Charleston Gazette 1948 Opinion and Front Page Fragments
The fragment from the Charleston Gazette dated Tuesday Morning June 1 1948 shows a newspaper masthead and notices. It mentions the Associated Press license, editorial disclaimers, and a provided poem thought for today about resting with God. The readable bits include pricing in cents and postal handling notes.
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Voice of America slammed for sloppy broadcasts to Latin America
The piece criticizes the Voice of America's broadcasts as biased and careless, warns of neglect by top staff, and argues propaganda should aim at intelligent leaders in target countries. It notes a $27 million congressional appropriation for the coming year and urges effective use of funds.
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Congress
Voice of America
Latin America
State Department
Smett-Aleckisma
United States
Squelching Communists Threatens Labor Party Split
The Labor party disciplines left wing MPs after telegrams to Italian Communists. Threats of expulsion push them to conform to the party line. Those wishing to resist may join the Communists. The piece argues communism has no bright future in Britain or the United States.
Fewer Square Pegs in Job Placement Efforts
The United States Employment Service says it will procure jobs for high school and college graduates using ability tests to gauge fitness. Federal and state offices exist to supplement schools and employers, reducing the number of graduates forced into ill suited, discontented work and improving career fit for youth.
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United States Employment Service
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Newsmen Minus Glory by Kenneth L. Dixon
Kenneth L. Dixon writes about desk men in newsrooms, praising their essential but unseen role. He argues editors and copy editors shape stories and bear accountability for errors, while reporters get the by-lines and fame. The piece highlights anonymity, professional tension, and the desk man as a backbone of a free press.
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Kenneth L. Dixon Ashington
America
Ledger
Democratic Free Press
Inflation Bites as Celebrities Tour Far East Market
Bob Considine reports on inflated Chinese currency and extravagant prices seen by Bob Ripley and Douglas Storer in China. A $200000 bill for juice and a $500,000 tip illustrate soaring values, while old leaders like Smuts face political shifts. Also notes Bob Hope filming Sorrowful Jones and Mary Jane Saunders in Miss Marker, with Saunders starting work early and treading carefully on set.
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Bob Considine
York
Bob Ripley
Douglas Storer
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Shanghai
Tokyo
Bob
China
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Sorey
Germany
Bob Hope
Runyon
Miss Saunders
Letter to Stalin on Friendship Train hopes for peace
Washington columnist shares a signed letter to Premier Stalin dated May 31 1948 urging Russia to lift the iron curtain and accept a nonpolitical Friendship Train to deliver food to Soviet children. The note promotes people to people contact to avert war and asks for a renewed cultural exchange as a milestone toward peace.
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Europe
Russia
Moscow Radio
State Department
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Canada
Joseph Stalin
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France
Italy
Germany
Austria
Hitler
America
United States
Soviet Union
George Dr Leonard Rigeleman and Morris Harvey Calleze in City
George Dr Leonard Rigeleman and Morris Harvey Calleze are connected to a matter in City. The brief notes their involvement and the location, with no further details available from the fragment.
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George
Leonard Rigeleman
Morris Harvey Calleze
City
Labor Strikes Threaten TV and Movie Talent in Coming Months
A sweeping warning on television's rise notes 60,000 AFL talent union members in New York and Hollywood face unemployment as TV could replace film and stage work. Broadcast movies and repeated films threaten radio and vaudeville earnings, with SAG signaling a midnight July 3 strike if concessions on royalties and reissues are not granted.
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America
AFL
New York
Hollywood
Jimmie Petrillo
Screen Actors Guild
West Coast
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Mollywood
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Meaning of a submarine combat pin in Navy service dress
Readers ask about a metal pin with three stars worn above service ribbons. The Navy clarifies it is the Submarine Combat Insignia earned for a successful submarine patrol, with each star representing an additional patrol. The award recognizes successful enemy damage or mission completion as approved by the Commander Submarine Force.
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U. S. Navy
Department of the Navy
Department of Agriculture
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Cleveland
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Atlantic
Pacific
United States
L. Mcq
Coast and Geodetic Survey
New Geological Survey on West Virginia clay resources
West Virginia publishes a new Geological Survey volume on clays with the state’s abundant fire and buff clays. It highlights deposits in Mineral Hancock Taylor Marion and Kanawha counties and notes a 15 million dollar annual clay production. The work emphasizes uses from art ware to porcelain and cites Mannington pottery and Hammond brick plant as key current examples.
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West Virginia
John B. McCue
Geological and Economic Survey of
Paul H. Price
Hancock
Taylor
Marion
Kanawha
Geological Survey
Gots
Optica
Mannington Pottery
Hammond
Fairmont Times
Washington exposes un American activities and critique
A Washington column attacks government figures tied to Roerich cults and nudist factions from the Roosevelt era. It cites the Thomas committee on un American activities, praising investigators like Robert Stripling and J B Matthews while condemning partisan abuse. The piece notes shifts in public stance as anti communist sentiment grows.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Thomas Committee On
House of Representatives
Robert Stripling
J. B. Matthews
United States
Eleanor the Great
Philip Murray
CTO
Harry Bridges
CIO
Baering Down By Arthur Bugs Baer
In Philadelphia a vice president is referenced as a non boss-holder in a motorized age. The piece notes the VP’s lack of an official Washington residence and a nom in case of presidential absence. Jack Garner is mentioned for attempting to expand the job’s reach before desk moves disrupted his tenure.
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Philadelphia
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Jack Garner
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