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The Queen Elizabeth the 2nd has tested
positive for the corona virus is also seen
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showing mild symptoms but otherwise
remains in good health the 71 year old is
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currently self isolating in Scotland with
his wife Camilla she has also been tested
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but does not have covert 19 u.s.
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Lawmakers said early Wednesday they reached
an agreement on the 2 trillion dollar
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economic rescue package to help workers
and businesses cope with the corona virus
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outbreak the text of the bill is due
to be released later Wednesday with
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a vote in the Senate to follow if the
Senate gets approval the measure will go to
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the House of Representatives President
Donald Trump has says he wants to restart
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the u.s.
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Economy as quickly as possible as walk
down orders and many states have kept
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workers home and closed businesses like
restaurants bars and movie theaters
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packages and boosting the u.s.
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Economy by sending direct payments to
more than 90 percent of Americans and
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a vast array of u.s.
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Businesses to help them whether the economic
effect of the coronavirus the United
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States has about 55000 confirmed cases
with more than 700 deaths from becoming
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a virus the World Health Organization said
the United States could soon become the
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epicenter of the corona virus pandemic w
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h O's spokeswoman Margaret Harris said
an acceleration of new cases in the u.s.
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Is behind the organization's assessment
parents said 85 percent of new cases
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worldwide since Monday were confirmed
in the us and Europe she said 40
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percent of those new cases were in the
United States York City is now seen as an
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epicenter of the virus in
the United States this is
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a news. But beer blood shortage is being
reported across the United States
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says workers stay home and companies can
sell their blood drives over coronavirus
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fear is according to the Red Cross
coronavirus is not transmissible by
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a blood transfusion but people are avoiding
blood donation sites and blood banks
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are concerned over what could happen to
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a variety of hospital patients according
to the American Association of Blood banks
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around half of the country blood centers
are reporting low inventory and could see
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shortages and as little as 2 we Australian
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said
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beginning when day all elective surgeries
in the country other than the very urgent
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cases will be suspended to preserve
resources and hospitals to deal with the
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coronavirus pandemic Morris also
urged people to remain at home and
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less you're going out for
essential needs gunmen attacked
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a Sikh religion compound in the Afghan
capital of Kabul when day and spokesman for
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the Interior Ministry said security forces
blocked off the area around the temple
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and exchanged fire with the gunman
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a Sikh lawmaker told news outlets or people
had been killed and more than $100.00
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people trapped inside the temple no one
has claimed responsibility for the attack
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Afghanistan's minority Sikh community has
been targeted numerous times by Islamic
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extremists in recent years.
Gapping prime minister. Announced
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Tuesday the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
will be postponed until next year because
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of the Colona virus pandemic although the
International Olympic Committee had said
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it would spend up to
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a month debating the matter the decision
to postpone became an editable after
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several countries said they would not
send affably if the games for help this
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summer the summer games were to have
opened July 24th the Olympics have been
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cancelled 3 times since the modern game
began 1896 but had never before been
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postponed. The Vatican is inviting Christians
around the world to join Pope Francis
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in prayer against the coronavirus and
Demick at some walkers and that it can be
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complain they are being discouraged
from working from home
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a church tweet that the book conducted
prayer service Wednesday Vatican official
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that confirmed at least 4 work
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a lot of Irish hate the far Pope Francis
that he feels like he's living in
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a cage avoiding contact with the faithful
and conducting video service and that of
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greeting pilgrims at think Peter's Square
Catholic churches around the world still
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remain open despite the risk posed. One.
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on social media that while social
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. With shining My name is Nick make sure
you wash your hands in practice social
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distancing and do whatever else you know
you need to do to combat the spread of
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19 make you strong and this is be
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a way one the hits. To
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learning English at the daily 30 minute
program from the Voice of America Jonathan
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Abbott and I'm Ashley Thompson this
program is aimed at English learners
00:30:09
so we speak
00:30:10
a little slower and we use words and phrases
especially written for people learning
00:30:17
English. Today on the program
you will hear from John
00:30:24
Russell later. Will present our
American history series The Making
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of
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a nation. But 1st. Information
about the corona virus seems
00:30:38
to spread as fast as the virus
itself sometimes it is just too
00:30:44
much information and overload
some people even spread
00:30:51
misinformation on purpose how can
you separate what is true and what
00:30:58
is not along with facts about
the new coronavirus untrue
00:31:04
rumors are spreading through phone
texts social media and other places
00:31:12
for example in the United States
00:31:15
a rumor has been spreading
that officials plan to order
00:31:19
a nationwide lockdown not
true another rumor claims
00:31:26
that people can get tested for the virus
by donating their blood and the u.s.
00:31:33
Government has sent warning letters to
several companies selling products that they
00:31:39
claim will cure Kovac 19 or
protests act against the virus
00:31:47
such false stories can endanger
00:31:50
a public health and create
fear coded 19 is the disease
00:31:57
is caused by the higher as thousands of
cross the world have been affected by it
00:32:05
and most infected people had 19 produces
minor or moderate of facts like
00:32:12
an encreased temperature and dry
cough some people might also
00:32:18
experience tiredness and pain
most people recover from the
00:32:25
sickness what then 2 weeks but for older
adults and people with other health
00:32:31
problems the disease can be
severe sometimes even deadly.
00:32:38
How can you separate fact from fiction how
can you know what is true and what is
00:32:45
false Here are some ways
human nature makes us more
00:32:51
likely to believe things our friends
tell us it is why rumors spread and why
00:32:58
misinformation travels on social media
everyone says they heard it from
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a friend of
00:33:05
a friend who knows someone who
knows about an issue be suspicious
00:33:12
of important sounding information
if it does not come from
00:33:16
a respected source connected to the
issue usually the pen doubles source is
00:33:23
included government agencies and health
departments other organizations to trust
00:33:30
include national and international public
health institutes such as the World
00:33:36
Health Organization some of the most
trusted sources of information and include
00:33:42
research hospitals and public health
centers in the United States and other
00:33:47
countries along with the World Health
Organization they provide the latest
00:33:54
numbers advisories and guide on everything
from how to clean your home to remove
00:34:00
the virus and how to deal with
stress the pandemic is causing Dr
00:34:07
Jessica Justin is an infectious disease
expert at Columbia University it's
00:34:14
not just misinformation and it's also
00:34:17
a lack of good information just in and
said go straight to the source the c.d.c.
00:34:23
Has been putting out great information
John Silva is director of
00:34:30
education at the news Literacy Project
a nonprofit group in Washington d.c.
00:34:36
. He says anyone searching for true
information needs to act a little like
00:34:43
a reporter by investigating suspect
claims be careful of information from
00:34:50
unknown or little known groups
or news organizations also
00:34:56
remember there is
00:34:57
a difference between news stories and
opinion pieces but both should be supported
00:35:04
by evidence or expertise to be
dependable $28000.00 Twitter study
00:35:11
by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
researchers found that false news travels
00:35:17
faster than real news often much
faster that is because these
00:35:23
stories often use language designed
to create strong emotional reaction
00:35:30
the stories seek to connect with the
public thiers or anger the researchers
00:35:37
also found that misinformation spreads
quickly because people read tweet stories
00:35:43
based on headlines so read the whole
story investigate the source and
00:35:50
consider carefully before repot stating to
prevent the spread of false information
00:35:58
pictures are said to be worth
00:36:00
a 1000 words but even photographs
and videos can be edited and
00:36:06
changed even untouched
images can be false for
00:36:13
example old images can be presented
as new again and it helps
00:36:20
to look for the source Google's reverse
image search can help find where
00:36:26
a photo came from for videos
investigate the post source
00:36:33
was it a traditional news
organization the w.h.o.
00:36:37
a University. Dr Ruth Parker is
00:36:41
a physician at Emory University's
School of Medicine in Atlanta she said
00:36:48
Americans must be responsible
in spreading information it's
00:36:55
a scary time Parker said we don't
want to add fuel to the fire good
00:37:01
information won't cure us but
it will help to call mass.
00:37:49
As schools close because of the
corona virus outbreak educators in
00:37:55
specialized subjects are dealing with
the difficulty of moving their classes
00:38:02
online college classes in the
sciences and arts often use
00:38:09
laboratory work performances or
even travel to teach students
00:38:15
important lessons some of these
classes require special equipment or
00:38:22
the ability to gather in
00:38:24
a group. For example what does an
engineering lab course look like
00:38:31
online how does a musical
group practice v.o.a.
00:38:36
Learning English spoke to educators
across the United States recently
00:38:43
Some described the difficulty of
moving classes online in economic or
00:38:50
technical terms Tom lure is
00:38:54
a music professor at California
State Polytechnic University Pomona
00:39:01
he noted that his school as many
students who do not have some kinds of
00:39:08
technology or special equipment
at their homes lectures reading
00:39:14
assignments and class discussions are
not too difficult to deal with who are
00:39:20
explained but some kinds of
lessons and performances are more
00:39:27
difficult to do other educators
were less concerned about technical
00:39:33
problems and were more concerned about
the overall goals for their classes
00:39:41
errands for Coolidge is an engineering
professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
00:39:47
in Massachusetts he was going
to lead a group of students on
00:39:52
a project based class in Armenia the
students each working with local
00:39:59
nonprofit organizations were going to
help develop solutions to problems facing
00:40:06
their partners in Armenia the students had
spent months preparing for the project
00:40:13
the trip was canceled but the project
based class is continuing online.
00:40:21
For now Sue Coolidge has worked
hard to find possible u.s.
00:40:26
Based partners to work with he hopes
students can still do interviews and
00:40:33
research using apps such as assume
my primary concern has been how to
00:40:40
keep the students motivated so
Coolidge said Barbara Oakley is
00:40:46
a professor of engineering at Oakland
University and Coursera as inaugural
00:40:52
innovation instructor Oakley believes
that the main goal for teachers is to
00:40:59
transfer their skills in other
words teachers used to working in
00:41:05
a class will have to test
their teaching skills in
00:41:09
a new way vocally strongly supports
online education but she said
00:41:16
that high level specialized kinds of
study such as lab work in engineering is
00:41:23
not easy to move on line she was quick
to add that there is no simple answer
00:41:30
for how to teach specialized subjects
although there are many problems
00:41:37
educators also see opportunities or
bright spots in the sudden move to
00:41:43
online education who are at
Cal Poly Pomona looks forward
00:41:50
to trying new teaching methods he wants
to use different computer applications to
00:41:57
work with his music students for
example one app acapella lets
00:42:04
musicians in different places
record different parts of
00:42:09
a piece of music then the app helps
students put the different parts together
00:42:16
to create a single music track. Even
if students do not have computers or
00:42:23
a special recording equipment they can
still record simple sound files on their
00:42:29
phones Oakley noted the importance
of creativity in the move to online
00:42:35
education in the field of engineering
She said some of the best lab based
00:42:42
courses that she has seen teach
important scientific ideas rather than
00:42:48
specific lab work it's
class going to want.
00:42:56
To go into. What could science.
And if you're to research
00:43:03
what that. Could. Be have researched.
00:43:10
Your report. Coursed. To
00:43:16
Auto has been involved in online
education for more than 10 years auto is
00:43:23
a music professor at the University of
Kansas he believes that schools and
00:43:29
educators will be able to
find a way forward within
00:43:34
a month or so most teachers are problem
solvers that's what teaching is
00:43:41
he said Otto said that online
education cannot always recreate the
00:43:48
exact social and Vironment of
00:43:51
a college campus he noted however
that he has seen many online students
00:43:58
have great success people
who think it's not
00:44:02
a good method of teaching he said maybe
haven't done it because I've seen the
00:44:08
outcomes one student should say
Miguel as studied on mine with auto
00:44:15
over
00:44:15
a period of 6 years. I'm. Not
00:44:23
only
00:44:23
a professional but. Auto
00:44:35
said that he has seen many other students
succeed Wow studying online I think
00:44:42
that is
00:44:43
a testament to how effective online
teaching is he said I'm John Russell.
00:45:02
Welcome to the making of a nation
American history in v.o.a.
00:45:08
Special English I'm Stephen
Beard. The 2nd World War
00:45:15
ended with the surrender
of Japan in August 1945.
00:45:22
Americans looked to their new president
every Truman to lead them into
00:45:28
a new time of peace Truman was
vice president until President
00:45:34
Franklin Roosevelt died suddenly in the
closing months of the war almost no
00:45:41
one expected President
Truman to be as strong
00:45:45
a leader as Roosevelt had been
and that 1st they were right.
00:45:52
From
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a had one problem after another during his
1st months in the White House. Truman's
00:46:02
1st big problem was the economy
almost 2000000 Americans lost
00:46:09
their jobs as factories ended
wartime production. Americans
00:46:16
everywhere worried about
what would happen next only
00:46:21
a few years before the nation had suffered
through the worst economic crisis in its
00:46:28
history no one wanted to return
to the closed banks hungry
00:46:34
children and other sad memories of the
great depression in some ways the
00:46:41
economy did better after the war
than many experts at predicted.
00:46:48
Many Americans still had money they
had saved during the war and Congress
00:46:55
passed
00:46:55
a law designed to help people keep their
jobs the situation could have been
00:47:02
much worse than it was however the
economy could also have been better much
00:47:09
better almost overnight the price
of almost everything began to rise
00:47:17
President Truman tried to
stop the increases through
00:47:21
a special price control agency that
had been created during the war
00:47:28
however thousands of business people refused
to follow the government price control
00:47:35
rules instead they set their
own prices for goods.
00:47:41
Store owners would tell government
officials that they were obeying the price
00:47:47
controls but often they charge what ever
they wanted for the goods they sold
00:47:55
businesses were not the only ones who were
refusing to obey the government price
00:48:00
controls organized labor did the same
thing President Truman had always been
00:48:07
a friend of labor unions but during the
1st months of his administration he
00:48:14
became involved in
00:48:15
a fierce struggle with coal miners
and railroad workers. The 1st
00:48:22
sign of trouble came in September 1945
00:48:27
a group of auto workers closed down
factories at the Ford Motor Company
00:48:34
then workers at General Motors went
on strike soon there were strikes
00:48:41
everywhere the oil industry
the clothing industry b.
00:48:46
Electrical industry and more the
strikes made Truman angry he
00:48:53
believed the striking workers were
threatening the economy and security of the
00:48:58
United States it became even angrier when
union representatives came to the White
00:49:05
House and refused to accept the
compromise wage offer. Truman ordered the
00:49:12
army to take over the railroad
Samberg coal mines within
00:49:17
a short time the striking coal miners
returned to work however the president had
00:49:24
less success with the railroad workers
he became so angry with the unions
00:49:30
representing them that he asked Congress
to give him the power to draft all
00:49:36
striking railroad workers into the armed
forces the real strike finally ended
00:49:44
but millions of Americans lost faith in
Truman's ability to lead the country and to
00:49:51
bring people together by late
1946 most Americans believe
00:49:58
that the man in the White House did not
know what he was doing Truman's seemed weak
00:50:04
and unable to control events union
members disliked him because of his
00:50:11
strong opposition to the coal and whale
strikes farmers opposed Truman they cuz
00:50:18
of the administration's effort to keep
meat prices low conservatives did not
00:50:24
trust the reforms that Truman promised
in his speeches and liberal Democrats
00:50:31
watched with concern as many of Franklin
Roosevelt's old advisers left the
00:50:37
government because they could not
work with Truman in November of
00:50:43
1946 but people voted in congressional
and state elections the
00:50:50
results showed they were not satisfied
with Truman and his Democratic Party
00:50:56
Republicans won control of both houses
of Congress Well the 1st time in 18
00:51:03
years and Republicans were
elected governor in 25 states.
00:51:10
The election was
00:51:11
a serious defeat for the Democrats
but at the zester for Truman some
00:51:18
members of his party even called on
him to resign few people gave Truman
00:51:25
much chance of winning the next
presidential election in 1948 however
00:51:32
Harry Truman began to change in the
months that followed the $946.00
00:51:38
congressional elections he became
00:51:41
a stronger speaker he showed more
understanding of the powers of the presidency
00:51:49
and in matters of foreign policy
he began to act more presidential
00:51:56
This was as specially so in Truman's
reaction to Soviet aggression in Germany
00:52:03
Truman wanted to rebuild Germany as
well as the other war torn countries of
00:52:10
Western Europe as we heard last week
his administration worked closely with
00:52:17
Western European leaders to rescue
00:52:20
a bear broken economies through the
Marshall Plan but the Soviets did not want
00:52:27
to see Germany rebuild at least
not so quickly at 1st they
00:52:34
flooded Germany with extra German currency
in an effort to destroy its value
00:52:41
they walked out of economic
conferences and finally in early
00:52:47
1948 they blocked all the
roads through West Berlin.
00:52:54
With Berlin was in communist East
Germany not under communist control
00:53:01
as was East Berlin after the war
the Allies had divided Germany and
00:53:08
half. West Germany have
00:53:11
a democratic government East Germany
was communist unders Soviet controlled
00:53:18
the Soviet actions in Berlin were
00:53:21
a direct threat to the west
Truman had 3 difficult
00:53:27
choices if he did nothing the world
would think the United States was weak
00:53:34
and unable to stop Soviet aggression
if he fought the blockade with
00:53:41
force in might start of 3rd world
war. But there was another choice.
00:53:53
The Allies proposed the idea of
flying tons of food fuel and other
00:53:59
supplies into West Berlin not just
once but every day as long as the
00:54:06
Russians continue their
blockade. It would be
00:54:10
a difficult job West
Berlin was home to 2 and
00:54:14
a half 1000000 people no one had
ever tried to supplies so Marj
00:54:20
a city by air. Planes
would have to take off
00:54:27
every 3 and a half minutes
day and night to supply of
00:54:32
a people with enough food medicine
clothing and badly needed.
00:54:39
The operation involved American c 47
and larger sea 54 transport planes
00:54:46
along with British Lancaster York
and Hastings aircraft on June 26th
00:54:53
the 1st c.
00:54:54
40 seven's landed at Tempelhof Airport but
beginning of the great operation that
00:55:00
was to come plans called for
the operation to last just
00:55:05
a few weeks the planes landed in the
blockaded city and local volunteers
00:55:11
provided support on the
ground former mechanics of
00:55:15
a moved to German air force
joined Americans in surfacing b.
00:55:20
Aircraft more than $20000.00 bird Linares
worked day and night to build an
00:55:27
additional landing field for the American
and British planes it became Tego now
00:55:33
Berlin's major airport. As part of the
supply effort the British Royal Air Force
00:55:40
even landed Sunderland flying boats on
00:55:43
a burly and late. Brigadier General Joseph
Smith was appointed task force commander
00:55:50
of the American part of the airlift General
Smith called the mission operation
00:55:56
vittles using an American slang term
for food. Operation vittles also
00:56:03
led to Operation little vessels while the
dropping of chocolates and other treats
00:56:09
to children the pilots who did this became
known as can be bombers appreciative
00:56:16
German children called them the
show cannot inflict the chuck of
00:56:21
a pilot's I want to know in general if.
I said you can tell I'm going to win
00:56:28
and then you know that's me
watches that are. Little more.
00:56:36
Than. In the parish to come
to me and. So they can see it
00:56:43
and so here are still in that.
And so I will be. There hence
00:56:50
the commission. That's how it was the
idea of Gail However some pilot in
00:56:57
the United States Air Force Lieutenant
hover son became known as Mr Wigley wings
00:57:04
from his plane he would drop chewing
gum and chocolate set that's the tiny
00:57:09
parachutes made from handkerchiefs soo many
of the air lifts by let's were dropping
00:57:16
candy from their planes including into
Soviet controlled areas that they flew over
00:57:22
. Americans back home supplied by
handkerchiefs and the chocolate industry
00:57:28
supply but treats years later in Berlin
game how her son told German interviewer
00:57:35
Ralph goodish how he got the idea. To.
00:57:42
Chill the finance company
and want to. Give me
00:57:49
more give me more color keep
me in charge and they have. To
00:57:56
compete with me in. The trade.
00:58:07
It soon became clear to the Soviets that
the Burma airlift would succeed. In May of
00:58:13
1949 almost one year after they had
started their blockade they ended it
00:58:21
the crisis in Berlin changed the way
many Americans saw their president.
00:58:28
Truman no longer seemed so we who are
unsure of himself instead it was acting
00:58:35
as
00:58:35
a leader who can take an active part in
world affairs Truman's popularity increased
00:58:43
However most Americans did not expect
him to win the election in 1948
00:58:49
almost everyone believed that the Republican
candidate New York Governor Thomas
00:58:55
Dewey would capture the outfits the election
campaign that year turned out to be
00:59:01
one of the most exciting and surprising
in the history of the nation.
00:59:09
And that's our program for today listen
again tomorrow to learn English 3 stories
00:59:16
from around the world I'm Jonathan
Evans and I'm Ashley Thompson.
00:59:54
Remote and dry and Robert bridge Charles
the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth
00:59:59
the 2nd has tested
positive for the cologne
01:00:01
a virus is also says he's showing mild
symptoms but otherwise the main thing good
01:00:06
health the 71 year old is currently self
isolating in Scotland with his wife
01:00:11
Camilla she has also been tested
but does not have coated 19 u.s.
01:00:18
Lawmakers said Wednesday that
they reached an agreement on
01:00:21
a 2 trillion dollar economic rescue package
to help workers and businesses cope
01:00:27
with the corona virus outbreak the text
of the bill is due to be released later
01:00:31
Wednesday with
01:00:32
a vote in the Senate to follow if the Senate
gives its approval the measure will go
01:00:37
to the House of Representatives President
Donald Trump says he wants to restart the
01:00:42
u.s.
01:00:42
Economy as quickly as possible as lock down
orders and many states have kept workers
01:00:48
home and closed businesses like restaurants
bars and movie theaters the aid package
01:00:53
is aimed at boosting the u.s.
01:00:55
Economy by sending direct payments to
more than 90 percent of Americans and
01:01:00
a vast array of u.s.
01:01:02
Businesses to help them whether the
economic effect of the coronavirus. United
01:01:08
States has about 55000 confirmed cases
with more than 700 deaths from the
01:01:13
coronavirus global stops rally petered out
Wednesday as Europe took up the baton
01:01:18
despite u.s.
01:01:19
Lawmakers agreeing to that mammoth stimulus
package to help the world's biggest
01:01:23
economy resist effects of the coded 1000
pandemic after huge gains for the equities
01:01:29
Tuesday which continued into Wednesday
with Tokyo soaring and Europe indices
01:01:34
jumping at the open London lost some of
its gains and Frankfurt was in the red
01:01:38
nearing the halfway stage elsewhere
the dollar was against main rivals an
01:01:45
oil price that was low against I was and
oil prices this is Daily News European
01:01:52
leaders will use video talks
this week to call for
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a special the new crisis center saying it's
vital to draw all the lessons from the
01:01:59
coronavirus epidemic the $27.00 leaders
will ask new officials to start work on an
01:02:04
exit strategy and recovery plan to help
rebuild the economy after the havoc wrought
01:02:09
by covert 19 and the drastic shutdown
measures taken to fight it travel
01:02:15
restrictions and social distancing measures
to prevent the leaders gathering in
01:02:18
Brussels so they will convene by
video conference for their sir.
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The Queen Elizabeth the 2nd has tested
positive for the corona virus is also seen
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showing mild symptoms but otherwise
remains in good health the 71 year old is
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currently self isolating in Scotland with
his wife Camilla she has also been tested
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but does not have covert 19 u.s.
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Lawmakers said early Wednesday they reached
an agreement on the 2 trillion dollar
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economic rescue package to help workers
and businesses cope with the corona virus
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outbreak the text of the bill is due
to be released later Wednesday with
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a vote in the Senate to follow if the
Senate gets approval the measure will go to
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the House of Representatives President
Donald Trump has says he wants to restart
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the u.s.
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Economy as quickly as possible as walk
down orders and many states have kept
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workers home and closed businesses like
restaurants bars and movie theaters
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packages and boosting the u.s.
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Economy by sending direct payments to
more than 90 percent of Americans and
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a vast array of u.s.
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Businesses to help them whether the economic
effect of the coronavirus the United
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States has about 55000 confirmed cases
with more than 700 deaths from becoming
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a virus the World Health Organization said
the United States could soon become the
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epicenter of the corona virus pandemic w
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h O's spokeswoman Margaret Harris said
an acceleration of new cases in the u.s.
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worldwide since Monday were confirmed
in the us and Europe she said 40
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percent of those new cases were in the
United States York City is now seen as an
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a news. But beer blood shortage is being
reported across the United States
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says workers stay home and companies can
sell their blood drives over coronavirus
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fear is according to the Red Cross
coronavirus is not transmissible by
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a blood transfusion but people are avoiding
blood donation sites and blood banks
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are concerned over what could happen to
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a variety of hospital patients according
to the American Association of Blood banks
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around half of the country blood centers
are reporting low inventory and could see
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shortages and as little as 2 we Australian
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said
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beginning when day all elective surgeries
in the country other than the very urgent
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cases will be suspended to preserve
resources and hospitals to deal with the
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coronavirus pandemic Morris also
urged people to remain at home and
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less you're going out for
essential needs gunmen attacked
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a Sikh religion compound in the Afghan
capital of Kabul when day and spokesman for
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the Interior Ministry said security forces
blocked off the area around the temple
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and exchanged fire with the gunman
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a Sikh lawmaker told news outlets or people
had been killed and more than $100.00
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people trapped inside the temple no one
has claimed responsibility for the attack
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Afghanistan's minority Sikh community has
been targeted numerous times by Islamic
00:03:27
extremists in recent years.
Gapping prime minister. Announced
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Tuesday the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo
will be postponed until next year because
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of the Colona virus pandemic although the
International Olympic Committee had said
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it would spend up to
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a month debating the matter the decision
to postpone became an editable after
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several countries said they would not
send affably if the games for help this
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summer the summer games were to have
opened July 24th the Olympics have been
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cancelled 3 times since the modern game
began 1896 but had never before been
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postponed. The Vatican is inviting Christians
around the world to join Pope Francis
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in prayer against the coronavirus and
Demick at some walkers and that it can be
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complain they are being discouraged
from working from home
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a church tweet that the book conducted
prayer service Wednesday Vatican official
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that confirmed at least 4 work
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a lot of Irish hate the far Pope Francis
that he feels like he's living in
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a cage avoiding contact with the faithful
and conducting video service and that of
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greeting pilgrims at think Peter's Square
Catholic churches around the world still
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remain open despite the risk posed. One.
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learning English at the daily 30 minute
program from the Voice of America Jonathan
00:30:02
Abbott and I'm Ashley Thompson this
program is aimed at English learners
00:30:09
so we speak
00:30:10
a little slower and we use words and phrases
especially written for people learning
00:30:17
English. Today on the program
you will hear from John
00:30:24
Russell later. Will present our
American history series The Making
00:30:30
of
00:30:31
a nation. But 1st. Information
about the corona virus seems
00:30:38
to spread as fast as the virus
itself sometimes it is just too
00:30:44
much information and overload
some people even spread
00:30:51
misinformation on purpose how can
you separate what is true and what
00:30:58
is not along with facts about
the new coronavirus untrue
00:31:04
rumors are spreading through phone
texts social media and other places
00:31:12
for example in the United States
00:31:15
a rumor has been spreading
that officials plan to order
00:31:19
a nationwide lockdown not
true another rumor claims
00:31:26
that people can get tested for the virus
by donating their blood and the u.s.
00:31:33
Government has sent warning letters to
several companies selling products that they
00:31:39
claim will cure Kovac 19 or
protests act against the virus
00:31:47
such false stories can endanger
00:31:50
a public health and create
fear coded 19 is the disease
00:31:57
is caused by the higher as thousands of
cross the world have been affected by it
00:32:05
and most infected people had 19 produces
minor or moderate of facts like
00:32:12
an encreased temperature and dry
cough some people might also
00:32:18
experience tiredness and pain
most people recover from the
00:32:25
sickness what then 2 weeks but for older
adults and people with other health
00:32:31
problems the disease can be
severe sometimes even deadly.
00:32:38
How can you separate fact from fiction how
can you know what is true and what is
00:32:45
false Here are some ways
human nature makes us more
00:32:51
likely to believe things our friends
tell us it is why rumors spread and why
00:32:58
misinformation travels on social media
everyone says they heard it from
00:33:05
a friend of
00:33:05
a friend who knows someone who
knows about an issue be suspicious
00:33:12
of important sounding information
if it does not come from
00:33:16
a respected source connected to the
issue usually the pen doubles source is
00:33:23
included government agencies and health
departments other organizations to trust
00:33:30
include national and international public
health institutes such as the World
00:33:36
Health Organization some of the most
trusted sources of information and include
00:33:42
research hospitals and public health
centers in the United States and other
00:33:47
countries along with the World Health
Organization they provide the latest
00:33:54
numbers advisories and guide on everything
from how to clean your home to remove
00:34:00
the virus and how to deal with
stress the pandemic is causing Dr
00:34:07
Jessica Justin is an infectious disease
expert at Columbia University it's
00:34:14
not just misinformation and it's also
00:34:17
a lack of good information just in and
said go straight to the source the c.d.c.
00:34:23
Has been putting out great information
John Silva is director of
00:34:30
education at the news Literacy Project
a nonprofit group in Washington d.c.
00:34:36
. He says anyone searching for true
information needs to act a little like
00:34:43
a reporter by investigating suspect
claims be careful of information from
00:34:50
unknown or little known groups
or news organizations also
00:34:56
remember there is
00:34:57
a difference between news stories and
opinion pieces but both should be supported
00:35:04
by evidence or expertise to be
dependable $28000.00 Twitter study
00:35:11
by Massachusetts Institute of Technology
researchers found that false news travels
00:35:17
faster than real news often much
faster that is because these
00:35:23
stories often use language designed
to create strong emotional reaction
00:35:30
the stories seek to connect with the
public thiers or anger the researchers
00:35:37
also found that misinformation spreads
quickly because people read tweet stories
00:35:43
based on headlines so read the whole
story investigate the source and
00:35:50
consider carefully before repot stating to
prevent the spread of false information
00:35:58
pictures are said to be worth
00:36:00
a 1000 words but even photographs
and videos can be edited and
00:36:06
changed even untouched
images can be false for
00:36:13
example old images can be presented
as new again and it helps
00:36:20
to look for the source Google's reverse
image search can help find where
00:36:26
a photo came from for videos
investigate the post source
00:36:33
was it a traditional news
organization the w.h.o.
00:36:37
a University. Dr Ruth Parker is
00:36:41
a physician at Emory University's
School of Medicine in Atlanta she said
00:36:48
Americans must be responsible
in spreading information it's
00:36:55
a scary time Parker said we don't
want to add fuel to the fire good
00:37:01
information won't cure us but
it will help to call mass.
00:37:49
As schools close because of the
corona virus outbreak educators in
00:37:55
specialized subjects are dealing with
the difficulty of moving their classes
00:38:02
online college classes in the
sciences and arts often use
00:38:09
laboratory work performances or
even travel to teach students
00:38:15
important lessons some of these
classes require special equipment or
00:38:22
the ability to gather in
00:38:24
a group. For example what does an
engineering lab course look like
00:38:31
online how does a musical
group practice v.o.a.
00:38:36
Learning English spoke to educators
across the United States recently
00:38:43
Some described the difficulty of
moving classes online in economic or
00:38:50
technical terms Tom lure is
00:38:54
a music professor at California
State Polytechnic University Pomona
00:39:01
he noted that his school as many
students who do not have some kinds of
00:39:08
technology or special equipment
at their homes lectures reading
00:39:14
assignments and class discussions are
not too difficult to deal with who are
00:39:20
explained but some kinds of
lessons and performances are more
00:39:27
difficult to do other educators
were less concerned about technical
00:39:33
problems and were more concerned about
the overall goals for their classes
00:39:41
errands for Coolidge is an engineering
professor at Worcester Polytechnic Institute
00:39:47
in Massachusetts he was going
to lead a group of students on
00:39:52
a project based class in Armenia the
students each working with local
00:39:59
nonprofit organizations were going to
help develop solutions to problems facing
00:40:06
their partners in Armenia the students had
spent months preparing for the project
00:40:13
the trip was canceled but the project
based class is continuing online.
00:40:21
For now Sue Coolidge has worked
hard to find possible u.s.
00:40:26
Based partners to work with he hopes
students can still do interviews and
00:40:33
research using apps such as assume
my primary concern has been how to
00:40:40
keep the students motivated so
Coolidge said Barbara Oakley is
00:40:46
a professor of engineering at Oakland
University and Coursera as inaugural
00:40:52
innovation instructor Oakley believes
that the main goal for teachers is to
00:40:59
transfer their skills in other
words teachers used to working in
00:41:05
a class will have to test
their teaching skills in
00:41:09
a new way vocally strongly supports
online education but she said
00:41:16
that high level specialized kinds of
study such as lab work in engineering is
00:41:23
not easy to move on line she was quick
to add that there is no simple answer
00:41:30
for how to teach specialized subjects
although there are many problems
00:41:37
educators also see opportunities or
bright spots in the sudden move to
00:41:43
online education who are at
Cal Poly Pomona looks forward
00:41:50
to trying new teaching methods he wants
to use different computer applications to
00:41:57
work with his music students for
example one app acapella lets
00:42:04
musicians in different places
record different parts of
00:42:09
a piece of music then the app helps
students put the different parts together
00:42:16
to create a single music track. Even
if students do not have computers or
00:42:23
a special recording equipment they can
still record simple sound files on their
00:42:29
phones Oakley noted the importance
of creativity in the move to online
00:42:35
education in the field of engineering
She said some of the best lab based
00:42:42
courses that she has seen teach
important scientific ideas rather than
00:42:48
specific lab work it's
class going to want.
00:42:56
To go into. What could science.
And if you're to research
00:43:03
what that. Could. Be have researched.
00:43:10
Your report. Coursed. To
00:43:16
Auto has been involved in online
education for more than 10 years auto is
00:43:23
a music professor at the University of
Kansas he believes that schools and
00:43:29
educators will be able to
find a way forward within
00:43:34
a month or so most teachers are problem
solvers that's what teaching is
00:43:41
he said Otto said that online
education cannot always recreate the
00:43:48
exact social and Vironment of
00:43:51
a college campus he noted however
that he has seen many online students
00:43:58
have great success people
who think it's not
00:44:02
a good method of teaching he said maybe
haven't done it because I've seen the
00:44:08
outcomes one student should say
Miguel as studied on mine with auto
00:44:15
over
00:44:15
a period of 6 years. I'm. Not
00:44:23
only
00:44:23
a professional but. Auto
00:44:35
said that he has seen many other students
succeed Wow studying online I think
00:44:42
that is
00:44:43
a testament to how effective online
teaching is he said I'm John Russell.
00:45:02
Welcome to the making of a nation
American history in v.o.a.
00:45:08
Special English I'm Stephen
Beard. The 2nd World War
00:45:15
ended with the surrender
of Japan in August 1945.
00:45:22
Americans looked to their new president
every Truman to lead them into
00:45:28
a new time of peace Truman was
vice president until President
00:45:34
Franklin Roosevelt died suddenly in the
closing months of the war almost no
00:45:41
one expected President
Truman to be as strong
00:45:45
a leader as Roosevelt had been
and that 1st they were right.
00:45:52
From
00:45:52
a had one problem after another during his
1st months in the White House. Truman's
00:46:02
1st big problem was the economy
almost 2000000 Americans lost
00:46:09
their jobs as factories ended
wartime production. Americans
00:46:16
everywhere worried about
what would happen next only
00:46:21
a few years before the nation had suffered
through the worst economic crisis in its
00:46:28
history no one wanted to return
to the closed banks hungry
00:46:34
children and other sad memories of the
great depression in some ways the
00:46:41
economy did better after the war
than many experts at predicted.
00:46:48
Many Americans still had money they
had saved during the war and Congress
00:46:55
passed
00:46:55
a law designed to help people keep their
jobs the situation could have been
00:47:02
much worse than it was however the
economy could also have been better much
00:47:09
better almost overnight the price
of almost everything began to rise
00:47:17
President Truman tried to
stop the increases through
00:47:21
a special price control agency that
had been created during the war
00:47:28
however thousands of business people refused
to follow the government price control
00:47:35
rules instead they set their
own prices for goods.
00:47:41
Store owners would tell government
officials that they were obeying the price
00:47:47
controls but often they charge what ever
they wanted for the goods they sold
00:47:55
businesses were not the only ones who were
refusing to obey the government price
00:48:00
controls organized labor did the same
thing President Truman had always been
00:48:07
a friend of labor unions but during the
1st months of his administration he
00:48:14
became involved in
00:48:15
a fierce struggle with coal miners
and railroad workers. The 1st
00:48:22
sign of trouble came in September 1945
00:48:27
a group of auto workers closed down
factories at the Ford Motor Company
00:48:34
then workers at General Motors went
on strike soon there were strikes
00:48:41
everywhere the oil industry
the clothing industry b.
00:48:46
Electrical industry and more the
strikes made Truman angry he
00:48:53
believed the striking workers were
threatening the economy and security of the
00:48:58
United States it became even angrier when
union representatives came to the White
00:49:05
House and refused to accept the
compromise wage offer. Truman ordered the
00:49:12
army to take over the railroad
Samberg coal mines within
00:49:17
a short time the striking coal miners
returned to work however the president had
00:49:24
less success with the railroad workers
he became so angry with the unions
00:49:30
representing them that he asked Congress
to give him the power to draft all
00:49:36
striking railroad workers into the armed
forces the real strike finally ended
00:49:44
but millions of Americans lost faith in
Truman's ability to lead the country and to
00:49:51
bring people together by late
1946 most Americans believe
00:49:58
that the man in the White House did not
know what he was doing Truman's seemed weak
00:50:04
and unable to control events union
members disliked him because of his
00:50:11
strong opposition to the coal and whale
strikes farmers opposed Truman they cuz
00:50:18
of the administration's effort to keep
meat prices low conservatives did not
00:50:24
trust the reforms that Truman promised
in his speeches and liberal Democrats
00:50:31
watched with concern as many of Franklin
Roosevelt's old advisers left the
00:50:37
government because they could not
work with Truman in November of
00:50:43
1946 but people voted in congressional
and state elections the
00:50:50
results showed they were not satisfied
with Truman and his Democratic Party
00:50:56
Republicans won control of both houses
of Congress Well the 1st time in 18
00:51:03
years and Republicans were
elected governor in 25 states.
00:51:10
The election was
00:51:11
a serious defeat for the Democrats
but at the zester for Truman some
00:51:18
members of his party even called on
him to resign few people gave Truman
00:51:25
much chance of winning the next
presidential election in 1948 however
00:51:32
Harry Truman began to change in the
months that followed the $946.00
00:51:38
congressional elections he became
00:51:41
a stronger speaker he showed more
understanding of the powers of the presidency
00:51:49
and in matters of foreign policy
he began to act more presidential
00:51:56
This was as specially so in Truman's
reaction to Soviet aggression in Germany
00:52:03
Truman wanted to rebuild Germany as
well as the other war torn countries of
00:52:10
Western Europe as we heard last week
his administration worked closely with
00:52:17
Western European leaders to rescue
00:52:20
a bear broken economies through the
Marshall Plan but the Soviets did not want
00:52:27
to see Germany rebuild at least
not so quickly at 1st they
00:52:34
flooded Germany with extra German currency
in an effort to destroy its value
00:52:41
they walked out of economic
conferences and finally in early
00:52:47
1948 they blocked all the
roads through West Berlin.
00:52:54
With Berlin was in communist East
Germany not under communist control
00:53:01
as was East Berlin after the war
the Allies had divided Germany and
00:53:08
half. West Germany have
00:53:11
a democratic government East Germany
was communist unders Soviet controlled
00:53:18
the Soviet actions in Berlin were
00:53:21
a direct threat to the west
Truman had 3 difficult
00:53:27
choices if he did nothing the world
would think the United States was weak
00:53:34
and unable to stop Soviet aggression
if he fought the blockade with
00:53:41
force in might start of 3rd world
war. But there was another choice.
00:53:53
The Allies proposed the idea of
flying tons of food fuel and other
00:53:59
supplies into West Berlin not just
once but every day as long as the
00:54:06
Russians continue their
blockade. It would be
00:54:10
a difficult job West
Berlin was home to 2 and
00:54:14
a half 1000000 people no one had
ever tried to supplies so Marj
00:54:20
a city by air. Planes
would have to take off
00:54:27
every 3 and a half minutes
day and night to supply of
00:54:32
a people with enough food medicine
clothing and badly needed.
00:54:39
The operation involved American c 47
and larger sea 54 transport planes
00:54:46
along with British Lancaster York
and Hastings aircraft on June 26th
00:54:53
the 1st c.
00:54:54
40 seven's landed at Tempelhof Airport but
beginning of the great operation that
00:55:00
was to come plans called for
the operation to last just
00:55:05
a few weeks the planes landed in the
blockaded city and local volunteers
00:55:11
provided support on the
ground former mechanics of
00:55:15
a moved to German air force
joined Americans in surfacing b.
00:55:20
Aircraft more than $20000.00 bird Linares
worked day and night to build an
00:55:27
additional landing field for the American
and British planes it became Tego now
00:55:33
Berlin's major airport. As part of the
supply effort the British Royal Air Force
00:55:40
even landed Sunderland flying boats on
00:55:43
a burly and late. Brigadier General Joseph
Smith was appointed task force commander
00:55:50
of the American part of the airlift General
Smith called the mission operation
00:55:56
vittles using an American slang term
for food. Operation vittles also
00:56:03
led to Operation little vessels while the
dropping of chocolates and other treats
00:56:09
to children the pilots who did this became
known as can be bombers appreciative
00:56:16
German children called them the
show cannot inflict the chuck of
00:56:21
a pilot's I want to know in general if.
I said you can tell I'm going to win
00:56:28
and then you know that's me
watches that are. Little more.
00:56:36
Than. In the parish to come
to me and. So they can see it
00:56:43
and so here are still in that.
And so I will be. There hence
00:56:50
the commission. That's how it was the
idea of Gail However some pilot in
00:56:57
the United States Air Force Lieutenant
hover son became known as Mr Wigley wings
00:57:04
from his plane he would drop chewing
gum and chocolate set that's the tiny
00:57:09
parachutes made from handkerchiefs soo many
of the air lifts by let's were dropping
00:57:16
candy from their planes including into
Soviet controlled areas that they flew over
00:57:22
. Americans back home supplied by
handkerchiefs and the chocolate industry
00:57:28
supply but treats years later in Berlin
game how her son told German interviewer
00:57:35
Ralph goodish how he got the idea. To.
00:57:42
Chill the finance company
and want to. Give me
00:57:49
more give me more color keep
me in charge and they have. To
00:57:56
compete with me in. The trade.
00:58:07
It soon became clear to the Soviets that
the Burma airlift would succeed. In May of
00:58:13
1949 almost one year after they had
started their blockade they ended it
00:58:21
the crisis in Berlin changed the way
many Americans saw their president.
00:58:28
Truman no longer seemed so we who are
unsure of himself instead it was acting
00:58:35
as
00:58:35
a leader who can take an active part in
world affairs Truman's popularity increased
00:58:43
However most Americans did not expect
him to win the election in 1948
00:58:49
almost everyone believed that the Republican
candidate New York Governor Thomas
00:58:55
Dewey would capture the outfits the election
campaign that year turned out to be
00:59:01
one of the most exciting and surprising
in the history of the nation.
00:59:09
And that's our program for today listen
again tomorrow to learn English 3 stories
00:59:16
from around the world I'm Jonathan
Evans and I'm Ashley Thompson.
00:59:54
Remote and dry and Robert bridge Charles
the eldest son and heir to Queen Elizabeth
00:59:59
the 2nd has tested
positive for the cologne
01:00:01
a virus is also says he's showing mild
symptoms but otherwise the main thing good
01:00:06
health the 71 year old is currently self
isolating in Scotland with his wife
01:00:11
Camilla she has also been tested
but does not have coated 19 u.s.
01:00:18
Lawmakers said Wednesday that
they reached an agreement on
01:00:21
a 2 trillion dollar economic rescue package
to help workers and businesses cope
01:00:27
with the corona virus outbreak the text
of the bill is due to be released later
01:00:31
Wednesday with
01:00:32
a vote in the Senate to follow if the Senate
gives its approval the measure will go
01:00:37
to the House of Representatives President
Donald Trump says he wants to restart the
01:00:42
u.s.
01:00:42
Economy as quickly as possible as lock down
orders and many states have kept workers
01:00:48
home and closed businesses like restaurants
bars and movie theaters the aid package
01:00:53
is aimed at boosting the u.s.
01:00:55
Economy by sending direct payments to
more than 90 percent of Americans and
01:01:00
a vast array of u.s.
01:01:02
Businesses to help them whether the
economic effect of the coronavirus. United
01:01:08
States has about 55000 confirmed cases
with more than 700 deaths from the
01:01:13
coronavirus global stops rally petered out
Wednesday as Europe took up the baton
01:01:18
despite u.s.
01:01:19
Lawmakers agreeing to that mammoth stimulus
package to help the world's biggest
01:01:23
economy resist effects of the coded 1000
pandemic after huge gains for the equities
01:01:29
Tuesday which continued into Wednesday
with Tokyo soaring and Europe indices
01:01:34
jumping at the open London lost some of
its gains and Frankfurt was in the red
01:01:38
nearing the halfway stage elsewhere
the dollar was against main rivals an
01:01:45
oil price that was low against I was and
oil prices this is Daily News European
01:01:52
leaders will use video talks
this week to call for
01:01:54
a special the new crisis center saying it's
vital to draw all the lessons from the
01:01:59
coronavirus epidemic the $27.00 leaders
will ask new officials to start work on an
01:02:04
exit strategy and recovery plan to help
rebuild the economy after the havoc wrought
01:02:09
by covert 19 and the drastic shutdown
measures taken to fight it travel
01:02:15
restrictions and social distancing measures
to prevent the leaders gathering in
01:02:18
Brussels so they will convene by
video conference for their sir.
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