PoIand Peasant Party Leader Describes Soviet Occupation
Stanislaw Mikolajczyr recounts how Poland was coerced into reparations to the USSR and transformed into a police state through mass arrests, murders, and the creation of rival Communist fronts. He details police terror, show trials, censorship, and international appeals as he reorganizes the Peasant party and faces government hostility.
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Stanislaw Mikolajczyr
Poland
Polish Peasant Party
Bob Considine
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Stanislaw Mikola
Russia
Moscow
Stalin
U.S.S.R
Via
Potsdam
Bierut
Hilary Minc
Indus and Commerce
Zygmunt Modzelewski
Osobka-Morawski
Red Army
Germany
Molotov
Denmark
Sweden
Hitler
Warsaw
Christian Labor Party
Karol Popiel
Popiel
Feliks Widy-Wirski
Peasant Party
Food and Eee
Queec
Quebec
Washington
Truman
UNRRA
Gomulka
Wincenty Witos
Krakow
Wladislaw Kojder
Maj. Sobczynski
Rzeszow
Communist Party
Przemysl
Tarnobrzeg
Teheran
Yalta
Boleslaw Scibiorek
Scibsiorek
Madam Dmochowska
U. S
Kopno
Poznan
Bochnia
Gazeta Ludowa
Zabludowski
Office of Censorship
Madama Chorazyna
M.P
Bevin
Jacob Berman
Lutburo
Modzelewski
Leon Chajn
Fischer
Soviet Russia
Paul Green to Speak at William and Mary Convocation
North Carolina playwright Paul Green, Pulitzer Prize winner for 1934, will be featured speaker at William and Mary College’s charter day convocation on February 9. A UNC professor, Green is known for The Lost Colony about Roanoke and The Common Glory about early Virginia.
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Williamsburg
North Carolina
Paul Green
Virginia
William and Mary College
Green
University of North Carolina
Manteo
Brotherhood Week Leaders Appointed
Charlotte on January 27 announces the appointment of three state chairmen for Brotherhood Week in North Carolina from February 22 to 29. Judge John J. Parker will chair representing Protestant churches, with co chairs Francis J. Heazel and Mrs. Julius Cone guiding education religion and other field leaders.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Allyn Robinson
National Conference of Christians and Jews
John J. Parker
Francis J. Heazel
Asheville
Julius Cone
Greensboro
Reynolds Denies Pact Violation Amid Union Suit
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of Winston-Salem denied violating a contract with the Food, Tobacco, Agricultural, and Allied Workers Union in Greensboro. The union seeks 100000 dollars claiming salary losses for 56 workers locked out after a June strike settlement.
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Greensboro
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company of
Winston-Salem
Food, Tobacco, Agricultural, and Allied Workers Union of America, Cio
Classified Ads Represent Democracy
In New Orleans Felix Towle of the national group told southern classified advertising managers that the section represents pure democracy at work as it is written by the people. Donald W. Coldman noted a survey showing classifieds outranking syndicated columnists in reader interest. Wayne W. Morris forecast improved newsprint in the year with fewer ad restrictions.
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New Orleans
Felix Towle
National Organization
Towle
People
Donald W. Coldman
Wayne W. Morris
Charlotte
N. C
Southern Group
Patient Can Get Drunk Off Of Water
Atlanta report recalls a 1948 temperance note as Dr. Robert Elman of Washington University warns surgeons to limit water intake after operations. He says patients may lose salt within two to three days and enter shock, effectively getting drunk on water.
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Atlanta
Robert Elman
Washington University
American College of Surgeons
Actor Jenkins Says Cat Smiley Drove His Car
Film actor Allen Jenkins 27 faces trial for drunken driving with his pet cat Smiley in the car. He was held six hours, released on $150 bond, and trial set for February 16. Jenkins claimed Smiley did the driving while he rode along. The pair flew to San Francisco after the incident amid jokes from friends.
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Los Angeles
Allen Jenkins
Smiley
Jenkins
San Francisco
Paroled Black Man in Raleigh Slaying Case
Governor Cherry freed Edmund Herndon and two other prisoners today. Herndon, a 1941 manslaughter convict in Catawba county, was serving 15 to 20 years for the killings of Tom Wood and Herbert.
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Raleigh
Edmond Herndon
Cherry
Herndon
Catawba County
Tom Wood
Herbert
Transport accounts for about one fifth of U.S. capital spending
A historical note explains that roughly one fifth of all U.S. capital expenditures goes to transport. The fact reflects the era's emphasis on building roads rails and related infrastructure to support commerce and growth.
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U. S
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