Making History by a Columbia Professor on Presidents
Professor Allen Nivens reviews 164 years under the Constitution and argues a dozen presidents are world figures, with Washington and Lincoln among the best. He notes a thin line between fame and infamy and discusses how unity among leaders is essential for Eisenhower to achieve world-historic stature.
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Allen Nivens
Columbia University
U. S
Britain
Washington
Lincoln
Cornwallis
Confederacy
Eisenhower
Eisenhower to Wear Black Homburg on Inauguration Day
A newspaper note suggests Ike will wear a black Homburg instead of a high topper, sparking a sales boom for hats. The piece plays on sartorial choices and downplays the hat as a symbol, focusing instead on what lies beneath the hat.
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Eisenhower
Homburg
Mr. Truman
France Cabinet Turmoil Reflects Odd Political Split
A French cabinet under Rene Mayer faces uncertainty as to its durability. Mayer leads the Radical Socialists who resemble a right leaning bloc rather than a true socialist party. A New York harbor incident suggests lingering cross Atlantic confusion between Americans and French perspectives on monuments to the dead.
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France
Rene Mayer
Mayer
Radical Socialists
Washington
New York Harbor
Peter and Gentiles Faith Awakening in Early Church
The study reviews Peter’s vision in Cornelius’s house and the Gentile reception of the Word, emphasizing God’s acceptance of Gentiles and the Holy Spirit’s outpouring. It reflects on Peter’s growth from Simon Barjona to Cephas and the implications for the universal reach of the gospel.
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Peter
Simon
Apostle
Cornelius
Caesarea
Judea
Jerusalem
Simon Peter
Jesus
Palestine
Simon Barjona
Petros
Cephas
Rock
Chaplin’s Limelight Receives Little Attention in U S
The United States Attorney General states Chaplin will not be readmitted if he returns and will face questions at any hearing. The writer notes growing indifference to Chaplin and his film as public interest wanes.
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Charlie Chaplin
United States
Lin
Chaplin
The
Bob Hope
Charles Laughton
Cedric Hardwicke
Artists’ Front
New York
Hollywood
Carnegie Hall
Stalin
Roosevelt
Browder
Harry Bridges
America
FBI
John Huston
Jose Ferrer
Elia Kazan
Garson Kanin
Europe
Eisenhower to Fill About 25 Independent Posts
President elect Dwight D. Eisenhower faces about 25 top vacancies on independent commissions and boards below cabinet rank. The list shows 11 vacancies, eight resignations, and four unconfirmed appointments among agencies like AEC, CAB, Civil Service, Eximbank, and FHA. Replacements depend on term expirations and Senate action, with some seats possible immediately. Charlie Chaplin as a public figure draws critical opinion amid anti-Communist sentiment in this era.
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Washington
NEA
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Senate
Ike
Eisenhower
Independent Commission
Atomic Energy Commission
Gordon Dean
AEC
Civil Aeronautics Board
Oswald Ryan
Civil Service Commission
Robert Ramspeck
Frances Perkins
James D. Mitchell
Council of Economic Advisers
Leon Keyserling
John D. Clark
Export-Import Bank
Herbert Gaston
Wilson L. Townsend
Exim
Congress
DiSalle
Economic Stabilization Agency
Mike DiSalle
Joseph H. Freehill
James M. Henderson
Wage Stabilization Board
Federal Communications Commission
Paul A. Walker
Eugene H. Merrill
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Washingtons Gonna Look Like Broadway in Inaugural Week
A New York style balance of showbiz chic and political chatter mixes with Washington insider chatter as Vanderbilts and stars sample the Inaugural scene. Rob ert Taylor Colette Mar chand and the Gary Merrills are pictured at posh venues.
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Robert Taylor
St. Moritz
Yesternoon
Colette Marchand
St. Regis
Diane
Herman Billingsberg
Robert Sterlings
Annie Jeffreys
Joe E. Brown
Mickey Mouth
Veep Nixon
Gromyo
Lindy
Washington
Broadway
Truman
Hollywood
Dan Parker
G-Man Hoover
John Edgar
Mad House Changes Shaping In Credit Grabbing Pipeline
Washington reports a major shift in a covert credit grabbing system used by New Deal Democrats. GOP dominated departments will soon tip off Republican senators about government projects, replacing former advance tips to Democratic insiders. A sharp letter from Rep. Norblad targets wasteful government publications as the change looms.
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New York
Lehman
Ives
Delaware
Frear
Williams
Ilinois
Douglas
Dirksen
Maryland
O'Conor
Butler
Washington
Magnuson
Cain
Federal
Bailiwick
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Cairo
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Moffatt
Alfred
Lord) Tennyson
England
Arthur Henry Hallam
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
God
Christ
John
Jesus Christ
Paul
George Sokolsky
Mapler T. Harle
H. Earl Cook
Preston Delano
Admiral Cochran
Federal Trade Commission
James M. Mead
John Carson
Ind
Federal Reserve Board
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Raymond Foley
John E. Egan
Walter S. Green
Home Loan Bank Board
Kenneth G. Heisler
Larson
General Services Administration
Jesse Larson
Interstate Commerce Commission
William E. Lee
William J. Patterson
J. Haden Alldridge
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Donald C. Cook
J. Howard Rossback
Tariff Commission
John Gregg
E. Dana Durand
Oscar B. Ryder
Lynn R. Edminster
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Gordon Clapp
Walter Winchell
Johnnee
Frankie
Dinah
Patti
Bing
Mitchell Parish
Karloff
Dis
Piaf
Miami
Copa City
Leland Hayward
Gil Miller
Rosenbergs
Russia
Boston Record
Clarkes
Laicille Ball
Cedars of Lebanon
Jeevy
Lacy
Manhattan
Mormon Church
Dene Mustin
Deep South
Tiger Lily's
Sth Avenue
45Th
Big Apple
Dublin
Cork
Kingstown
N. Y
Wall Street
Howard Snyder
Jack Benny
Jeeny
Red Buttons
Hugh Wedlock
P. S
George Dixon
David Bernhardt Jr
New Orleans
Joseph F. Battley
National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association
Walter Norblad
Oregon
Commerce
Sawyer
Oregonian
Ethiopia
U.S
Norblad
Sclon
Meere
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