Rivalry and new tent theaters color postwar culture
The editorial notes three way military friction after the first air dropped hydrogen bomb, with Army Air Force and Navy clashing over nuclear strategy and grounds of power. It also highlights Lambertville New Jersey tent theaters drawing crowds from Philadelphia and New York using theater in the round and Elizabethan staging.
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United States
Secretary of Defense
Army
Air Force
U. S
Navy
Russia
America
Defense
Lambertville
N. J
Philadelphia
New York
East
Barbara Frietchie
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Betsy Ross
Betsy
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Britain’s Lottery Device Sways Britons to Save Money
The article notes Chancellor MacMillan’s government lottery as a British master stroke. It surveys Britons buying $2.80 bonds for quarterly drawings with prizes up to $2,800, and cites a $1.5 billion annual gambling spend. It contrasts with the U.S. where lotteries remain banned and public revenue ideas face hesitation.
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MacMillan
Britain
Advertising Pays Off for General Motors in Newspaper Space
Advertising drives GM growth by funding extensive newspaper campaigns. The company spent 362 million last year, up 67 percent from 1954, outspending all other automakers combined and fueling demand and lower prices through mass distribution.
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General Motors
Broadway's Newest Idol Weede rises in The Most Happy Fella
Robert Weede, a 20 year concert star now Broadway's breakout star in Frank Loesser's The Most Happy Fella, wins acclaim as Tony the aging winegrower. He credits a helping hand and his sister's support for his rise, and hopes to guide young singers through mentoring.
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New York
Robert Weede
Weede
Broadway
America
Frank Loesser
Porgy and
Bess
Tony
Sheas
Metropolitan
Dulles Warns on Communist Tactics in Global Struggle
Allen Dulles argues in Philadelphia that Communist strategists seek to infiltrate free legislative systems, form alliances, and use strikes to gain power. He cites Italy France Indonesia and other nations, warns of underground fronts, and urges public scrutiny of Communist influence in parliaments and unions.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
America
Allen W. Dulles
CIA
John Foster Dulles
Secretary of State
Allen Dulles
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Law Review
Dulles
France
Italy
Scandinavian
England
Mr. Dulles
Nemi
Chamber of Deputies
Kremlin
Indonesia
Communist Party
Europe
Asia
Ministry of Defense
Fund For the Republic
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Kremlin orders historians to rewrite Soviet story
Russian historians receive Kremlin directive to halt current projects and begin comprehensive rewrite of national historical narrative. Officials frame move as unified effort to redefine Motherland memory and geopolitical identity.
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Kremlin
Motherland
Rewriting History for School Texts Sparks National Debate
A provocative piece argues against lampooning founding figures and wartime heroes in new histories. It imagines Russia rewriting U S figures like Washington and Lincoln with scandals, then questions how historians would handle such changes under political pressure.
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George Washington
Lincoln
John Paul Jones
Nathan Hale
Lexington
Siberia
Washington
Mount Vernon
Ben Franklin
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Lafayette
Martha Washington
Molly Pitcher
George's
Martha
Railroads Use Compressed Air to Clear Snow
British railroads clear snow by blowing it with compressed air which vaporizes the snow during the clearing process.
First Census On Record Reported By Geography Society
The National Geographic Society notes the earliest census on record occurred in 3800 B C conducted by the Babylonians. This ancient count is cited as a milestone in demographic history.
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B. C
The
National Geographic Society
Poloniexs and Spies in Wartime Radio Scandals
A 1944 New York broadcast exposes William S Gailmor alias crook tied to Electronics Corporation of America sponsor Samuel Novick. Gailmor used radio to praise the Lublin Committee and attack Polish government in exile amid wartime propaganda claims. The piece details Adams, dissident agents, and alleged espionage links to Electronics Corp and Keynote Recordings.
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New York
Tom Dewey
Roosevelt
Electronics Corporation of America
William S. Gailmor
Gailmor
Samuel Novick
Europe
Warsaw
Lublin Committee
Poland
Novick
Gailmore
Flower
American Publishing Company
American Broadcasting Company
Ed Noble
Noble
Henry Wallace
Bubblehead
Arthur Alexandrovich Adams
Ludwig Martens
Dies Committee
Adams
Amo Motors
Soviet
Russia
Curtis-Wright
Communist Party
Technical Laboratories
Jacob Brodies Aronoff
Electronics Corp. of America
Samuel J. Wegman
Hollywood
Wegman
New York Herald Tribune
Bill
The
Herald Tribune
Amercan Broadcasting Company
Ike's Internationalism and Wisconsin's Divide in 1952
Analysis argues Americans can approve of Eisenhower yet oppose parts of his program. It highlights Wisconsin politics where Senator Wiley faces defeat for favoring internationalism, while Rep. Davis backs Eisenhower domestically yet criticizes policy, and notes media coverage skew in favor of Wiley.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Bricker
Walter George
Georgia
America
Herman Talmadge
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Wiley
Arthur Vandenberg
Glenn R. Davis
Davis
House
White House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
State Department
Interior
Douglas McKay
Oregon
Roosevelt
New York Times
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