Soviet Peace Offensive May Reshape World Power
The piece argues the Kremlin plans a broad peace offensive in Europe and Asia, aided by Moscow’s figures like Marcel Cachin and Palmiro Togliatti. It suggests China’s civil war favors communism, with Russia aiming to ease Western pressure to free resources for Asia and blunt Marshall Plan spending, while warning that Soviet motives remain unreliably benevolent.
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Leon Dennen
NEA
Paris
Kremlin
Europe
Far East
Moscow
Marcel Cachin
France
Palmiro Togliatti
Italy
China
Russia
Japan
Red
West
Asia
America
Soviet Union
Washington Column on Lovett’s Plans and Work
Washington note on retiring Undersecretary Robert A. Lovett. He seeks “high and dry air” after Foggy Bottert and avoids predicting world peace plans for his successor. Lovett is praised for shedding light on dark corners of world confusion and for managing Marshall Plan prep and North Atlantic pact talks.
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Washington
NEA
Robert A. Lovett
Lovett
Marshall
Mid-Atlantic realignments in U S efforts with Soviet talks
Peter Edson notes a midstream shift in U S diplomacy as Dean Acheson replaces Lovett. He argues continuity favors Lovett, says renewed Moscow talks without Allies could weaken U S stance. The piece underscores a fragile UN position amid Soviet bluff and non-Communist bloc reactions.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Truman
Lovett
Acheson
Marshall
Fred M. Vinson
Moscow
U. S
Walter B. Smith
V. M. Molotov
London
Paris
United States
Russia
United Nations
Robert Ruark Reflects On Ponzi’s Infamy And Legacy
In New York Robert Ruark revisits Charles Ponzi’s crimes with a skeptical lens. He notes Ponzi’s 40 000 victims, 5 bank collapses, and a 50 percent return scheme, while contrasting it with later money speculators who profit from currency shifts and global loopholes. He argues Ponzi’s sin was oversimplified aims and poor bookkeeping.
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New York
Charlie Ponzi
Boston
South America
Charlie
Jeff Peters
Ponzi
Conman
Wizard
Train telephone strangers lure fares and tales aboard
The piece notes passengers using train telephones on the New Haven line tell of calls that bungle homefront privacy, with stories of lost diamonds and men paying for calls as couples apart on trains chat with distant companions. The twins Arlene and Louise Driscoll describe curious, sometimes costly, conversations and the novelty of being contacted mid journey.
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Yankee Clipper
Stamford
Conn
Arlene
Louise Driscoll
Boston
New Haven
Louise
Biltmore
Providence
Rockefeller
Alfred
Texas
Fort Worth
San Mateo
San Francisco
Mid-Ocean
Haines
McCloy Sees Bank Role Shaped by Global Investment
John J. McCloy, chairing the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, urges a new model of American capital and technology abroad. He questions the loan-heavy approach to European aid and warns on Bank status as UN-related, amid shifts in world economics and the bank’s mission.
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Washington
John J. McCloy
International Bank For Reconstruction and Development
McCloy
Bank
United Nations
Uncle Sam
Truman
J. P. Morgan
Morgan
World Bank
Bank aid stalled by cold war and regional limits
Marquis Childs notes Western Europe offers the best lending prospects for the World Bank while Middle East turmoil and Eastern European tensions block action. He warns U.S. policy by by-passing the UN undermines international efforts and calls for a realistic yet idealistic approach to global development.
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Western
Europe
World Bank
Middle East
McCloy
United Nations
U.N
Chiang Kai-Shek Exit Recalled as China Succession Seen
Washington notes recall Drew Pearson’s 61 day forecast of Chiang Kai-Shek’s departure and Li Tsung-jen’s rise. On Capitol Hill officials question if Truman’s tax program will falter from treasury head Snyder who blocks consultation and offers only alternatives as chaos widens.
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Chiang Kai-Shek
Drew Pearson
Chiang
Pearson
Li Tsung- Jen
Washington — Administration
Capitol Hill
Truman
John Snyder
Secretary of the Treasury
Dewey Bricker feud marks 1944 running mate slip
The piece notes Sen John Bricker’s jab at Dewey during a testimonial for Sen Margaret Chase Smith. It recalls Bricker’s 1944 and 1948 campaigns and suggests GOP congress members helped defeat Dewey. It also covers housing reform defections over Ellender Foley bill and Truman inaugural scenes with Les Biffle, Barkley, and McCormick.
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Dewey
Sen
John Bricker
Ohio
President Truman
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Bricker
Truman
Congress
Burnet Maybank
South Carolina
John Sparkman
Alabama
Frank Buchanan
Pennsylvania
Senator Ellender
Louisana
Ellender
Ray Foley
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Foley
Sweeney List of Ideal Husbands Draws World Figures and Wives
Esther Sweeney asserts wives overfill social spaces to cope with unamused husbands and lists ten male figures she deems congenial. She names Truman Kaiser DiMaggio Rockefeller Godfrey Disney O’Brien Taft Brown Smith and O’Brien as examples, then suggests even powerful men have flaws at home.
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American Social Hygiene Association
Esther Sweeney
INS
United States
President Truman
Henry J. Kaiser
Joe E. Brown
Jack Smith
Robert Taft
Joe DiMaggio
Nelson Rockefeller
Arthur Godfrey
Walt Disney
Pat O'Brien
Mr. Sweeney
Bluecoats
Mrs. Sweeney
Senator Taft
Toots Shor’s
Pocatello Gate City Eyes On Freezing Days
Local hospital reports show few new arrivals in Pocatello with male babies dominating. Schools run on warm rooms and rural buses stay on schedule under frigid conditions. Nearby ski area at Foothill boulevard and Tra Creek Drive hosts timed events supervised by Leon Molinelli. Pedestrian traffic rises as cars fail to start and towing services surge. A photographer braves the cold while merchants delay ads. Harold Peterson greets winter mood with butterfly signs of summer.
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Pocatello
George Norman Green
Ameri
Gate City
Foothill
Tra Creek Drive
Leon Molinelli
Youngste
Hollywood Goings On Highlights Harvey Boys and Stars
Hedda Hopper reports on Dickson Hartwell's Collier story about The Harvey Boys and entertainment trends. Lew Ayres donates 500 for a Laurel Canyon playground. Errol Flynn eyes a nine hole course. Bill Lawrence rises to weekly $750 on Arthur Godfrey show after a New York stint. Helmut Danine faced career backlash for Pirates of Capri involvement.
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Dickson Hartwell
Collier's
Harvey Boys
Whostante
Hi Lew Ayres
Laurel Canyon
Errol Flynn
Bill Lawrence
Arthur Godfrey
Hollywood
al Levy
New York
Bill
Godfrey
Arthur
Helmut
Dantine
Rome
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Jos. O'Mahoney
Wyo
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Snyder
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North Carolina
Tom Lynch
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Ellender-Foley
Senate
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Joe Duke
Duke
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Barkley
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John McCormick
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