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...because once they are tagged as "Communist," they might as well close up and go underground. It would be unlawful for any member of a "Communist organization" to hold appointive office in the federal government, to hold elective office if he did not reveal his affiliations, to get a passport, or to belong to such a group which has not registered. Both "Communist" and "Communist front" organizations would be required to submit annual financial statements and lists of officers, plus a list of the entire membership in the case of the former. All mail sent out by these groups "Intended...
...dead man's body were his dip-Ipmatic passport, personal papers, $180, and Bob Vogeler's silver cigarette lighter. In his compartment, luggage and attache case were intact. No signs of robbery or struggle were evident...
Garry Davis, 27, who tore up his U.S. passport in June 1948 to become a "citizen of the world," was trying to return to his native land. In Strasbourg, France, he applied at the U.S. consulate for an immigration visa, was told to go to Paris to get it. Davis said he was "astounded" at the news that Audrey Peters, 20, a Hollywood dancing teacher he had written to but never met, had announced her engagement to him. Dancer Peters said she started corresponding with Davis six months ago and "things got out of control . . . you know...
...Passport to Pimlico" is a British situational comedy designed quite obviously to humor a British public that is sick of rationing and restrictions. An unexploded German bomb suddenly blows up, revealing a treasure cache in which there is a document proving that the borough of Pimlico in London does not belong to Britain. Consequently, police protection, ration cards and other legal instruments become suspended, and the inhabitants, for a few days, are sovereigns unto themselves. Though Stanley Holloway offers some excellent touches as the exofficio mayor of Pimlico, most of the scenes are only moderately amusing to an American audience...
...Voted to let Sister Kenny, the Australian nurse who brought a new treatment for polio to the U.S., enter and leave the country whenever she wants to without a passport, immigration visa, or other required documents of all aliens entering the U.S. The privilege had never before been extended to anyone. The measure, already approved by the Senate, was the Congress' way of saluting Sister Kenny for her work and making it easier for her to continue...