Atlantic Pact and Western Europe in Cold War Context
The piece argues ratification of the Atlantic Pact is essential to deter communism in Europe and notes its political impact on U.S. war powers. It warns of economic strain from Europe and calls for coordinated arms aid, while exposing rising Communist influence in Japan, Australia, and across Asia and the Pacific.
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Senate
Europe
Congress
Acheson
Vandenberg
Paris
Russia
Britain
Western Europe
Free World
Australia
Sydney
Melbourne
New Castle
New South Wales
Lre
Austtasia
Ussr
China
Burma
Indo-China
Pacific
Java
Indonesia
Hawaii
Pearl Harbor
International
Harry Bridges
MacArthur condemns communism in postwar Japan address
General Douglas MacArthur denounces communism in a Independence Day speech to Americans in Japan. He argues the Communist Party aims to seize power to destroy the Bill of Rights and asserts it operates as an international conspiracy targeting capitalism and democratic freedoms.
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Tokyo
Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Sup Tme
Bulli Oaley
Nathan
Thix
Ingrate Whitney Attacks Taft and Labor Legislation
The piece attacks A F Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen for condemning Senator Taft and the modified labor-management bill. It contrasts Truman 1948 push for powers to draft striking railroad workers with Taft and Marcantonio opposition, noting Railroad Brotherhoods operate under the Railway Labor Act. Whitney’s ingratitude is labeled colossal.
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America
A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of Railroad
Taft
Whitney
John L. Lewis
Adolf Hitler
Truman
Congress
House
Jeven
Mr. Truman
Tat
Mr.Whitney
Mr. Whitney
Western Europe and Asia Unfold New Global Strains
The piece notes rising global perplexities as Western powers overlook world events especially in Southern Asia and the Pacific. It cites communist efforts for power in Australia and a coal strike causing shortages, signaling a broader shift in international tension and domestic strain.
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Europe
Asia
Australia
Kind Anan
Brass And Braid Bernard Baruch Defends High Officers
The writer lauds Bernard Baruch's constructive stance defending Army Navy and Air Force leaders while criticizing a small vocal minority of officers for arrogance and the public misnaming of officers as brass hats. The piece urges the military to reject elitist displays and preserve the service’s respected citizen image.
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Bernard Baruch
Army
Navy
Air Force
American Defense Organization
Laree
Auto Services
Macenia
Eit
Crowka
Judith Coplins
Letters on anonymity and school failures in The Record
Readers urge preserving writer anonymity in letters to The Record while criticizing high failure rates in seventh and eighth grades. They question homework and summer school options and call for a board of education survey and parental engagement.
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Ome Ubout
Record
Board of Education
Humane
Cremsee
Troy High School
City of
Troy
Bany
Bel Grammar School
National Whirligig By Ray Tucker
Washington faces a complex China policy dilemma with Secretary Acheson under pressure to state views on Chiang Kaishek and a broader strategy to deter Communist expansion in Asia. The piece weighs risks of abandoning Nationalists, provoking the Kremlin, and the need for quick colonial power agreement, while noting internal U S debates and a long list of regional flashpoints.
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Washington
Dean Acheson
Scyla-Charybdia
China
Asia
Iodia
Pacific Ocean
U. S
Chiang Kai- Shek
Stef
Marshall
Chiang
Europe
Berlin
Paris
Catedix
Achtann
Uteene
Neaiene Sith
Mt. Fem
Tillich
Moller
Farrand
France
Triande
United States
Rosia
Stalin
Southeastern Asia
Indo-China
Burma
Malaya
India
Indonesia
London
Parie
Hague
Mr. Acheson
James F. van Zandt
Pennavigania
Lois A. John
Dohnson
American Legion
Van
Zardt
Veterans of Foreign Ware
Condenaman
Johneen
V. W
Johnach
van Zammit
Tohheen
Robert E Crantz
Mr. van
Health insurance debate charges lobby card pressure
The American Medical Association lobby distributes post cards urging doctors to warn Congress against compulsory health insurance. They claim family votes are at stake and several senators including Claude Pepper face pressure. Other excerpts report on veterans housing funds and a Berlin airlift related labor strike settlement aided by Walter Reuther and government officials.
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Washington
American Medical Association
Federal Health de Warance
Congress
Claude Pepper
Fiorita
Penace
Truman
Pepper
Florida
National Soldiers
Washington, D. C
Treasury Department
Budget Bureau
Bureau
Berlin
South Band
Hnd
Air Force
Pentagon
South Bend
Stuart Sytmingtom
Mah
Ferguson
Waashington
Detroit
Kodak
Nylon
Walter Reuther
Frigidaire
Nven- United Auto Workers
Ftawes
Athens
Symington
Wen Gendt
Reuther
John [Giteon
Caies
Weire
Rey
Cripps Denies Britain Will Devalue Pound
Foreign Affairs analyst M. Roberts Jr notes Sir Stafford Cripps states Britain has no intention to devalue the pound. The piece discusses potential timing for any devaluation and the political risk around May elections, with U S reactions and European market implications.
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Britain
How to Coin New Words and Make Them Stick
An essay by Frank Colby explains how new words are formed using Greek and Latin combining forms. It gives examples such as megaloverbomaniac and infracaninophile and urges readers to coin words by combining stems and suffixes, offering a how to guide and a request for self addressed stamped envelopes for a free copy.
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Iwplay
Rialto
Calif
Christopher Morley
Sherlock Holmes
Holmes
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