McCarran bill debated as Congress pushes anti Communist stand
A newspaper column argues the McCarran Communist Control Act should pass with amendments. It contends Congress faced time pressure before recess, supports a strong stand against Communists, and notes risks to civil rights while warning about underground infiltration and government agents.
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Congress
Supreme Court
McCarran
House
Senate
McCaryan
Harry Truman
Frank Graham
Junius
North Carolina
Communist Party
Moscow
State Department
Congress of the
United States
Dewey Rudeness at UN Dinner Sparks Diplomatic Debate
The piece recalls Governor Dewey condemning Soviet Russia at a New York UN dinner, prompting Soviet envoys Vishinsky and Malik to walk out. It notes Acheson reportedly apologized, questions etiquette, and questions who should apologize, praising Dewey's candor while criticizing Acheson. It laments possible future effects on foreign delegations.
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United Nations
New York
Thomas Dewey
Russia
Vishinsky
Malik
Dean Acheson
Dewey
Acheson
Soviet Union
United States
Associated Press
A Poor Approach to Taft Attacks in Labor and White House Policy
The piece condemns the Truman administration and labor leaders for unfair politicking against Senator Taft. It cites John L. Lewis threatening miners to stop Taft campaign appearances and criticizes Harriman for accusing Taft of aiding Russian communism. It argues for open debate and listening to all sides before the November election.
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Truman
Organized Labor
Senator Taft
John L. Lewis
Ohio
Taft
Wendell Willkie
W. Averell Harriman
Harriman
Russia
Moscow
Paris
London
Berlin
Lewis
Meticulous Missouri Senator Donnell Highlights Capitol Scruples
The piece paints Senator Forrest C. Donnell as ultra scrupulous, filing every expense with tiny items and even adding a forgotten lunch after a 50 mile detour. It notes other quirks among Congress members and ends with White House usher Charles Claunch lamenting his ulcer from a thankless job.
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Washington
Senate
Forrest C. Donnell
Missouri
Donnell
Webster Groves
State Capitol
Jefferson City
Senate Judiciary Committee
American Bar Association
Committee On the Federal Judiciary
Judiciary, Committee
Congress
Edith Nourse Rogers
Massachusetts
Rogers
Herbert A
Hub) Meyer
Kansas
George Kinninmonth
Mr. Meyer
Charles Claunch
White House
Local writer to be honored at Straughan's Book Shop opening
High Point post office employee Tom Dix on pens a debut novel titled Victory Pass about a football star. Readers may meet the young author at the shop’s tomorrow signing amid a tribute to North Carolina literature.
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Burgess Leonard
Straughan
High Point Post Office
Tom Dixon
Thomas Wolfe
North Carolina
Leonard
High Point
Quotes on America Destiny and Peace by Notables
A collection of remarks praising America's high destiny under God and peaceful means. Attributed quotes from Francis Cardinal Spellman, Philip C. Jessup, and Charles G. Dawes emphasize unity, security, and the dangers of entrenched power.
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America
Earth
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Philip C. Jessup
Broadway season sights and figures in New York notes
New York pace of theater and music is sketched with Daphne Laureola starring Edith Evans drawing $125 000 advance sales and a further $3 000 at Music Box. Piaf sets a Versailles cafe record with $45 000 gross. after taxes net about $87 900.
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Edith Evans
London
Music Box
South Pacific
Edith Piaf
Paris
Versailles
Met
Sadler's Webs Ballet
Clifford Odets
Paul Kelly
Uta Hagen
Odets
Boston Sentinels
Hollywood Memos Spoof TV Sparks Industry Backlash
Movietown reports chiefs protest a TV spoof of the film business saying it could hurt box office. Meanwhile stars and headlines dominate gossip with Vera-Ellen Rita Hayworth Anita Ellis and Bette Davis cited for caricatures and comic moments as the era mocks and monetizes cinema.
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Hollywood Chiefs
Sunset Boulevard
Hollywood
Butch Jenkins
Mocambo
Toni Arden
Copacaban
A Gen eration on Trial Hiss Trial Book Teases Public Appetite
Notes on new books and authors. G Parsons Jr rejects Time Paris offer as Atlantic Pact Office chief in London with 512 000 a month and 7500 expenses. Alistair Cook and Ben Hecht works draw attention. Kin Hubbard and J Cashmore quotes pepper the column.
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Gladwyn Jebb
U. N
Roosevelt
Col’m
G. Parsons Jr
Time
Paris
Atlantic Pact Information Office
London
Alistair Cook
Knopf
Hiss
Ben Hecht
George E. Allen
S&s
Allen
Washington
Senate panel links crime syndicates to national reach
The Kefauver committee confirms wide scale interstate crime networks impacting politics and business. It details how powerful syndicates have penetrated legitimate enterprises, used bribery, and influenced city and county officials, with Miami Beach cited as an example.
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Washington
NEA
Florida
Senate Committee
U. S
Estes Kefauver
Tenn
Rudolph Halley
Halley
Sen. Kefauver
Melvin J. Richard
Miami Beach
Phil Short
Short
Richard
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