davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Evening star., 1951-12-21

Virgins. was chairman of the
Managing Editors Committee of
the Associated Press--has come
out editorially with some con-
crete suggestions. It favors the
use of the words military
security" rather than national
security" in the order. It says
authority TO originate classi-
fications" should be limited Ito
agencies directly concerned with
military security
Uniform rules. moreover, for
classifying and handling secu-
rity. matter, such as those con-
tanned in the Defense Depart
ment's manual. are advocated
and also changes In the defini-
tion of confidential" which to-
day includes the unauthorized
disclosure Of information and
material (which would be pref
JUDICIAL to the interests or pres
tige Of the Nation, or would
cause unwarranted injury to an
individual. or be of advantage to
a foreign nation"
The argument is properly
made that this should be
changed to read "prejudicial %
the safety of the Nation" There
might also be a central agency
Of the Government, directly
under the President, to review
the classifications and supervise
the system.
All this has been said in sub
stance to the White House be-
fore but, for some unaccount-
able reason, Mr.. Truman has
not adopted the suggestions. 1t
is a regrettable episode in
American history rejecting on
the capacity of a President of
the United States to deal at
arms length and yet co-opera-
lively with the press of the
republic.
Evening star., 1951-12-21
Major Interest Settles on Cabinet
Customary First-ofthe Year Exodus From Washington
Will Include Few Administrators From Top EcheIons

Ter Mike Disable. Mr.. Disable
has not exactly controlled prices
but even Congress admits he has
tried and has enjoyed his humor
and poise. He intends to leave
before he has to sign an order
permitting a rise in steel prices,
which turks in the offing as the
alternative to steel strike.
Home in Ohio, he will start
preparing to do a Macarthur.
He will return, he hopes, to
Washington. a senator, vic
torious over the incumbent John
Bricker. unless Gov. Lausche
decides to take on Senator
Bricker. In that case, MIR. Di-
Sale will run for Governor and
Washington must wait awhile.
RFC Administrator Stuart
Symington feels that he has
about finished the cleanup Job
assigned to him and is getting
restless. He probably will delay
any departure until after the
January rush subsidies: it is ex-
: pected he will be available for
another assignment.
There Is not much time left
for departures that will not have
the sinking ship flavors. Ger.
tainly Democratic prospects are
now being downgraded sharply,
could even be too sharply.
Evening star., 1951-12-21

Choosing the right gift for need be problem.
for here you'll find eonnosseurs collection distinguished
by good and fine quoi. Let this listing be your
guide to gifts really prefer-from soItz Street
his favorte store.
Evening star., 1951-12-21

increased cost of production is
passed on either to the private
consumer or to the Government
that Is to say the taxpayer.
The billions of dollars voted
by Congress for military equip
ment are shrinking within the
time between authorization and
appropriation. This accounts.
partially at least. for the fan
tastic cost Of war materials.
Government regulations and
other considerations sometimes
prevent the employer from
granting the demands of labor
spokesman as soon as they are
made. This may mean strikes
affecting the security of the
United States and that of the
men fighting overseas.
Increased costs Of production
make our rearmament program
the most expensive In the world.
But what Is even worse, the
delay in production resulting
from these walkouts sets back
military production to the detri-
ment Of those who work" for
Uncle Sam at the battle front
for IA cents an hour.
Evening star., 1951-12-21

magic words, eyes, Mr.. Secre-
tary," have cast their spell.
Secretary Of State Acheson.
on whom the go-or-stay odds
fiuctuate violently. Is now heav-
lily odds-on to stay. Secretary of
Defense Lovett will stay If his
health permits. The career trio.
Secretaries Chapman of Interior
and Brannan of Agriculture and
Postmaster General Donaldson.
are fixtures.
The current scandals have
more or less transfixed Secretary
Of the Treasury Snyder. who
really wants and needs, as he
has no private means, a job in
industry. and Attorney General
McGrath. Mr.. McGrath Is
wealthy, but his ambition to
go to the Supreme Court will
prevent him from yielding to all
but the heaviest pressure to
quit,
The Truman housekeeping or
the continuing tax Investigations
in Congress could develop situa-
tions that would make 1t difficult
for the President to retain the
two men. IF the situation i'm
proves, Mr.. Snyder may well
seek a safer berth.
One popular figure is GER
tainly departing: Price Control
Evening star., 1951-12-21
Potomac Fever
BY Harry Hunun
Fletcher KnebeI:

The weather the first day is here Wash
ington their grand Jury
recessed for the holidays.
The Allies elect u Security Council despite
bitter Soviet opposition We able to beat
oplomauc level except the one where the MICS fly.
Foreign Aid Boss Averen says Gen. Eisenhower
won't stay in Europe forever AS however
he hopes Ike stays there long gains
of Emope-and Taft.
Senator Eender Of Louisiana we should put more
strings" it up smaller bundles
we could get along with Scotch tape.
aenry tlne Dutcnman) Grunewad, mystery Of the
washington taA deals appears before the House
committee GruneWa believes systen-one
Friday night for friends and one Saturday for
Republicans.
Oused Assistant Attorney General Caudle goes on another
televson show Cad has been weeping many TV and
radio programs he liable up year sponsored by
handkerchief
The Atomic Energy Commission hydrogen
tractor they 400 answering
questions from Congressman They know exactly
man-housbecause took 200 figures
Evening star., 1951-12-21
Dovid Lawrence:

Some day Harry 8. Truman
will no longer be President. and
he will review in his mind some
Of the things he did while he
was President Of the United
States. And one of the things
that will trouble his conscience
is the unwarranted imputation
that the press Of this country
is unpatriotic or that it wishes
to publish military information
of aid to the enemy.
MIR. Truman issued recently Q
"gag" order, to which the Man
aging Editors Association Of the
Associated Press as well as an
other group-the American So
ciety Of Newspaper Editors
took vigorous exception. Rep
resentatives Of these two bodies
endeavored to persuade the
President to modify his So
called security order so it would
not stop the free flow of infor-
nation on matters plainly out
side the security category. But
Mr.. Truman has taken the at
titude that the order is neces-
sary, and he is indignant at the
press for objecting.
The Truman administration,
of course, is strongly political
and has been charged again and
again with bottling up news
that is unfavorable to its polit-
ical cause. Such an admins
tration, In order to overcome
such impressions. might be ex-
pected to lean over backward
In trying to rewrite the order to
accomplish all the purposes of
security without setting up a
gag on legitimate information
unrelated to security matters.
There was no serious trouble
between the Government and
the press during either World
War I or World War II. A
voluntary censorship was effec-
Evening star., 1951-12-21
Thomas L. Stokes:
Thomos L. Stokes:
Public to Debate Guns VS.. Butter
Pressure Might Provoke Shifts in Policy by Congress Plan
For AIOut Production for Military Purposes Next Yeor

The whole country-for every
body will be affected-is head
ing into a debate when Congress
gets back after the New Year
on what we came to call, during
the early defense program
stages of the Second World War,
gums versus butter"
That is not a precise descrip-
ton Of the situation now, but
near enough to suggest to the
public the pressing problem Of
how closely we must approach
all-out production for military
purposes, and what can, or
should, be left for production Of
the so-called civilian goods we
use in our everyday lives.
While policy for the months
ahead seems fairly well deter
mined at top levels here, it in
vites debate because of circum-
stances. For 1852 is a big politi-
cal year, as we know. Various
factors in the complicated mill
tary- civilian production problem
are almost bound to intrude in
to politics, which means con-
troversy and debate, since we
are that sort of folks. If pres
sures are severe enough, that
might provoke shifts in policy by
Congress itself. which would be
risky for our security.
The problem would be con-
fused further, psychologically,
by an end to the Korean war.
that is, if that should bring
1etdown among our people who
are, by nature, easygoing and
congenitally optimistic when it
comes to threats beyond our
borders. Such a letdown could
very easily be encouraged, or
even exploited, for politics sake
in campaign year, particularly
because of the frustrating
character Of the Korean war.
The temptation may be great for
those we vaguely call the new
isolationists."
! It is, plainly, a time for
steadiness and balance against
one extreme or the other, and
for acceptance of the long pull
land what that takes. Pitfalls in
the path are well understood by
President Truman and his civil
and military aides and advisors.
As consequence, he is prepared
to state The case clearly and
forcibly to the people in his
message to Congress which,
necessarily, will stress the need
for more belt-tightening, higher
lakes, stronger economic con-
rolls. with resultant continued
ecridce and further disruption
/ the civilian economy. coupled
Evening star., 1951-12-21

with a warning against any let
down.
We are headed for more cut
backs in civilian production.
with the big bite to come per-
haps in the second quarter Of
the year. Shortages exist cur
rently in aluminium. copper and
nickel, among other components
of both military and civilian
production. This will mean less
of all sorts Of civilian goods, not
only because Of the increasingly
heavy drain to military produc-
ton, but also to a degree be-
cause of some further industry
expansion which, itself, reaches
in all directions for materials for
additional plant capacity.
Rather than clear-cut, open
and-shut guns versus butter"
issue, production officials see the
problem as one of as much
balance as possible. Military
production, of course, gets top
priority in the. pattern now
evolving, in which. however,
civilian goods cutbacks and
further expansion will be mod
Grated as much as is possible In
keeping with military necessity.
For the long pull, it is the aim,
so far as consistent, to avoid
sudden and widespread plant
shutdowns Of the "shock" sort,
with consequent wholesale un-
employment, which itself then
becomes a disturbing psycholog-
ical factor affecting general
morale. This will require deli
cate management here at the
top. y 4 p
Nickel offers the extreme ex-
ample right now. Scraping up
all we can from all sources and
from all sectors Of the free
world, it still is hardly possible
to get all that is required In our
military program. It is the
known tendency for the military
to make what sometimes later
prove inordinate demands for
materials Of all kinds, which. Is
understandable from their con-
centration on the military pros
gram. So far as nickel is con-
cerned, 1t is the hope of produc-
ton officials, If possible, to take
just a tiny pinch Of this for
civilian demands so that, for
example. some production can
keep going In radios. television
sets, washing machines and
such for which nickel Is re-
quired, and thus to avert COM
plete stoppage of production in
those fields. This is true also OF
other minerals and metals In
short supply. Alloys and syn
thetics will be encouraged as
substitutes wherever possible.
In dealing with the whols
Evening star., 1951-12-21

issue of military and civilian
production, officials here are
harassed by pressure groups of
all varieties. Schools. for ex-
ample. clamer for more build
ings-and there is. Of course, a
need-and point. in their argu-
ments, to the still high rate of
automobile production. High
ways have their champions, and
here we see an alliance Of auto
mobile, oil and rubber interests
in pressure. activity. So on down
the line.
These groups are powerful
politically and well organized
back at the grass roots. Produc-
ton officials are conscious that
members Of Congress will come
back here in January fresh
from close exposure to their de-
mands. Members cock their ears
alertly to such always with an
eye to the next election, and the
latter soon will be upon us.
Evening star., 1951-07-22

the ScHNOz. lis insured with
LIoyd's Of London for ST 100000
today as it was twenty-five years ago."
said Jimmy, lis that take care of it,"
THE LAST STRAW. Durante once
announced proudly that he had won a
tango contest Here's picture of me,
the goil and the silver cup to prove it, ,"
he continued.
THAT amt no goil," scoffed his drum
mer, Jack Roth. That's kangaroo"
Durante clapped his hands to his
side. THAT explains everything" he
cried. 81 thought we was jumpin
mighty high q coupla times!''
Evening star., 1951-07-22
WINNER BY A NOSE

told Durante. ssSome day they'll have
you playing Hamlet" ssNuts with
those small towns protested
Durante. ssGimme New York;
HOLLYWOOD win never forget duet
that featured Professor Einstein with the
violin and Maestro Durante at the piano.
Il don't play classical music so good"
admitted Jimmy when they had finished
approximately in unison, but that per-
fesser made even more mistakes than me.
I don't think he can COUNT
And on one of his best TV programs
Jimmy crashed high opera circles when he
joined Metropolitan Opera star Helen
Traubel in song. She appeared in the steel
helmet and breastplate she wears as
Briinnhilde. Holy srnoke!" cried Jimmy,
she's been drafted!'
Later the pair recorded their song for
posterity and Miss Traubel observed. ''It
was truly pleasure to record with an
artist whose voice sounds just the same
with good needle as bad one"
'sThe reason my voice is as bad
Evening star., 1951-07-22

nenneH Lett is now devoting his
abundant talents to a biography of
that happy phenomenon of show busi-
ness, James ''Schnozzola" Durante.
He couldn't have picked more SYM
pathetic or deserving subject. Already
undisputed champion of the night-club
circuit, the Schnoz extended the bound
aries of his domain by capturing television
singlehanded this year.
THE CITATION of the Peabody Awards
Committee which named him the great
comic TV discovery of our day, explained,
by the sheer impact of his irresistible
personality, he scattered to the winds the
stale formulas and dreary routines that
were threatening to put television into the
same strait jacket that has restricted So
called comedy programs in radio.
"Durante's warmth, sincerity and whole
hearted JOY in what he is doing have done
more to raise the spirits of audiences than
any single program in the memory of the
committee
could not agree with this citation
more thoroughly. In fact, wrote it.
DURANTE is a product of one of the
toughest neighborhoo in downtown Man.
haitian, where his father owned barber
shop, and where in typical sidewalk
fracas at the age of nine, his nose was
battered permanently out of shape. Today
he has it insured for million dollars with
Lloyd's of London.
'tDere's a million goOd-lookin'
guys" explains Jimmy, ''but Pm a
novelty"
IN A C0NEY ISLAND beer parlor in
1910, he made his first professional appear
ance as pianist. One of the singing
walters there was scrawny kid named
Eddie Cantor. Moving on to Harlem he
acquired his first permanent partner,
Eddie Jackson, and then, in speakeasy,
called Club Durant" - because the back
ers lacked funds to put the final e. on
the electric sign - soft-shoe dancer Lou
Clayton joined the act.
Clayton, Jackson and Durante we're
ready to roll! New York's cafe society and
the editor of Variety discovered the
boys and their fortunes were made
That's when John barrymore, whose
profile was just as famous as Jimmy's,
Evening star., 1951-07-22

EN- e row L Err.
" having completed
his exhaustive studies
of the lives of John
Barrymore and the
playboy mayor of New
York, Jimmy Walker,
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-12
IS. ST. taylor

In the strenuous days at hand and a
head, the white American expects every
bronze American to put country ahead Of
race. Equally does every member of the
bronze group cherish the wish that every
white man would also put country ahead
of race. Holding the jobs, and the executive,
judicial and legislative functions of the ma
ton and the community, the simple state
ment of an idea by the dominant group
is equivalent to pressure SO far as ordinary
Negro leadership is concerned and there is
rush to echo the sentiment and a froWn-
ing down of the independent thinker Hold
ing a less advantageous position, the Negro
nevertheless brings what pressure he can,
and often those who hold their hats in
their hands at the front door put their
hands in their pockets at the big gate"
Tie pressure Of the powerful white will
only bring bronze unanimty which is
mouth deep and artificial. The pressure of
the Negro can bring as great results as
the pressures Of any minority. Ordinarily
this is extremely limited, but in times of
crisis, a certain amount of bargaining can
be done il it is evident that the best inter-
ests of the nation are held paramount.
This bargaining does not even appear
to be bargaining if the things demanded by
the minority are things universally conceded
TO be essential to the welfare of the nation.
Even in times of peace there are critically
essential things which become transcendent
in times of crisis. Health, safety, education,
military training, housing, living wages,
participation in public service, and so on,
important always, become top priorities in
times of crisis. The true patriot therefore,
does not cease to press forward for these
things in time of crisis.
There is no need therefore to be a
fraid to state self-evident truths in times
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-12
this
day and age
Eveilsoilq
BY Clyde o. Jackson, City Editor

We have just lived through era you and la period of
time called the Postwar Pre-war" An of peace
that interim from 1945 he end of world ID to 1850 he
beginning of world HI AS the end of this COM
paravey peaceful day peaceful compared to tomorrow, we
find ourselves eectng upon the individuals nations and events
which have made this the most coorfulthough most dan
gerous-perod in history AS and mused tried
to decide the outstanding universal individual nation event
of this We decided that in order to make such selection
must first set up a critera L. e..
you sophstcation intellect cahnness and elegance
you would select secretary State Dean Aoeson you want
friendly airminded dark horse want Harry Truman;
want demagogs select Senator Joseph Mccarthy you'd
rather individual who has done keep oders young
choose between Abn Barley Gloria Swanson and Ezo PIMA
if you want good will and diplomacy can't go wrong with
Edie' SAMPSON if want pride and seconfldence Sena
Taft your you jackassery take your pick OF
almost any of the southern and representatives;
courage and deeeney it's Judge Waes Wang II you
want ability integrity that's DR.. Ralph Bunche.
IF you the who gained the most from L. D. DIS
elimination fascism it's Premier Joseph Stain Gut tut
ubversive) the who's suffered the most hard
ships and burdens just pick at random u southern Ne
gro; if want great sport it's Jackie Robinson you want
acrfiee Paul Robeson want the nation most
likely the world after World War ILL., bet India.
you the bunder of the consider u inerven-
Korea you for bigoty and owlnes you'll choose
Talmadge Wright Smahers you take it from there) II
the individual who the most and received less
in return Little Rocks Sue Cowan Williams if you
the doctrine least likely to the world its white
supremacy by length you want the doctrine most likely
world it's (anybodys guess if you want the race
which fought the hardest against white supremacy it's the
you the which has fought the least "a
ganst it, Negro the other hand want the race
which done lift itself economically and intellectually
it's mne) and the which has done the least along these
lines is the Chinese
you the only formidable ally the L. 5 Will nave
when III breaks out it's England rance and Ger.
many early preerring to live under Communist De-
lief rather than suffer the of another in
which they could gain notng) and want the best FOX
and the Grapes saga the it's this upon the American
forces evacuation of Hungnam in Korea the Gs left almost
nothing in he wrecked city, except sardonc sign which
read We Don't Want The Damn Place anyway.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-12

We Passed The Buck" But We Are Happy

Since he was expecting check from
u.s. he depressed momentarily and was IN
perfect aequiesence. But quickly regained
his equilibrium and assumed his superiority
and attempted to defend the segregation set
up thru southern traditions. This time we
were caught on the aequiesent side. Segrega-
ton does exist and we are in II to our neck
but we don't have to like il and neither do we
have to support it with our money, we came
back.
In the first place these sponsored af-
fairs are held in municipal buildings, sup
ported by whites and Negroes money, and
we have never heard of city carrying Jim
crow bank accounts so why does the service
rendered from these funds have to be sep
arated with the whites getting the cream
of the crust?
We did not tell our caller we would not
purchase tickets, and neither did we tell him
we would. We merely passed the buck.
But we can state here, for now and for
ever, we will never be caught In the net
of poisoning the minds OF little children,
white or black. What could our answer be
if we sent little children to the Robinson
auditorium to climb up in balcony, when
they ask "Why do we have to sit up here
while the other children sit down there?'
You could not very well afford to tell them
that the white man has branded them in
ferior. If you did you would only add an
other generation to the millions who now
wonder in amazement as to what makes the
white man tick.
Arkansas State press. [volume] (Little Rock, Ark.) 1941-1959, 1951-01-12

AS for you and me, we might as well make
up our minds that 1851 needs our help, he
needs us to pull together to make Peace on
earth, good will TO men, come true by
Christmas, 1851.
But 1851 means more headaches. II
marks another year Of progress, a year
closer to more and more of the better
things in life which every year contribute
towards making our life happier, health
ier more comfortable. Who would have be-
lieved that the world would be so far prog
ressed as il is had they not seen its
changes wrought year by year.
There are many among us who readily
recall gas lights, crystal radio sets, music
boxes, wood stoves, food kept cold hanging
by string in the WELL the hand pump for
water in the kitchen land it didn't spout
hot water, ether, lawn moving with a
sicle.
Television, refrigerators, meals that al
most cook themselves while you vacuum
the rugs in double quick time, electric
shaves, monographs, coasters; all these are
developments of very recent vintage. AL
ready color televison promises to bring us
world events and entertainment in natural
color. Just think what wonders we may still
see in as short a time as the twelve months
of 1851
1851 means so many things. Headaches
and happiness, progress, knowledge, adven-
ture life, death, May yours be full Of the
better things " and take a BIG helping
of life!