Negative diplomacy in budget cuts between Britain and America
The piece argues that Britain and America should accelerate budget reductions ahead of loan talks. It critiques postwar spending habits, urging restraint amid rising debt and powerful pressure groups. It suggests plain talk and candid debate may ease tensions and spur economic recovery before September talks.
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Britain
Washington
Cripps
Bevin
England
America
Congress
John Bull
Uncle Sam
Truman Expels Statefighters From Democratic High Council
An editorial accuses President Truman of autocratic moves by expelling statefighters from the party’s top council. It argues his actions echo bossism and threaten party unity while suggesting disaffected Democrats may seed an independent political movement.
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Truman
Democratic Party
Tom Pendergast
Pendergast
Mr. Truman
Democratic National Committee
Trumah
Harry Vaughan
Jefferson
Vaughan
Tito versus Stalin and the threat of World War III
An analysis from 1949 assesses Tito’s Yugoslavia breaking from Soviet control, risking a clash with the West and potential broader war. It links Tito to nationalism, contrasts him with Stalinist aims, and notes the impact on the Soviet bloc and to the future of global power alliances.
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Sarajevo
Serbia
Yugoslavia
Stalin
Russia
West
China
United States
Soviet Russia
Italy
France
Germany
Tito
Red Army
Mikhailovitch
Roosevelt
Churchill
Dmitrov
Bulgaria
Pauker
Romania
Mao Tze-tung
United Nations
League of Nations
Soviet
Polish Workers’ Party
Ruth Amende Rose
Ussr
Soviet Union
King Features
Get Busy Gentlemen Interim committee urged to audit state agencies
An Arizona legislative interim committee is urged to zealously study the Industrial Commission and the welfare department. It warns that lax or careless administration could harm public service and human relations, and proposes nonpolitical auditors to uncover faults and guide reform.
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Arizona
Industrial Commission
Department of Welfare
State Industrial Commission
Foolish Threat From Westbrook Pegler Sparks British Debate
New York August 26. Pegler rails at Britain's Labour government calling it ruinous and declares American taxes fund a failed empire. He likens U S taxpayers to lenders financing Britain and warns of taxation without representation while criticizing socialist policies and wartime aid.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
British Isles
Great Britain
Britain
England
London
Inja
Britannia
Russia
Pepper
Wallace
Bowles
Marcantonio
Herbert Hoover
Indiana
Illinois
New Jersey
Communist Party
Stop Me If You Can Noodle Love Jokes
A short humor piece recounts a shy suitor misapplying his father's courtship advice. He tries to begin with love then family matters before philosophy, quipping about noodles and hypothetical brothers. A bookstore clerk scene ends with a man declaring he married that morning.
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Gidon Schocken
Dora
Bennett Cerf
King Features
Summertime Rants and Farm Policy Debates Parade in One Page
A New York column denounces summer as overrated, citing mosquitos, heat, and vacation hassles, while a political discussion outlines farm price and production plans. Brannan, Anderson, and Aiken plans are debated by experts, with Dr. J. T. Sanders voicing a confusion critique of the Aiken bill’s rigid flexible schedule.
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New York
Gars
Brannan
Secretary of Agriculture
Charles Brannan
Anderson
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
Aiken
GOP
George D. Aiken
Vermont
J. T. Sanders
The
National Grange
Stern orders bar resignations in Senate offices
Washington reporter George Dixon recalls Secretary of the Senate Leslie Biffle cracking down on resignations. Betty Darling plans to quit to have a baby, Betty Kraus contemplates retirement after a back injury, and Juliette Handley agrees to marry but stay at her desk. The piece pokes fun at officials and a looming Senate recess.
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Washington
Senate
Leslie Biffle
Betty Darling
Mr. Biffle
Betty Kraus
Ogre
Juliette Handley
Handley
Frank Tucker
Schenectady
George Dixon
Tucker
Miss Handley
Republicans Outline 1952 Strategy And Leadership Roles
Bugs Baer criticizes the GOP's postwar course and outlines a 1952 plan. He notes a five member draft committee, warns against copying rivals, and lists key party bodies including the national committee and campaign directors. He recalls Truman and mocks party infighting and old guard power.
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Taft
Dewey
Bricker
Tom Dewey
Tom
National Committee
The
National
Strategy Board
Congressional
Harry Truman
Philadelphia
Harry
Cinderella, Incorporated
Old Guard
King Features
Lumberman heads to New Orleans with Bible on trip
A traveler in a southern lumber camp packs his bag with shirts, a suit, patent leather shoes, and a Bible. He jokes he may stay over Sunday if New Orleans lives up to its reputation for gambling and vice.
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N’orleans
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C. Roark
Reno
Barkley
Carleton Hadly
Sam Rayburn
Joe Martin
House of Representatives
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Sam
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Baer
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