United States Threatens UN In Yugoslavia Standoff
The United States issues a cease and desist to Yugoslavia and Marshal Tito over repeated attacks on American planes. If unaddressed, the matter may go to the UN for adjudication within 24 hours, with potential escalation toward broader conflict.
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United States
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
United States Army
Tito
State Department
Balkan States
U. S. Army of Occupation
Labor Unions Clash Over Milk Price Controls And Subsidies
Organized labor denounces the decontrol board for failing to restore ceilings on milk butter and grains and for subsidizing some sectors while others pay. The piece argues the law empowers the board to use prices for all citizens and warns of wage hikes hours cuts and further strikes if subsidies and price controls shift.
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Decontrol Board
Truman
AFL
CIO
Democratic Party
Feed the World by American Charity After War
George E. Sokolsky argues that American relief efforts in history, from Belgian aid to UNRRA, were hampered by politics and personalities. He urges a dedicated American relief administration funded and led by Americans, free of international maneuvering, as a lasting monument of goodwill.
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George E. Sokolsky
United States
American Relief Administration
Herbert Hoover
Soviet Russia
Mr. Roosevelt
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
New York
UNRRA
Herbert Lehman
Paris
Russia
Lehman
New York State
Fiorello LaGuardia
Butch” LaGuardia
Red Army
Austria
China
Yugoslavia
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Dry clean only tags on bathing suits surprise shopper
A mother ordered two bathing suits for her daughter at a local department store for summer camp. She was surprised to discover the garments carried tags reading dry clean do not wash, prompting concern about care instructions.
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The
New Yorker
Your Old Car Moves Through The Final Round
An old car theme echoes an oil company ad line in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch style. The quote notes new cars rolling off assembly lines and the old model returning for further engagements before retirement to the farm.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Labor Leaders Face Possible Forced Idleness Threats
The writer warns Messrs Murray and Green that their unions may be forced into idle standstill, despite laws, risking a disaster to union labor and threatening national economy through extreme actions and calls for regimentation.
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Messrs Murray and Green
Reilly Leaves Wagner Act Probe Sparks Cold War Era Clash
Gerard C. Reilly retires from the national labor relations board after five years and proposes four restrictive Wagner act amendments. The column attacks the act as a tool of labor and political manipulation, condemns Wagner and the board, and blasts Roosevelt era selections and Communist ties cited by Dies committee.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Gerard C. Reilly
National Labor Relations Board
United States
Reilly
Robert F. Wagner
Senate
Supreme Court
Edwin S. Smith
Dies Committee
Congress
Smith
CIO
National Council of American-Soviet Friendship
Nathan Witt
Smith Committee
American Federation of Labor
Roosevelt
Labor Relations Board
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Department of Labor
Labor Department
Shah of Persia Attends English Derby
During a royal visit in England the shah watches a Derby race as crowds roar. The host explains the excitement over a horse winning, while the shah questions if they did not know one horse can run faster than another.
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England
Shah of Persia
Milwaukee Journal
Peace table phrase on humanity over faction
A quotation from the Christian Science Monitor notes that if nations sat at the peace table for mankind rather than for "our kind," global problems could be easier to resolve.
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Christian Science Monitor
Antagonism to the Ins By Paul Mallon
Washington reporting on Wisconsin primary results traces the defeat of Robert La Follette Sr and the rise of Joseph McCarthy. The piece argues labor district shifts and party opposition, plus a broader national shift against liberal incumbents, signal a mood favoring veterans and a younger congress.
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Paul Mallon
Washington
Bob LaFollette
Wisconsin
la Follette
Joseph R. McCarthy
LaFollette
Progressive Party
Madison
Thomas E. Coleman
McCarthy
Appleton
Oshkosh
Milwaukee
AFL
CIO
Cio-Pac
House
Senate
Wheeler
Shipstead
Nye
Ins
Congress
King Features Syndicate
Washington Scene by George Dixon on tour across the continent
George Dixon reports from Denver that a nationwide sense of calm persists with limited political turbulence. He notes skepticism toward Russia, mixed views on labor leaders, and humorous anecdotes as he tours Colorado with remarks on hotels, gambling, and a bartender’s quip.
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Denver
Colo
Washington
Russia
Jimmy Byrnes
Colorado
Ed Johnson
Johnson
Westbrook Pegler
General Stilwell Autograph Leaves Boy Baffled
In San Francisco Gen Joseph Stilwell offered his autograph in Chinese. The boy, a young Chinese-American, muttered that even a four-star general’s writing is unreadable. Newsweek notes the moment.
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San Francisco
Joseph Stilwell
Newsweek
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Joe
Ding
League of Nations
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Chicago
London
Hogan
Harry M. Anholt
Brown Palace Hotel
Buzzard
Ivy
Brown Palace
Battley
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
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