State Department backs open Covenants push for UN exposure
Archibald MacLeish leads a bold campaign from the State Department to publicize the upcoming United Nations meeting in San Francisco. He argues open publicity will educate the public on Dumbarton Oaks to Bretton Woods topics and test the new era of public diplomacy against secrecy.
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Yalta
Bretton Woods
Tennyson
Parliament of Man
Hot Springs
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Army
Eiither
National Opinion Research Center
University of Denver
Tyes
Government Surplus Gives Public Access to Vast Stock
Treasury procurement plans year long sale of surplus war goods valued around 103 billion dollars through 11 regional offices. Auctions favor farmers with some items sold via Defense Plant Corporation and RFC, while total sales to date show far below appraised value.
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Barbs and War News Stirs Public Opinion
The supply of German wines is said to be reduced by 37 percent amid wartime propaganda. Marshal Petain is described as maintaining equity of mind in a southern German town, while French popularity wanes. WPB offers lumber aid to farmers for emergency repairs as shortages bite. In a week, 468 convention applications were rejected by ODT, illustrating wartime shifts.
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Surplus Planes Offered to Civilians by Government Sale
The Civil Aeronautics Administration announces the sale of about a million surplus airplanes to civilians. Auctions occur each Monday at eight regional offices, averaging 50 planes per office and 400 weekly sold through competitive bidding. Planes are former training center and civilian flight school aircraft.
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United States
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Notes from a Newspaper Man on Roosevelts and Allies
A newspaper reminiscence recalls a dinner table moment with Roosevelt Churchill and Stalin debating which nationality they would choose if not their own. It notes Ethel Barrymore's pneumonia during Embezzled Heaven and messages from leaders cheering her recovery. It ends with a humorous mistranslation about a Hungarian playwright.
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Churchill
Stalin
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Theresa Helburn
London Daily Mail’s Bold Print Run for King
The London Daily Mail faced editor’s ire over errors despite bonuses for high standards. The editor announced the first copy would be printed on special stock and sent to the King of England as a symbolic remedy.
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London Daily Mail
King of England
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