Norway's Moral Courage in Atlantic Pact Debate
A New York Post column lauds Norway for endorsing the North Atlantic security pact despite Moscow warnings. It highlights the Labor party's stand, Norway's exposed northern border with the Soviet Union, and the need for careful U.S. guarantees and treaty wording to avoid Soviet retaliation while preserving Norwegians' safety and democratic resolve.
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Leland Stowe
Belgium
Netherlands
France
Norway
Labor Party
Oslo
Moscow
Soviet Union
Washington
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Russia
United States
Red Army
Truman
Lange
New York Post Corp
Mindszenty case tests labor unity against communism
Victor Riesel reports on the Mindszenty affair polarizing Communist aligned unions. He notes pro Communist CIO leaders and ALP figures defend the church crackdown, while rank and file stir in Pittsburgh Westinghouse Local 601 amid secret warship motor projects.
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Cardinal Mindszenty
Henry Wallace
Wallace
CIO
Broadway
American Labor Party
Jesus
New York
ALP
Pittsburgh
Editor's Notebook on Freedom of Expression Policy
The editorial page allows signed columns as personal opinions while unsigned editorials state policy. Readers see debates on major issues with staff consensus after airing all views. The policy rejects promoting hate groups and emphasizes due process and lawful authority.
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Austin American
The
Austin Statesman
Southwest
Editorial stance and honesty in local columns
The article defends publishing signed opinion pieces while admitting editors may waver as evidence evolves. It cites a lawyer joke about timely opinions and argues local writers will err but should admit mistakes openly to keep the newspaper’s honesty and transparency.
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Tallulah Bankhead
Irving Hoffman
The
Star
Hoffman
Lucille Roberts
Medina
Communists face union wide revolt over Cardinal's trial
A Sunday meeting drew a record crowd as workers from all religions opposed the pro Communist line. A local union paper's editorial control was ousted for the first time regionally amid anti Communist petitions spreading through CIO units at RCA and other unions.
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CIO
Fur Workers
Communist Party
CIO American Communications Association
Radio Corporation of America
Stoogy
Communist leaflets attack Pope Mindszenty and church schools
The text notes Communist Party clubs distributing apologetic leaflets claiming the Pope is only infallible on faith and morals and accusing Mindszenty of crimes, not religion. It mentions churches and warping faith, with a claim that Catholic workers oppose external financiers and a peace offensive planned in six weeks.
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Communist Party
Cardinal Mindszenty
Otto of
Hapsburg
Wall Street
Commie Fronts
Answers to Common Questions From the Public
A reader questions topics from sutures to ship deck holystoning and copyright fees. The responses cite surgeons use of absorbable and nonabsorbable threads, stainless steel alloys like 18-8, holystone origins, steam from cool mornings, windows in art galleries, Israel flag designers, copyright fee increases in 1948, and the first WWII shot at Westerplatte on Sept 1, 1939.
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Israel
S.H.R. A
David Wolfsohn
Herman Shapiro
Basle
Switzerland
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Act of Congress
F.T.S. A
Westerplatte
Danzig
Modern Letter Writing Booklet Offers Practical Models
A booklet titled Modern Letter Writing provides about a hundred model forms for business social and children's letters. It includes a table on addressing important persons and a sample letter to a Congressman. Send 20 cents to the Austin Information Bureau in Washington D C for a copy.
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Austin
Gratitude Train carries Franco-American goodwill across the U.S.
The 49 French boxcars symbolizing friendship arrived amid snow delays, as Vice President Barkley and several governors greeted the visitors while President Truman skipped the event. The French Gratitude Train highlighted people to people diplomacy, with French workers like M. D Hagues meeting the backbone of America and returning home as ambassadors for the United States.
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Washington
USA
Truman
George Allen
Congress
Tee
Mr. Allen
State Department
Barkley
Vandenberg
Connally
Tom Clark
Jimmy Webb
Tom Mabry
New Mexico
Desert
Santa Fe
Frank Carlson
Kansas
Scott
North Carolina
Clements
Kentucky
Gibson
Vermont
Dever
Massachusetts
Pastore
Rhode Island
Warren
California
Dallas
Lions Club
Cheyenne
Wyo
Akron
France
Jefferson Cafferys
Jefferson Caffery
United States
Paris
Benjamin Franklin
M. Charles D’hagues
Dean Acheson
Arizona
M. D’hagues
America
Acheson
Europe
Pentagon
Moscow
Stalin
Russia
Joe Smiths
Oakland
Calif
William O’dwyers
New York
George Welches
Grand Rapids
Fletcher Bowrons
Los Angeles
Jim Curleys
Boston
Bell Syndicate Inc
Winchell On Broadway THE GRANDEST CANYON Faces About Town
Celebrity notes from New York City show Mayor William O Dwyer discussed for a major film industry post. John Carradine, Evelyn Keyes, Gene Tierney, Glenn Ford, and others are pictured or mentioned in social scenes, theater, and gala events.
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Wm. O'Dwyer
John Carradine
Waldorf
Evelyn Keyes
Hollywoods
el Borracho
A. Einstein
Gus Bucky
Gene Tierney
Madisunny Ave
Glenn Ford
H. Ford
Art Ford
Stork
Josh Logan
Local News Repurposed Under AP Rights Notice
The Austin American states it is billed as a member of the Associated Press and that AP has exclusive rights to republish all local news printed in the newspaper along with AP dispatches.
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Met Opera House
Paul Robeson
Metropolitan Opera Company
Marcella Swanson
Lee Shubert
Reno
John Barrymore
M. Strange
Bramwell Fletcher
Diana
the von Richte
Sally
Georgia James
Danny Thomas
Club Boheme
Florida
Sherry-Frontenac
Lois de Fee
Associated Press
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Spread Gospel of America
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