Sincerity Marks Peace Parley at San Francisco
A San Francisco dispatch reflects optimism for the world conference aimed at shaping a peaceful future. It contrasts the Paris 1919 gathering with the current talks, notes the active American delegation under President Truman, and highlights hopes for an adaptable, broadly founded structure.
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WNU Service
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Golden Gate
Seine
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Quai d'Orsay
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California
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Cermeno
Manila
San Francisco Bay
Portola
Praesidia
Here
Barbs by Baukhage on postwar themes and shortages
The piece notes miners arriving in 1948 to California and diplomats digging in to stay since 1945. It mentions Max Schmeling as a welterweight post detention, cites a Swedish paper’s Berlin correspondent, and includes a jab at American bankruptcy via a Japanese foreign ministry spokesperson. It highlights a shortage of garbage cane and the OPA’s claim that only one fifth of demand is met.
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Russia
Britain
Stettinius
Molotov
Eden
Washington
Vandenberg
Senate
Truman
Congress
Harry Truman
White House
United States
Mahomet
Cordell Hull
James Byrnes
Max Schmeling
Berlin
OPA
Roosevelt Truman Peace Plan at World Conference
The article outlines a projected Roosevelt Truman approach to a world conference aimed at creating a Dumbarton Oaks style league. It stresses no perfection and a beginning toward peace, with open discussion and broad invitation while noting delays, veto power for major powers, and Molotov’s late inclusion due to Soviet diplomatic constraints.
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Truman
Roosevelt
Dumbarton League of the United Nations
Dumbarton
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Britain
Eden
Stalin
Stettinius
Night on Okinawa Echoes War in Uncanny Quiet
Ernie Pyle recounts the first night on Okinawa with Marines near the front, describing eerie quiet between bursts, starry skies, and constant gunfire. He notes the rhythm of flares, shelling, and the night’s ghostly sounds, and bonds with two Marines, Bird Dog and Gross, in a Gypsy-like hideout while sharing rations and stories.
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Tom Brown
Pacific
Julian Dusenbury
Cpl
Martin Clayton Jr
Dallas
Texas
Pfc
William Gross
Lansing
Mich
Clayton
Bird Dog
Gross
UCLA
Neil Anderson
Coronado
Calif
George Valido
Tampa
Fia
Australia
Bing Crosby of the Marines Charms Troops on Okinawa Deck
Pfc Buzz Vitere of the Bronx is praised for jeep driving and musical talent as the Bing Crosby of the marines. On the Okinawa transport he and a friend held daily impromptu concerts on deck, drawing crowds of marines and sailors and making the voyage feel like a Caribbean cruise.
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Buzz Vitere
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New York
Buzz
Bing Crosby
Marines
Okinawa
War
Longest canal in the world and related trivia
Answers reveal the Grand Canal in China spans 2 100 miles and was completed in 1350 after six centuries. Other items note Congress attendance not required by law, a skier dictating “track” traffic, and artist James Whistler signing his works with a butterfly figure. Sinology is identified as the study of Chinese language and culture.
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China
James Whistler
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