Editorials and Comment on Europe Asia and Americas Tensions
The piece argues postwar peace remains fragile as Russia aims to keep East Germany under occupation and block a full German peace. It discusses Austria Korea and Guatemala, US losses in Korea, and questions US policy toward Moscow. Admiral Joy’s appointment is noted with bemusement about his Panmunjom stance. The piece warns of Soviet subversion across Latin America and the Panama Canal.
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West Germany
Germany
East Germany
Kremlin
United States
Congress
Russia
Japan
Italy
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Austria
Europe
Guatemala
Central America
Panama Canal
Marx
Lenin
Stalin
South
Latin America
Readers urged on a China report and college path
Angelo Patri Our Children discusses a 1944 War Department China intelligence report released by Senator Pat McCarran and criticized Senator Wiley and Eisenhower allies. The column contrasts wartime decisions with postwar aims while urging accountability and clear purpose for students choosing colleges like Harvard Yale or Princeton.
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Washington
Alexander Wiley
Wisconsin
Senate
War Department
China
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Internal Security
Wiley
Roosevelt
White House
Truman
GOP
Acheson
Marshall
Congress
U.S
Chiang Kai-shek
United Front
Red Army
Kuomintang
F.D.R
Russia
Yalta
Pentagon
Moscow
Manchuria
Korea
Tooth Decay Caused By World Situation
Montreal dentist Dr. Albert La Ferrier warned that global tension and rising prices are causing people to grind their teeth and lose sleep. He said worry weakens health and increases dental disorders, speaking at the American Academy of Dental Medicine meeting.
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Montreal
Albert la Ferrier
American Academy of Dental Medicine
Famous Educator John Dewey Dies in New York
New York reports the death of philosopher John Dewey at age 92 at his Fifth Avenue home from pneumonia following a broken hip. A Burlington Vermont native educated at Vermont and Johns Hopkins, he shaped Progressive Education with learning by doing and scientific inquiry, teaching until 1930 at Columbia University. He leaves wife Roberta Lowitz Grant and six children, four surviving, plus an adopted child.
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New York
John Dewey
Fifth Avenue
Dewey
Burlington
University of Vermont
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore
Columbia University
Alice Chipman
Roberta Lowitz Grant
Questioning College Plans Shapes A Presidential Stance
The speaker urges candidates to justify college education and outline plans for use. If unclear, the candidate should wait to clarify their purpose and proposals before proceeding. This reflects a demand for thoughtful, concrete educational aims from hopeful leaders.
Voters want plain questions for presidential candidates
A reader urges candidates to answer homely, everyday concerns rather than foreign policy trivia. The piece lists quirky questions about squeaky shoes, fried chicken, bowties, marital dynamics, and home life, arguing voters seek practical, relatable issues. Dust soot and pollen are noted as nuisances modern gas air conditioning can curb.
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Chicago
Tibet
Saudi Arabia
Truman
United States
Mr. Taft
St. Lawrence Waterways
Mr. Russell
Georgia
Deep South
Maryland
Eisenhower
Denmark
Kefauver
Darling
Natal Crisis Prompts Talk of Civil War in South Africa
Natal leaders warn of potential secession from the Union over constitutional breaches by Prime Minister Malan’s government. A provincial push for a new constitutional convention draws a mass rally, while officials deny plans for violence as 50,000 Natalians gather to support anti‑government action amid language and governance tensions.
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Durban
South Africa
Natal
South African Storm Center
Union of South Africa
Seaboard
Daniel Malan
Malan
Union
High Court
Act of Union
Cape Province
Transvaal
Orange Free State
UN Official Leads Industry Advisory Committees for OPS
Washington based Mrs. Gilbert, head of the UNESCO ties, set up about 550 volunteer industry adviser committees to aid OPS in establishing price ceilings. She notes the challenge of recruiting broadminded volunteers and urges more women to join, while detailing her diverse career from Child Labor Law inspector to university scholar and library-builder.
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Washington
Sue Gilbert
United Nations
New York
White House
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Unesco
U. N. Economic and Social Council
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Continental
United States
Gilbert
Ross Kirby Gilbert
Pennsylvania
Deckerville
Mich
Albion
Department of Economics
University of Illinois
Southern Cotton Mills
Harmon Foundation
Fiske University
Nashville
Tenn
U. N. Appeal For
Phi Beta Kappa
Delta Sigma Rho
Eisenhower Enters Presidential Arena After Landing
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower returns home from a trip to announce his candidacy for the presidency. At 61 with 37 years in the Army he faces scrutiny from supporters and rivals, including Sen. Taft and Republican critics, as he weighs the risks and rewards of political life.
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Columbia University
Eisenhower
Sen. Taft
Taft
Gen
Editor condemns secrecy in government information flow
W. J. Russell Wiggins of the Washington Post denounces obstructed public access to government data at local state and federal levels. He urges a public awakening and cites expanded government functions and military information handling as erosion of the right to know.
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Atlantic City
W. J. Russell Wiggins
The
Washington Post
Wiggins
National Conference of
Farm Bureau
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Joy
Guatemala’s
Washington Report
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Angelo Patri
Jerry
Harvard
Yale
Princeton
Haverford
Dad
Abilene
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
Emer
By Hershberger
By M‘lemore
Tane Eads
James Marlow
Gen. Eisenhower
Monroe News-Star
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
Wilson Ewing
Ceorge W. Lofton
Robert ©. Butz
Monroe
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Associated Press
Branham CO
Atlanta
Dallas
Detroit
St. Louis
Kansas City
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
N. C
Memphis
News-Star
Morning World
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