Farewell to Ana Pauker in Roumania’s Communist fall
Editorial laments Ana Pauker under threat as the Romanian Communist leadership revokes her positions. It reflects on her torture under King Carol and frames her potential trial or execution as part of a broader critique of communism and the system’s injustices. The piece contrasts tax politics and democratic promises with Truman’s stance and imagines Pauker influencing the free world if spared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ana Ann Pauker
Roumania
Ana
Pauker
Carol
Ang Pauker
Ana Pauker
Republican
St. Albans
Lois H. Farley
MacArthur as convention keynote fades in public view
The Republican National Committee rejected General MacArthur as the convention key speaker to balance Eisenhower’s military hero influence. Some favored better speakers, but attitudes shifted since his return. Critics noted his Korea retreat and insubordination recall reduce his hero status among Americans who sacrificed.
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Republican National Committee
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Korea
Chicago
Peace Offensive Reactions and Cautious Attitudes urged
Observers think Stalin may push peace proposals as changes in government raise questions of sincerity. Diplomats fear Soviet deception given past tactics, yet urge thorough consideration. If Moscow offers a fair plan with guaranteed fidelity, it should be examined with open minds but guarded caution.
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Stalin
Readers' Forum and Gazette Letters on Politics
Letters from readers and editor notes discuss Rush Holt as a reform figure and support for him, election integrity, and party accountability. Lois H Farley urges balanced reporting, while Mrs K Lewis and Belle praise road markings on U S Rt 60 Malden curve.
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U. S. Rt. 60
Malden
Belle
Allen predicts Marilyn Monroe will bring back sex in film
New York report quotes Fred Allen predicting Marilyn Monroe will revive sex appeal in movies. He discusses episode pictures, television competition, and his own shift to “King of the Episodes.” He recalls working with Rhubarb the cat in an episode and jokes about animal actors while noting industry changes.
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Allen
Marilyn Monroe
Sex
New York
Fred Allen
Carnic
Hollywood
Mr. Allen
Milton Berle
Ginger Rogers
Victor Moore
Rhubarb
Cat
Somoza Tired of Dictator Title Says Nicaragua Leader
Anastasio Somoza, Nicaragua president, tells the OverSeas Press Club he grows tired of being called a dictator. He argues for democracy, recalls his rise to power, and cites reduced malaria and hookworm control funded by Rockefeller support. He claims U.S. backing and a continental defense highway, noting Roosevelt’s promise of funds to avoid reliance on the Panama Canal.
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New York
INS
Anastasio Somosa
Nicaragua
Overseas Press Club of America
Somoza
Luis Manuel de Bayle
Alben Barkley
Dantor
Leahy Clinic
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Mayo Clinic
Rockefeller Foundation
Congress
United States
Central America
Uniion
Central American
U. S
FDR
Lake Nicaragua
U. S. Senate
Central and
South America
United States of America
Harris Dinner Ties Pan Am to Mail Pay Vote Switch
In a 1950s column, Congressman Harris faced questions after Pan American Airways paid for a $200 dinner for him and his wife at a Jefferson Jackson Day event. The dinner preceded Harris reversing his prior stance on mail pay subsidies, and he later supported a Pan Am substitute in committee. The episode sparked jokes at a closed House meeting and fueled broader debates on influence and district politics amid Kefauver Harriman tensions and Negro voter dynamics in Washington DC.
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Solon
Washington
Qrew
Harris
Arkansas
Pan American Airways
J. Carroll Cone
Pan Am
House Inter- State and Foreign Commerce Committee
Kefauver
District of Columbia
Truman
Mr. T
Tennessee
New Hampshire
Howard University
Kefanver-Harriman
Harriman
D.C
Washington Pipeline
Frank Edwards
A. F. of L
Edwards
Ede Wards
API
Big Steel
Wage Stabilization Board
WSE
Henry Kaiser
Fontana
San Berardino
Calif
Portsmouth Steel
Portsmouth
Ohio
Cyrus Eaton
Kateen
Kaiser
Tabor
The
Gazette
Westbrook Pegler denounces labor missions abroad
In a column attacking State Department and union influence in postwar Europe, Westbrook Pegler claims U S labor missions and figures like Dave Dubinsky and the Reuther brothers push pro-union agendas. He cites a Rome Daily American report on a productivity conference involving European technicians and a hotel chambermaid to illustrate alleged Racket activity and cultural meddling.
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Eurno- Bean
Brown
George Meany
AF of L
Harry Rutz
Europe
Rome
Hate
Fregene
United States’ Mutual Security Agency
The
Economic Co- Operation Administration
France
Germany
Austria
Denmark
Propaganda Abroad Targets U S Draftees In Korea
Victor Riesel warns of anti American propaganda abroad designed to recruit Americans for overseas missions. He cites draftees traveling Europe Russia and China and alleges they misrepresent destinations use aliases and betray their country. Riesel criticizes the State Department Passport Division and a U S Senator for weakening security and allowing such actions.
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Europe
Russia
China
Korea
Moscow
Peking
State Department
Hegins
U. S
Abroad to Assail America exposes pro liberalism and passport smuggling
The piece attacks Senator Wayne Morse of Oregon and calls professional liberalism a mask for Soviet-aligned views. It alleges attempts to smuggle travelers abroad via the State Department, naming Irving Welson and Esther Letz of the American Committee to Survey Trade Union Conditions in Europe and two American operatives, John Carr and John Adams Kingsbury, who traveled to Peking with expired passports and were praised by enemy press as US delegates to an Asia peace conference.
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Wayne Morse
Oregon
Karl Marx
State Dept
Europe
Broadway
Irving Charles Welson
Esther Letz
Peace Committee
John Carr
John Adams Kingsbury
New York City
Peking
U. S&s
Morse
United States
1927 Gazette Briefs Highlight Local Deaths and Mine Floods
Charles E. Vintroux 78, father of Gazette cartoonist Ken dall Vintroux, dies at Fraziers Bottom, a Putnam County farmer and merchant. Charles W. Nolte of Wheeling named state fire marshal succeeding C. I. Tapping. Mine flood endangers 150 miners at Rosedale mine of Maryland-New River Coal near Winona. National notes: plans for a passenger airline with Lindbergh as president. Harvard crew defeats Yale in Thames regatta. Prague greets Clarence Chamberlin and Charles Levine with President Masaryk.
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The
Gazette
Charles E. Vintroux
Kendall Vintroux
Fraziers Bottom
Putnam County
Foe
Charles W. Nolte
Wheeling
C. I. Tapping
Charleston
Rosedale
Maryland
New River Coal Co
Winona
Blumne
New River Export Smokeless Coal Co
Charles A. Lindbergh
Harvard
Yale
Thames River
New London
Conn
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Summersville
James Stevens
Editor Gazette
Reed
Lewis
Rollie
Yours
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Toledo
George
Inez Robb
Eevee
Charles R. Armentrout
Kanawha County
Twentieth Century~ Fox
O’ Henry
Oscar Levant
Doug
Bob Considine
Drew Pearson
Westbrook Pegler
Lel
Pentagon
Roosevelt-Truman
Italy
Greece
Roosevelt
John L. Lewis
Irving Brown
Garment Workers’ Union
Paris
Dave Dubinsky
Garment Workers
Reuther Brothers
Paradise
Victor Riesel
Eassikde Team
America
Clarence Chamber
Jin
Charles Levine
President Masaryk
Czecho- Slovakia
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