Is Lilienthal Under Fire or the Political Winds?
The article questions whether accusations against atomic energy chief David Lilienthal stem from politics rather than security. It notes two main counts on his policy decisions, debates the test of loyalty investigations, and criticizes lawmakers for gaps in the 1946 atomic energy law while urging fixes and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Hans Friestadt
University of North Carolina
Washington
Peter Edson
Henry Ford II
R. J. Thomas
United Auto Workers
Lilienthal
Montana
Wyoming
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Commission
FBI
AEC
Senator Hickenlooper
Joint Congressional Committee On Atomic Energy
Roosevelt Jr Faces Incoming Mail Load After Sol Bloom Death
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. inherits a packed mail bag as Bloom’s successor in Congress. Bloom’s Foreign Affairs leadership drew international friends whose correspondence continues to flood Washington at hundreds per week, keeping staff busy amid a quiet foreign press.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
New York
Sol Bloom
Congress
Washington
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Bloom
Insect Bankruptcy and a Dictionary of Odd Clues
A quirky puzzle list pairing cryptic clues with numbered entries such as insect, Greek letter, supplication, and minced oath. It blends wordplay categories like German river entry and mineral rock with cross references to social insects and various common terms.
Television Grounds For Divorce Sparks New York Suit
New York reports a separation suit where Betty Jo Hill objects to husband Layton Hill spending nights watching television. She cites lack of love and companionship as his obsession with TV programs, noting a broader cultural concern over televised distraction transforming family life.
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New York
Betty Jo Hill
Layton Hill
John
Mary
Mommy
Poppy
Little Egbert
Howdy Doody
Benny Rubin
Egbert
Groton
The Endless Cycle of Reupholstering Considerations
A humorous look at upholstery wear and the costly choices between reupholstering slipcovers and replacing furniture. The piece notes how worn arms and seats prompt postponement, with clever fixes by women and social judgment from friends, urging a decisive repair plan.
Floyd Odlum Secret Backstage Power in Truman Admin
Washington column examines Floyd Odlum's influence in the Truman era. It details hidden roles with Curtis Calder and Richard Patterson, secret commissions in several maneuvers, and Odlum’s control over Electric Bond and Share. It argues backstage Wall Street figures affect defense and policy.
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Washington
House
Armed Services Committee
Floyd Odlum
Michigan
Wall Street
Truman
Odlum
White House
National Security Resources Board
Senate
Mon Wallgren
Commerce
Curtis Calder
Electric Bond
Share
Army
Army Engineers
Richard Patterson
Guatemala
Argentina
Patterson
Buenos Aires
Peron
Calder
Securities and Exchange Commission
Wall
Chatham Phenix Allied Corporation
Atlas Corporation
Hutton
Chatham Phenix
Atlas Corp
Chatham Phenix Allied Corp
Chatham Phenix Bank
Jay Gould
J. P. Morgan
SEC
All America General Corporation
Atlas
All America
C. Shelby Carter
Richard B. Scandrett
J. W. Campbell
Harold C. Richard
C. H. Nichols
Exchange of Stock
All America’s
Messrs. Carter
Scandrett
Campbell
Richard and
Nichols
Defense
Louis Johnson
Consolidated Vultee
Navy
Alma Mater of a Sandwich Shop Dream
Henry McLemore recalls arriving in New York in 1928 with little money and hopes. He parodied a career bid for mayor and parks chief, then worked six months cutting sandwiches at B and G. Twenty one years later he revisits the shop and is refused recognition, urging youth to value formal education over fast food work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Parks
Brent Zoo
Subway
Walker
Moses
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
McLemore
America
Darmoe
Quotations on Communism and Literature by Barkley and Sartre
A quotation from Vice President Barkley warns against granting communism a foothold in the United States. It is paired with a Sartre line noting literature is unnecessary to human welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States of America
Barkley
Mystery 300 Pound Safe Found and Recovered in Pocatello
Yesterday's POST reported a 300 pound safe missing from the Pocatello police department. The safe reappeared when Tom Blazing of the Cinnebar club claimed it from his car trunk, having read the earlier story. He opened it and noted holes drilled by locksmith Red Bartoschek while seeking a summer income. The piece closes with a note on publicity delays and posting deadlines for notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pocatello Police Department
Tom Blazing
Cinnebar Club
South Main St
Red
Bartoschek
Berle's Broadway Comeback Marriage Nets Wedding Plans
Broadway gossip centers on Milton Berle set to remarry Joyce Matthews on June 15 with their adopted daughter Vicky in attendance. The couple plans a California honeymoon while Berle pursues movie work in Always Leave Em Laughing. Berle's public image as TV icon and potential film star is balanced by anecdotes from Eddie Davis benefit night and old showbiz tales.
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Love
Broadway
Aly Khan
Rita
Milton Berle
Joyce Matthews
Vicky
California
Joyce
Berle
Public Energy No. 1
Lassie
Trigger
Gene Kelly
Jane Russell
Jellyroll) Wald
Archies barbs pay off in Hollywood style insults
Erskine Johnson notes Ed Archie Gardner Dizzying roasts on Duffy's Tavern spoofing stars from Rudy Vallée to Marlene Dietrich. Quotes lampoon Bacall, Sinatra and Churchill’s daughter Sara, with light jabs at Dinah Shore and Helen Traubel. Mentions Bogart retort and future film plans for Astaire Rogers and Audie Murphy projects.
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Hollywood
NEA
Archie” Gardner
Archie
Rudy Vallee
Vallee
Lauren Bacall
Ulah* Bankhead
Lauren
Arthur Treacher
Treacher
Frank Sinatra
Sinatra
Frank
Hildegarde
Cass Daly
Marlene Dietrich
Margaret Truman
Marlene
Matson
Dinah Shore
Duffy’s
Helen Traubel
Noel Coward
Sophie Tucker
Sophie
Winston Churchill
Sara
Movies
Barry Fitzgerald
RKO
Fred Astaire
Ginger Rogers
the Barkleys
Broadway
Audie Murphy
Gale Storm
the Kid
Texas
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North Main Street
Pocatello, Idaho
Pocatello Post Publishing Company
Eea
C. ED Flandro
LC. Giauque
Frank Grover
Pocatello
Idaho
eBay
Tsase
Statesman
Aia
Ciairis
Robert Ruark
Billoop
Drew Pearson
Henry McLemore
Alma Mater
Jean-Paul Sartre
Gate City
Steve Lamoreux
ISC
William Shiflett
Shiflett
Ike” Gutzman
Wesley Martyn
Lamoreux
Earl Wilson
Eddie Davis
Leon
Eddie's
Case Tomers
Roosevelt
Rooters
Eddie
South Pacific
E. W
Fanny Ward
Fanny
Lincoln
Milton
Delaware
Georgie
Sandra
Winter Garden
Jolson
Erskine Johnson
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