Eisler Case Highlights Tie Between Law and Cold War Policy
A Kansas City Star editorial roundup presents mixed views on a British court’s refusal to extradite Communist Gerhart Eisler. Editors praise lawful procedure while warning the decision weakens U S prestige and may embolden anti-democratic forces in the West.
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Gerhart Eisler
America
West
Eisler
Kansas City
St. Paul (Minn
Philadelphia
Inquirer
Ind
Hts
Congress
Dayton
Ohi
Daily News
Cincinnati
Ohio
Times-Star
Rep
United States
Germany
Kremlin
San Francisco
Calif
Chronicle
Powell
Mass
Sun
Great Britain
Department of Justice
Newark
N. J
Star-Ledger
Russia
James Galloway
Congress watchers eye European recovery program in 1950
Around Washington columnist Bascom N. Timmons reports that Congress will likely revisit the European Recovery Program after a year of operation, evaluating its effectiveness and potential defunding as a deficiency vote looms. The piece also critiques Washington polls and notes Rep Mary Norton’s long career and potential re election bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
House
ECA
Looking Ahead- In Washington Looking Ahead- In Washington
WARSAW in Poland is diversifying its foreign trade away from Russia with plans to boost ties with other nations. Foreign Trade Minister Tadeusz Gede says Poland is already Europe’s leading coal exporter, shipping to Argentina and Pakistan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
Poland
Russia
Tadeusz Gede
Europe
Argentina
Pakistan
Mystery surrounds Air Force avoidance of industry meetings
Washington reports indicate top air force officials skipped the manufacturers annual off the record conference in Williamsburg Virginia and the Aviation Writers Association bid dinner. Navy attendance was strong likely to honor Admiral DeWitt Charles Ramsey who recently retired to lead the Industrys Trade Association. Ramsey spoke on Pacific island natives habits amid ongoing congressional scrutiny over the B 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Air Force
Williamsburg
Aviation Writers Association
Navy
DeWitt Charles Ramsey
Ramsey
UM Scientists Track Gulf Stream Shifts For Weather Forecasts
University of Miami researchers study changes in the Gulf Stream to improve long range forecasts for northwestern Europe. The warm current runs north from Florida and crosses the Atlantic, carrying climatic influence across the ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
University of Miami
Europe
Florida
Atlantic
Athens Pireaus Electric to secure US loan for power relief
The Athens Pireaus Electric Co. expects a forthcoming six million dollar loan from the U S economic cooperation administration to ease Greece's power shortage. In Batavia a different note cites about 3,000 Indonesian laborers expected to migrate to Sumatra this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Athens-Pireaus Electric Co
Greece
U. S. Economic Cooperation Administration
Batavia
Sumatra
Hollywood Gossip Roundup of Stars and Feuds
In Hollywood Jackie Cooper seeks full custody of his son to avert a court fight. Valentino furnishings sell to a Long Island restaurant. Gene Autry plans an Alaskan bear hunt with Leland Dennis. Jack Benny eyeing a Las Vegas hotel purchase. Bogart and Jack Warner feud via intermediaries. Loder Aufimordt and Ev elyn Aufimordt linked romantically. Rooney and Vickers Paris honeymoon planned. James Masons employ 32 cats for feeding. Peggy Lee and Dave Barbour reconcile. Glenn Ford says Eleanor Powell retires. Lupino and Collier Young career troubles discussed. Pinza seeks roles offering dramatic acting alongside singing. Reviews for The Red Menace and Scott of the Antarctic. The Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend panned. Milton Berle rising in TV despite Hollywood skepticism. Notre Dame football film planned. desire for a film about a true American university and education. The writer notes Montgomery Clift’s choice of roles and money.
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Hollywood
Jackie Cooper
June Horne
Rudolph Valentino
Freeport
Long Island
Gene Autry
Alaskan Wilds
Bear
Leland Dennis
Jack Benny
Rochester
Las Vegas
Nevada
Warner Brothers
Humphrey Bogart
Studio
Jack Warner
John
Hedy Lamarr
Loder
Evelyn Aufimordt
Mickey Rooney
Martha Vickers
Paris
James Masons
Peggy Lee
Dave Barbour
Glenn Ford
Eleanor Powell
Wotz
Ida Lupino
Collier Young
Ezio Pinza
South Pacific
Fate of Germany as three zones under Allied, Soviet, Polish control
George E. Sokolsky argues postwar Germany is divided into three parts the Bonn Republic under US Britain and France Soviet occupied Germany and Polish administered Germany. He critiques major powers aims noting US desire to end the war and reduce costs while Britain and France fear renewed German industry. Russia aims to weaken Germany for a Soviet led federation and a Communist government. France fears a strong reunified Germany and dependence on the US. he condemns the Paris conference and warns of Russian attempts to destabilize Bonn.
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Germany
United States
Great Britain
France
Bonn Republic
Russia
Europe
East Germany
Soviet Union
Berlin
Bonn
Soviet Russia
King Peatures Syndicate, Inc
Return to the war’s old hedgerows and friends
Hal Boyle plans a two week furlough to revisit World War II memories across Europe. He asks veterans where their youth was lost and promises to seek old ghosts in Normandy, Paris, Rheims, Luxemberg, Hurtgen, Frankfurt and Berlin while noting changes from war to peace. He reflects on cows in fields near St Lo and the new Germany, with a cautious hope that peace may endure.
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New York
Europe
Piccadilly Circus
Omaha Beach
Normandy
St. Lo
Paris
Rheims
Spa
Luxembourg
Hurtgen Forest
Germany
Frankfurt
Berlin
Brick
Statehood delay looms as Alaska maybe first
Indonesian officials warn five years needed to ease labor shortages in Sumatra for rubber and palm oil. In Washington, officials hint Alaska should join the union before Hawaii, with administration leaders reportedly opposing Hawaii’s admission until Alaska is admitted. A note on butterfly collecting gadgets mentions a nylon net and a cyanide-killing jar cap.
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Washington
Alaska
Hawaii
Tex youth in coma after gasoline blaze accident
Vernon Texas June 4 Donnie Woodard ten year old burned severely when his brother knocked burning gasoline on him while burning weeds at home Seventy percent of skin burned Doctors say he remains in coma after a blood transfusion failed He briefly whispered to his father before slipping back into a coma.
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Vernon
Tex
Donnie Woodard
Donnie
Labor law battle looms in Congress amid division
Washington scene outlines the struggle over a new labor law as the Senate prepares to begin debate. Truman and labor leaders want Wagner Act restoration, but party splits and Republican opposition cloud the outcome. House action remains uncertain with potential amendments and delays.
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Senate
Washington
House
President Truman
Organized Labor
Congress
Truman
Mr. Truman
Mailbag musings and sleep gadgets in a brisk column
New York Day by Day columnist recaps reader notes from Glenway Wescott to Mary Margaret McBride and Jayhawk lore, with letters from Mrs. Sharp and Mr. Cray. The piece segues into sleep aids in New York as Norman Dine markets sleep gear and insomniac readers chase mystery thrillers before bed, while a 111-year-old clock provides perpetual nocturnal comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dine
New York
Britain faces imperial changes as Labour fights to keep power
DeWitt Mackenzie notes Britain's looming general election where the Labour government defends its record on India, Pakistan, Burma, and empire policy. Churchill leads the Conservatives in a high stakes race as imperial redress shifts toward a strengthened commonwealth and accelerated independence.
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Associated Press
Britain
England
Churchill
London Daily Herald
Socialist Party
India
Pakistan
Burma
House of Commons
Attlee
Seattle
Ceylon
Free India
Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth
Notable letter recalls pigs, museums and school days
A reader from Wichita writes about Henry Wallace as a killer of pigs, claims greater crimes since, and notes public memory. She recounts her husband, a doctor and former student of Lewis Academy, and mentions plans to place a cornerstone in the municipal museum. A brass doorknob from the school office is now on the sender's study door.
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Lila Leeds
Miss Leed
Lila
Miss Leeds
Bastille
Henry Wallace
Jesse C. Fisher
Wichita
Old Lewis Academy
George Rakestraw
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Wright Brothers Papers Given to Library of Congress
The personal and business papers of the Wright brothers were donated to the Library of Congress by Orville Wright’s executors. Access is limited until 1960 to trained scholars for serious research. The collection covers 1900 to 1910 flight experiments, the first flight account, Smithsonian credit disputes, business records, and Orville’s rare library items.
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Washington
Wright Brothers
Library of Congress
Orville Wright
Wilbur
Kitty Hawk
N. C
Orville
Smithsonian Institution
Dayton
Ohio
Smithsonian
London
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Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Mary T. Norton
Jersey City
Norton
Hague
Frank Hague
House Labor Committee
Democratic State Committee
New Jersey
Louisville
Jimmie Fidler
Republic
Robert Rockwell
Hanne Axman
Betty Lou Gerson
Barbara Fuller
Eagle-Lion
Scott of
Monogram
Johnny Mack Brown
Raymond Hatton
Eagle-Lion's
Phyllis Calvert
Margot Grahame
James Donald
20Th Century-Fox
Bend
Betty Grable
Cesar Romero
Rudy Vallee
Olga San Juan
John Mills
Milton Berle
Berle
M-U-D
Notre Dame
Frank Leahy
Montgomery Clift
George E. Sokolsky
Hal Boyle
James Marlow
Nation Today
Charles B. Driscoll
Gilbert Peterson
Red Oak
Iowa
Middle West
Homer Cray
James Boys
Kansas University
Jayhawks
W. C. Elmore
Titusville
Fla
C-In-C
Republicc
Pennsylvania Avenue
Norman Dine
Sleepyhead
Evelyn Poole
San Diego
DeWitt Mackenzie
MacKenzie
Library Congress
Peacock
Peacock’s
Peacock's
Ie Moriroe
Desiard
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