Cameras Fail To Faze Shooting Of Patrol's Expert
Texas Highway Patrol officer Don Lawrence stars in a short subject showing his pistol skill made at Camp Mabry for Universal International released nationally on July 4. He remains humble about his film work while continuing as firearms instructor and a family man.
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Texas Highway Patrol
Don Lawrence
Hollywood
Lawrence
Camp Mabry
Universal International
Public Safety Department
Department For Keeps
Texas
Joe
Ashby
War and peace era proverbs echo in modern times
A set of compact, era-spanning lines reflects on progress and risk. References to old wars, tires as peacetime prep, a scientist tracing humanity to fish, and cautions about nerves and drivers capture a newspaper style meditation on current events and human behavior.
Editor's Notebook Franco Takes the 100 Million Loan Debate
The piece argues the United States should fund a $100 million loan to Franco's Spain, via the Export Import Bank or arms aid, to secure military bases and align with anti-Communist strategy. It notes Congressional support, UN positions, and labor unions opposing aid until democratic rights return. The stance critiques recognition of Franco and labor groups’ opposition.
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Spain
United States
Franco
Congress
Washington
Senate
House
San Francisco
United Nations
Madrid
UN Assembly
State Acheson
Assembly
State Department
ECA
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions
American Federation of Labor
The
CIO
Interest Holds Up In State Revision Effort
Texas faces war distractions but maintains momentum for revising state government. The Texas Economy Commission and Budget Board pursue plans for efficiency, with over 500 members studying administrative reforms and earning public support ahead of the next Legislature.
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Legislative Council
Budget Board
Texas Economy Commission
Economy Commission
Texas
Travis County
Gilmer - Aikin
State Dept Passports Used for Pro-Communist Labor Abroad
A 1950 column accuses the State Department of issuing passports to American labor leaders and activists who disseminate anti American propaganda overseas. It cites Hugh Bryson and Andrew Roth as examples and links their trips to Scandinavia, India, and Europe to attempts to undermine U.S. war effort and mobilize foreign workers. The piece notes protests by labor leaders and hints at government plans to mobilize women for war production.
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State Department
Washington
Hugh Bryson
Arry Bridges
Brother Bryson
Marine, Cooks and Stewards Union
CIO
Bryson
FBI
Scandinavia
Korea
Cominform
World Federation of Trade Unions
Christian Christensen
Copenhagen
Peiping
Mao Tze-tung
Budapest
Paris
Berlin
USA
Amerasia
Navy
Andrew Roth
Asia
Junior
Roth
India
Brother Roth
National Standard
Bombay
South Korea
China
Dean Acheson
Defense Department
Post-Hall Syndicate, Inc
Truman
Happy” Chandler
Chandler
Kentucky
The
Bell Syndicate, Inc
Truman’s Warning to Stalin Sparks Korea Era Tension
Washington reports Truman warned Stalin through UN Secretary General Trygve Lie that the United States would not tolerate further Soviet shenanigans in Korea or elsewhere. The note came a month before the Korean invasion, with Lie pressing for a peace formula that would recognize Communist China in the UN. Truman rejected appeasement, saying the U.S. seeks peace but will not be pushed around.
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Washington
Joe Stalin
Truman
Korea
Trygve Lie
Moscow
Lie
China
United Nations
Stalin
Generalissimo Stavo”lin
United States
Swiss Nation of Mountains and Miracles on Parade
Americans just back from Switzerland describe a country of festivals and precision industries. Switzerland leans democratic with mass participation, a multilingual culture, and formidable alpine defenses capable of fielding up to 500000 troops on short notice. The Basel carnival venerates free speech, while legends like Arnold von Winkelried endure in myths. Margaret Truman dined at the Algonquin and various political quips surface amid light celebrity chatter.
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Switzerland
Uni
Associated Press News Policy Statement
A policy note states that the Associated Press holds exclusive rights to republish local news from the newspaper and to distribute AP dispatches. The notice emphasizes AP ownership of use fees and republication rights.
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Associated Press
The
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Symington
Defense
Louis Johnson
Johnson
White House
NLRB
Charles Sawyer
Sawyer
Steelman
Blair House
Secret Service
Harry Truman
Mr. T
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Cadillac
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Red Army
Jack Lait
Broadway
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Alps
Maine
America
Lenin
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Basel
Sempach
Arnold von Winkelried
Margaret Truman
Algonquin
Jim Richards
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Mike Fright
Phil Reed
Malik
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