Light on Yalta by a strange coincidence
The article reviews Edward R. Stettinius Jr. and Roosevelt's Yalta agreements, noting pressure from military planners to secure a Russian pledge against Japan and criticizing concessions to China. It discusses Stalin’s unkept Balkan commitments, Lords delays in Britain, and anticipated nationalization of steel, followed by Indonesia’s independence and its trade implications for Western markets.
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Yalta
Edward R. Stettinius Jr
Roosevelt
Stalin
Stettinius
Japan
China
Balkans
House of Lords
Gilbert and Sullivan
Attlee
Lords
Indonesia
Dr George W Crane Worry Clinic case note
Nora B a 25 year old wife worries after discovering her husband’s affair with her sister. Dr Crane urges emotional maturity, warns against restricting marital relations during pregnancy, advises removing temptations and sending for his pregnancy bulletin and psychology charts. He mentions the sister living with them and the couple’s six year marriage amid their expected second child.
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Nora B
Nora
Iag
Hoyle
Dateline Washington explores coverage history by reporters
NEA staffer Douglas Larsen reviews Dateline Washington a collection by National Press Club members. Arthur Krock frames reporting growth from tariff debates to Marshall Plan budgets and Soviet relations while Fletcher Knebel and Bruce Catton offer insight on press conferences public relations and radio broadcasting in Washington.
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Douglas Larsen
NEA
Washington
National Press Club
Dateline
New York Times
Arthur Krock
Fletcher Knebel
Cleveland
White House
Coolidge
Knebel
Massachusetts
Ship of State
Bruce Catton
NEA Service
Catton
Department of Commerce
Henry Wallace
Divorce Claim Over Daily monetary Game in Chicago
A Chicago woman sued for divorce twenty years ago asserting her husband played a daily game of hiding her eyes and 79 cents, demanding her daily allowance be fun to find. County election records show 25 788 voters for local officials, plus 48 000 for the presidential race between Smith and Hoover. Plans circulated for the American Legion Armistice Dance at the Manchester Hotel featuring World War I uniforms and period songs.
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Chicago
Ill
Betwe Smith
Hoover
Manchester Hotel
Amster dam on stage and writing gags for laughs
Movey Amsterdam, a top TV and radio comedian, recalls starting as a gag writer and earning 3 000 to 5 000 for material decades ago. He claims about 10 000 gags and notes advice from Rogers to avoid offending anyone. Amsterdam also writes songs and once impressed President Roosevelt with request for gag lines.
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NEW Yo
Rogers
Morey
Amsterdam
Wyoming
Phie Tucker i
San Francisco
Lawing
White House
Roosevelt
Time saved on record flight sparks health and wealth thoughts
A noisy reflection on the 1,773 seconds saved by a Chicago to Detroit flight stall, then pivots to time as a loan from life, urging wise investment of time and health. The speaker contrasts speed with quality of life, noting life’s unpayable debt and the limits of wealth.
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Oe UN
Detroit
Chicago
Pittsburgh
New York
Air travel through a New York night view inspires wonder
Harry Boyd contrasts air travel with road dangers and praises flying as a modern wonder. He recalls a vivid night approach to New York City, calling it a county wide carnival of lights, and muses on the sense of shared humanity in travelers versus crowded urban spaces. He reflects on suburbs, cities, and the meaning of weeds in civilization.
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New York City
American Legion Post
New York
The Stars Say Despite Obstacles and Opposition
Genevieve Kemble advises that progress may come through clever strategies and gracious yielding. A soft answer could turn away wrath, soften stubborn obstacles, and ease personal hurts through tact and even subtle intrigue.
Pal Eetoc Influence Woven Into Crisis Diplomacy
A reflective note within a historical column hints at a persona described as stubborn yet sensitive, prone to jealousy and resentment, yet capable of tact. The piece suggests this temperament could aid diplomacy and practical problem solving during a crisis, implying a flexible, adaptive approach.
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Pal Ee Tos
Election Watcher Sees Close Races Across City Issues
Voters face tight races on school bonds and levies, charter revision, and seven commissioner candidates. Statewide contests include plea bill and probate judgeships. Local sports note recalls a businessman sponsoring a women’s team, joking about having the best looking squad after a tough game.
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Amon
Commission
George E Sokolsky These Days on a Trumanist Horse Show
George E Sokolsky observes a New York horse show as a spectacle of Wall Street wealth and class contrast. He argues it showcases capitalistic excess, consumerist aging of women, and a fascination with appearances, while deriding monopoly capitalism and Marshallist influence. He notes attendants’ diets and fashion echoing class disparity, ending with a stock critique of inattention to horses.
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New York
Wall Street
Truman
Dostoevsky
Siberia
Manchuria
Astrakhen
Soviet Russia
Michurin
Lysenko
Erected Cathedral marks Mos cow event in history
A reader quiz cites the Cathedral at Moscow built to commemorate the departure of the French Army, describes how centigrade was named by using water’s freezing and boiling points as a 100 degree span, and notes Lord Cornwallis did not personally surrender his sword at Yorktown. It adds that spinal cartilages shrink with daily pressure and counts 7 - 83 Philippine islands with 2441 named.
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Ted Koop
Washington News
Columbia Broadcasting System
Washington News Front
Congress
Koop
Truman
Bryson Rush
American Broadcasting Company
United States
Moscow
Lord Cornwallis
Eral Washington
Yorktown
Cornwallis
Lincoln
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Peter Edson
News of Washington
Hal Boyle
DuMont
Bob Icks
Erich Brandeis
Harry Boyd
America
Legion
Middletown High School
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Steele High School
Dayton
Genevieve Kemble
Dave Regan
Kibitz
George E. Sokolsky
Georgi Gramada
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