Why Continue To Kid Ourselves A David Lawrence essay
The piece discusses Andrei Gromyko at the United Nations and reactions to the Baruch plan on sharing atomic secrets. It argues the Baruch plan risks a stalemate and notes Congress favors keeping the bomb secret, influenced by Russian actions. It cites Soviet expandist behavior, censorship, and potential pro keeping the secret in America.
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David Lawrence
Andrei Gromyko
United Nations
Bernard M. Baruch
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
America
Baruch
Russia
United States
Congress
Moscow
Balkans
South America
Communist Party
Washington
Poland
Great Britain
Stalin Prussianizes Army
Opinion piece contrasts Stalin's military order with Western democracy, arguing the Soviet move toward rigid discipline risks war. It notes propaganda songs aimed at undermining morale and questions who funds and directs such campaigns, urging a stronger American Army while warning against imitation of despotism.
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Stalin
Red Army
Siberia
Soviet Russia
Hitler
Gromyko
United States
Phil Moore
Ev’ryone
Silent shopping trend shocks department stores
The Christian Science Monitor notes a new silent purchasing method where women approach clerks at butter and meat counters, raise eyebrows, and receive a polite shake of the head, then repeat the gesture in other stores. The piece highlights a curious retail ritual and consumer reactions.
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Christian Science Monitor
Paradox of Funds Near Year End Shows Rise in Balance
With four days left in the 1945-46 city fiscal year, the combined funds for general, water, postwar and bond redemption show a $3 435 19 increase as of Saturday. Auditor Wixson cites normal revenues and few demands as the cause. Council approved demands totaling $146 552 07, but liquidation is not recorded until proposed.
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L. H. Wixson
Brutal and Treacherous by Westbrook Pegler
Westbrook Pegler condemns the Soviet Union and American Communists, accusing the Russian dictatorship of interference in U S domestic affairs and urging vigilance against treason. He critiques Dies Committee findings and warns of long term espionage and atomic secrets exposure amid postwar politics.
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Westbrook Pegler
New York
United States
Russia
Labor Relations Board
International Communist
Moscow
Peri
Felix Frankfurter
Dies Committee
New Deal
Hollywood
Union
Soviet Union
The Week End Rockets By Arthur Bugs Baer
A satirical critique of postwar speed mania and aging cars. Baer mocks 50 mph limits as dangerous with old jalopies and calls for a crawl back to 30 mph until 1947 models improve road safety. He recalls crashes and warns drivers to respect fragile vehicles in a high speed era.
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Arthur
Bugs” Baer
King Features, Inc
Draft board debate shadows universal service plans
The column argues that a broad draft is unlikely and that Congress will rely on volunteer enlistment to reach 1,070,000 by July 1947 while President Truman must manage wartime needs. It notes varied views in Congress, possible emergency powers, and the role of draft boards amid political pressure and elections.
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Europe
France
Russia
Earl Browder
Moscow
Winston Churchill
Labor Relations Board
Chicago
Senate Committee
Thomas
Utah
Eisenhower
Congress
Navy
Paris
Truman
Senate
Mallon
White House
Representative Andrews
OPA
Army-Navy
War Department
King Features Syndicate
Fud
Roosevelt
Wall Street
Ge Agar Hoover
Dan Steele
Washington Scene on Press Agents and Publicity Costs
In a satirical column, Gee notes 45,000 federal press agents costing about 75 million dollars annually. He imagines a city of puffery, mocks canned baloney, and quips that bureaucracy gains from constant publicity. The piece ribs officials and names a string of public figures in a humorous list.
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Washington
Dixon
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Fred Vinson
Louis Conn
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Louis
Washington Scene
Wallace
Shirley Temple
Guffey
Gargantua
Toots Shor
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Bernard Baruch
Lassie
J. Edgar Hoover
Schwellenbach
Kid Hogan
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Lone Ranger
Senator Pepper
Countess Laseeka
Peter Lind Hayes
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