Atomic loyalty probes spark clashes among science groups
Two scientific associations quarrel over loyalty investigations in atomic research. The Federation of American Scientists cites at least 76 people, 56 of them scientists, facing unfair clearance procedures while the Oak Ridge group reports 40 percent of top scientists resigning from fear of flimsy grounds. Other leaders offer contrasting views on staffing and replacements, highlighting a national debate over loyalty tests and the Thomas committee methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Program of Atomic Research
Federation of American Scientists
Association of Oak Ridge Scientists and Engineers
Ray Stoughton
Oak Ridge Association
C. N. Rucker
Oak Ridge Project
Whittaker Chambers-Alger Hiss
Oak Ridge
Dr. Stoughton
Thomas Committee
Brookhaven, N. Y
Edward U. Conlon
Edward U. Condon
Big City Real Estate Valuations Rise Nationwide
A National Association of Assessing Officers survey covers 46 U S cities with populations over 100000. It finds an average 6.35 percent rise in valuations with Texas cities leading gains. New York City posted the largest dollar jump at 646 million, up 3.81 percent to 17.584 billion. Construction accounts for 63 percent of the rise. 31 jurisdictions report higher building costs averaging 15 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association of Assessing Officers
Texas
Houston
Tex
Fort Worth
San Antonio
San Diego
Dade County
Miami
Fla
Utica
N. Y
Pierce County
Portland
Ore
Los An- County
Tacoma
Wash
Multnomah County
Los Angeles County
Cal
New York City
New York
The
Association of Assessing Officers
Roosevelt
Teamsters’ Union
Washington
Dewey
Oklahoma City
Eritrea
Italy
Libya
Mussolini
GOP
un-American Activities Committee
Roy James
Congress
Palmerton
Institute of Pacific Relations
UN- American Activities Committee
Institute
Frederick Field
James
John J. Riley
South Carolina
Riley
Morton Rodfish
Banking and Currency Committee
Hugo Sims
Orangeburg
John Sanborn
Idaho
Sanborn
Congressional Record
John McBride
McBride
Asael Lyman
Lyman
Treasury Department
T-man
Walter Martin
Joe Rubino
Manhattan Park
Nicole Rialdi
James Pantarella
Rubino
Rialdi
Dewey Campaign Strategy Detailed From 1944 Loss To 1948 Drive
The article outlines a decades long, meticulously planned Dewey presidential bid. It notes master index files, verified statements, and postmortems on 1944 defeat. It describes a nationwide pace with speeches on social security foreign policy and labor during the 1944 campaign and the current Dewey special train effort.
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Washington
Dewey
Philadelphia
White House
Albany
Seattle
Wash
Dewey campaign lessons from 1948 era analysis
Marquis Childs recalls how the political climate favored law over bureaucratic whims and notes the 1948 Dewey campaign shifted tactics. He cites Dewey’s Albany talks and the Oklahoma City speech as turning points, arguing for a positive constructive stance rather than personal attacks.
Time Capsule Unearths 1890 Era Relic at Centre Street
Paul Gallico describes archaeologists uncovering a 1890 time capsule in the old Criminal Courts building site on Centre Street. The find includes a yellowed New York Evening Sun edition, nine gold coins, a 1890 telephone directory, and headlines such as Thomas White Startled from Bed at Midnight and Broker Miserole Loses His Hat and Umbrella in Fight on Seventh Avenue.
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Our Town
Criminal Courts
Centre Street
Our Republic
New York Evening Sun
Thomas White
Seventh Avenue
Mr. White
Chamberlain
Munich
Czechoslovakia
Adolf Hitler
Messorole
Broker
New York
Canarsie
Barbs on Safety and Scandal In Conflicting Sayings
A satirical look questions safe driving in village areas and jokes that a Justice of the Peace may be broke. An Ohio sheriff boasts smoking twenty cigars daily and hints at giving them away before election. The piece notes women facing meals and comments on heat and dress while querying who left grindstones for mosquitoes to misuse.
Truman stands firm on Italian colonies despite pressure
Washington Merry-Go-Round notes President Truman refuses to commit on returning Italian colonies to Italy. Il Progresso publisher Generoso Pope presses for policy shift, but Truman defers to General Marshall and the United Nations.
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Washington
New York
Boston
Jersey City
Truman
Italy
Generoso Pope
Il Progresso
Dewey
White House
McGrath
Rhode Island
O’mahoney
Wyoming
Pope
Democratic National Committee
United Nations
United States
North Africa
U. S
Britain
Anthony Eden
France
Libya
Mediterranean
Palestine
State Department
Everybody Loves Hong Kong McLemore
Hong Kong charms expatriates with beauty and bargain prices. The writer notes stunning harbor views from the peak, crowded streets, and plentiful, cheap food and goods, contrasting local wealth with Western expectations, and hints at Shanghai offering even cheaper finds.
Is Ruark A Chain Dreamer
Ruark recounts a vivid autobiographical piece about his WWII era dreams aboard the scow Eli Whitney. He ribbed Murray Robinson for a Dream Boy profile while detailing nightly, color dream sequences with friends Helen MacMillan Jim Queen and Joe Littauer. The column blends memory, humor, and nautical setting into a personal fantasia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert C. Ruark
New York
Eli Whitney
Whitney
Helen MacMillan
Jim Queen
Joe Littauer
Jimmy
Helen
Plymouth Rock
Paris
Gertrude Stein
Gertrude Stein. We Taught Himeinyway
Queen
Littauer
Peleliu
Perth Amboy
Bob
Jim
Joe
Madrid
M. Justin Galatoire
New Orleans
Shanghai
Littane
Communist Leader Warns of Press Censorship and War Hype
William Z. Foster, chairman of the American Communist Party, condemns censorship by the U S Office of Education over exposing communist tactics in schools. He cites Wall Street readiness for war with the USSR and blasts wartime budgeting as government plunder. Czech leader Gottwald questions global leaders’ ability to prevent aggression.
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U 8
Office of Education
Eve
Studebaker
U. S. Missioner of Education
Wall Street
Ussr
William Z. Foster
American Communist Party
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Marquis Childs
Los Angeles
Paul Gallico
Ohio
Merry-Go
Drew Pearson
Hong Kong
China
Middle
Far East
Crown
Rio
Hong Kong’s
Kowloon
Camp Stanley
London
Detroit
Jean
Ruark
Klement Gottwald
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