Anna Louise Strong Arrested in Moscow on Espionage Allegations
The Soviet press reports Anna Louise Strong, American journalist and longtime Soviet advocate, arrested on charges of espionage and undermining activity against the Soviet Union. She faces possible deportation as authorities withhold specific accusations while noting her 28 years in the USSR and prior deportation waves within the Communist sphere.
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Kremlin
Richard Sorge
MacArthur
Sorge
Tokyo
Moscow
Anna Louise Strong
Miss Strong
Russia
A. L. Strong
Soviet Union
Politburo
Europe
Wallgren Nomination Tests Independence of Security Board
A Washington clash between military and civilian control colors the fight over Mon Wallgren's appointment as chairman of the National Security Resources Board. Critics fret over dependence on the Pentagon and Budget Bureau while supporters cite Wallgren's wartime work and personal ties to President Truman.
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Washington
Germany
Japan
Mon. C. Wallgren
Truman
National Security Resources Board
Wallgren
Security Resources Board
Arthur M. Hill
Hill
Greyhound Bus Company
White House
James Forrestal
Forrestal
Pentagon
NLRB
Waillgren
Bureau of
Wallgren Confirmed Likely as Civilian Oversight Grows
Marquis Childs notes the civilian government needs stronger performance after World War II. Sen. Harry Cain opposes at times, while Wallgren asserts the role is advisory though capable of directing recommendations to the president. The piece warns that civilian authority must not yield to military influence.
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Wallgren
Sen
Harry Cain
Washington
Cain
NLRB
Germany
Civil Rights Leaders Threaten Senate Over Filibuster
A joint committee of 21 national organizations vows to overturn the Democratic Senate majority in 1950 unless action ends filibusters. The piece notes past failures of Roosevelt and organized labor to purge opponents through elections, yet calls such democracy a healthy sign.
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Joint Committee On Civil Rights
Senate
Roosevelt
Congress
Organized Labor
Robert Ruark on Contempt of Court and Rights in America
Robert Ruark rants about contempt of court and rights, mocking legal jargon and the courtroom, denouncing the Medina trial proceedings and the defense of the jury system. He questions penalties for contempt and contrasts American courts with other systems.
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New York
Bug Blackstone
America
Harold Medina
Medina
Mother
Russia
Homer Q. Sapiens
It Happened Last Night by Earl Wilson
New York and Los Angeles are home to both much and much ill manners says Earl Wilson. He notes out-of-towners and Hollywood actors including Turhan Bey and Arlene Dahl clash with polite Midwestern roots while Dahl defends the starlet image and attends Icecapades.
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Earl Wilson
New York
Los Angeles
Wilson
Miss Dahl
Turhan Bey
M-G-M
Turhan
Dublin opposition blocks Ireland from NATO alliance
Irish Minister Sean Nunan tells Senate committee Ireland cannot join any military alliance with Britain, citing partition and occupation. Moscow at odds over war or peace, U.S. appeasement, Tass nosiness, and Lapham plans in China draw attention as Senate debates North Atlantic pact details.
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Dublin
Ireland
Great Britain
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Sean Nunan
Nunan
Moscow
Stalin
Molotov
United States
U. S
Tass
Navy
Air Force
Uncle Sam
Trygve Lie
State Department
United Nations
Lie
Vandenberg
Rules
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Elections
Francis Meyer
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Senate
Elections Subcommittee
Ferguson
China
Roger Lapham
San Francisco
Lapham
Acheson
Russia
Congress
Massachusetts
Henry Cabot Lodge
Europe
Arkansas
William Fulbright
Florida
Claude Pepper
Far East
Mediterranean
Sen. Fulbright
Sen
Brien McMahon
Connecticut
Tom Connally
Arthur Vandenberg
McMahon
Chickens Home To Roost In Argentina Crisis
Paul Gallico reflects on Argentina under Col. Juan Peron, critiquing his regime's price hikes and anti liberal policies. He notes wartime Nazi associations, trade wars with flax seed, and how Marshall Plan aided nations, ending with a moral on the Golden Rule.
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Argentina
Juan and Eqita
Goddess of Liberty
Peron
United States
Britain
Europe
Col. Peron
Colonel
National Economic Council
Grant and Gobble
U. S
Hitler
Germany
Gate City Goings On in Pocatello Postings
A chaotic local column notes a 14 month old boy abandoned by his mother in Pocatello and placed in the Boise orphan home while residents consider adoptions. It also mentions a lost horse on North Grant street and a police court youth cited for two auto crashes and three traffic violations, paying $47.50.
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North Main Street
Pocatello Post Publishing Company
Eee
S_ C
ED Flandro
Pocatello
Idaho
Larry Lee
Pocatello City
Boise
Rex
the Post
R. Don Bistlins
Goings On In Hollywood Highlights And Backstage Moves
Hedda Hopper reports Ronnie Reagan returns from England to star in Ring In The New with Noris Bruner. Alfred Drake eyeing The Liars lead calling Michael Redgrave. Eddie Cantor plans independent financing for Banjo Eyes at Warners. Paulette Goddard outfits by Balmain, Burgess Meredith loaned Paris gowns. Los Angeles writers push support for paraplegic GIs wheelchair basketball tour funding, boosting morale after the war.
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Hollywood
Ronnie Reagan
Noris Bruner
England
Warner
New York
Alfred Drake
Kate
Broadway
Michael Redgrave
Mike
Drake
London
Eddie Cantor
Warners
Ihen
Hal Wali
Paulette Goddard
Burgess Meredith
Paris
Burgess
Notable quotes illuminate postwar housing and diplomacy
The passage cites Dr Edward A Condon on persistent postwar housing shortages, Stalin opposing long journeys, and Churchill recalling direct top‑level contacts with Roosevelt. It frames enduring social, medical, and international tensions through historical statements and memoirs.
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Edward A. Condon
National Bureau of Standards
Roosevelt
Churchill
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