Memorials for World War II Dead Should Serve Future Needs
The piece argues memorials to World War II dead must reflect modern values and practicality. It urges monuments that aid recreation, conservation, education, libraries, scholarships, and public discourse, rather than ornate or ill placed tributes. It warns against empty, embarrassing memorials and stresses lasting usefulness.
Broadway War Dramas Review of Truckline Cafe
New York critics assess Maxwell Anderson and three Broadway plays. Truckline Cafe centers on a diner troupe amid postwar disarray with strong performances from Karl Malden and others, yet critics fault dialogue and pacing. Ardrey’s Roots rivals suffer weak plotting and unsatisfactory endings, while a Louisiana misshapen tale ends in violence and ambiguity.
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New York
Maxwell Anderson
Ocean Highway
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Anne
Germany
Sweethear
Anderson
Karl Malden
Louis A. Florence
Joann Dolan
Eugene Steiner
Virginia Gilmore
Richard Waring
David Manners
Ralph Theodore
June Walker
Kevin MosCarthy
Irene Dailey
Tena Ernst
Ann Shepherd
Marlon Brande
Harold Clurman
Eliza Kazan
The
Playwrights Company
Clurman
Jeb
Robert Ardrey
Herman Shumlin
Shumlin
Mura
Tanmany
Ardrey
Amy
Ich
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Hir
Hore
Han
Cain
Northern Ry
Aml
Ossie Davie
Santos Ortega
Wetll
Gare
Becmare Bs
Campaign literature burns raise lost value in Argentina
Disturbances in Argentina have seen vast amounts of campaign literature burned, estimated at 100000 by anti-Peron forces. Most output consists of weighty pamphlets and mass cards for local candidates, while substantive issue leaflets are few. The piece notes potential campaign reforms and compares to U S practices.
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Peter Harmon
Argentina
United States
Washington Calling On Housing Boom And Shortages
Marquis Childs surveys midwest life noting a postwar housing boom and tight real estate, nylon stockings shortages, and scarce automobiles. He highlights rising prices, rent dynamics, veteran housing moves, strikes restraining output, and a pushback against union growth in the Mississippi River town.
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Marquis Childs Clinton
Iowa
Tran
Moscow
Midwest
Smiths
Chunge
Jnne
Mecca
Middle West
Mississippi
Dupont
Congress
United Feature Syndicate, Inc
Frayed Words Stir Washington Textbook Controversy
Frederick C. Othman reviews a controversy over a high school textbook "Wings for You" funded with Civil Aeronautics Administration help. The New Jersey Christian Council decries its profane language and multiple references to gods and hells, prompting debate on censorship and public instruction.
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Washington
Opi
New Jersey Council of Christian Churches
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Churchaven
S. EB. Arendi
Trenton
Coun
Mit
Tever
Nick
Blaine
Dupont Miller
Cary
Panama
Gad
New Jersey
Britain
James L. H. Peck
Air Base
Bonne T
Guyton
Washington Merry-Go-Round Fraduum and Political Plotting
In a rambling Washington briefing, Secretary of Agriculture Clinton Anderson pressed for President Hoover to attend the food conference, meeting Hoover in Key West as he sought family fishing time. The piece then traces internal cabinet plotting, Truman’s cabinet choices, Spaghetti and semolina production quirks, and Maine’s skipped White House dinner with Senator Brewster, noting last-minute White House intrigues and public appetite for leadership.
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Washington
Clinton Anderson
Herbert Hoover
Anderson
Key West
Fla
Hoover
Secretary of Agriculture
Truman
Europe
Ashe
Belern
Seminala Mills
Department of Agriculture
Maine
Franklin Roosevelt
Owen Brewster
Secret Service
Department of the Interior
Senator Brewster
Mrs
Margaret
Brewster
White House
Elizabeth May Craig
Portland
Maine Society
New England
Krug Sel Interior Secretary Ushers Youthful Cabinet Era
The appointment of 38 year old J A Cap Krug as Secretary of the Interior marks a shift to a younger cabinet. The average age of top appointees has fallen, with only Byrnes older than Truman among them, and several key administrators under 50. Krug’s record at TVA and War Production Board signals strong leadership, though the move invites mixed judgment on policy reversals and political impact for President Truman.
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J. A
Cap) Krug
Edward R. Stettinius, Jr
Robert P. Patterson
Henry L. Stimson
Byrnes
Truman
Henry A. Wallace
Roosevelt
John Snyder
OWMA
Chester Bowles
Paul Porter
OPA
Wilson Wyatt
Armed Services
Eisenhower
General Spaatz
Admiral Nimitz
Office of Naval Operations
Krug
TVA
War Production Board
Mr. Truman
Interior Department
Harold L. Ickes
Pauley
Navy Department
Navy
Rushing 300 students by air spreads amino acids for healing
The account describes wartime use of amino acids derived from proteins to rapidly rebuild tissue in wounded soldiers and chronically ill patients. It notes quicker healing for burns and bed ulcers, and links muscular health with overall resilience, urging simple home exercise.
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J. E. Howard
Power crisis looms over Iran and UN stay
The column outlines a major international clash as Russia presses a favorable terms on Iran, threatening sovereignty and UN unity. Britain fears imperial interests are at risk if Moscow’s terms include Azerbaijan, Iran policy control, and Soviet oil concessions. Russia’s vetoes and spying charges complicate UN actions and global diplomacy.
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London
Russia
Iran
Security Council
Great Britain
Britain
Azerbaijan
Turkey
Near East
Soviet Union
United States
Latin America
Westion
Arthur Vanenberg
Balkans
Manchuria
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