Vandenberg Drives ERP Support and Senate Approval
The article credits Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg with pivotal influence in advancing the European Recovery Program. It notes his mediation role, the committee leadership, and his willingness to compromise on funding and administration. It also discusses implications for future presidential prospects and other GOP figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan Republican
Secretary Marshall
Vandenberg
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Acs
Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Relations
Marshall
White House
State Department
Senate Committee
Vandenbere
Jie
Congress
Vandenberg -Stassen
Truman
Senate
Ruhr
Capitol Square By Lynn Nisbet
Analysis of North Carolina party leadership as 1948 campaigns unfold at Capitol Square. The piece traces the rise and struggles of leaders from Simmons to Gardner and examines other possible blocs led by Broughton Umstead Cherry and Johnson, noting the fragility of a durable machine. It also covers a Wake County senate race and a congressional withdrawal shifting local political dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
F. M. Simmons
Max Gardner
Simmons
Gardner
J. M. Broughton
Gregg Cherry
Capitol Square
William B. Umstead
Broughton
Umstead
Scott
Simons
Grover Cleveland
James H. Pou Bailey
State Senate
Wake County
Robert N. Simms, Jr
Senate
Robert N. Simms
J. W. Beiey
Bailey
Simms
Young Simms
Ertel Carlyle
Ninth Judicial District
Congress
Seventh
J. Bayard Clark
Bunn Frink
Southport
Raleigh
U Ted. Hargrove Bellamy
Wilmington
Bellamy
Hamilt C. Jones
Charlotte
Lincoln Day dinners reveal four GOP presidential hopefuls
Speeches at Lincoln Jackson and Jefferson day dinners usually offer little public significance but this year include four GOP presidential contenders presenting views on national policy. Thomas E. Dewey backs a united western Europe and would shape policy if elected next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert A. Taft
Europe
Mr. Taft
Harold Stassen
Stassen
America
Howver
White House
Thomas E. Dewey
CENSORSHIP House committee revisits classified information system
The house executive expenditures committee resumes its inquiry into a government classified information system that could curb press freedom. It notes wartime limits on three departments and warns that proposed security rules would grant 50 departments the same power. Protests by the press have already tempered some demands and further review is urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House Executive Expenditures Committee
State, War and Navy
Pauker vents at Western powers over regime support
Omission quotes Ana Pauker claiming Romanians favor her regime, while warning Western governments of popular backing. The piece notes Truman reviving New Deal ghosts with novel aids and cites Taft accusing Truman of courting left-wing allies of Henry Wallace amid global tensions surrounding Gandhi and India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Truman
Tugwell
Harry Hopkins
Sen
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
President Truman
Henry Wallace
Racial politics and secession views in postwar U S letter
W A Bivins analyzes wartime and postwar racial tensions noting Southern opposition to Truman civil rights policy, Bleeding Kansas, Dred Scott, Calhoun secession arguments, Reconstruction legacies, and fears of Black suffrage. He questions constitutional apply across races and urges relying on Supreme Court decisions over new laws.
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Congress
Missouri
Michigan
Dred Scott
Scott
Kansas
North
South
John Brown
John C. Calhoun
U. S
South Carolina
Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Calhoun
Abraham Lincoln
Mississippi
United States
Truman
Supreme Court of the United States
Our Democratic Liberty and the Toynbee Lens
The piece reviews Arnold Toynbee’s view of Western civilization as rooted in democracy and individual liberty. It contrasts American pioneer independence with European feudal restraints, notes shifts toward group rights since 1933, and cites Toynbee’s 21Civilizations and 14 extinct ones to question civilizational survival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arnold Toynbee
United States
Europe
Toynbee
North American
Einstein
Louie
George Washington on Broadway
An essay notes how Winchell popularized debunking of public idols and shifts to historical fiction. It urges readers to follow Washington’s path from his early struggles to his purported impact on local communities, framing the tale as a bid to understand national history through a hometown lens.
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America
George Washington
Washington
Broadway
Washington Faces Near Fatal Moment in New York Raid
The article recounts British transports entering the East River to Kips Bay and Murray Hill during a crisis in New York. Washington allegedly attempted to organize a new battle line near 42nd Street while his pistol misfired during a dramatic moment when an American officer urged him to flee.
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East River
Kips Bay
34Th Street
Murray Hill
37Th Street
Madison Avenue
Madison Square
Washington
42Nd Street
Public
5Th Avenue
General Washington
MacGowan's Pass
Central Park
162Nd Street
Harlem River
Connecticut
Howe
Astoria
Hell Gate
Polo Grounds
America
Nathan Hale
51St Street
1St Avenue
How Washington Fared in 1776 New York Campaign
A vivid, though fragmented, account recalls the 1776 campaign around New York from the Declaration’s delivery to Washington to the retreat to Manhattan. It notes Howe’s 30 000 strong force on Staten Island and the Battle for Brooklyn and Prospect Park, with echoes on society and civilization’s fate.
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Continental Congress
Washington
New York City
the Fields
City Hall Park
Broadway
Customs House
England
Boston
New York
Howe
Staten Island
General Putnam
Brooklyn Heights
Prospect Park
U. S
St. George
S. I
New York Bay
Gravesend Bay
Flatbush
Bedford Woods
Brooklyn
Jamaica
Bedford
Laugh Maker and Other Clues Puzzle
A list style crossword with horizontal clues from 12 to 55 and vertical clues from 1 to 11. The pane includes multiple short definitions for common words across entertainment, objects, and linguistic items.
Fragmented Clues Shape A Puzzle Style Word List
A list of scattered clues offers entries like station expunge and territorialism. Each line hints at a possible dictionary-like answer including nouns verbs and abstract terms. The sequence invites crosswords style solving across definitions and word relations.
Washington’s Manhattan Retreat and Hale’s Execution Remembered
Narrative recounts British advances in Manhattan during 1776 with Putnam’s retreat from the Battery to Columbus Circle, Washington’s fear of a Harlem flank, Nathan Hale’s capture and execution, and Fraunces Tavern farewell meeting. The writer urges Americans to defend George Washington’s good name in history.
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Mrs. Murray
Murray Hill
Greenwich Village
Putnam
Aaron Burr
Alexander Hamilton
Columbus Circle
Washington
Fraunces Tavern
Broad and
Pearl Streets
George Washington
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Lynn Nisbet
Ana Pauker
Romania
Mme. Pauker
India
Hinduism
Mahandas K. Gandhi
W. A. Bivins
Down South
George Sokolsky
Winchell
Lower Manhattan
United States Legation
Guido
Lemuel
Western Reserve
Kingsbridge
Bronx
Fort Washington
Fort Washington Avenue
183Rd Street
Manhattan
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