Washington Digest Korea a House Divided Between U S and Russia
The column analyzes the Korean division after World War II and the Moscow agreement. It notes Soviet and American actions in Korea, the failure to form a unified provisional government, and tensions between ideologies. It reflects on U.S. democracy, promises to Koreans, and the costly path to a coalition government.
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Washington
Korea
France
Roosevelt
Stalin
Hodge
America
Japan
Moscow
Ussr
Long session notes and old items in a 1910s column
A column mixes sharp asides on diplomats in winter gear with references to a Pullman jacket marked 1910 and a laundry shirt from 1918. It notes a Washington state secret leak and cites a Business Week census stating 10 percent of munition workers moved counties since V J Day to October last year.
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Pullman
Business Week
Bigtown
Paul Mantz
Betty-Jo
John Murray Anderson
Danny Kaye
O'Dwyer
Army Day Observance Emphasizes Peacetime Mission
President Truman proclaims Army Day April 7 nationwide with parades and addresses by military and civilian leaders. Army Week runs April 6 to 12. Observance highlights peacetime role of the army and its national security function, with displays of new equipment and recognitions of servicemen.
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Truman
Dwight D Eisenhower
War Department
Military Order of World Wars
House of Representatives
Senate
America
FBI Laboratory Aids Crack Crime Across the Nation
A report highlights the FBI crime detection laboratory in Washington as a powerhouse of scientific aid for law enforcement. It cites cases involving sheep theft in Montana, a mule theft in a southern state, and ultrasonic checks for counterfeit or forged items, showing diverse analyses from hair to brand paint. The article notes rapid postwar expansion and ongoing application to crimes like kidnapping, bank robbery, and homicide.
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Federal Bureau of Investigation
Washington
FBI Laboratory
John Edgar Hoover
FBI
Big Horn County
Montana
Brown
State Penitentiary
Wilmington
Ohio
FBI Crime Detection Laboratory
Perfect Cure for Insomnia Eating Crackers in Bed
Chicago sleep expert J P Fanning promotes eating crackers in bed and drinking hot coffee as a cure for insomnia. He also suggests watching goldfish, running or trotting, lettuce, beer or malted milk, hot milk with butter, pepper, and extra pillows as methods to induce sleep.
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Chicago
J P Fanning
National Association of Bedding Manufacturers
Fanning
Broadway Dance Founder Anna Sokolow Captures City Flavor
A profile of Anna Sokolow rising from Manhattan streets to choreograph a Broadway show. The piece highlights her stage success with a vivid, gritty style and notes on the Soho scene, critics, and the public gaze on street life and cinema. It also weaves in brief cultural vignettes from postwar New York, including theater and press agent lore.
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New York
East Side
Manhattan
Elmer Rice
Anna Sokolow
Anna
Broadway
Everbody
Francois
Soho
46Th
Bootblack
49Th Street
Variety
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