hinted With Eisenhower Victory
Eisenhower’s win is seen as a path to mend a farm policy rift between the Truman administration and major farm groups. Tension centered on Brannan and the American Farm Bureau Federation, which blocked Allan B. Kline from White House access and advisory roles. The Brannan plan of 1949 fueled the divide, with the Farm Bureau opposing government control of farming.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Truman
Agriculture Brannan
American Farm Bureau Federation
Administration
Allan B. Kline
Farm Bureau
White House
Agriculture Department
Kline
Brannan
National Farmers’ Union
Tax Cuts Due by 1954 Threaten $8.5 Billion Annual Revenue Loss
Senate House committee staff estimated that next 18 months of tax reductions will reduce annual revenue by $8.5 billion unless laws are changed. Expiration dates on boosts trigger decreases in individual income taxes and corporate excess profits, with excise cuts returning to pre-1951 levels affecting autos, cigars, fuel, alcohol, and sports goods.
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Washington
Senate House Committee
Congress
McCarthy Ready For New Role Under Eisenhower
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy says he will switch from a lone-wolf anti communism stance to chairing the Senate Committee on Government Operations. He will lead investigations into graft and inefficiency across federal agencies, alongside a permanent investigations subcommittee, with broad authority to probe the executive branch. He expects cooperation from a new administration and notes his shift from outsider to participant in loyalty and security efforts.
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New York
Joseph R. McCarthy
Eisenhower
McCarthy
Senate
Wisconsin
Phoenix
Arizona
Executive Department
Amerasia
Reds
State Department
Brannon and Franck Draw Lots for Crawford County Attorney
In Denison Iowa Democrat Robert K Brannon and Republican Ray E Franck drew lots to decide the Crawford County attorney race after both candidates polled 4066 votes each. Brannon won the election by lot.
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Denison
Robert K. Brannon
Ray E. Franck
Crawford County
Brannon
Van Fleet Clark Expected to Seek Bigger Push in Korea
Deputy Defense Secretary Foster says Generals Clark and Van Fleet will request broader power from President Truman to intensify pressure in Korea. He notes both commanders see no near term chance for a negotiated armistice and will urge stronger actions as they report from the battle zone.
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van Fleet
Clark
Washington
Defense
Foster
U. S
Far East
Eisenhower
Korea
Mark Clark
James van Fleet
Defense Department
GOP says Truman hurt Adlai in bid for presidency
Senator Taft and four GOP leaders blame President Truman’s attack tactics for hurting Adlai Stevenson. Campaign manager Wilson Wyatt calls some Truman remarks blunt and disturbing yet credits whistle-stop tours with helping Democrats. Others, including Governor Dewey and Rep. Martin, echo the adverse effect on Stevenson’s campaign.
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Robert A. Taft
Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Wilson Wyatt
Stevenson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Wyatt
Taft
Thomas E. Dewey
New York
House
Joseph W. Martin Jr
Massachusetts
Arthur E. Summerfield
Republican National Committee
Sen
Henry Cabot Lodge Jr
Labor Dictation to White House Ends Says Ex-NLRB Counsel
Robert N. Denham, former NLRB general counsel, told a St. Louis group that organized labor will stop dictating White House policy under the incoming Republican administration. He warned against a labor monopoly and urged a cleansing of labor relations offices, noting labor leaders make up about 25 percent of the workforce.
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ST. Louis
Robert N. Denham
National Labor Relations Board
Organized Labor
White House
Denham
Chamber of Commerce
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Foot Warmers From Dogs Proposed for Winter Issue
U. S. Third Division in Korea reports Cpl. John M. Tyler of Conway South Carolina suggesting dogs be issued as standard winter gear for all units. He says dogs provide foot warmth on cold nights and no sleeping bag is complete without one. Tyler and his platoon have added six dogs to their group for that purpose.
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U. S
Korea
John M. Tyler
Conway
S. C
Tyler
Blood plasma needed in Korea winter drive
Sheriff Woody Blanton of Grayson County urges winter blood plasma donations for wounded soldiers. December 2 at Travis Street Methodist Church Sherman runs noon to six with a 200 pint quota requiring 300 donors. December 3 Denison and December 4 Whitesboro follow. Any Grayson County resident may sign up regardless of town.
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Grayson County Red Cross Blood Collection
Blanton
Sherman
Travis Street Methodist Church
Denison
Whitesboro
Grayson County
Kerrville Buildings May Be Offered for Texas TB Patients
Texas Governor Allan Shivers was notified that Veterans Administration buildings at the Kerrville tuberculosis hospital may be offered for state patients. Current patients remain at Weaver Baker Hospital in Mission, with the VA asking for a proposal to convert the Kerrville structures. A separating fence and a separate entrance hall for the state section are required.
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Washington, D. C
Allan Shivers
Texas
Veterans Administration
Kerrville
Weaver Baker Hospital
Mission
Texas Hospital System
Weaver Baker
Mission Air Base
Air Force
Air Force evacuates 250 000 sick and wounded
Far East Air Forces reached its 250000th air evacuation, sending a patient from Korea to Japan. Of the total, 220000 were wounded or sick evacuated within Korea or to Japan, while others moved from Okinawa to Japan or other Far East points.
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AIR Force
Seoul
Korea
Far East Air Forces
Japan
Far East
Okinawa
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