The Greatest Crisis in History
An opinion piece warns how close Germany came to possessing the atomic bomb and how a future nation could unleash a hidden war using atomic and biological weapons. It argues for international control and inspection to avert such a crisis, calling the present moment the greatest crisis in history.
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Hitler
Lise Meitner
Germany
Flash Gordon
Flash
United States
Washington
New York
America
Attlee
Truman
London
Prayer and the Rock That Is Higher Than I
A devotional meditation on Psalm 61 exploring prayer as the soul’s cry to God. It links the rock as refuge to providence and presents Christ’s humility in Gethsemane, urging steadfast faith and reliance on divine leadership.
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James Montgomery
God
Moses
Heaven
Earth
Mary Pickford
Christ
City workers lament labor shortages after war-era pay rise
Aubrey Perkins, director of the department of public utilities, complains that unemployment compensation and postwar wage levels have reduced available labor. Frank Hennis echoes concerns about service quality, noting wage incentives fail to attract workers for city utility repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aubrey Perkins
Department of Public Utilities
Farmers Family Center Praised For Customer Comfort
Customers praise the Farmers Family Center as a busy town hub where shoppers rest, chat, and plan trips. Mrs. Montgomery notes high weekday crowds and quick service, while Mrs. Herring applauds local merchants for supporting a center that serves farm families and gives city bus riders a convenient stop.
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R. A. Herring
Runyon’s Odd Take on Economics and Broadway Psychology
Damon Runyon reframes economics through Broadway culture noting that savvy street insight beats elite theory. He mocks academic math while illustrating profit from buying at ninety and selling at a dollar ten, a simple truth he says professors miss.
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Damon Runyon
Phi Beta Kappa
Inflation and thrift critique by Damon Runyon and George Sokolsky
By George Sokolsky argues inflation is both natural and artificial driven by wartime profits and OPA policies. He cites Damon Runyon on possessions versus cash and warns thrift has decayed in American morality as government handouts and inflation reshape spending and values.
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Damon Runyon
Homo Sa
Goose Club
Lindy’s
OPA
Runyon
Hopkins
Truman
Byrnes and MolotovLondon Talks Cast Fresh UNO Doubts
Washington hears that Byrnes seeks Molotov in London for the January 10 United Nations inaugural sessions. Moscow’s stance on Russia’s veto power and Bretton Woods ratification raises questions whether the UNO framework can withstand Russian isolationism and bilateral pacts.
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Washington
Byrnes
Moscow
Molotov
United Nations
London
UNO
Kremlin
Britain
San Francisco
Russia
Bretton Woods
United Nations Organization
Byrnes Moscow Decisions and Byrnes Dunn Split Revealed
The column notes Byrnes kept James Dunn home for the Moscow talks while Ben Cohen led the advisory group. Dunn travels to London as Byrnes’ representative on the council of foreign ministers to draft treaties, including Bulgaria, with Byrnes focused on the UNO. The piece questions whether Moscow agreements will gain world support and compares UNO fairness to past responses to Munich.
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UNO
Mr. Byrnes
James Dunn
Moscow
Dunn
Ben Cohen
Byrnes
Roosevelt
London
Council of Foreign Ministers
Russia
Munich
Atomic energy poses world risk and hope for peace
The piece surveys the atomic bomb's unprecedented power and the UNO energy commission's duty to regulate it. It cites Churchill, Urey, Oliphant, and Attlee on securing peaceful use, preventing a global arms race, and the need for international inspection and scientific exchange.
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Bevin
Mr. Molotov
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United Nations Assembly
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London Times
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