Lilienthal calls for atom policy reform and Open Competition
A Collier's feature on David Lilienthal argues the government monopoly on atomic knowledge is dangerous and ineffective. He advocates free access, competition, and industrial use of the atom to create jobs and security, contrasting with secrecy and fear.
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Mole Hills
David Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
The
Wall Street Journal
Big Finance
Collier
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Hiroshima
Senate
Mr. Lilienthal
America
Lilienthal
Promethuse
Hollywood Probe and the Wood Influence in 1947
The piece recounts how Congressman John S. Wood, as chair of the Un American Activities Committee, steered the 1947 Hollywood inquiry. It alleges Republicans used Wood to shield film moguls like Louis B. Mayer from scrutiny after hiring Edgar Dunlap, with Mayer appearing before the committee as Wood guided questions.
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un-American Activities Committee
Congress
John S. Wood
Georgia
Hollywood
Wood
Drew Pearson
Edgar Dunlap
Louis B. Mayer
Metro- Goldwyn-Mayer
Mayer
Eric Johnston
Paul McNutt
Bob Kenny
Bartley Crum
Hhe
Congressman Wood
Hollywood Committee
Dunlap
Russia
Wood to the Rescue in Cross-Examination Transcript
In a cross examination Mr. Mayer confirms about 1200 films produced. He notes public and press approval until controversy over Song of Russia. The exchange references wartime allies and questions underlying motives for the film’s production.
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Wood
Mr. Wood
Mayer
Mr Mayer
Mr. Mayer
Congressman
Russia
Mayer outlines film making philosophy in testimony
In a congressional hearing Mayer spoke at length about his approach to producing films. Congressman Wood, prepared to question him, recalled a speech Mayer gave in May before the Newspaper Advertising Executives Association in San Francisco and asked for confirmation.
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MGM
Mayer
Congressman Wood
Wood
Newspaper Advertising Executives Association
San Francisco
Mr. Mayer
The Human Drama Of Man In The Clock Of Antiquity
Arlie B Davidson explores how humans have assumed roles across millennia. The piece traces culture from Neanderthals to Cro Magnon and early science, noting rapid cultural change and the central role of culture in human life.
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Greece
Marty Moat Bete
Quotations Trigger Congressional Debate on Speech
A exchange between Mr Wood and Mr Mayer centers on a July 7 or July 15 Congressional Record insertion by Gordon L. McDonald of California. They discuss whether the San Francisco address quoted liberty and free speech accurately, with Mayer affirming and correcting dates.
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Mr. Wood
Mayer
Gordon L. McDonald
State of
California
Mr. Mayer
Congressman
San Francisco
Wood Cross-Examination Highlights Hollywood Probe Ties
The article notes Congressman Wood, the committee chair, grilled Louis B. Mayer’s attorney during a Hollywood probe on a New York quotation about Communism. It questions why Wood halted the probe and mentions a $1000 fee his office collected from a crippled boy's case.
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Mayer
Hollywood
Dunlap
Louis B. Mayer
Mr. Wood
Mr. Mayer
Dewey’s Withdrawal Reduces Honest Political Standards
Westbrook New York June 22 Governor Dewey quits politics declaring permanent retirement. Pegler notes Dewey’s fastidious, high minded stance amid era of decay and criticizes his failure to attack Roosevelt and Truman with evidence of moral unfitness.
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Dewey
Taft
Tom Dewey
Roosevelt
Truman
Tom
Alf Landon
Elliott
Texas Gulf
Senate
Teamsters’ Board
Washington Statler
White House
Merriman Smith
U. P. White House
Republic
Mr. Dewey
Ickes
Grant
Cap
Javits’s Peace for Investment and the trillion vision
The piece profiles Benjamin A. Javits as a reformer proposing a long term global investment plan totaling two trillion dollars over fifty years. It praises using credit and investment to spread wealth, critiques current plans like the Marshall Plan and Point Four, and contrasts Javits with past leaders while arguing for a U.S. led world economy through sustained investment rather than aid.
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New York
INS
Benjamin A. Javits
New York Corporation
Ivar Kreuger
NRA
Valentina
Javits
America
Afghanistan
Burma
Bolivia
U. S
Mr. Truman
United Nations
United States
Government rent controls to end nationwide June 30 1951
Congress plans a new rent control bill set to sign with major changes only through Dec 31 1950. After that, controls end nationwide except where a city votes to extend for six months to June 30 1951. Veterans keep a preference until then. Tighe Woods heads the housing expediter office in Washington with area offices nationwide to advise on raises or removals.
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Congress
Aes
United States
Tighe Woods
Woods
Court of Appeals
Federady
Chicago
Hippo Average Weight Reaches Five Thousand Pounds
The average adult hippopotamus weighs about 5,000 pounds, highlighting the animal's substantial size and heft in its natural habitat and in zoos.
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Brazil
Borneo
R. J. Scott
Pegler
Westbrook
International News Service
First Federal Savings and Loan
Association of Decatur
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