U N Security Council Faces Russia Iran Dispute Fallout
The piece argues the council should not be judged by victories or defeats for Russia, the United States, or other nations. It urges the council to preserve peace as its aim, warning against walking away from agreed settlements for face-saving reasons.
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U.N. Security Council
Russia
Council
United States
China
Byrnes
Hodgson
Iran
Poland
Professor Lange
Law aimed at Petrillo tucked before Nixon for signing
Congress passes a tailored bill aimed at union leader James C. Petrillo. It imposes penalties for intimidation to force radio hiring and for paying unions for perfunctory services or nonperforming work. The measure prompts little organized labor opposition as leaders sense Petrillo overreached and risks backing labor adrift.
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Congress
James C. Petrillo
Petrillo
Europe faces looming hunger hazard says AP analyst
DeWitt MacKenzie from the Associated Press reports hidden stakes in Europe’s food shortage. He warns mass starvation is advancing via declining nourishment and black market activity, with UNRRA cautions and urgent wheat shipments needed this month to avert widespread deaths in Poland Yugoslavia Greece and Italy.
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Europe
DeWitt MacKenzie
Associated Press
Western Hemisphere
Orient
Mahatma Gandhi
UNRRA
LaGuardia
Score of political accord praised by observers
The passage notes Petrillo effectively setting the policy tempo and others agreeing, reflecting unusually prudent judgment in broad legislative support.
Crow's Faults and Loyalty to Nation In an Editorial
A historical column argues loyalty to one country is instinctive across species and humans, discusses Benedict Arnold, democracy, and freedom, and questions disloyalty to one’s own state. It cites Russia, political blunders, and the value of defending liberty at home. The piece contrasts patriotic duty with foreign admiration and criticizes traitorous acts.
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Benedict Arnold
Congress
Beecher Quote on Expedients and Principles
A brief paraphrase of the H. W. Beecher saying that expedients serve only for a moment while principles endure. The line contrasts temporary solutions with lasting standards amid rain and wind. No further context appears.
Gavel Passes From China to Egypt at U N
An anecdotal note on the U N governing style and the ceremonial gavel passing from China to Egypt. A humorous remark about the rotating leadership and delegates failing to yield decisive results, with a joke about the chairman or drummer boy status.
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U.N
World arms race questions the end of crisis
PAUL MALLON argues Russia plans a massive armed force and air power after July 1, dwarfing Western forces. He notes U.N. delays, warns that global peace hinges on Russia dropping isolationism and embracing inspection, and questions any peace while Moscow expands.
Bitter Southern Democrats Target Hannegan Wallace at Secret Meeting
Rep. Slaughter and seven others convened behind closed doors to denounce Hannegan and Wallace over a Democratic Digest article. Southern congressmen warned the administration to listen or lose support, while Gore urged restraint during Abernethy’s push for a public retraction.
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Wallace
Democrat Digest
Roger C. Slaughter
Misseeri
Tru
Henry Wallace
Pacific Northwest
New York
New East Side
Manndigan
Slaughter
Jane Heldt
Democratic Digest
Bob Hannegan
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Thomas G. Abernethy
Mississippi
Graham A. Barden
North Carolina
Lyle A. Boren
Oklahoma
Harold H. Earthman
Tennessee
Ed Gossett
Texas
Charles E. McKenzie
Louisiana
Gladys Avery Tillett
Joe W. Erwin
Rep
Albert Gore
White House
Abernethy
Gore
We Need Food Rationing Again
Marquis Childs argues Hoover underestimates Europe famine 170 million people face in 1946. He contrasts Hoover's stance with calls for renewed rationing, citing Food for Freedom and W H Bowles opposition, plus polls and Hunger data to urge decisive action.
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Ashington
London
Herbert Hoover
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Crilds Hoover
Hoover
Nutritional debate sparks fatalities in Ames rats
Dr Brady warns two white rat fatalities in Ames Iowa from malnutrition after two months on a bread butter steak mashed potato cereal navy beans and apple pie diet. Home economics instructor Mary Barrick notes the cases while discussing balanced eating and risks of high carbohydrate intake.
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Ames
Mary Barrick
United States
Joslin
Truman Defines US Policy to Enforce Peace Worldwide
President Truman in Chicago states that the United States will pursue peace and security through the United Nations, asserting US commitment to defend territorial integrity and sovereignty of UN members. He argues America’s role now spans the globe, not just the hemisphere, to counter aggression and uphold collective security.
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Chicago
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Soviet Union
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Middle East
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