Elliott Roosevelt’s Look serialization stirs policy debate
The Look magazine serial by Son Elliott on history and statecraft blasts Churchill, Chiang Kai-shek, and allied conferences at Cairo and Tehran. It questions secrecy of wartime talks and criticizes official archives while praising Joe Louis as a heavyweight king in boxing coverage.
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Elliott Roosevelt
Look Magazine
Winston Churchill
Chiang Kai-shek
Cairo
Tehran
Truman
Byrnes
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
State Department
Elliott
Henry Wallace
Joe Louis Defends Title In Twenty Third Challenge
Joe Louis the heavyweight champion puts his title on the line for the twenty third time. The Negro fighter is praised as a credit to his race and more of a champion than any other title holder.
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Jack Dempsey
Joe
Dempsey
Jack
Tami Mauriello
Tami
Louis
Billy Conn
Billy
Joe Louis
Solons Foresee Nationwide Hospital and Health Center Growth
Washington lawmakers plan to back hospital and health center construction in underserved counties. A five year need-based program provides 1.125 billion dollars, matched two to one by local and state entities, aiming to reduce doctor shortages and boost medical facilities nationwide.
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Washington
Congress
Byrnes Quiet as Byrnes Teases Winter Coat Line
In Paris Byrnes jokes he has time to wait his winter overcoat as Molotov and Vishinsky spoke on tensions with Washington. The Lyons Den notes Wallace Ford returning to New York for a new show and encounters at The Lambs club. Justice Jackson’s Nuernberg absence and other social club chatter fill the page with colorful remarks.
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Reign Dispatch
Paris
Molotov
Vishinsky
Jimmy Byrnes
Byrnes
Washington
Wallace Ford
John Steinbdeck
New York
The
Lambs Club
Ford
Kelcey Allen
Allen
the Lambs
Robert Jackson
Nuernberg
Jackson
Senate
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Henry Wallace
Wallace
Robert Hannegan
Rele
Hannegan
Ng Pong
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
China
Chungking
Portrait of Sinclair Lewis Sleeping Amid War Loot
A light anecdote recalls Sinclair Lewis being painted asleep on a sofa by a French studio, with his portrait surviving looting by Germans and later recovery in Mowrer’s Crecy home. The piece notes contemporary figures and the 20th century wartime context, including Diogenes and Stilwell.
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France
Sinclair Lewis
Lewis
Edgar Ansel Mowrer
Geeaeaeat Sak Beta
Paul Scott Mowrer
Crecy
Mowrer
Bugs Baer On Maine Vote And National Implications
Political observer Bugs Baer argues Maine results reflect local quirks and weather, not national trends. He notes Republicans gained several federal posts while many Democrats were overlooked, and warns that distant states still await results as national attention sharpens.
Wallace attacked over open appeasement in Munich policy
The piece argues Americans will not accept Wallace's plan to scrap the Baruch atomic energy control and hand the bomb secret to Russia. It portrays the proposal as pro Soviet and warns it would divide the United States, repeat past mistakes, and invite another Munich. It stresses dangers of appeasement and warns against weakening defense.
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Eeeely Wallace
Truman
Russia
Byrnes
Wallace
Or Wallace
America
Mr. Wallace
United States
Europe
Japan
Near East
Hitler
Munich
War and Navy Departments
Latin America
Henry
Florida
Moscow
Middle East
Greenland
Okinawa
Wallace Letter to Truman Prompted O K On Public War Warning
Wallace sent a confidential letter to Truman arguing against an armament race and for a lasting peace. The column reproduces much of the letter, noting it influenced Truman to publish Wallace’s views for public judgment. It cites concerns over atomic danger, civilian impact, and U S arms programs postwar.
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Wallace
Truman
White House O.K
Ashington
O.K
White House
Wallace and the atomic era in a nation’s dispute over power
Marquis Childs analyzes Henry Wallace as a pivotal figure. The piece explores his religious mysticism and public appeals, and his stance on Soviet relations, atomic diplomacy, and the pursuit of mutual disarmament through cautious U S Russian negotiation rather than force.
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Bobby LeBranche
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Stork
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Bill Donovan
Tom Dewey
Diogenes
Saratoga
Sheaffer Pen Company
Drew Fearson
Melvyn Douglas
Bugs” Baer
Maine
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George Clark
By David Lawrence
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Germany
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Drew Pearson
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Red Army
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
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