Backlash Over MacArthur Feud and War Correspondents
Retired Maj. Gen Charles Willoughby accuses war correspondents and magazines of bias in Cosmopolitan December reporting on the Korean War. He blames press coverage for his dismissal and claims a defeatist public mindset, while Hal Boyle defends reporters against bias charges.
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Charles Willoughby
Douglas MacArthur
Cosmopolitan Magazine
MacArthur
Willoughby
United States
United Nations
Parallel 38
Yalu River
Hal Boyle
Associated
Yalu
Gen
Truman
Town Meeting of the Air highlights United Negro College Fund
The program spotlights the United Negro College Fund supporting 22 Negro colleges including Bennett College Greensboro and Agricultural and Technical College Greensboro. It notes Ninety percent of budgets covered locally with ten percent sought nationally. The $1,500,000 goal for this year is tax deductible with checks to United Negro College Fund.
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America
United Negro College Fund
Fisk
Hampton
Tuskegee
Guilford County
State College, Agricultural and Technical College
Greensboro
North Carolina
State of
Bennett Col
Lege
Bennett College
United
George Denny
Unitedegro College Fund
L. K
Charlotte Observer
General Assembly of
United States Senate
Congress
State Department of Tax Research
Raleigh
Editorial writers in Cleveland discuss editorial style
Ninety one editorial writers from across America met in Cleveland for an annual conference. They critiqued editorials as overly ivory tower, schoolmasterly, and centrists of “editorialese” and urged more human heat, struggle, and uncertainty. Louisvile Courier Journal notes vow to show toil and tears in future editorials.
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America
Cleveland
Ivory Tower
Courier- Journal
Naif
Louisville Courier Journal
Fruit cake time and holiday cooking trends
Turpentine drippings and fruit cake making fill kitchens as groceries showcase dried fruits and flavors for Christmas. The piece notes the effort, expense, and two schools of fruit cake taste, white versus dark, with tips like watermelon preserves and brandy baths. It sits among a collage of light regional items and jokes.
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Sarah F. Halliburton
Belhaven
New York Reporter Highlights Ike Fallout and Showbiz Buzz
A New York columnist warns readers about inside stories on Eisenhower and the White House, noting Krock in trouble over such takes. The page surveys Hollywood, theatre, and radio figures from Hepburn to Melchior, with notes on Box Office, fashion, and press critique.
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Eisenhower
Ike
Arthur Krock
White House
Franchot
Barbara
Audrey Hepburn
Lavender Hill
5Th Avenue
Lily Pons
U. S
Flox Ziegeld
Washington
Woren
Teh-tch
Variety
Lauritz Melchior
Holiday Mag
Fifth Avenue
Dorothy
London
Leland Hayward
Broadway
Godfrey
Hollywood
Guardian Angels
Harpo Marx
Hedy
Lana
Gayelord Hauser
Jeevy
Light and Power Reflections In a Day of Blackout
A 10:55 a.m. November 27 1951 notice recalls a five minute power outage and celebrates electricity as a force driving modern life. The author blends gratitude for light with musings on Edison, toy trains, commerce, and holiday plans as shopping nears Christmas. Includes micro-essays on memory and remembering friends, plus a parade of cultural notes and anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A. Edison
Carlton Kirkman
Kirkman
Quotes on appeal of sports stars to women fans
A columnist argues managers sell the woman customer short by centering on brains or brawn. The gist is that attraction to games lies in handsome athletes, citing Esther Williams as a swimming star and movie actress.
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Fanted
Rutherford News
Esther Williams
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A Rawley
W. Patterson, JR
Charles B. Loflin
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Theron Johnson
Brogden School
Smithfield
Southern Pines
Leo Buchan
Aberdeen Jaycees
Buchan
Clinton
Fayetteville
Aberdeen
Chamber of Commerce
Sanford Herald
Ruth Matthews
Junior
Winston-Salem Journal
West
J. R. Cunningham
Monroe Journal
San Ragan
News & Observer
H- Allen Smith
Bill Sharpe
Zebulon
Vance Brown
New York
Walter Winchell
Brooklyn
Harry Gross
Ed Murray
CBS
Martin Beck
Maxwell Anderson
Athens
Bulletin Board
Brooks Atkinson
James Barton
Critical Digest
Art Ford
Pulse, Inc
Gen ‘Eral
W. A. Bivins
Buseness
Korea
Wordsworth
the Stork
Veronica Lake
Columbia
S. C
Sen. Lodge
Gloria Warner
Miami
L. Lewis Associates
United Artists
Life Mag
Studio One
Drowgram
Jack Lambert
Carol Bruce
Oscar Wilde
J. Arthur Rank
Robert Morley
Wilde
Mary Scott
Lady Hardy Wicke
Cleopatra
Anthony
Gene Autry
Dawes
T. Dorsey
Carl Sigman
Herald
Walter
Gregg Juarez
Patrice Munsel
Runyon Fund
Ruth Betts McLeod
Versailles
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