War Censorship and Memoir Deals Stir High Officials
The article reports censorship in wartime and leaks as Adm. Leahy negotiates with Mc Graw-Hill for his memoirs with a $75,000 advance. It notes Gen. Lucius Clay opposing large scale rebuilding of German industry and Chiang Kai-shek urgently seeking aid from Gen. Marshall. Secretary Harriman plans a trip to assess Ruhr coal output and the Ruhr dilemma for Truman.
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Jory
Patterson
Leahy
McGraw-Hill
Teheran
Yalta
Elliott Roosevelt
Lucius Clay
Germany
Clay
War Department
Chiang Kai-shek
Gen
Marshall
China
Chiang
Averall Harriman
Gert Mahy
Ruhr
Truman
Army bars critic from U.S. zone in Vienna sparks response
Over seas News Agency reports Constantine Poulos, once critical of U S policy in Greece, is barred from Vienna U S zone after a dispute with the Army. Herbert Bayard Swope notes the action as a rebuke and calls for fairness amid wartime censorship concerns.
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Herbert Bayard Swope
Notorious thieves and Bugsy Siegel swirl in Las Vegas turmoil
The article recalls a New York thief using the switch to steal fur coats from night club patrons and resell them in Hollywood. It notes local Las Vegas factions opposing Bugsy Siegel over control of Nevada politics and territory, with a warning that someone may shoot him to remove him from the city.
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Catfano
New York
Hollywood
Raft
Las Vegas
Siegel
Nevada
Bugs
Bugsy
I’d Rather Be Right and the Front Door of Government
Fragmentary reflection on political exile and the lure of state access. The speaker notes a contrast between public support for other interests and the government’s ambiguous stance on domestic curbstone matters as the effort begins. The text hints at a broader movement growing from impulse.
Crisis era debate tests political maturity at VEW convention
The VEW convention showcased fears of world crisis and calls for unity to overcome divisiveness. Attendees urged rapid labor action and an integrating spirit to avert further trouble despite ongoing political disagreements.
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Reed Bae
America
Coryright
United Nations Lineup and Wit Stir Prayers Before Meeting
Reports recount the final meeting of the line before a session as Andrei Vishinsky delivers the loudest speech during forced repatriation debates and Sen. Tom Connally snores loudly beyond the press rooms. The piece notes nonaligned secretariat members forming bonds, marriages among staff, and predicts future native born citizens of the world. It highlights a revised UN emblem focusing on the USSR and United States, interpreters’ prowess, and a sparse public turnout amid traffic police and Broadway comparisons, plus an unrelated note on corn brace roots
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Andrei Vishinsky
Europe
Sen
Tom Connally
U, N
U. N
North
South America
Russia
U.S.S.R
U. S
Newt
U. Ns
Cain
VFW Council Opens in Wheeling Ahead of State Encampment
The Veterans of Foreign Wars council met in Wheeling as a prelude to the state encampment expected to attract over 3,000 delegates. Activities begin with joint VFW and auxiliary welcomes, followed by talks from veterans affairs officials and appearances by U.S. senators and state leaders. A parade and officer elections are planned for Saturday.
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Wheeling
Veterans of Foreign Wars Council of Administration
VFW
Auxiliary
Veterans’ Affairs
Meadows
Francis J. Love
R-W
New Student Center Opens at West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon June 23 A new student center on the West Virginia Wesleyan College campus is fully equipped and active on a full schedule. The seven thousand eight hundred square foot facility moved from Point Pleasant with cooperation from the Federal Works Agency and sits near the college bookstore run by Mrs. Ethel Vaughn and a snack bar managed by Mary Louise McWhorter. The building includes a large lounge reading room social room conference area and office space for the alumni secretary.
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Wesleyan
Buckhannon
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Theew
Federal Works Agency
Point Pleasant
Ethel Vaughn
Mary Louise McWhorter
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