Anecdotes of Famous Figures From Censorship to Diplomacy
A collection of brief world and American anecdotes highlights wartime press access, Joe Louis’s youth guidance, Will Rogers quips, FDR and Roosevelt family moments, Teddy Roosevelt diplomacy, Clemenceau on killing microbes, Napoleon’s propaganda, and G B Shaw retorts.
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Joe Louis
Detroit
Child Guidance Bureau
Bureau
Teddy Roosevelt
Teddy
Roosevelt
Truman's early White House tempo and aide relations
A column reviews Truman's first two months as president noting a businesslike White House atmosphere, swift staff changes, and a reliance on capable diplomats for foreign policy. It recalls Eisenhower’s rise after a clash with MacArthur and quips about Evatt’s Philadelphia remark on UN seat.
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White House
Harry Truman
United States
Charlie Ross
Ross
Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Stettinius
San Francisco
Graft charges probe urged amid wartime scrutiny
The piece urges congressional investigation into graft and negligence in war production and procurement. It discusses possible criminal libel, accountability, and the need to punish true frauds while noting government excess and the push for audits of corporations created by executive orders. It highlights Senator Byrd’s panel finding 1141 federal bureaus and calls Hawaii a candidate for statehood after noting tax and outpost status.
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Fulton Lewis Jr
Mutual Network
Lewis
Mutual Broadcasting Company
Congress
Congressional
Department of Justice
Senate
Comptroller General
Lindsay C. Warren
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Baltimore
Douglas MacArthur
Bretton Woods
Will Rogers
Rogers
Will
Lowell Thomas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
FDR
Johnny
Mrs. Roosevelt
France
Clemenceau
Germany
Napoleon
Spain
Bonaparte
G. B. Shaw
Shaw
Randolf Churchill
Lady Churchill
Rearson
Leonard Reinsch
Atlanta
Edward D. McKim
McKim
Mrs
Hope Diamond
McLean
Washington
MacArthur
Eisenhower
General MacArthur
Philippines
Philippine Army
Manila
Dwight Eisenhower
U.S.A
Wainwright
Baseball and United Nations
Australia
Herbert Evatt
William Penn
United Nations
Evatt
Philadelphia
Phillies
New Hampshire
Tobey
Danaher
Connecticut
Republican National Committee
Wright A Yaaa Sa Ren
Senator Byrd
Committee For the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Hawaii
Pacific Ocean
Western Newspaper Union
Dwight D. Eisenhower
David
Mamie Doud
Denver
West Point
Abilene
New York Institute For the Education of the Blind
Navy
Market Lamb
Chicago
Sherwood Stouffer
Mount Morris
Midwest
Young Stouffer
G.L
Union
The
M.p.s
Set. Granville J. P
Cpl
Martial Harris
U.S. Citizen
Charles Franklin Cohen
Sgt
Max Cohen
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