Berliners Face Soviet Sugar Bribes in Bitter Postwar Rift
The Soviet zone offers free sugar and better rations to Berliners who switch food registration from the west to the east as Western authorities warn of job purges and intensified control. About 60,000 have already changed, risking liberty for scarce meat and potatoes and the spread of communist influence. Many east residents still resist, including some in the so‑called people’s police, while Western powers insist democracies remain in Berlin.
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People’s Police
Col Louis Johnson presses for defense post in Truman era
The article traces Col Louis Johnson of West Virginia as a persistent White House visitor in the pre election period, pursuing the secretary of national defense job in the Truman administration. It notes public criticism of Forrestal, Johnson’s 1937 start as assistant secretary of war, and earlier rivalries with Woodring amid Roosevelt’s rearmament push.
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Truman
Santa Claus
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Louis Johnson
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National Defense
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Roosevelt
Harry Woodring
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Woodring
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Henry L. Stimson
India
Johnson's hard driving role in 1948 campaign shaping defense ties
Marquis Childs recalls Johnson mediating Britain India tensions, then using political ruthlessness at home. Johnson backed by networks, steered Democratic financing during a penniless campaign, securing private talks with the president and pivotal broadcasts.
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India
Johnson
New Delhi
American Legion
Cumeo
White House
Conference aims to form global wildlife protection union
United Nations officials discuss a plan called the Conference for the Establishment of an International Union for the Protection of Nature. The idea, started by the French, seeks equal wildlife protection across nations. The U S has strict migratory bird laws, while many Latin American countries lack them, prompting a need for international agreement.
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United Nations
International Union For the Protection of Nature
U.S
U. S
Paul Gallico Praises Howard Hughes as Grand Gesture figure
Paul Gallico lauds Howard Hughes for energy and ambition, arguing wealth exposes reality. He admires Hughes versatility across aviation oil diversions and film, credits him with a bold faith in self, and notes money’s value lies in the fun and enterprise it fuels.
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Heny
Gallico
Brother Hughes
Phooey
Hughes
News Of The Day In Rhyme
A reflective piece on the newspaper trade praising perseverance and fair play. It argues reporters should face rivals without whining, emphasize grit, integrity, and resilience, and warns against soft excuses when scooped or defeated. The piece lauds newspapermen as men who press on.
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Madame Fortune
Aal~ Killer
Man Hildreth
District of Columbia
Capitol
Hildreth
America
Truman
Pennsylvania Avenue
Dreth
Lorton Reformatory
Wallace warns of danger from ideas over arms
Henry A. Wallace argues that the nation faces greater threat from alien ideas than from invasion and asserts that peaceful reconstruction cannot be achieved by preparing for war. He frames a defense of standstill in policy and emphasizes ideological resilience over militarization.
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America
Henry A. Wallace
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes and near mobilization scare
Drew Pearson reports the Berlin blockade caused a false mobilization scare after Gen. Lucius Clay warned Russia might attack. Secretary Marshall plans to resign as secretary of state, with Vinson likely to replace him. Madame Chiang Kai-Shek laments Western aid delays while Dewey era politics stir China policy. Jacqueline Cochran aims to revive WASP pilots in the air force reserve, stirring pilot tensions. GOP fund drive offers and Wherry’s leadership split frame a tense political moment as the navy seeks pilots and CAA guards secrecy.
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Army
Lucius Clay
Pearl Harbor
Clay
Army Department
Russia
Berlin
Pentagon
Truman
Congress
Marshall
Pinehurst
Leesburg
Fred Vinson
Dewey
Chiang Kai-Shek
China
Madame Chiang
Thomas Dewey
Jacqueline Cochran
Floyd Odlum
Miss Cochran
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Air Force Service
WASPS
Jim Kemper
Republican National Committee
Kemper
C. T. Anderson
Arlington
Minnesota
Illinois
Harry Truman
Civil Aeronautics Administration
CAA
Drew Pearson
Distiller’s Institute
Capitol Hill
White House
Muhlbach
Kansas City
Nebraska
Kenneth Wherry
GOP
Wherry
Gene Milliken
Colorado
Navy
Parade Plans Stir Washington For Inauguration Day
Melvin D. Hildreth leads a massive nine mile parade setup with 48 floats 300 drum majorettes and bands including the Philadelphia Mummers. The 165 horsepower limousine features his title in gold letters as officials budget 300000 for festivities and 79000 for stands while security and weather threaten delays.
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Melvin D. Hildreth
Inaug Committee
America
Philadelphia
James Caesar Petrillo
LaFayette Park
White House
Carpenters
Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey
Hildreth
Republican Congress
Sarge Nordholm and the Intermountain Recruiter Enterprising Army Reporter
Staff Sergeant John G Nordholm of the United States Army recruiting service in Pocatello is highlighted as a versatile figure tall and skilled in metal work proofreading and mechanics now serving as reporter and editor for the Intermountain Recruiter published from Fort Douglas Utah The piece notes pre retirement programs for former WACs organized reserve corps and Idaho veteran employment trends with rising unemployment from 300 to about 3000 by December and ends with a local anecdote about a family Christmas Eve ritual of cremating slippers
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John G. Nordholm
United States Army
Pocatello
Sarge
Fort "Anta
Jack
Nordholm
Intermountain
WAC
ORC
United States
Terry Prater
Idaho
Idaho State Employment Office
Diana Barrymore reveals unemployment woes in theater crowd
Miss Diana Barrymore admits she now makes personal appearances on the unemployment insurance queue with fellow actors collecting weekly benefits. She notes many in the industry are poor and facing long commutes, calling it laughable that even prominent figures are in the same boat.
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John Barrymore
Hollywood
Diana
East Side
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