McKinney Named Democratic National Chairman Amid Skepticism
President Truman appoints Indianapolis banker Frank McKinney to lead the Democratic Party, a choice rooted in hard campaign experience. Critics doubt moral reform, noting past scandals and urging swift action to purge corruption, while McKinney pledges reform and a cleaner office ahead of a tougher political climate.
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Truman
Democratic Party
Frank McKinney
Indianapolis
Frank McHale
Democratic
Indiana
McKinneys
U. S
Military Outlook Brighter In Germany Says NEA Correspondent
NEA war correspondent Peter Edson notes shifts in German defense posture from 1950 to now. He cites improved evacuation plans for families, redeployed Allied forces, and larger field training with joint Anglo French commands. French units show strong performance while German rearmament remains uncertain. reliance remains on current stocks and a 56 percent buildup planned next year.
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Heidelberg
Germany
NEA
Thomas T. Handy
U. S. Army European Command
U.S
Europe
U. S
43Rd
28Th Division
General Handy
Korea
United States
Kascarnes
Rhine
John E. Dahlquist
V Corps
U. S. Seventh Army
Dahlquist
Handy
Yalta directory secrecy irks Knowland in Zoo of notes
Senator Knowland seeks a copy of the inter office telephone directory used at Yalta but is told it remains a military secret. A restricted list of 50 to 60 names is all he received, and officials indicate declassification may await word from the Pacific. The item sits amid a column of satirical jests and brief notes.
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Washington
Yalta
William F. Knowland
California
Knowland
Appropriations Committee
Armed Services Committee
Joint Committee On Atomic Energy
Army
Senator Knowland
Roosevelt
Russia
Knowsland
Pentagon
Pacific
J. Lawton Colins
Baker - Billingsley
Josephine Baker
Roger Ricos
South Pacific
U. S
Baker
Josephine
Sugar Hill
51St
N. Y
Daily News
Cal
Lena Horne
The Tax Debate On Property And Revolution In America
Adam Smith and Karl Marx are invoked to condemn property taxes as confiscation and to warn that the income tax, along with excises and hidden taxes, erodes savings and the middle class. The author claims the New Deal and Fair Deal advance a socialist program through taxation, controlled credit, and centralized state power, likening it to Leninist revolution in disguise. The piece argues Americans consent to this shift via voting.
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Karl Marx
United States
America
Marx
Harold Taski
Burgeois
Harry Hopkins
Leon Keyserling
Lenin
Russia
Quotes on Submarines and Freedom by U.S. Leaders
Historic statements stress submarine threats in Russia as the greatest danger and warn against matching enemies step for step. Leaders urge maximum national effort to aid freedom seekers, questioning the value of hoarding substance over liberty.
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Cordell Hull
New York Gossip Sparks Hollywood Crowds and Scandals
A sprawling gossip roundup from New York highlights Katharine Hepburn, Lana Turner, Elizabeth Taylor, and other stars amid romances, feuds, and society shifts. It notes Mrs. Clark Gable’s boat ride, Perry Como’s circle, and socialite factions, with a teaser about Beverly Hills intrigue and a premiere hint.
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MGM
Katharine Hepburn
Lana Turner
Fernando Lamas
Hawaii
Clark Gable
Mrs. Vanderbilt
Elizabeth Taylor
Martha Vickers
Miguel Rooney
Churchill
Cal
Frank Clarke
Zillionaire
Helen Cleaver
Miami U
Hot Springs
Marvin Coolidge
Mary Alice Bingham
James Melton
RCA Exec
Manny Sachs
Frankeeee
Pelham St. George Bissell
Traffic toll rises in North Carolina roads
North Carolina faces rising highway fatalities with about three deaths daily through nine months of the year. National comparisons show a higher rate than surrounding states, while milk shortages from summer droughts strain supply and drive prices as dairy regulation, wage laws, and interstate trucking rules complicate the state’s food system.
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North Carolina
Manteo
Murphy
Chapel Hill
Parol
Ballentine
New York
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Washington Correspondent
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George Dixon
Republican National Committee
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Charles P. Trussell
New York Times
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Adam Smith
Adm
W. M. Fechteler
Robert A. Lovett
Secretary of Defense
Clark
Walter Winchell
Brenda Frazier-John
Kelly
Meadow Wood Farn
Norwich
L. I
Winthrop Rockefeller
Paramount Studios
Roney Plaza
Anson Bonds
Maxine
Phil Spitalny
Yez Kin
Jr. H. J. Heinzes
Casablanca
Miami Beach
Red Pollack
Joe Fischetti
Chicago Social Register
John Conte
Nick Schenck
Marti Stevens
Oillionaire
Peter Saim
Charlene Wrights
Stevenson
Ilinois
Paulette Goddard
Christobel Balenciaga
Madrid
J. S
Trijillo
Capital Square
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