Waterloo Battle Remembered on Anniversary
The June 18 1815 clash at Water loo near Brussels pitted Napoleon against Wellington and Blucher. British regiments and Prussian forces repelled French assaults as casualties reached 33 000 French and 23 000 allied. The piece reflects on victory, its meaning, and warnings against future global war.
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Waterloo
Brussels
Belgium
Napoleon
Elbe
France
Europe
Duke of Wellington
Blucher
Prussia
Wellington
Eton
Spain
Time to Draw the Line on Minority Censorship
An editorial argues minorities should not set rules for the majority in film censorship. It cites the Italian movie The Miracle, its initial New York ban, court ruling upholding release, and Cardinal Spellman’s call for Catholics to boycott. The piece asserts protections exist for all faiths yet warns against discriminatory power by any group.
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America
Italy
New York City
U. S
Customs’ Office
New York
Roberto Rossellini
Edward T. McCaffrey
McCaffrey
New York Supreme Court
Cardinal Spellman
National Customs Board
New York State Censors’ Board
B.H
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Hamilton Club
Chicago
Stanton
Abraham Lincoln
Joseph McCarthy
Catlett Marshall
Spero
Roscoe Anthony
Main Street
West Coast
Roscoe
Pedestrian safety cited as Thomasville records no 1950 deaths
Thomasville earned praise for a clean pedestrian death record in 1950 while surrounding highways saw rising fatalities. The report notes local practices may reflect mutual respect between walkers and drivers, and cites Davidson county's ninth 1951 traffic death nearby.
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Thomasville
Davidson County
High Point
W.C
Chauffeurs and Limousines in Federal Payroll Stir Debate
Senators from New Hampshire and Michigan press a plan to curb the federal chauffeured limousine program. They propose that top officials drive their own cars or use public transport, reducing the exemption that keeps cabinet and subcabinet members chauffeured at government expense.
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Ieidoes
New Hampshire
Homer Ferguson
Michigan
Ferguson
Death of Diplomacy and Globalism in US Britain Debates
The piece argues diplomacy falters amid globalism with quotes on China, Washington, and the United Nations. It cites General Wedemeyer and Acheson, contrasts Kremlin imperialism with American world aims, and warns of a one world vision undermining national interests.
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Donald McLachlan
Economist
London
American State Department
Foreign Office
United Nations Assembly
China
Peking
Washington
Albert Wedemeyer
MacArthur
State Department
Wedemeyer
Trousseau
Acheson
Boest Radio Nielsen
Lee Rogow
Joe E. Brown
Carmen Ma
Economic controls justified by emergency risks totalitarian backlash
A Washington discussion notes that economic controls may be justified by an emergency yet historically have been tied to totalitarian regimes and used to strengthen governments at the cost of personal freedoms, warns Sen. A Willis Robertson of Virginia.
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Willis Robertson
G Man evasive on interview questions in wartime dispatch
Dear WW reports a government agent declines to answer a set of Int'l News Service interview questions. Baruch and others weigh in, noting selective responses and planned meetings as editors chase lines on Swope Dr.pton and Senate House. The column weaves gossip about entertainment figures, radio hosts, and a Runyon Fund tease, ending with a tease for page ten.
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G-man
Int'l
Baruch
Dr.pton
Senate House
Bilingsley
San Antone
FBI
George Balanchine
Sana
Tanaereq
Gonrme Ty
Ae Ulo
Pac
Gene Tierney
Fathers Day Reflections and Small-Town Humor
A columnist ruminates on Father's Day past and present, noting regrets about not being more of a father and husband. The piece threads in quotes from literature, a critique of Senator McCarthy, a note on vacation plans, and a humorous aside about a neighbor’s travel tale. It ends with a quip on charity via a chocolate soda.
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Victor Hugo
God
Leon
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Limou
PFC
George Dixon
Sokolsky
George Sokolsky
Soviet Russia
United Nations
Kremlin
Russia
Stalin
Soviet Union
United States
Charles Stevenson
Liberty
Charles Pace
Senate
Pace
Harold R. Beckley
Meen
Joseph Wills
Charlie Stevenson
Col. Beckley
Wills
Stevenson
Walter Winchell
Lucha Malina
Manor & Mignon
Sans Souci
Miami Beach
Chas. Blairs
Walterey
Shirley
Nat (King) Cole
Jim Coleman
Toronto Telegram
Arthur Godfrey
Secy
Navy
Charit
Arthur
Baltimore Stadium
Art Ford
Martha Raye
Don Wahn
Orson Bean
Blue Angel
Godfrey
Nixon
Walt, Jr
W. A. Bivins
England
Greensboro
Pappy
Childhod
Humpty Pty
Wisconsin
George C. Marshall
Bessie
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