Kennedy’s Surrender Stirs News Ethics Debate
The piece criticizes Edward R. Kennedy and the handling of Germany’s surrender as a blot on press conduct. It denounces censorship by the U S and argues Russians influence U S reporting, warning that political censorship harms democracy and public access to facts.
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Kennedy
Shaef
Russia
United States
Tokio
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Mikadomei
Joe Stalin
Graybeard
Elijah and the still small voice lessons for today
The article surveys Elijah in I Kings as a reformer who confronts Jezebel and Baal, escapes to Horeb, and learns through God's guidance. It draws four lessons about fleeing from God, fidelity over fear, seeking God beyond nature, and gaining humility, urging mercy and spiritual guidance for a better world.
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War aid shipments reach Pacific POW camps via Vladivostok route
Harold Bennett reports fifteen tons of books sport equipment and musical instruments are en route to Vladivostok for Allied prisoners held by the Japs. The materials, funded by the National War Fund and local war chests, will be sent to camps in Formosa Shanghai and Indo China. Sanders Dallas applauds city students for strong Seventh War Loan bond sales and urges adult participation.
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Vladivostok
Formosa
Shanghai
Indo-China
Harold ©. Bennett
National War Fund
Sanders Dallas
Voices of Americans at Home Front and War Thoughts
Wartime letters and remarks express mixed confidence about bond drives and school remainders. Officers on leave discuss morale, library ignorance sparks, and Sen. Hoey praises a local editorial now cited in Congress. George Moser warns Japan of strategic ruin and potential kamikaze mindset.
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W. A. Bivens
Cordell Hull Quietly Guides War Conference Ties
In Bethesda Naval Hospital Cordell Hull, 73, slows press of postwar policy while maintaining contact with Washington. President Truman, Secretary Stettinius, and others seek his counsel from the San Francisco talks as Hull conserves strength for major upcoming issues.
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Cordell Hull
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Maryland
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State Department
San Francisco
West Coast
White House
Truman
Stettinius
Argentina
Hulls push to secure world peace through strong US leadership
The article notes secretary emeritus Hull plans to leverage his ties with many Senators to ensure the UN is ratified. Hull’s record includes prewar peace efforts, reciprocal trade ideas, and hemispheric solidarity. His Moscow trip is linked to Dumbarton Oaks and San Francisco security talks, signaling a likely influential role on the world body.
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Hull
National Service
Moscow
Dumbarton Oaks
San Francisco
Food policy failures blamed for shortages and mismanagement
An opinion piece criticizes WFA and OPA for maladministration of the food supply, arguing leaders were unqualified and patchwork fixes caused hunger amid bumper crops. It cites 20,000,000 pounds of lard held from consumers, allegedly diverted to soap makers with military aid, and contends storage shortages and rationing errors left edible lard unallocated.
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OPA
Representative Hook
Michigan
Congress
War Food Administration
Lard to Soap: Army Edible Lard Deal Sparks Critique
In a wartime account by George Sokolsky, the army secures 20 million pounds of off condition prime steam lard for soap makers after war food officials redirect deliveries. The piece argues this as misused food supply and criticizes WFA and OPA failures amid shortages.
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Office of Distribution
War Food Administration
Army
Wisconsin
Minesota
Department of Agriculture
OPA
Washington
United States
WFA
Truman
Winchell letters praise and rebuke mix in wartime notes
A Coral Gables reader thanks Winchell for his service and rebuts unemployment claims. Sullivan critics include Walter Soulier, Lester Keene, and tributes recount Eisenhower and Kennedy debates. The column shares wartime dispatches, quotes from Col. Stark and Julius Streicher, and a reflective Lincoln maxim on public criticism.
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Hooper
Crossley
Kennedy
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Eisenhower
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Lester Keene
St. Petersburg
Florida
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