No Right-Minded Candidate Will Antagonize Newsmen
A veteran reporter reflects on the role and treatment of newsmen in political years. He recalls President Truman’s sharp jabs at the press, compares past presidents’ lines about newspapers and radio, and notes television's growing influence on campaign image and voter perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Godwin
ABC
Franklin Roosevelt
Truman
John Quincy Adams
Chicago Tribune
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Tribune
Tel Bertie
Robert McCormick
Magnuson
Spokesman-Review
Spokesman- Review
The
Congress
Mr. Truman
Adams
GOP Convention Nominates Dewey in Unanimous Display
The GOP convention backs Dewey for president with Warren as second choice on the ticket. The editor notes reflect Western Newspaper Union analysts rather than the host paper.
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GOP
Dewey
Warren
Western Newspaper Union
Dewey Captures GOP Nomination Over Diverse Field
The Philadelphia convention consolidates around Thomas E. Dewey after a stop-Dewey effort falters. Dewey gains 1,094 delegates on the third ballot with Earl Warren chosen as vice president amid a forward looking Republican platform promoting internationalism and European recovery.
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Dewey
Taft
Stassen
GOP
Dwight Green
Illinois
Republican Party
California
Earl Warren
Dewey Vandenberg
Warren
Vandenberg
MacArthur
Thomas E. Dewey
Tito purge and U S draft plans reshape postwar order
The report outlines Tito’s expulsion from the Communist bloc amid charges of anti Sovietism and independent policy. It also details U S peacetime draft plans, aiming to induct 30,000 young men monthly from September with a total army target near 837,000, supported by guard divisions and anti aircraft units.
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Tito
Communist Party
Cominform
Communist Information Bureau
Europe
Belgrade
Moscow
Yugoslavia
U S
Congress
Army
U. S
Kenneth Royall
National Guard
Nominee Dewey Builds Power Through Calculated Drive
Thomas E. Dewey emerges as a success story of disciplined ambition. At 46 he has served two terms as New York governor and twice secured the Republican presidential nomination, the only case of a defeated candidate nominated again. Born in Owosso, Michigan, he rose to prominence as a racket-busting New York City district attorney.
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Thomas Edmund Dewey
New York
Publican
Republican Party
Owosso
Mich
Dewey
New York City
Berlin Blockade Frames Cold War Power Struggle
The article argues Russia uses the Berlin blockade as part of a Kremlin plan to push the Western Allies from Berlin. It contrasts Allied air drops of food to besieged Berliners with the threat of war and potential Munich style appeasement in four power negotiations.
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Russia
Berlin
Europe
Munich
Britain
U.S
Emotional causes of asthma cited by Dr Schutzbank
Dr F B Schutzbank told the American Medical association in Chicago that emotional distress and family quarrels may trigger asthma as often as physical factors. He noted many sufferers travel to Arizona for relief but could improve symptoms by reducing domestic tensions.
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F. B. Schutzbank
Tuscon, Ariz
American Medical Association
Chicago
Arizona
Broadway Heartbeat and Hollywood Buzz In One Fragment
A jumble of postwar society notes from New York, including Mrs. Andrei Gromyko at Colony and Walter Sherwin merger talk, Eisenhower good will at the Paramount, stamps with Gottwald and Zapo tock y, and satire on show business figures like Lana Turner and Monte Proser. Also mentions Aaron Burr in Paris and Truman prosperity rally remarks.
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Andrei Gromyko
Gregg Sherwood
Trousseau
Wilma’s
Walter Sherwin
Powersirens
N. Y. Yankees
Dwight Eisenhower
Paramount
Wendell Willkie
Poultry House Plan For Small Backyard Structure
Response to popular requests outlines a do it yourself backyard building unit. The design measures 4 by 8 feet and can extend in 4 foot sections. It uses asbestos sheathing, cardboard patterns, and simple lumber cuts with step by step assembly illustrations.
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Attern Co
Ville
Stasnal
Secretaries See Strong Marriage Prospects From Courteous Dress
A secretarial school director says well trained and groomed secretaries who work closely with men have good marriage prospects. They should look crisp at all times without flashy attire. Avoid bright nail polish short sleeves chewing gum skimpy skirts seductive necklines high heels and jangling jewelry.
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Backhage
Abraham Lincoln
Donnybrook
Mr Truman
the Tribune
Washington States
Cleveland
Albany
Newport
Kipling
President Truman
Bill Schoentgen
WNU
Dewey and Family
White House
GOP Convention
Philadelphia
Sen
Edward Martin
Pennsylvania
John Bricker
Ohio
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Kenneth Wherry
Nebraska
Marshal Tito
Broadway
Gottwald
Zapotocky
Barbara Nunn
Monte Proser
H'wood
Heaven On Earth
Lily Pons
Monte
Studio
Lam Fong
George Jean Nathan
Lana Turner
Irving Hoffman
Club 78
Coney Island
Manhattan
Delancey Street
St. Patrick's Steps
Jack Pearl
42Nd Street
Richard Widmark
Mag
Outer Mongolia
C. A. Lejeune
Douglas Farbanks
John Newton Baker
Paul E Fitzpatrick
Trumans
Aaron Burr
United States
Paris
Kellogg’s
Kellogg Co
Battle Creek
Kellogg
Yodora
Galta
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dean
Bea
Lavera
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