Editorial on McCarthy hearings and political influences
The editorial argues the Pentagon hearings devolved into a partisan fight as McCarthy allies and administration figures maneuver for influence. It questions who promoted Communist sympathizers like Peress, urges uncovering who advanced such actions, and criticizes the left wing press and Democratic leaders while defending McCarthy and the Army’s loyalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pentagon
Senator McCarthy
McCarthy
Symington
Potter
Ryan
Reber
Secretary of the Army
Stuart Symington
Stevenson
Alsops
Truman
Clark Clifford
Stevens
Democrat National Committee
Monroe
Keri-Keri: Fijian custom of gifting items on demand
An interview with Harold Gatty and others explains keri-keri the Fijian practice of giving any requested possession. It covers effects on initiative and wealth, with anecdotes from Fiji including scouts, wage money, and daily life, plus musings on potential to import the custom to the United States.
Segregation stance and Cold War quotes voiced in era figures
A collection of quotes shows Senator Eastland endorsing segregation, actors criticizing rivals, calls for possible U S intervention in Indo China, Kennedy and Mondul discussing democracy versus communism, and McCarthy praising loyalty to country over officials. The remarks reflect tensions in this period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indo - China
Congress
United States
Sen
John Kennedy
D., Mass
India
K. Mondul
Prominent Promoters of Peress Mystery Explored
Washington commentary questions who backed Major Peress and why Army officials shielded suspected Communists. The author argues Administration insiders and loyalists protected subversives, suggesting a liberal soft-line opposed by voters in 1952. The piece critiques Stevens Adams and McCarthy era tactics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Roy M. Cohn
Pvt
Ralph Flanders
Vermont
McCarthy
Cohn
Schine
Adams
Truman
Mr. Adams
Army Department
Messrs. Stevens
Washington
Americans Prefer Germany To France Says Hal Boyle
Hal Boyle notes that nine years after World War II many American soldiers and tourists prefer Germany over France. He cites Germany's postwar rebuild, self confident purpose, and dynamic growth as factors. He contrasts French postwar resentment with German resolve and questions future world politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
France
Liice
U.S
Europe
Ludgwig Erhard
What Did Warren Do
A charged attack on Earl Warren during his 1956 chief justice confirmation is recounted. The piece accuses Warren of political manipulation, links him to patronage, and notes an opposition figure Roderick J. Wilson facing sanction. It frames Warren as a Republican courting Democratic and Communist support and questions press crusades against unsworn charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Earl Warren
California
Roderick J. Wilson
San Francisco
Warren
Ike
Washington
Wilson
State District Court of Appeal
Jin
Alger Hiss
Lcense
Kremlin
Supreme Court
William O. Douglas
Plush good will gestures and New York musings
The piece recalls Degas profits and a Waldorf steam yacht cruise. It notes New York noise levels, the League for Less Noise led by Ernest Henry Peabody, and quirks from the New York Public Library out of town phone books. It ends with a cheeky Press Box anecdote about a haughty matron and a single gown description.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Boldt
Empire State Building
Waldorf
Manhattan Island
Hudson
Long Island Sound
League
Ernest Henry Peabody
New York Public Library
McNaught Snndicate, Inc
Quiz Master Answers Old Questions Like History Card
The Q and A cover admission of states as territories, Mary Stewart burial at Westminster Abbey, presidents who served in the House of Representatives, and the Civil War ironclad Monitor versus Merrimac. Answers note Twenty eight territories, Westminster Abbey, thirteen presidents plus Adams, and the Monitor built by the North.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quincy Adams
Monitor
Merrimac
Monroe News-Star Historical Publisher Lineage
The text outlines historical publishers and staff roles of the Monroe News-Star with mentions of John O. Fwing Wilson Ewing and Robert Ewing as board figures, plus executives including Willem H H Bronson and Richard Hale. It notes Associated Press affiliation and advertising network references, plus a stray claim about editorial independence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O. Fwing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe St
Wnews-Star—World
North Second Street
Robert Ewing, Or
Willem HH. Bronson
Richard Hale
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News-Star
Sion
State Department
Fort Monmouth
Roosevelt
Harry Truman
General Marshall
Marshall
Roy Cohn
Henry McLemore
Suva
Harold Gatty
Gatty
Wiley Post
Kekkeri
Bob Howlett
Fiji Visitors' Bureau
Fiji
Bougainville
Mint
Aga Khan
Barbara Hutton
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Mopsy
Gladys Parker
Eastland
Miss
Hollywood
Ohio
Jean Peters
K. Mandal
Pacific
William Wills
Joseph McCarthy
Fulton Lewis
Peress
Paul Benhoff
Santa Monica
Army
McCarthy Investigating Committee
Irving Peress
Herbert Brownell, Jr
McCarthy Committee
Loyalty Board
Joseph R. McCarthy
Hal Boyle
Paris
By Hershberger
John Cameron Swayze
Degas
Leonardo da Vinci
Forty-second Street
Third Avenue
Battery
The
League For Less
LaGuardia
Mary, Queen of Scots
Westminster Abbey
House of Representatives
John
Monroe News-Star
Associated Press
Branham Company, Nations Advertising Representatives
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
Lop Angeles
Charlotte
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