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Cranston’s Political Rise Tied to Wartime Reporting
The piece profiles Alan Cranston from Stanford in the 1930s, noting his track focus and campus life. It traces his career from journalism at International News Service to reporting in Europe, involvement with OWI, and wartime service, leading to a postwar political path.
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Stanford
Toyon Club
Alan Cranston
Templeton
al Cranston
Palo Alto
Mt. View High School
Pomona College
Cranston
William
Adolf Hitler
Benito Mussolini
International News Service
Cranston Land Cep
Europe
England
Mussolini
Ethiopia
League of Nations
Germany
U.S
Hitler
New York Post
Manhattan
Anti-Defamation League
ADL
J. Edgar Hoover
American Mercury
New York Times Book Review
Washington
Common Council For American Unity
Congress
Office of War Information
Elmer Davis
Eric Sevareid
OWI
United States
Illinois
Lidice
Reinhard Heydrich
Army Talk
Stars and Stripes
Kenneth Zumwalt
San Diego
Zumwalt
Yank
Sgt. Cranston