America's 30 Year War Against Communism in a Lifetime
The piece traces U.S. Communist strategy from 1920s to 1930s, detailing leaders Foster Browder and shifts after Moscow orders. It outlines the Workers Alliance plans, labor agitation targeting coal and steel, and evolving tactics through the 1930s as the party maneuvered to fit global pressures and Roosevelt’s New Deal era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
America
Dane
U.P — Brown
Butch
Butch Bruno X
Peter Edson
NER
Washington
Variety
Wall ST
Moscow
William Z. Foster
Kremlin
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Foster
Earl Russell Browder
The Red Threat and American Politics 1939 to 1952
A condensed history of American communism from 1939 to 1952, outlining the Stalin Hitler pact, shifts in leadership, wartime strategies, postwar tactics, and electoral moves. It notes the party's name changes, key figures like Browder and Dennis, and the public’s evolving stance as WWII ended and Cold War tensions grew. A brief note on a Boston dog story closes the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foster
Eugene Dennis
John B. Williamson
Robert G. Thompson
Stalin
Coffers Filled From Liquor Tax Across Cities
Local government revenues from liquor taxes rose in 1948 from 60.9 million to 67.2 million, while total federal state and local collections fell to 2.9 billion. The largest local take came from cities and counties in Georgia, Illinois and Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
WUP
Municipal Finance Officers Association
Distilled Spirits Institute
Association
Georgia
Illinois
Minnesota
Birds in Plane Puzzle Passenger
A clipper flying 23 000 feet over the Pacific carried live chicks in the rear cargo compartment while a passenger in the lounge heard birds and alerted a steward. The incident on an American World Airways Stratocruiser was witnessed by the crew.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
U.P
American World Airways
Pacific Ocean
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Dies Committee
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Communist Party
U.S
England
France
Pearl Harbor
Communist Political Association
Henry A. Wallace
Gressive
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Radio Moscow
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J. Strom Thurmond
Progressives
Boston
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Animal Rescue League
Nancy
Polk
Borger
N. Main
Pampa
N. Cuyler
KFDA
Jurdans
Gordon
Andise
David Nnsle
Greater Productions
Uoalon
Polk St
Santa FE
Harvey S. Lutz
Montezuma Masonic Lodge
Ania
Ory Yure Av
Carby
Petter
Akes
Bes
Painters
Keeriss
LACE
Priscilla
Ward
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