Secret Emergency Fund and Gromyko Critique Stir Cold War Talk
The piece surveys the presidents secret emergency fund usage including Truman allocations for coal, diplomacy and military training. It then harshly condemns Soviet diplomat Andrei Gromyko as obtuse and a Molotov stooge, noting UN tensions and Russian distrust in the new leadership.
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Stalin
United States
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Siberia
U. S
Gromyko
D. Z. Manuilsky
Molotov
Andrei Vishinsky
United Nations
U. N. General Assembly
Soestrict
U. N
Return of Captain Mackey Reveals Family Tates
Richard McFarlane, missing since World War I, returns claiming to be Captain Mackey and visits Julia and his son Ric. Sandra Calvert, Ric's wife, confronts the past as Mackey plans to take Sandra to Ric, while Jill and their grandfather navigate truth, loss, and a family path forward.
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Richard McFarlane
Julia
Captain Mackey
Ric
Sandra Calvert
Richard
Sandra
Jill
Gordon
Dave
Spang
Mamie
Mackey
Frank
Ridley Field
Mr. McFarlane
John I. McFarlane
Richard. McFarlane
Promise to a Private
John I and another man clash over a captain who has promised to take away a woman linked to Richard McFarlane. The exchange probes duty, loyalty, and the risks of making promises to oneself in a tense moment aboard.
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John I
Richard
Richard McFarlane
Imagination and Danger Rally in a Quiet House
Sandra and Jill confront Captain Mackey over a mission that brings past losses into focus. He insists on a decisive commission and escorts Sandra to a destination, warning about imagination running wild and leading to dangerous paths. The exchange sharpens tensions between trusted authority and personal peril.
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Ricky
Rod Mackey
Sandra
Ric
Jill
Mackey
Screenradio notes and radio moves in Hollywood chatter
Western Newspaper Union previews staged Screenradio and film industry chatter. Ezra Stone eyes a network post after spotting Curtiz while plans for My Awful Wife and The Jolson Story unfold with stars like Lucille Ball and Franchot Tone. The Lassie radio debut is announced with Budd Weatherwax, and Gabriel Heatter discusses his sources in small town papers.
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Larry Parks
the Jolson
Lucille Ball
Franchot Tone
Edward Everett Horton
Park
MGM
Lassie
ABC
Budd Weatherwax
The Man From Colorado Casts Cow Ponies for Cave Battles
More than 200 cow ponies are being trained for cave alry maneuvers and battle scenes for Columbia's The Man From Colorado starring Glenn Ford Ellen Drew and William Holden. ABC plans beautiful programming Beginning in September Americas Town Meeting broadcasts at 830 and the Boston Symphony at 930. Park Johnson Warner Hall and Vox Pop return next fall on a major network with a new sponsor, then they will vacation.
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Columbia
Colorado
Glenn Ford
Ellen Drew
William Holden
ABC
America
Boston Symphony
Bias Pro
Park Johnson
Warner Hall
Vox Pop
Vacaon
Common science and trivia questions list
A set of ten general knowledge queries covering geology biology linguistics history geography and zoology. Topics include earthquake depth white gold orchid blooming speed Macaroni origin speed of a baseball Domination of Canada Bride of the Sea Sahara area and peacock plumage classification.
Answers to a Set of General Knowledge Questions
The list provides concise answers to ten prompts covering distances metals trade history speed dates geography and bird anatomy. Key items include a distance of six to eight miles, alloy composition of gold nickel and zinc a 10 to 12 year span a German introduced metalworking claim a large dictionary entry of set with 235 definitions a speed of 98.6 mph Venice a vast area about 30 million square miles and a note on eye feathers of a peacock fan being tail converts rather than real tail feathers.
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Europe
Venice
Blacksmith Lobbies for Cornet and Drum in Town Band
Welfare committee forms a local band and interviews applicants. The blacksmith seeks the cornet, admits no qualifications but promises practice, while forty others want the big drum. He asks for a drum too, sparking a humorous balance of instruments and ambition.
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