Core of the Palestine problem and UN role
The piece argues for UN armed forces to stabilize Palestine and criticizes US and British positions. It notes Western hesitations, Soviet policing proposals, and Lester Pearson urging a Security Council controlled commission with enforcement powers. It warns that without enforceable force the Palestine issue will stagnate.
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United Nations
Palestine
Holy Land
Russia
United States
League of Nations
Britain
UN Security Council
Lester B. Pearson
Assembly
Pearson
Security Council
Council
Christian Science Monitor
TWO WORLDS AGAIN THE UN IN DANGER OVER LITTLE ASSEMBLY
The Soviet deputy foreign minister Andrei Vishinsky warns the UN may fail if the Assembly creates a Little Assembly to sit during recess. He suggests Russia will boycott or sabotage rather than cooperate, threatening a deep sleep for the UN unless the world acts. Argentina proposes dissolving the veto and recreating the organization without Russia as a last resort.
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Andrei Y. Vishinsky
United Nations
Assembly
Little Assembly
Vishinsky
General Assembly
Security Council
Mr. Vishinsky
Vishniksy
Russia
Soviet Union
Argentina
Jose Arce
Effect and Cause Declining births prompt questions on family size
The Census Bureau notes white populations in many metro areas produce too few children to sustain numbers. Metropolitan Life reports a middle class family may spend about 15000 dollars to raise a child to 18. The piece asks if fewer children mean better lives or a tragedy.
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Census Bureau
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Wrong Victim in Wartime Spy Case Noted for Reward
In an oddities item, Helene Schwaerzel is described as the first woman jailed for betraying an assassin to the police. She received 400000 for revealing Dr Karl Goerdeler, once Leipzig mayor, who was hanged for plotting to kill Adolf Hitler in 1944. Goerdeler’s anti Nazi stance shifts the story from a simple reward tale to a charged political episode. Schwaerzel serves six years at hard labor.
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Helene Schwaerzel
Fraulein Schwaerzel
Karl Goerdeler
Leipzig
Goerdeler
Adolf Hitler
Capitol Square Campaign Signals Policy Focus Shifts
Capitol Square observers note the Idaho crop insurance ruling and state platform contrasts shaping North Carolina politics. Key figures include Mayne Albright Oscar Barker Charles Johnson L. Y. Ballentine J. M. Broughton and Senator William Umstead as campaigns stress education health and rural development.
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U. S. Supreme Court
Idaho
Federal
Capitol Square
Official Register
Tidelands
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Pasre
Cory
Jackson
Mary
Mayne Albright
Oscar Barker
Albright
Charles M.johnson
L. Y. Ballentine
J. M. Broughton
William Umstead
Johnson
Ballentine
Walter Siler
Wington-Salem
Wilmington
Clique
Barker
Umstead
Broughton
Harriman Report Signals Two Camps in Cold War Policy
These Days reviews Averell Harriman's government stance on Europe aid, two camps in the world divide, and the risk of expanding Western aid while avoiding global economic control. It argues Congress must balance aid with democratic principles and avoid Soviet confrontation.
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Krug
Nourse
Harriman
Bevin
Congress
Erter
Senator Vandenberg
John Foster Dulles
Dewey
Yalta
United States
Germany
Japan
Soviet Russia
Europe
Russia
Averell Harriman
Western Europe
Comintern
Anti - Comintern
America
Bernard Baruch
Marshall
Harvard
China
Hysteria and world politics in a Lexington Dispatch piece
A columnist discusses mass hysteria and personal crises, citing a nurse physician anecdote and mob violence in Mississippi. He warns against relying on hunger for victory in Cold War era Europe, citing Secretary Marshall and the danger of “isms.” The Lexington Dispatch editorial urges restraint and spiritual law over force.
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Mississippi
Court House
Germany
Europe
America
Unknown Soldier memorial tale and wartime reflections
This excerpt recounts disinterment of four American soldiers in France in 1921 with graves marked and flags, then shifts to quotes about war costs, the Marshall Plan, and tributes. It weaves Ernie Pyle’s sentiment with historical reflections on unity from the Continental Congress and wartime losses.
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France
America
P. S
Memorial reflections on war and peace from wartime voices
An excerpted collage quotes poems and remarks by editors soldiers clergy and presidents about youth sacrifice and the meaning of war. It cites speeches and notes from the Fifth Marine Division Cemetery on Iwo Jima and President Roosevelt urging civilized peace and democracy.
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Roland B. Gittelsohn
Fifth Marine Division
Iwo Jima
America
Pacific
Barnum Fails To Spot Cherry Cat Scam
A Vermont prankster tricks P T Barnum by selling a cherry cat for 200 dollars. Barnum pays in advance and receives a black cat with a note admitting the joke about Vermont cherries being black. The cautionary tale highlights gullibility and media phobia.
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Tabby
Vermont
American cigarette use surges over fourfold from 1921 to 1941
The article reports that American cigarette consumption more than quadrupled during the period from 1921 to 1941, reflecting sharp growth in smoking popularity and social acceptance. Data points highlight a rising trend across decades with broader availability and marketing influence.
Canadian Prelate Horizon ta 1 6 Pictured Cardinal 14
Puzzle clue style list with mixed terms including Canadian cardinal, prelate, and various definitions across vertical and horizontal entries. The fragment presents wordplay cues and partial phrases rather than a narrative or news item.
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George Sokolsky
W. A. Bivins
Mole Hills
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Winchell
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Ernie Pyle
Continental Congress
New York
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Pres. Wilson
FDR
Roosevelt
Moscow
P. T. Barnum
Barnum Museum
Barnum
Horizonta
Legione
Mimic
Robert
Mitt Pene
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