Eisenhower shown as calm leader amid allied command tensions
The article praises General Eisenhower's steady handling of Allied forces in western France. It notes his ranking of subordinates, the coordination among Tedder Montgomery Bradley and Patton, and his restraint against media distortions. It contrasts brilliance with enduring wisdom in leadership.
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France
Eisenhower
SHAEF
Earl Haig
Marshal Petain
Omar Bradley
Montgomery
Arthur Tedder
Bernard Montgomery
21St Army
12Th
Patton
London
Gen. Eisenhower
Washington
It's Got to Be Something Better Than That Cartoon
A World War II era cartoon shows Uncle Sam offering a rake and leaf basket to a returning serviceman under a Welcome Home arch. The piece argues demobilized soldiers need a robust civilian economy with real vocations, not subsistence, and calls for U. S. industry to regain wartime initiative amid shortages and wartime critique of Hitler.
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Our “Ding
Sam
U. S
The WPB Feud Over Nelson China Mission Sparks Battle
Washington reports escalate as Donald Nelson faces mounting opposition from James Byrnes Harry Hopkins and Somervell over his China assignment and peacetime reconversion. Critics fear delays hurt production while Nelson pushes piecemeal civilian recovery and Congress weighs intervention.
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Nelson
Somervell
George C. Marshall
Army Transportation
Bureau of Ordnance
China
WPB
Wilson-Somervell
Roosevelt
Wallace
White House
Wilson
Eisenhower
Germany
Army
Navy
Pacific Coast
California
Midwest
San Francisco
Japan
Congress
Mr. Nelson
Somervell-Wilson
King Features Syndicate
Phrase from Detroit News about Soviet news pitfall
A quoted Detroit News comment notes the difficulty for radio newscasters to navigate dangerous misstatements such as misrendered reports about Soviet actions.
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Detroit News
We No Longer Debate in American Politics
Westbrook Pegler laments a decline in public debate over issues, noting that political rhetoric now centers on claims and accusations. He cites Wagner Act discussions, Huey Long debates, and campaign bluster, arguing modern discourse avoids direct, fact-based argument and formal rebuttal.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
Congress
New Deal
Roosevelt
New Deal Party
New Dealer
Mr. Roosevelt
Huey Long
Huey
Hugh Johnson
Johnson
Big Bill Thompson
Chicago
Thompson
Bill
The Manly Art of Politics and the Madison Square Garden Fight
A witty 1944 King Features satire compares political maneuvering to a boxing match at Madison Square Garden. It jokes that managers fix outcomes, adjust weights, tamper with equipment, and oil the rival while referees and announcers frantically narrate a hollow bout.
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Madison Square Garden
Spoke Loud in Whispers by Drew Pearson
Washington column recounts the long battle over Donald Nelson as head of the War Production Board. It details conflicts with General Somervell and Under Secretary Patterson over civilian production, plus Baruch and Wilson as allies.
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Missouri
Mark Twain
Mississippi
Chicago
Sears, Roebuck
Nelson
White House
Army
Navy
B. B. Somervell
Patterson
Bernard M. Baruch
Wall Street
War Industries Board
Washington
Baru.h
Long Island
Baruch
Don Nelson
Somervell
Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
War Production Board
Wilson
WPB
Seven Up
Ferdinand Eberstadt
Charley Wilson
Roosevelt walks tightrope over Nelson Wilson rift
Washington August 25 President Roosevelt struggles to balance Donald Nelson and Charles E. Wilson amid reconversion and wartime policy. Wilson remains in war production board role with promise to stay until after November while Nelson eyeing a China trip, prompting political maneuvering and resignations.
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Davi Washington
Roosevelt
Donald Nelson
Charles E. Wilson
Wilson
General Electric Co
War Production Board
Mr. Wilson
Nelson
China
Russia
General Hurley
Capitol Hill
WPB
Mr. Nelson
Senate
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C. E. Wilson
James F. Byrnes Long
Harry Hopkins
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King Features
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Charles Wilson
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