Mark Time Conference Ends in Paris Amid Hope for June
The Big Four foreign ministers left Paris after a fruitless conference while hoping for progress at a June session. Analysts cite a Russia vs. Anglo American deadlock and note potential shifts from Moscow, food shortages, and selective service laws that could alter bargaining power for the Allied nations.
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Paris
London
Byrnes
Russia
United States
Great Britain
Moscow
Stalin
Surplus Property Reform Faces Tough Test
The piece weighs the 1940s plan to liquidate surplus war goods, noting prior waste after World War I and current slow progress. It cites Lt. Gen. E. B. Gregory and figures for domestic and foreign disposals, urging faster action to protect taxpayers and maximize value amid large, scattered surpluses.
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War Department
Georgia
Washington
E. B. Gregory
Army
Navy
War Assets Administration
May Overdo It Warning Recalled By Spokesman
A spokesman recalled a warning issued in May that was overlooked at the time. The note indicated concerns or risks tied to a planned action, but details remain unclear in the fragment.
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Fiume
Italia
Al Capp and Li'l Abner Inked Into National Talk
A lighthearted look at Al Capp the creator of Li'l Abner as his characters Daisy Mae and Dogpatch feature in a national song sung by Frankie Sinatra and Kate Smith. The piece jokes about satire, looming marriage to Lena the Hyena, and whispers of Capp’s methods amid wartime era debates.
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al Capp
Li’l Abner
Daisy Mae
Frankie Sinatra
Kate Smith
Li’ Abner
Lena
Editors Speak On Draft, Unemployment, And Ideas
Several U S editorials critique the selective service act and draft killings while condemning government policies that support strikes and labor groups. They urge transparency for informed public judgment and advocate a labor tribunal to aid industrial peace. The German mind is urged to renew via open ideas and new perspectives.
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House of Representatives
House
Washington Post
Bugs Baer Reflects On Trieste And The D Annunzio Echo
The narrator recalls past Italian irredentist movements around Fiume and Trieste, noting Mussolini's rise and comparing Trieste to a warm water Danzig. He argues the same plot repeats and questions who gets the spotlight in the end.
Veteran reporter voice from Cedar Rapids interview
Roger C. Hawley, 25, captain and associate editor, discusses postwar plans and policy. He cites curbing labor strikes, boosting housing materials, and a firmer stance toward Russia, while detailing wartime service in England, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria with the Eleventh Armored Division and postwar occupation views. He doubts democratic fears of a caste system and favors selective service continuation and thoughtful merger of services. He also notes Cedar Rapids streets need repair and better lighting.
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Roger
OPA
State Department
Russia
England
France
Belgium
Germany
Austria
Eleventh Armored Division
Third Army
Fifteenth Army
Army
Navy
Cedar
Cedar Rapids
We Needn't Have Worried about Nazis Getting the Atom First
William L. Shirer argues Germany failed to develop an atomic bomb despite early fission discoveries. He notes German leadership did not mobilize resources, and Allied work advanced with limited German progress by 1945. He recalls Eisenhower’s vague warnings and Goebbels era hype about secret weapons.
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Germany
You
Hiroshima
West Wall
Eisenhower
Antwerp
First Army
Spa
London
Paris
Berlin
Dr. Goebbels
Roosevelt
Uranium Society
Hitler
New Mexico
Goudsmit
Nazi Germany
Himmler
Cowra
N. Y
Time To Give Up
A Kansas City Star item jokes about selling groceries in movie lobbies so women can attend a double feature without neglecting meals. The critic notes popcorn and shelling peas during a Margaret O'Brien film annoyances.
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Kansas City
Margaret O’brien
Hoover News Conference With Truman Stirs Few New Facts
Hoover, after meeting with President Truman and Secretary Anderson, declined to reveal details of talks and offered little on European relief or rationing. He did say he would visit South America to assess food shipments and is expected to retire afterward.
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Ashington
Herbert Hoover
Truman
Agriculture Anderson
United States
Hoover
Anderson
White House
South America
All You Need Is a Committee
George E Sokolski argues that committees thrive on front figures and publicity to raise funds. Fronts read ghostwritten speeches, while money pours in from ads coupons and tax deductions. The piece mocks anti semitic and extremist causes, noting tax rules and the structure of committees as profits.
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New York
Hitler
Bilbo
Rankin
N.A.M
Congress
Republican Party
Stalin
People's Theater stock opens with western All Against Him
The Gazette reports the People's Theater stock company in Cedar Rapids debuting the western drama All Against Him led by Charles Inskeep and Mae Barbour. Manager Hugo plans scenery for each play as the group promises popular fare this summer.
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People’s Theater Stock Company
Charles Inskeep
Mae Barbour
Hugo
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