Stalin and Johnston laugh lines from wartime talk at Zanzibar
Eric Johnston recalls Stalin in 1944 meeting with Roosevelt and Churchill. Stalin jokes about postwar employment figures and buying workers, then quips about keeping nations together after the war. A DAR member disputes a Negro reporter about eye to eye understanding.
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Stalin
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Ace
Richard Lauterbach
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Johnston
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Big Joe
Walter Peters
Zanzibar
Churchill
Teheran
Russia
DAR
Secrecy in Moscow Blocks Reporter Question
An American reporter pressed a Soviet propaganda official in Moscow about troop action during the war. The official refused to confirm any details, replying I am sorry I cannot say. The reporter pressed again and finally left, as the official whispered Dont quote me will you.
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Russia
Moscow
Notorious Axis Sally tied to Haw Haw ally in trial chatter
Intelligence reports reveal Axis Sally admitted closeness to William Joyce alias Lord Haw Haw. Justice Department notes suggest she boasted of past ties as U.S. agents question her alleged traitorous associations.
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Sally
Portland
Maine
Justice Department
William Joyce
Lord Haw Haw
Louse
Lew Parker House Wife Repartee On Politics
Lew Parker relays a witty exchange about a son’s career with a mother quipping that he is a politician while the younger son is said to be “not doing anything.” The joke captures a light social moment.
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Larry Finley
Finley
Stooge
Lew Parker
Jack
State's Dealers In Food Appeal To President
North Carolina Food Dealers Association urges President Truman to act to stop a meat industry collapse. Clyde Ayers and James R. Vogler of Charlotte sign the message blaming OPA price ceilings for slaughterhouses closing and a rising black market. A dealers committee will propose relief measures.
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Truman
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Clyde Ayers
James R. Vogler
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OPA
Bowles May Move To Halt Rise In Clothing Prices
Government officials say Economic Stabilizer Chester Bowles may order Secretary of Agriculture Anderson to approve a regulation to check rising cotton clothing prices. The plan would require higher down payments on cotton sold for later delivery to curb speculative price increases. Anderson’s signature is disputed as necessary, with officials noting potential political pressure to block the measure.
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