Atomic bombs and the future of peace in a changed world
A veteran column reflects on Hiroshima Nagasaki and Japan’s surrender, warning that Stalin's stance could still steer world destiny in the Atomic Era. It contrasts postwar hopes with ongoing control efforts, examining international plans, United Nations action, and US market regulation battles.
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Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Japan
United States
United Nations
America
Truman
Attlee
King
Washington
United Nations Commission
UN General Assembly
London
Great Britain
Russia
UN Atomic Energy Commission
New York
Bernard M. Baruch
Tucson
Gulf of Aden
Moscow
Red herring charges in Truman probe amid anti Communist fears
The piece accuses President Truman of labeling the congressional probe into Communist intrigues a political tactic while warning that red infiltrations have occurred in the United States. It argues that such infiltrations threaten national security despite Justice Department discoveries and Bentley testimony.
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Truman
Congress
United States
Russia
Department of Justice
Bentley
Miss Bentley
New Gnu At Zoo Brightens St Louis Zoo News
The St Louis Post Dispatch reports a new gnu at the city zoo named Bullets. The piece celebrates the arrival as a positive addition, replacing the old animal with a bold, prominent creature in the zoo lineup.
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St. Louis
Imagination and Inquiry Spur Calls for Further Investigation
The passage argues imagination may not be true yet highlights the need for complete inquiry. It notes many subversionists have been found guilty on less evidence than Bentley's testimony and urges continued investigation despite political pressure from Mr. Truman.
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Miss Bentley
Mr. Truman
Wallace wrote Guru letters sparks new political row
King Features Syndicate article argues Bubblehead Wallace authored letters to the Guru and accuses Roosevelt allies of shielding the affair. It notes Doris Freeson’s admission and critiques Washington pundits and press behavior amid the 1940 campaign controversy.
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Supreme Court
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Westbrook Pegler
New York
Bubblehead Wallace
Doris Freeson
New Deal
Washington Corps of
Wallace
Philadelphia
Franklin Roosevelt
Fdr
Roosevelt
Roosevelts
Doris
Washington
Kid
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Nicholas Roerich
Eleanor the Great
F.B.I
Miss Fleeson
John O’donnell
O’donnell
Henry Mencken
Mencken
Radar and Speeders in Columbus Mark Early Police Test
The Columbus Dispatch notes the first arrest of a speeding motorist after radar use, with guilty plea and fine. It discusses radar’s uncertain legal status, the potential for court acceptance, and the need for tests of accuracy and officer reliability before nationwide adoption.
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Columbus
United States
Columbus Dispatch
Reflections on Olympic Fever and American Confidence
A columnist contrasts fading public enthusiasm for the Olympics with rising interest in professional sports. He argues that postwar global exposure and national swagger reduce the drama of amateur competition, citing Trudy Ederle and cross-ocean feats as once strong national symbols. The piece blends social commentary with a fictional dialog about currency value and financial theory.
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Wvvcil
NWA
New York
Olympiana
Jim Thorpe
Brooklyns
Durocher
Joe Louis
Farrin
Atlantic
Paris
London
Trudy Ederle
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Joe
Kankakee
America
Mills Makes Inflation Cure Claim In Louisiana Comeback Bid
Louisiana congressman Newt V. Mills campaigns in Monroe and nearby areas against incumbent Ernest Passman. He claims a revolutionary fiscal plan to curb inflation and demonstrates with $1 and $20 bills, arguing the government would issue only twenty dollar notes.
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Washington
Truman
Newt V. Mills
Louisiana
Mr. Mills
Capitol
Monroe
Contiguous Territory
Otto Ernest Passman
Stentor
A Witty Plan Leaks From Tabby and Associates
Dixon argues against Tabby as she praises a simple idea voiced by Mills and Rafferty. The retired safe cracker explains using twenty dollar bills for a quicker getaway, while McKeister weighs the legal angle and Reid names Snyder and Morgenthau in a clipped exchange.
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Dixon
Tabby
Pratt
Mills
Washington
Clarence W
Rafferty
Grover Whitney McKeister
Snyder and Morgenthau
Kremlin Press Freedom Measured by High Russian Circulation
A Wall Street Journal column contrasts Pravda's claim that Soviet press freedom exists with the American press landscape. It notes 31 million Russian newspaper readers and argues readers still get one-party propaganda, while American papers offer diverse viewpoints. The piece cites a corner newsstand with 15 titles and observes competing political viewpoints in the U.S. press.
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Ussr
Communist Party
Pravda
United States
America
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Kremlin
Joe Doakes
Wall Street Journal
Poor Old Congress Critique From The Philadelphia Ledger
The excerpt, dated March 25 1836, criticizes Congress as frittering away time with tardy legislation and producing little beneficial action for the nation. The quotation is forwarded by Winifred Wear and attributed to Theda. Author Bill Vaughan.
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Congress
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Congressional
Theda
Bill Vaughan
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Morton Salt
Jackson
Frankfurter
Mr. McKeister
Treasury
Snyder
Michelangelo Rembrandt Kelly
King Features
Washington Scene
Mr. Mill
Tabitha Talcott Pratt
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