Misleading wartime communiques and public distrust
A letter criticizes overly rosy claims about the Korean War from Tokyo and Washington. The writer cites MacArthur and AP reports, argues honest updates are needed, and denounces doctored or censored news in a push for factual casualty and combat details.
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U.S
Douglas
MacArthur
Tokyo
Bangor
Long Beach
South Korea
Washington
Associated Press
U. S
Korea
B.H
Senators Propose Conditional Aid Tactics
A group of senators and Sen. William F. Knowland urge tying foreign aid to specific behaviors by recipients. They seek Britain aid cuts unless it joins a coal steel pool and a seven month aid limit to deter Red China’s UN entry. The piece argues against coercive aid policy and defends the Marshall plan as a humanitarian and strategic tool.
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Britain
Schuman
Europe
William F. Knowland
California
China
United Nations
Knowland
Congress
Red China
Stevenson Calls for Broad Tax Reform to Fix Illinois Budget
Illinois Governor Adlai E. Stevenson argues for overhauling the tax system across city county state and federal levels. He warns current finances are strained with a 1.125 billion annual budget and cites limited gains from cutting departments. He says real reform requires new revenue models and state responsibility for roads and services.
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Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
State Department of Agriculture
State Department of Labor
State Department of Insurance
Stevenson
Chicago
P.E
Republicans Map Colors Signal Senate Outlook
Washington reports the Republican National Committee colors states by blue safe, red likely, and white no chance to show Senate prospects for the November elections. The piece notes Idaho has two seats, with GOP optimism for at least one, and highlights political mail practices and a Doughton exchange about GOP defectors Hal Holmes and Thomas E. Martin.
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Washington
Republican National Committee
Ohio
Colorado
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Missouri
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Oregon
South Dakota
Vermont
Wisconsin
Idaho
California
Connecticut
Illinois
Maryland
Nevada
New York
Pennsylvania
Utah
Robert Doughton
North Carolina
House
Congress
Doughton
Oldster
Hal Holmes
Thomas E., Martin
George White
Snow-white
ASCAP
Mile
Fifi
Burlesk
Clementon
N. J
Dolores Dawson
Greenwich Village
Constance Bennett
Nancy Sinatra
Frank
Quotations From Leaders On Peace and Unity
The remarks highlight optimism about population and productivity under Truman adviser Leon Keyserling. A call for peaceful action cites 630 million people united for peace to tip scales against war. Also notes assurances of national loyalty and open actions by citizens, with FBI Director J Edgar Hoover stressing above board conduct.
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Carlos Pp. Romula
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
McCarthy Gall Labeled in Korea Critique and Tucker Tour Notes
Senator McCarthy attacks State Department officials calling them murderous incompetents and traitors while criticizing Acheson. The report also covers S FE Tucker’s London England travel notes, Westminster Abbey carvings, portraits of famous writers, and observations from Luxembourg to Germany including Munich and Oberammergau.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
R.-Wisc
Korea
State Department
Acheson
U. S
Russia
Tucker Tour
London
England
S.fe
Tucker
Britain
David Livingston
Africa
Westminster Abbey
Blantyre
Lanarkshire
Chitambo
Ulala
Holland
Belgium
France
Italy
S. E
Luxembourg
Pearl Mesta
Germany
Munich
Oberammergau
Christus
Mary
Simon Peter
Judas Iscariot
John
World War of Books and Academic Freedom Clash
The piece attacks MacMillan for transferring Worlds In Collision to Doubleday and cites pressure from professors to suppress Velikovsky. It condemns academic dogmatism and defends free inquiry while accusing scholars of censorship and fear of nonconforming ideas.
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MacMillan Company
Immanuel Velikovsky
Collier's Magazine
Reader's Digest
Collier's
Fulton Oursler
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Edison
American Association of University Professors
American Association of Univer
Bernard Baruch
St. Louis
MacMillan
Broadway and TV World Gossip and Industry Notes
Gossip about Met opera stars and CBS executives, with mentions of Judy Garland and Mimi Benzell. References to Peter Lawford, Glenn Miller, Nancy Sinatra, Faye Emerson, and other show business figures, plus industry chatter on contracts, salaries, and media trends.
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Metopera
Herr Bing
Judy Garland
Mimi Benzell
Met
Metro
Diamond Lile
Ida Lupino
Howard Duff
Margie Hart
Canary
CBS
Hollywood
George Melford
Rudy Valentino
Rudy
Peter Lawford
Elizabeth Firestone
Glenn Miller
Helen
Tex Beneke
Glenn
Ken Hecht
Danny Thomas
Fred Keating
Joey Adams
CBS Execs
Faye Emerson
Mae West
Jane Russell
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High Point Enterprise
R. B. Terry
D. A. Rawley
Charles B. LO
Robert L. Thompson
C. W. Patterson, JR
Adv
United States
The
Bob Coughton
George Dixon
Government Printing Office
Department of Agriculture
Leon Keyserling
Truman
Sd - 7
Secretary of State
Dean Acheson
McCarthy
W. A. Bivins
British Empire
Norman Abbey
Edward the Confessor
Edward
Shakespeare
Milton
Tennyson
Longfellow
Dickens
Handel
Scott
Browning
Kipling
George Sokolsky
Walter Winchell
Peter Lind Hayes
Egypt
Security Council
S. Korea
Carol Lynne
Farouk
Coq Rouge
U. S. Army
Times Square
Bob Neal
Fran Keegan
Toni Arden
Mr. Roberts
Ty Power
Jackie Cooper
Lt. Pulver
42Nd St
Winter Garden
Nancy Davis
Claudette Colbert
Arthur Treacher
Feelins
Mr. Truman
H. V. Kaltenborn
Hubbell Robinson
CBS Exec
Atlantic City
Atlantic Beach
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