West Germany Elections Set To Shape Postwar Republic
The Western German election marks the first for the Federal Republic since 1933. Eleven states vote to form a new parliament with two major parties, the Social Democrats and Christian Democrats, seeking a nonmilitary, economically sound Germany under Allied oversight.
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Wuerttemberg-Hohenzollern
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Communist Party
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Poland
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One Line Critique of Bevin on Roosevelt Policy
The piece argues Bevin's attack on FDRs unconditional surrender policy for Germany misreads the cause of postwar troubles. It defends de Nazification as essential, noting Nazi governance and wartime doctrine were rooted in fascism and democracy and communism remained adversaries for a viable future.
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England
Ernest Bevin
Bevin
Germany
Hitler
Plan for Prosperity by George and Sotolsky
The piece discusses Lewis Rosenstiel of Schenley Industries proposing a plan for sustained prosperity to reach a national income of 300 billion dollars by 1954 without expanding government. It argues for reducing depressions, renegotiating trade, balanced budgets, currency convertibility, and limiting foreign dumping while urging U.S. commitments to open trade and higher wages abroad. It also weighs risks of nationalization and argues against unconditional surrender in wartime policy.
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George &. Sotolsky
United States
Lewis S. Rosenstiel
Schenley Industries, Inc
Rosenstiel
U. S
David Lawrence
Lewis Rosenstiel
Benny and Marx Humored by Palm Springs Dice Wins
Cleveland Amory recalls a Palm Springs afternoon where Jack Benny's writer saw a gambler lose ten thousand dollars in fifteen minutes. Benny laments the sum as two days' pay. Groucho Marx and a friend face a sudden downpour outside a pricey New York restaurant, debating shelter versus joining the rain.
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Cleveland Amory
Palm Springs
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Groucho Marx
New York
Groucho
Bennett Cerf
King Features
It Will Be Denied but Pearsons Defense of Wilson
A critical, sourced rebuttal accuses Drew Pearson of defaming Charles E. Wilson of General Electric in a May 17 1944 column about a supposed listening device at James Forrestal's home. It details Wilson's demand for retraction, Pearson's late rebuttal, and Wilson's charges of moral turpitude and invasion of privacy.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Pearson
Charles E. Wilson
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James V. Forrestal
Forrestall
Forrestal
Georgetown
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Roosevelt
Charlie Wilson
War Production Board
Council of War
Bernard Baruch
Robert Patterson
Administration
Baruch
Fdr
Donald Nelson
White House
W.P
WPB
C. E. Wilson
How To Trap A Walrus From Ruark A humorous icebound essay
Robert C Ruark humorously explains a walrus trapping method set in Antarctica with blizzards and igloos. He riffs on cold weather experiences from the North Atlantic war era and polar imagery, ending with playful praise of ice as a lasting invention.
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New York
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North Atlantic
Chicago
Washington Redskins
Bears
Lake Erie
Rich E. Byrd
Peary
Rasmussen
Sonja Henie
A Crisis Psychology by David Lawrence
Four years after the first atomic bomb fell, public opinion shows no remorse and no move to curb armament. The presidency now centers on nuclear strategy, with diplomacy overshadowed by military thinking across state and defense departments. Proposals for arms control are ridiculed as negotiations stall under a militarized international mindset.
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Japan
Roosevelt
Russia
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Department of Defense
Dulles
Senate
U. S
United States
New York
Paris
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Stalin
Molotov
Vishinsky
Gromyko
Politburo
Bates
The Saturation Point by Bugs Baer
A humorous reflection on quiz show sponsors tightening up prizes. The author recalls lavish giveaways fading to smaller consolation rewards as MCs cut back. Only two people knew the final answer, leaving the author with a miserl y misery prize and a joke about opportunity in America.
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Honolulu
Martha Washington
America
King Features
CIO Electrical Workers Union folds grocery business
The 16,500 member CIO Electrical Workers Union at Westinghouse Electric closed its grocery venture after suffering a $4,700 loss. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes union bargaining and business management are distinct skills.
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CIO Electrical Workers
Westinghouse Electric
UEW
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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