One World and Two Powers Darken Postwar Outlook
The piece discusses postwar geopolitics with focus on Soviet aims to dominate Europe and Asia, warning that Russia pursues a two-world strategy and long-term empire expansion. It notes Britain's Churchill stance, U S actions aiding Greece and Turkey, and predicts Balkan trouble for Russia in coming years. The column reflects Cold War anxieties and US policy considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
America
Hitler
Stalin
Wendell Willkie
Beret
Aussie
Bang Ae
United States
Europe
Gemina
Britain
Churchill
Greece
Turkey
Mediterranean
Bulgaria
Romania
Czechoslovakia
Italy
France
Germany
Japan
Balkans
Pay Check Value and Real Cost of Living Rise
The labor department notes rising average weekly earnings while a growing number of workers face a stagnant standard of living. Authors warn that big pay checks do not guarantee improved living conditions as food and housing costs eat into gains and money is not evenly distributed.
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Labor Department
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Taft Hartley Bill Sparks Long Crisis For U S Labor
The overruling of the President and the Hartley law begin a period of uncertainty. Critics warn the act creates a new general counsel with vast powers and risks a generation of tense labor relations. They fear a lasting atmosphere of hostility more than any single clause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Labor Relations Board
Congress
United Nations Turns Two As Cold War Editorials Reflect
A New York Times column marks the UN's second anniversary with memories of covering the world body. The author recalls Gromyko's dramatic walkout, shifts in delegates, cafeteria fare, and the press's long stakeout for news at Lake Success and Flushing Meadows.
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York
United Nations
U. N
Andrei Gromyko
John Winant
Stewrily Council
Jimmy Byrnes
Alexander Cadogan
World Organization
Carl Berendsen
New Zealand
Dunneher
W. K. Hodgson
Morton Downey
Gromyko
U. S
Hunter College
Flushing Meadows
Lake Success
Dulles
England
Washington Scattershot Letters on Taft-Hartley and Politics
A collage of Washington gossip and political maneuvering outlines Truman Wallace and telegraphs a bitter rift between Truman and Wallace others critique Taft-Hartley veto and party divisions Pepper Hartley Gavin Maverick Burton Reilly and more details on staff moves and cabinet views toward labor and film industry in Europe and Czechoslovakia
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GOP
Hartley
Claude Pepper
Florida
Ells
Truman
Pepper
Navy
Forrestal
Commerce Harriman
Wall Street
Hoth
Taman
Labor
Schwellenbach
House
John J.ig
Wes
Virginia
Revercomb
Kentucky
Cooper
John L
Unign
Hollywood
Czechoslovakia
Eric Johnston
Europe
State Department
Wilson
Darryl Zinuck
Wondrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Savertime
Caccs
Pennsylvania
Gavin
Labor column from Hollywood panel includes anti communist views
In a guest Labor column Ronald Reagan and actors discuss distinguishing liberals from Communists in unions. Robert Montgomery George Murphy and Edward Arnold question red scare smears, urge recognition of Communist influence and defend labor goals amid industry tensions.
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Victor Biesel
Labor
Ronald Reagan
AFL Serect Actors Guild
Ollywood
Riese
Aew
Hollywood
Robert Montgomery
George Murphy
Edward Arnald
AFL Screen Act
Murph
John L. Lewis
Communist Party
Communist Sang
Bat Montgomery
Commie
Edward Arnold
Russian General Suvorov Never Lost a Battle
The article notes Russian field marshal Alexander Suvorov who, of Swedish descent, is reputed to be the only general in history never to lose a battle. He lived 1728 to 1800, and Byron mentions him in Don Juan. A statue honored him in Saint Petersburg, now Petrograd.
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Baltiy
Alexander Suvorov
Byron
St. Petersburg
Leningrad
Mark Twain
Reagan era highway metaphor sparks debate on liberal and conservative paths
A column reflects on American politics as a brash highway between left and right, urging balanced progress and warning against red baiting. It condemns Communism and Fascism, calls for unions to resist internal capture, and stresses responsible labor conduct amid public discourse.
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America
Elks Fight Communism Campaign Seeks National Rally
The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks plans a major drive against communism in America. Grand Lodge funds aid nationwide investigations and local lodges will appoint committees with full support from the order. Labor groups including United Mine Workers back the effort to root out Reds and fellow travelers.
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Elks
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
The
America
American Legion
Conin
National
Elks Lodge
Grand Lodge
Isbor
United Mine Workers of America
United Mine Workers
France
Uaty
Communist Party of America
Eckley Post-Herald
Capone Era Style Gangster Siegel Ties to Hollywood Underworld
Longstanding criminal figure Siegel rises through a network linking Hollywood New York and Las Vegas. He runs a narcotics tied milk route from Mexico to US stations and uses Flamingo Las Vegas as a lavish gambling hub drawing in film industry power players and sports figures. Billy Wilkerson Del Webb George Raft Leo Durocher and Lucky Luciano are named as associates or acquaintances in this sprawling underworld web.
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Capone
Hollywood
New York
Miami
Lsted
International
FBI
Treasury Department
Treasury
Siegel
Mexico
United States
California
Los Angeles
Musicians’ Union
Moving Picture Colony
Flamingo
Las Vegas
Billy Wilkerson
Moving Picture
Underworld
Wilkerson
Bose Siegel
Delphig
Boe Booi Hotf
Fother
Phoenix
Ariz
Narcotics Bureau
New York Yankees
Ward
Amy Projects
Arizona
Webb
Siege
George Raft
Leo Durocher
Brooklin Dodgers
Durocher
Happy Chandler
Rafts
Lucky Guciano
Litte Augie
Ph Ei
Baering Down By Arthur Bure
A satirical piece from 1917 humorously critiques Europe’s balance of power and American involvement in wars. It parodies political rhetoric and references Molotov and Gromykov with whimsical asides about dental work and international missteps.
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Baering Down
Arthur “Bure
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Henry
Harry
Potomac Parc
Wallace
Gen. Marshall
Haold Young
White House
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Texas
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Maverick
Mareld Burton
Supreme Court
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Lex.Taft
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Reoroani
Reilly
Mellows
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He Bisevach
George ‘Tiller
Beckley, W. Va
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the Gazette
Walter
E—Arnold
Montgomery
Urphy
Reagan
Vic Riesel
Tate
Eve St. NZ
Althor Mark Twain
Air Transport Command
Ferrying Command
Togaee
Heiligenstadt
C. C
Beethoven
Thomas A. Edison
A. Edison
Edison
By Westbrook Pegler
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Bidsult
Toy
Molotov
Gromykov
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