Arming Minute Men Seen as Dangerous Rush to Hysteria
The editorial strips NRA head C B Lister of a plan to arm civilians and form minute men to counter alleged Communist threats. It argues law and due process protect liberty and warns that arming citizens would create a police state more extreme than Soviet Russia, urging defense within American legal norms.
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Purge Likely In CIO To Oust Red Factions In Unions
In Cleveland the CIO executive committee faces a purge of pro Communist unions as Murray leadership moves to remove Reds from membership before next week’s convention. The move targets mainly the Electrical Radio and Machine Workers and could spawn a new rival federation while ending internal interference.
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Ohio
CIO
Murray-Reuther
Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers Union
ADA and the Middle Group in 1949 commentary
A King Features piece argues that Americans for Democratic Action ADA embodies a middle path between capitalists and Communists. It portrays ADA as anti Communist yet veering toward Fabian socialism, influencing votes and policy. The critique links ADA to Eleanor Roosevelt Bowles Humphrey and 1946-49 political maneuvering, warning of gradual socialism.
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Conn
Chester Bowles
Hartford
Karl Marx
ADA
Americans For Democratic Action
Harry Truman
United States
Truman
Mrs. Roosevelt
Leon Henderson
Hubert Humphrey
Great Britain
Washington
Eleanor Roosevelt
Elmer Davis
David Dubinsky
Russell Davenport
Mark Ethridge
Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam
Wilson W. Wyatt
James B. Carey
Allan S. Haywood
Governor Bowles
Connecticut
Humphrey
Minnesota
Herbert Lehman
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New York
Newbold Morris
Wallace
General Eisenhower
William O. Douglas
Leit
Hubert H. Humphrey
Brannan Farm Plan
FEPC
Europe
Soviet Russia
King Features
Belgian Senate to Debate Fate of Exiled King Leopold
The Belgian senate scheduled today to discuss Leopold the wartime monarch in exile. Public opinion splits along pro and anti Leopold lines with critics citing his 1940 conduct and wartime actions. Supporters argue his surrender to Nazism came after Allied retreat and saved Belgian lives. The outcome hinges on whether Leopold can regain the throne.
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Leopold
Germany
Senate
Alinsky on Lewis portrays Murphy cowardice in 1937 crisis
In a new Alinsky biography of John L. Lewis, the author recounts a dramatic 1937 meeting with Michigan Governor Frank Murphy during sit down strikes. Alleged quotes show Lewis threatening to provoke a blood bath, while Murphy hesitated to use force as GM and others faced CIO pressure.
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New York
John L. Lewis
Saul Alinsky
Chicago
Alinsky
Lewis
Frank Murphy
Michigan
Supreme Court
Murphy
Flint
General Motors
CIO
United Mine Workers
National Guard
General Franco
Spain
Stalin
United Auto Workers
Bleeding Heart
United States
Canada
Ireland
Lynch
Galway
Chevrolet Plant No. 4
Stop Worrying and Start Living Inspires Shimkin Mood Lifter
In a light anecdote from 1949 Bennett Cerf notes Leon Shimkin of Simon and Schuster reads Dale Carnegie as a mood booster. The piece also quotes Lee Tracy praising Jed Harris and about handling urgent calls with calm restraint.
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Bennett
Leon Shimkin
Simon and Schuster
Dale Carnegie
Lee Tracy
Ward Morehouse
Jed Harris
Bennett Cerf
King Features
The True Sensitivity By Robert C Ruart
New York writer notes Alfred Weill of Parfums Weill is not a leading nose in perfume but his nephew Jean Pierre is a standout. The piece blends anecdotes on scent, taste, and mood, with Weill asserting nose sensitivity and the cultural reach of perfume.
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Robert C. Ruart
New York
Monsieur Alfred Weill
Jean Pierre
M. Weill
Parfums Weill
Cobra
Monsieur Weill
de Maupassant
Babe Ruth
Monsieur Wejl
Congress Pants Heist in Spanish Train Robbery Mystery
Washington dispatches recount a bizarre tale of members of Congress robbed on a Barcelona Express near Zaragoza. Rep. Eugene Keogh denies carrying $5,000 while Rep. James Richards loses his pants, triggering a chain of dubious ties to General Franco and a Washington figure said to be his paid agent.
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Harrys
Truman
Vaughan
Franco
Spain
Rep
Keogh
Washington
James P. Richards
South Carolina
Eugene J. Keogh
Brooklyn
Charles Patrick Clark
William P. Rogers
Clark
Rogers
Harry H. Vaughan
Departments of Justice and State
George
Rep. Keogh
Zaragoza
Richards
Noble J. Gregory
One World as Oyster and Gamble in Foreign Policy
A critical reflection on the One World concept, comparing past conferences and Dollar Diplomacy to current U S leadership. The piece portrays America as an overextended player in a global game, warning that a few nations control the pearls while others watch.
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Mr. Willkie
Casablanca
Vienna
Tehran
Hague
Yalta
America
Bevin
United States
Yessir
Shylock
Sheol
King Features
Mirror Gaze Inspires Fresh Admiration in Neighbors
Kay Ingram reflects in Your Life on how people appreciating their own reflection can spill over to neighbors. The piece argues admiration shared among friends strengthens communities and boosts local morale.
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Kay Ingram
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