The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-02-09
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 MacArthur ought to be glad he didn't run for President. He now has as much glory as any American could hope for |. If he were President he would be merely a clay-pigeon for political snipers -. The newScasters' Word-portraitS of the liberation of Manila left the emotions breathleSs That re- minds me: Whatever became Of the politicos who yipped that the Pa cific war was being neglected" . The bright war news has slowed down blood donations, according to Red Cross Why's that? Do some Americans think that winning battles prevents our soldiers from being wounded? A CBS news caster, in a book, says: "CBS ana lysts do not avoid expressing opinion so much as they avoid be- ing opinionated" Oh, Horse shoes!
 Danny Webb, the clever com edian Oust honorably discharged from the Army) tells this ironic story .. In the show, Swing, Sis ter WAC, Swing" (produced in Africa IS months ago., one sketch showed an American and British soldier meeting in the street of Der lin .. One asked the other: Flows the Wine?" To which a Rus rio1 cn1Iinp ct, hic hood f,f door and shouted: Comrades, it's Jar-reef-fic" The sketch was ordered deleted by the North Af- rican Special Service Command of- ticers on the ground that "it wouldn't look well to have Russia get to Berlin first!"
 I like Henry Wallace's squelch for those who label him starry eyed because he once urged quart of milk for every human. MT. Wal lace'S answer is that the idea was originated by the President of the U. 8. Chamber of Commerce! How can New Workers and others complain about the lack of heat in theaters (because of the coal short age) when the London newspapers tell of British founding homes ill ill which children, blue with cold, are past the crying stage /. The Fighting Lady" film has mag nificence, but the writer who ere ated the narration rates tip of the heart Apolcgists for Nazi pris- oners here claim that international law demands they receive the same food as American soldiers. Why aren't they given K-rations, which our men in the front lines get? Nazi prisoners of war over here rate better food than American civ ilians.
 Aside to Attorney -GenI Riddle Is you is or is you ain't putting the 26 alleged seditionists on trial again? :. . The best policeman is tine spotlight of publicity. Take the case of Prof. Karl Siegel, teacher of German at the Univ. of Conn His citizenship was revoked on Jan. 18th, but the University permitted him to continue there Our brodacsat of February 4th asked how come? On February 9th the University announced Herr Siegel was out First the PAC was accused obeing radical men, ace. Now colyumist Krock laments that it has influenced right-Wing Democrats and Republicans. My goodnis! Apparently there's nothing more valuable than old jokes, as Milton Berle and other mes learned long ago. Now a New Yorker has coined a young mint merely by compiling batch of Well-knoWn anecdotes and putting them between covers as a best-sell- er. And to think that YOU have to work for living.
 don't recall If I read it ol someone told it. Anyway, it be- longs here It deals with the fresh young Navy Lieutenant G O. who was inoculated at the 7th Naval District the other day That night in the Roney Plaza hotel bar he recognized the pretty Navy nurse who gave him the shots
 "Hullo," he said, You don't re- member me, do you?" Sorry mo-" she said, walking away Grabbing her wing, he persisted You jabbed nie in the arm this af- ternoonP "Oh, of course" she squelched. q didn't recognize you with your sleeve rolled down.