Western Europe moves toward integrated economy and German role
Mark R. Byers reports active talks in Paris and Bonn on integrating Western Europe's economy beyond postwar limits. France led talks on a multinational authority for heavy industry, bypassing unanimous government consent, while Britain vacillated before reluctantly approving. Controversy over German rearmament, elections, and reunification looms as Brussels powers press ahead. In Berlin the Free German Youth rally underlines rising Western living standards and ideological tensions with the Soviet zone. Elsewhere Japan faces a potential clash as strikes test support for occupation policies and anti American propaganda persists amid graft disclosures.
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Paris
Bonn
Europe
Council of Europe
France
Germany
Benelux
Italy
Britain
Western
United Nations
Berlin
Stalin
Red Outburst in Japan Tied to Moscow Plot
The piece claims a Red plot engineered from Moscow seeks to destabilize Japan and the occupying forces on Memorial Day. It argues Cominform leaders denounce Japanese reformers while Moscow aims to boost Red representation in Tokyo and press for an overall peace treaty granting rights to Russia and Red China, opposing American bases.
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Soliers
Japan
Moscow
Cominform
Red
United States
Russia
Tokyo
Red China
U. S
National specialization reshapes expected war role
The piece argues no quick easy war solution exists and outlines how national specialization would shift defense burdens. It emphasizes US ground forces and allied infantry in Europe, with Britain and France playing supporting roles, and warns against overreliance on air and naval power alone.
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North Atlantic
America
Western
Europe
Atlantic
M. Rene Pleven
U. S. Army
Chicago
Omar N. Bradley
Joint Chiefs of Staff
The
North Atlantic Alliance
General Bradley
Bradley
United States
There Are Countless Harveys In World
Essay on the universal Harvey as imaginary friends and refuge for the lonely. It argues Harvey represents imagination guiding adults from childhood fantasies to coping with life. It notes Elwood P. Dowd and six foot four and three quarter inch Harvey as symbols of shared human need for companionship.
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Childcraft Reference Library
Scandinavia
France
Frank Tripp
Harvey
Elwood P. Dowd
Elwood
Dowds
Harveys
John Barleycorn
Lucy
Peter Rabbit
Mother Goose
Santa Claus
Alcoholics Anonymous
Pal
Golden Keystone award honors Hoover and praise from Hoover
Well known figures Gerald Hoover and J Edgar Hoover share a TV program where Hoover receives the Golden Keystone citation from Boys Clubs of America. The FBI chief lauds his namesake as a model of liberty justice and public service. A separate note references George Horn as the first to drive through New Yorks tunnel era milestones and a commentary on urban traffic and Russia’s propaganda methods.
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New York
Brooklyn-Manhattan Tunnel
Subway
George Horn
Horn
Lincoln Tunnel
New Jersey
Manhattan
Brooklyn Bridge
Mr. Horn
George Aiken
Vermont
Bureau of the Budget
Senate
Community Facilities Service
Aiken
Cain
Washington
Ballet shoe fad prompts chiropodist warnings
A local roundup notes chiropodists warn flat soled ballet slippers harm feet, causing arches and backs trouble later. Readers also see musings on aging, Love Lane in Milwaukee, and simple hometown curiosities.
Lobbyists’ phone talks reveal Real Estate push to defeat housing bill
Washington transcripts show NAHB lobbies pressing congressmen to block middle income housing amendments. Cortright and Wolcott report on Senate and House votes, with names of key lawmakers and aides, plus a follow up on how the lobby expected to steer the outcome.
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Washington
Buchanan
National Association of Home Builders
Frank Cortright
Rodney Lockwood
Detroit
Senate Banking Committee
Cortright
Capehart
Ind
Cain
Wash
Bricker
Ohio
Pearson and Flanders
Vermont
Fulbright
Ark
Douglas
Ill
Maybank
S. Car
Taylor
Idaho
Sparkman
Ala
Frear
Del
Long
Tobey N. H
Robertson
Virginia
House Banking Committee
GOP
Jesse Wolcott
Michigan
Mike Monroney
Okla
Senate
Monroney
Wolcott
Walcott
John Dickerman
NAHB
Dem.Pa
Malter
Dickerman
Brown
Georgia
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Mark R. Byers
West Germany
Grotewohl
Reds
Wall Street
Social Democrats
Gen. MacArthur
MacArthur
New Deal
ELIOT
RAF
Belgium
Holland
General Features Corp
Iron Curtain
Ba Crosse Tribune
Perk Steffin
Caledonia Journal
Garibaldi
Milwaukee
la Crosse
Lovers Lane
Henry
Heinie) Hoelzer
Forest Avenue
la Crosse Hospital
Snoop
Central High School
Marine Corps
Nelle
Iowa
Hawkeye
Coulee
Jim Lund
Drew Pearson
Children’s Bureau
Big Brothers of
FBI
Lynne, Ore
Dillon Myer
Elizabeth Roe Cloud
Myer
Chhildren
Mrs. Cloud
Indian Bureau
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