Truman's image in Europe, graft questions frame critique
The Athens from Greece column notes President Truman unsettles Europeans with outbursts and letters to a music critic. It cites a mink coat gift to stenographer Lauretta Young linked to RFC influence, while noting her White House payroll and a Florida vacation amid graft suspicions.
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Drew Pearson
Athens
Greece
Pearson
Truman
U. S
Europe
Washington
Lauretta Young
New York
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
RFC
Young
Associated Press
Florida
Messenger
Key West
Harry Trueman
B.H
Wake Up or Blow Up by Dr Frank C Laubach explored in advance notice
The essay lays out key ideas from Dr Frank C Laubach new book Wake Up or Blow Up AMERICA Lift the World or Lose It The message warns of a third world war and urges aggressive anti communist action focusing on land reform agricultural development and mass literacy through missionary work The review notes Laubach centers on human uplift via reading sanitation and cooperative farming and emphasizes a program of worldwide kindness to counter violence
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Frank C. Laubach
High Point
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
America
Fleming H. Revell Company
New York
London
Glasgow
J. A. Eshelman
United States
Sarnia
Woodrow Wilson
Northern Ireland
Crusade For Freedom
Voice of America
Russia
Earth
W.A.B
Basil Rathbone
Sinatra
Laine
Como
Andrews Sisters
Frank
Jack Barry
Eileen Wilson
Phil Silvers
Abolish the RFC as a moral and economic misstep
The Senate inquiry shows the RFC evolved from a wartime relief device into a de facto public bank, lending to questionable borrowers and aiding private banks. It argues abolition is needed, condemning cronysm in President Truman’s appointments and calling for detachment from government credit roles.
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RFC
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Pri
U. S
Fullbright
Truman
Spaatz Urges 250-Group Air Force Before Senators
General Carl Spaatz, former air force chief of staff, urged a 250-group air force before two foreign relations and armed services committees, saying the nation faces a serious situation with only about 90 groups planned. He startled senators with the size of the force, and one remarked the number was serious. The scene included reporters taking notes as Spaatz spoke about aerial warfare and his own youthful wish to be a newspaper man in Ertown, Pennsylvania.
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Washington
Carl *Tovey
Tooey Spaatz
General Spaatz
Charles Spaatz
Ertown
Reading
Tovey
Pennsylvania
London Times
Times
The
Christian Science Monitor
the Monitor
Henry Hall
Hordetown
Ebenezer Hearne
Chaveley
Main Street
Blue
William Rose Benet
Americas the missing link in postwar policy debate
The piece argues South and Central America should be central to postwar strategy, citing Brazil and Chile as viable sources of critical raw materials. It notes oil, metals, and minerals across the western hemisphere could meet U S needs with proper pricing and investment, opposing exclusive focus on Europe. It references Hoover and Spaatz and critiques price stabilization rules affecting agricultural products.
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Europe
Rhine
Central
South America
Connally
Brazil
Chile
General Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Herbert Hoover
Dewey
United States
Hemi
Western Hemisphere
Canada
Philippines
Cuba
Peru
Lpender
Mexico
Bolivia
Ecuador
Newfoundland and
Venezuela
Colombia
Argentina
Argentine
Nature
Mother Hubbard
Joe Stalin
Geiver
Quotes on China Policy and Global Security
A compilation of quotes from Maj. Gen. Claire Chennault and Defense Secretary Marshall discusses containment of communism, U S policy choices, and global security. The note mentions a German piano accordion with 1328 notes and a historical claim about January’s existence before 700 B C.
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Claire Chennault
Flying Tigers
Free World
Defense
Marshall
Burning Papers and Spring Notes From Shreveport Column
A fragmented column references an indictment for shooting a wife in a busy traffic area near Shreveport Louisiana. It blends light commentary on newspapers kindling and a playful spring musings section with anecdotes about a vendor’s song and a theater bid. The piece mixes local phrases and garbled asides with brief reflections.
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Shreveport
Lene Gates
Sey Bers
Broadway Week in Review on Yul Brynner and More
New York theatre gossip spans The King and I advance buzz with Yul Brynner and Mary Martin ties. Ivor Novello, Desmond McCarthy, and Edw. Everett Horton discussed with praise and quips. Mary Rose revival and other shows receive mixed notices as critics weigh performances and audience appeal.
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Gold Dust Twins
Rodgers & Hammerstein
Uta Hagen
Paul Kelly
N. As Critics’ Circle
Boston and
Phily
Mare
de Land
Yul Brynner
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Robert L. Thompson
High Point Enterprise
N. C
Charles B. Loflin
Associated Presse
Enterprise
George Dixon
Spaatz
Boyertown
Spaatz Sr
George Sokolsky
Gy Spaatz
W. Stuart Symington
Air Force
National Defense Establishment
Symington
Hornay
Office of Price Stabilization
W. A. Bivins
Spring
Walter Winchell
Ivor Novello
Orson Welles
Geo
Shaw
Novello
Ivor
Barrie
Mary Rose
Aisleman Chapman
Lillian Hel
F. March
J. Wyatt
Moonbeams
Valentine
Dick Watts
Charmi
Olivia de Haviland
Tata
Molly
F. Astaire
Jane Powell
Paul Douglas
Barbara Bel Geddes
Roger
J Baker
Roger Dann
Olivia de Havilland
Livvy
Mrs. Goodrich
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