Isolationist era ends as Senate panel backs Atlantic pact
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves the North Atlantic Treaty with unanimous support, signaling broad public endorsement of collective security among 12 nations. The piece notes postwar shifts from isolationism to peacetime international commitments and credits UN ratification and anti-Soviet pressure for shaping popular sentiment.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
United States
U. S
Russia
Europe
Watkins
Donnell Deere
Senate Committee
America
Women rise in money power with U S treasurer pick
The Times notes Mrs. George N. Clark of Kansas being named U S treasurer signaling growing female control of finances. It cites Nellie Tayloe Ross heading the U S mint and economists noting women’s increasing share of national wealth. It suggests revisiting old laws about wealth.
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George N. Clark
Kansas
U. S
Nellie Tayloe Ross
U. S. Mint
Word List and Clues Grid from Horwitzon Page
A dense collection of crossword style clues and answers appears, listing numbers and definitions for various words. Entries reference languages, objects, actions, and titles across a broad range of common terms, with several theme hints and cross references.
Optimism noted in Berlin blockade talks by Malik
Russian UN delegate Jacob A. Malik says optimism abounds on easing the Berlin blockade. Pope Pius XII warns that clergy cannot stay idle as mankind faces a decisive turning point in history.
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Jacob A. Malik
Berlin
Pius XII
Milton Berle Decorator Draft Sparks Apartment Grief
A comic reminiscence about hiring a top interior decorator who brags of famous projects in Brentwood California. The narrator jokes about credit on the bill and a joke about placing a sofa in the next apartment triggering neighborly ire.
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America
Nelson Rockefeller
Joan Crawford
Brentwood
Calif
Old Happy Freeing Slaves and Baseball Politics
Cincinnati dispatch recounts A B Chandler reinstating players who jumped to the Mexican league as a protective move for owners. The piece portrays Chandler as a tool of vested baseball interests and cites Durocher as a frequent troublemaker, noting recurring confrontations with managers.
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Ol’ Happy
Baseball
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Kaintuck Hills
Promised Land
Mr. Chandler
Pasquel
Leo Durocher
Durocher
Exposes spark high level White House reporting tensions
The Drew Pearson piece notes Preston Tucker indictment on June 10 1949 and recalls Pearson's 1948 charges. It describes Acheson reporting to Truman on the Paris conference and Jimmie Byrnes abrupt Moscow reporting, tracing the resignation that followed and the ensuing friction with Truman.
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Drew Pearson
Tucker
Pearson
SEC
Washington
White House
Acheson
Truman
Paris
Jimmie Byrnes
Jimmie
Byrnes
Moscow
Dean
Cassie Connors
Maud
State Department
Independence
Bill Benton
Public Information
Potomac
Williamsburg
Berle Warned About Life As A Columnist
Henry McLemore warns Milton Berle about the rough realities of column writing. He recalls balky typewriters and hostile readers, notes editors push deadlines, and jokes about long hours, poor pay, and odd hotel spellings, urging Berle to brace for public critique.
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Perpetual Motion
Milton
Vermont
Key West
Dkhe Syndicate
Miss Bellah
Mr. Berle
Joe
Kokomo
Pocatello Postings Highlight Local Contests and News
Early ballots pour in for Nate Morgan Jewelers contest awarding a 17 jewel Bulova watch to the winner. Last year’s winner was Larry Swederski, Pioneer league star. The Moose lodge prepares an outdoor fireplace at Ross Park to present a fireplate on June 19. Senator Toby responds on neurological legislation after reader letters. Abbott’s wife battles a fatal disease. Sandra Harvey, newborn daughter of Mr and Mrs Harvey, arrives at St Anthony Hospital.
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Nate Morgan Jewelers
Larry Swederski
Pocatello
Mel Morgan
Pioneer League
Mel
Redbird
Ross Park
Harry Gibson
California
James F. Abbott
Main Street
Charles W. Toby
Abbott
Toby
Mr. Abbott
Lou
Sandra Sue Harvey
Jack Harvey
St. Anthony Hospital
Brenda Starr
Glamorous Madeline Carroll Talks Makeup And Punctuality
Earl Wilson chats backstage with Madeline Carroll about lightweight vanity and efficiency. Carroll claims she can be dressed in fifteen minutes and emphasizes military punctuality learned from her French mother while dodging fashion details and stage pressures.
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Madeline Carroll
Miss Carroll
Monecy
B.W
Hollywood gossip swirl signals shifting star roles
Erskine Johnson reports on revived Broadway tone in Inter mezzo and Ingrid Bergman promotion as the era’s bold romance. M G M considers delaying Quo Vadis filming in Italy risking Peck replacement. Lana Turner clash with Ava Gardner spurs film splits. Lois Butler linked to Eagle Lion project. Jane Wyman in Stage Fright talk. Ray Gilbert crafts Nancy Goes to Rio. Warner’s Younger Brothers cuts hit four stars.
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M-G-M
Italy
Gregory Peck
Greg
Martha Scott
la Jolla
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Frank Dean
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Henry B. Bauman
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Dollpuss
Guy
Erskine Johnson
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Stromboli
Lana Turner
Ava Gardner
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Ava
Leo
Eagle Lion
Lois Butler
Andy Hardy
Boris Kaplan
Paramount
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Danny Kava
Anaque
Jane Wyman
England
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Brave
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Mrs. J
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