Our National Self Respect and the Hungarian Kidnapping
A call for firm U S action after Hungary paid 120000 in ransom for four kidnapped American fliers. The piece denounces half measures and urges immediate severing of all ties with Hungary, expulsion of diplomats, broad sanctions, and readiness to use armed force to defend American dignity and national pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
State Department
Europe
United States
New York
Cleveland
Leg
Washington
Hungary
Reds
U.S
U. S
Yugoslavia
America
Congress urged probe of Brannan farm program waste
Secretary Brannan faces calls for a formal Congress inquiry into the Department of Agriculture handling of ten billion dollars in surplus farm products. Critics accuse waste and stupidity, noting stored dried eggs and milk rot while billions more are spent to buy food elsewhere. The piece urges investigation, warning of systemic mismanagement even if Brannan himself is not indicted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Brannan
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Bathtubs and Music Show America`s Musical Appetite
The Wall Street Journal notes a surge in American interest in serious music. About 30 million attended concerts this year, 30 percent more than five years ago, with nearly 200 symphony orchestras nationwide. Some 2100 towns hosted serious music programs in 1951, up from 1000 in 1940, with growth driven by radio, recordings, film, and school music education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
The
Wall Street Journal
America
Phoenix
Ariz
Great Falls
Mont
Atomic Energy Center
Oak Ridge
Dixon's trifling review of 1951 recalls unimportant events
The piece surveys a year with satire on political events and people. It notes autographed congressional tag changes, eggs stockpiles, drunken gags at Washington parties, and quips on Truman, Kefauver, Tobey, and Barkley. A Las Vegas dice moment and a stray mink coat classified ad close the spoof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dixon
Washington
Nevada
Las Vegas
China
Hume
Truman
OPA
Paul Porter
Russia
Stalin
Margaret
Tom Connally
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Kefauver
Tom
Fulbright
RFC
Senator Butler
Berle
NBC
Tobey
New Hampshire
Barkley
Berchelai
Berenleign
Berchlee
Birchley
Berkeley
Barclay
Washington Star
Pennsylvania Ave
These Days Soviet Russia Trying To Prove Us Cowards
Opinion column argues the United States must demand decency and defend American lives against Soviet pressure. It cites Vogeler and Otis cases, calls for ending ransom, and urges strong retaliation against espionage and enemies, warning against pussyfooting in a tense Cold War era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet
Russia
United States
Vogeler
Robert A. Vogeler
William N. Otis
Oatis
Hungary
Iron Curtain
Alger Hiss
Srand
House Committee On UN American Activities
Judith Coplan
House Committee On UN
United Nations
McCarran
American Communist Party
Communist Party
America
Vigilance and Liberty Near Home, a Quote Analysis
The passage quotes Albert Hoover on liberty and vigilance. It contrasts U S. calm with foreign tension, noting Masani of India visiting without hysteria or warmongering. The text reflects reflections on governance and public sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
wHlexbert Hoover
U.S
Minoo R. Masani
India
Afterthoughts on Holidays and Headlines in Greensboro
A compact digest of 1940s editorial snippets and social observations. Harold Stassen’s Philadelphia speech hints at a presidential bid while public chatter lamented fewer Christmas exchanges and necktie fashion. Handfuls of local fire and crime notes, plus editorials on Blackmail, courage, and caution in daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Stassen
Philadelphia
Amos and Andy
Hollywood Gossip and Rumor Roundup Across NY and Abroad
A collage of celebrity rumors and industry moves from New York and beyond. Farley and others noted as potential 1952 contenders, romance rumors, studio deals, and industry shifts. Major players include Lana Turner, Rita Hayworth, Judy Canova, Hedy Lamarr, and Walter Wanger with RCA, Colier’s tease on Tin Pan Alley, and Gunga Din/Gunga Ram rights intrigues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Farley
Woolworth Donahue
Rosemary Reachi
Mexico
Clark Gable
Rhea
Clarence Bitting
Henry Luce
Clare Boothe
Billy Rose
Eleanor Holm
Lana Turner
Fernando Lamas
Lana
Mr. Big
Fernando
Chicago
N. Y
L. A
C. O. Selznick
Artur Rubinstein
Collier's
RCA Exec
Hedy Lamarr
Little Palm Club
Fernando Montel
Paris
Paree
RKO
Judy Canova
NBC
Jean Pierre Aumont
Maria Montez
Hollywood
Broadway
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Army Quartermaster General
Quartermaster General
Mobilizer Wilson
Aids
Gwen Cafritz
OPS
DiSalle
Leverett Saltonstall
Acheson
Government Printing Office
82Nd Congress
George Dixon
Federal Security
Oscar Ewing
DFA
Defense Fisheries Administration
White House Correspondents Association
Gridiron Club
White House News Photographers Association
White House Radio Correspondents Association
Women’s National Press Club
George Sokolsky
W. A. Bivins
Greensboro
South
Mims. Fla
Florida
Gehenna
W. J. McAnally
Worth Main Street
Floyd
Raleigh Pole
Mr. Ex
Mrs. Ex
Farley
Walter Winchel
Walter Wanger
Skelton
Texas
Rita Hayworth
Bart Crum
Rita
Bob Hope
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Margaret Phelan
Regis Thrush
Fort Worth
Runyon Fund
S. Woods
Joan Lyle
G. Jessel
Columbia Pictures
Bernadine
Mary Chase
Harvey
Guthrie McClintic
ASCAP
Jeevy
Oliviers
Gilbert Miller
Gloria Swanson
Nina
Pearl Bailey
la Vie En Rose
Miami Beach
Shorehamstel
Barbara Thayer
Met Opera
Tibbett
Abrasha Brodsky
Iturbi
Wanger
Georges Simenon
France
Dick Haymes
Haymes
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