These Days by George Sokolskiy on world state diplomacy
The essay critiques postwar diplomacy focusing on a world state over national interests. It traces roots to Wilsonian ideas, Kellogg Briand pact, and James Shotwell, arguing U S policy sacrificed national needs for a world state via UN, Teheran, Yalta, Potsdam, and the Marshall Plan. It calls for a focused national policy and a thorough change in diplomatic personnel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
League of Nations
Woodrow Wilson
Jan Smuts
Great Britain
Queen Elizabeth
Talleyrand
Europe
James T. Shotwell
Columbia University
Shotwell
Carnegie
State Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United States
Morgenthau
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdan
Greece
Turkey
France
Chiang Kai-shek
United Nations
Cominform
Elbe
Pacific Ocean
North Atlantic States
China
America
Road Contractors See Political Bond Fight as Comedy
The piece mocks road contractors and machinery firms opposing the $200 million road bond machinery purchase. It notes campaign contributors from both sides fear public disclosure, doubts court action, and expects face saving statements rather than a lawsuit. The author suspects hidden deals and questions public relations risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Commission
Scott
Raleigh
Highway Commission
Commission
John Q
Who rushes to Scott's defense in salary dispute
The piece defends Governor Kerr Scott over criticism of doubling the governor office payroll since Gregg Cherry left. It argues the expanded staff is needed to handle many daily duties and suggests moving treasurer Hodges and other offices to better space. The tone supports efficiency and suggests relocating offices to improve service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gregg Cherry
Capitol
Cherry
Scott
Sleven
Charlie Parker
Secretary of State
Brandon Hodges
Hodges
Thad Eure
CIO President Murray Sees Steel as Able to Afford Raises
In a statement, CIO President Philip Murray argues that the steel industry, more than any other, can bear substantial wage increases. He asserts that if any sector can afford higher pay, it is steel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CIO
Philip Murray
Wallace F. Bennett
National Association of Manufacturers
Jury split on Absent Hiss perjury trial
The jury split two to one in favor of the government in the Ab ger Hiss perjury case with Assistant U.S. Attorney Thomas F. Murphy leading the prosecution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abger Hiss
U.S
Thomas F. Murphy
Barr's China views in 1948 reshape Nationalist defeat tale
Washington dispatch reveals Maj Gen David Barr's unpublished 1948 assessments while advising Chiang Kai-shek. Barr warned Manchuria evacuation, failed offensives, and political limits on U.S. aid, noting Wei Li-huang's disobedience and the Communist gains leading to Nanking's doom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
State Department
China
A. C. Wedemeyer
U. S
David Barr
Barr
Jasmag
George C. Marshall
United States
General Barr
Chiang Kai-shek
Manchuria
Manchurian
Chinchow
Mukden
Chiang
Wei Li-huang
Wei
General Ho
Tsinan
Shantung
Hsuchow
Peiping
Moonstruck Dogs Barking At The Moon
A humorous note on dogs barking at the moon inspired by Shakespeare and a Wall Street Journal tale. It cites a brown rat-terrier and a demure setter that wake neighbors, prompting reflection on canine behavior and puzzling how to fix such moonlit disturbances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julius Caesar
Duke
Luna
Setter
The
Wall St. Journal
Aristocracy of Character Over Snobbery in Virginia
The piece argues that true aristocracy is character not birth, noting kindness across classes in Virginia. It criticizes snobbery in schools, recalls high society founders from modest origins, and urges parents to raise children with character and resolve to counter snobbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
FFV
High Point
Frnestine Vina Gaborou
Juanita de Goncourt
Peggy Simpson
Facts Spanning Tuna Size Ice Plants and Lightning
The notes describe tuna size uniformity within five pounds, 300000 miles of US streets, the 1850 invention of first U.S. ice making machines, about 7000 ice plants in the United States, and that a 150 foot mast or chimney faces a likely yearly lightning strike in many regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
U.S
Nationalist China Faces Blockade and Air Strain
The text argues blocking the southern advance of Communists would let the Nationalist government hold Southern China but predicts its complete defeat is inevitable. It notes the Chinese Air Force fields eight groups, with 35000 U S trained pilots, yet mainly airlifts troops and moves transports for personal gain due to credit shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Broadway and Elsewhere The Reporter the Poet and the Bum
An essayist recalls a campus writers’ gathering at the University of New Hampshire Durham to critique works. He describes his own career, interview with John Cowper Powys, and behind the scenes notes on film projects, premieres, and marquee names under discussion in entertainment circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of New Hamp Shire
Durham
John Cowper Powys
England
Chicago
Powys
Rhonda Fleming
Marty Lewis
Paramount Radio
From My Blackstone Window and the Park
A column recounts a writer’s encounter with a hobo who inspired the poem From My Blackstone Window. The hobo retorts that Oliver Goldsmith wrote a similar sentiment and notes poets look up at the Blackstone from Grant Park. The piece also glosses a flurry of Hollywood news and quotes on heart disease and labor union disputes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Boulevard
Britain
Oliver Goldsmith
Blackstone
Grant Park
Notable society notes and gossip from coast and city
Paul Lockwood after gall stone operation at Poste Graduate Hospital. Yvonne Richman relocates to Reno with a ranch house being unpacked. Betty Carson aids Joey Adams amid marriage news. Ava Gardner linked with Red Sox pitcher Jack Kramer. Freddie Rich marries Grace Underwood. liquor man nicknamed Sonny Moonshine. Brooklyn reader condemns relief cheaters while detailing a welfare investigator visit and a two flats plus roomer income scenario.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Lockwood
Dewey
Harry Richman
Yvonne
Reno
Bill Miller
Riviera
Betty Carson
Joey Adams
Ava Gardner
Red Sox
Jack Kramer
Freddie Rich
Grace Underwood
Elizabeth Rose
Latin Quarter
Sonny
Fragmented crossword style clues prompt unknown phrases
A garbled OCR puzzle text presents numbered clues and fragments across various languages and hints including references to flags directions, months, deities, and random words. The legible parts resemble a cryptic grid or dictionary exercise with entries like Turkish decrees and Egyptian sun god.
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George Sokolsky
High Point Enterprise
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Charles B. LO
Associated Press
Robert L. Thompson
C. W. Patterson, JR
Trector
Kerr Scott
Peter Edson
Broadway
By Jack Lait
William Weyler
Radio City Music Hall
Montgomery Clift
Olivia deHavilland
Miriam Hopkins
Tony Martin
Roxy
Hollywood
Bob Hope
Midland
Tex
Bing Crosby
Frank Ross
Jean Arthur
Joan Caulfield
Joan Fontaine
Bill Dozier
Red Skelton
Daryl Zanuck
Orson Wells
Italy
Jack Warner
Villa Aujourd’ Hui
Cap d’Antibes
Leroy W.rdeau
New York
Palm Beach
Chi
Louis L. Dublin
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Sumner Welles
Michael Quill
CIO Transport Workers Union
Brooklyn
Pring
Jason
Diminutwe
Reg Dish
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