USC and USO Rebound To Aid Draftees In Peace Time
New U S O revival under President Truman funds 7 million dollar budget supports 144 clubs in the U S and 15 abroad. Shows visit 120 veterans hospitals every three weeks with dozens of performers, while camps and hospital programs provide food tours dances and letter writing services for millions of service members and veterans.
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Chicago
Eleanor Roosevelt
Truman
Defense Forrestal
United States
Alaska
Hawaii
Guam
China
Mediterranean
U.S. O
Army
Navy
U. S. CC
Lindsley F. Kimball
Emierta
Ezra Stone
Hollywood
Jennifer Jones
Eddie Cantor
Dinah Shore
van Johnson
Linda Darnell
Betty Hutton
Eddie Bracken
Celeste Holm
Jo Stafford
He is a man of mystery Mao Zedong and China's rise
This profile traces Mao Zedong born 1893 in Hunan through his early schooling, joining the army, founding the Communist party, and leadership of the Red Army. It notes his split with the Kuomintang, siege of Yenan, and emphasis on land reform shaping Chinese revolution.
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Shanghai
Mao Tze-tung
China
Mao
The
Hsiang Valley
Hunan
Hsiangton
Changsha
New Peoples Study Society
Peiping
Peking National University
Marx
Communist Party of China
Kuomintang
Nationalist Party
Canton
Chiang Kai-shek
Chingkanshan
Chinese Red Army
Chu Teh
Wanchang
Kiangs
Chu
Peng Teh-huai
Maq
Red Army
Yenan
Shensi
Oklahoma Kids Chip In to Buy New Elephant
Oklahoma City reports children from across the state and abroad donated pennies nickels and dimes to fund a new elephant for Lincoln Park Zoo after Luna the 50 year old elephant was euthanized. Local jars and bottles appeared in businesses inviting contributions.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Lincoln Park
Luna
Natural Women Hope For Job In Truman's Cabinet
Feminine hopes swirl around a White House appointment in Truman's reform effort. May Thompson Evans, respected in public employment service, is eyed for an assistant secretary post in Labor. If chosen she would bring executive experience and local-level leadership to the administration’s labor policy.
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Wns
Truman
Httle
Lancer
National Federation of Business and Professional Women
May Thompson Evans
Maurice J. Tobin
Democratic National ‘Committee
India ‘Edwards
Labor Department
Mirs
Evans
United States Employment Service
Civil Service
German Jokesmiths Crack At Occupying Powers
Berlin humorists print flue sterwitze mocking Russia and satellites while sparking gossip about Western powers. Jokes reach Tito Kardelj in Belgrade and Anna Pauker in Bucharest as the press showcases anti communist wit behind the iron curtain despite police state fears.
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Berlin
Berliner Post
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Kardelj
Belgrade
Tito
State Department leadership rises with Acheson
The State Department under new secretary Dean Acheson expands its reach with 59 embassies and 140 consulates in a vast global network. The department employs about 6,000 Washington staff plus 1,100 Foreign Service members, while James E Webb will help streamline administration as undersecretary.
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U.S. Oo
Civi United Service Organizations, Inc
U.S. O
Dean Gooderham Acheson
Washington
Department
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The
Foreign Service
James E.webb
U. S
Acheson
James Buchanan
White House
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
James Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Martin van Buren
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U.S
Women Winners as Japan Reform Expands Higher Education
In postwar Japan the occupation driven education overhaul benefits women more than men. Forty one women study in government universities, while 4,617 men are enrolled. Five women's colleges gained university status last April, including Tsuda College aided by the Tokyo Wellesley Club. A Wellesley graduate now assists as Tsuda’s principal, reflecting strong American ties.
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Tokyo
Tsuda College
Bryn Mawr
Wellesley College
T Wellesley Club
Wellesley Club
Lilli Marlene Goes From Cabaret to Cinema Star
German born singer Lele Andersen gains fame for Lilli Marlene the trench ballad loved by Allied troops. Her film break in Italy with Dulio Correlli and Austrian Emil Jannings marks a postwar move to cinema.
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Baxiburg
Germany
Charing Cross Road
London
Tin Pan Alley
Lilli Marlene
Rommel
Afrika Korps
Eighth Army
Western Desert
Lele Andersen
Norway
Italy
Greek refugee children thrive in Yugoslav center
A comprehensive visit by Yugoslav Red Cross and Free Greece authorities reports Greek refugee children in Bela Crkva well fed, warmly clothed, and housed in orderly dormitories. The camp houses 360 of about 11,600 exiles, with mixed views on their fate and claimed kidnaping disputes.
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Yugoslavia
Red Cross
Greece
Bela Creva
Yugoslav Information Office
Refuees
Belgrade
Romania
Free Greek Commission
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From
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Bucharest
Anna
Moscow
Jefferson
State Dept
Herbert Hollander
State Department
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Henry Clay
John C. Calhoun
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Esther Crane
Lale Andersen
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People's Committee
Bela Crkva
Russia
Josef Stalin
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