Service in Peace and War Highlights Red Cross Role
General George C. Marshall outlines the American Red Cross as key to maintaining morale by aiding service members and families. Examples cite field directors at ports, evacuation of injured soldiers, family visits, vocational planning, pension claims, and broad civilian-military cooperation through Home Service, Volunteer Services, and Disaster programs.
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American Red Cross
George C. Marshall
George C Marshall
Red Cross
Marshall
Japan
United States
The
National Organization
Marshall Praises Red Cross Volunteers
Marshall declares volunteers are the lifeblood of the Red Cross and the foundation of its efforts. He notes they work long hours and are often recognized only at the chapter level, yet without them the Red Cross could not provide essential services.
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Red Cross
The
America
British Laborites on Rocky Road and H Bomb Fears
The piece outlines a fragile Labor government in Britain led by Clement Attlee with a slim majority amid intra party strife. It also reports dire warnings from scientists about the hydrogen bomb and the potential global fallout if such a weapon is developed and used. The Senate probe into Communist infiltration, led by Senator Millard Tydings, faces a presidential clash over loyalty files and subpoena powers.
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Senate
Clement Attlee
Labor Party
Labor
Attlee
Europe
U.S
England
Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee
U.S. State Department
Millard Tydings
Joseph R. McCarthy
Wis
State Department
McCarthy
Committee
Truman
Congress
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Military Effort At School Rule Charged Infiltration Claim
The report accuses a well financed national military effort to influence civilian education. Signers include Albert Einstein Louis Bromfield and other notable educators. It cites Reserve Officers Training Units military science teaching research contracts with universities and a trend of placing military personnel in high educational positions.
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United States
America
National Council Against Conscription
Al‘bert Einstein
Louis Bromfield
Ethics vs Dollars in Potatoes Debate in Senate
The Senate debated whether to drop price supports for the 1950 potato crop amid growing surpluses and relief needs. Republicans split, with Lucas pushing to end subsidies while Brewster, Aiken, and others sought to retain the 1950 plan, despite a red ink record from 1949.
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Congress
U.S
Scott Lucas
Illinois
Brewster
Maine
Aiken
Vermont
Millikin
Colorado
Lucas
Progressives Face Criticism Over Policy Focus and Red Labels
Former US official O. John Rogge defends Henry Wallace and the Progressive party on issues over labels. He criticizes Red baiting while noting party splits over Tito and Soviet openness. Hollywood photographers compare Tony Curtis’s profile to John Barrymore as part of a composite feature.
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O. John Rogge
United States
New
Progressive Party
Henry Wallace
Rogge
Wallace
Chicago
Communist
Communist Front
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Hollywood
Tony Curtis
John Barrymore
Brrymore
Curtis
Looter Potter Claims Habit Fueled Burglary Spree
Leslie C. Potter a 40 year old Detroit factory personnel expert turned burglar admits to about a thousand burglaries in seven years saying loot ting homes was his evocation authorities say he earned as much as eighty thousand dollars from the offenses.
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Leslie C. Potter
Detroit
Potter
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