Peace or War in Europe The Truman Dilemma and Moscow’s Plot
The piece argues the United States and Britain face a choice at Paris between maintaining occupation in Germany and Italy or withdrawing. It contends Russia seeks to reshape Europe under domination, ignores Four Freedoms, and warns that only overwhelming force or withdrawal can resolve the standoff. It urges readiness for war while dismissing pacifist hopes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Italy
Truman
Britain
America
Russia
Europe
United States
France
Paris
Near
Far East
Potsdam
Stop The Buck-Passing In Tucson Housing Controversy
The housing dispute in Tucson intensifies as Langdon Post of the National Housing Authority visits and veterans demand promised homes. UVO leaders are accused of agitation, but supporters say promises from politicians must be kept and housing rights must be upheld.
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UVO
Tucson
Langdon Post
National Housing Authority
San Francisco
Post
Tucson Authority
Zionism and the Jewish longing for Palestine through history
The article traces Zionism from ancient ties to Eretz Israel through religious hope and persecution to modern political aims. It cites Herzl, Basel 1897, and the Dreyfus case as catalysts, notes split among Jews, and blames post–WWII Western betrayal by Britain and the United States for current Palestine troubles.
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Chaldees
Mesopotamia
Terah
Abraham
Canaan
Palestine
Eretz Israel
David
Solomon
Zion
Moses
Egypt
Jerusalem
Babylon
Assyria
Theodore Herzl
Dreyfus
Basel
Switzerland
Great Britain
United States
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Arab League
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Alphabet Row Sparks Paris Anniversary Ceremony
Moscow officials Molotov and Manuilsky walked out of a Paris ceremony over seating order tied to the alphabet. The protocol chief attempted alphabetical seating but failed to placate pride, suggesting a future reversal starting with Z.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Paris
Molotov
Manuilsky
America
Britain
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Mayor urged to take charge of veteran units now
The letter calls the mayor and advisers to stop buck passing and restore unit administration to Mr. Post. It warns that if he refuses, he should retire to private life rather than continue as a bumptious bureaucrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buck
Post
Republican Gang Exposed In Donovan Senate Fight
Westbrook Pegler argues New York Republicans oppose Maj. Gen. William J. Donovan for Senate. He claims anti Donovan tactics mix politics, religious insinuations, and labor smear without merit, citing Donovan's Catholic ties and past cases. He contrasts Drum and Lehman era rivals while noting party divisions.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
New York State
Republican Organization
Machine
William J. Donovan
United States Senate
Donovan
Republic
Soviet Russia
Yugoslavia
Bill Donovan
Balkans
Senate
Hugh Drum
Tom Dewey
Drum
State Federation of Labor
AFL
United States
William Green
Frank Hogan
New York County
Joe Fay
Ickes, Hopkins
Sidney Hillman
Chicago
Syracuse
du Pont
Aluminum Corporation
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York Stock Exchange
John W. Davis
J. P. Morgan
Davis
Lehman
LaGuardia
L.G
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National parks set to top 1941 visitor record
The piece praises the national parks as travel surges toward surpassing 21,000,000 visitors from 1941. It notes the National Park Service 30th anniversary and recalls ranger chats, bear moments, mule rides, Grand Canyon episodes, and the awe inspired by redwoods.
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National Parks
America
National Park Service
Grand Canyon
Chrisan Science Monitor
Contrary To The Facts On Religion And Communism
Paul Mallon argues against a flurry of claims about Stalin and Soviet church policy. He questions alleged church taxation and censorship, contrasts Communism with American freedoms, and urges Christians to unite on shared truth to resist propaganda. He critiques a Atlanta preacher and an Afro American preacher for spreading mistaken views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Atlanta
Russia
Stalin
Elks Convention
America
AFRS Censorship and Homefront Humor From George Dixons Washington Scene
Hollywood columnist George Dixon reflects on Uncle Sam guiding overseas troops with nostalgia and patriotism. He describes AFRS's de natured broadcasts to ease homesickness, and shares anecdotes of requests from soldiers, including Lana Turner cooking and a Bronx Jewish mother voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Army
Navy
Armed Forces Radio Service
AFRS
Joe E. Lewis
Suit Shopping Simplicity Echoes Quietly
A Henry Ford era quote notes the lack of choice in suit shopping with the sole remaining rack item and a wish to dye a yellow green fabric to a conservative brown, reflecting pragmatic consumer humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Science Monitor
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George E. Sokolsky
Vatican
Spellman
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Herbert Hoover
al Smith
PRASS
Hucks
Paul Mallon
George Dixon
Hollywood
Calif
Uncle Sam
War Department
Santa Fe
Glendale
Jack Benny
Jascha Heifetz
Heifetz
Lana Turner
Miss Turner
Bronx
Durgom
Joseph F. Battley
General Battley
King Features Syndicate
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