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Show m i U I a 1 ' u " n" i Notes of an Innocent Bystander: This reporter couldn't believe his nose while reading a Variety report about the latest odious antics of blue-pencilers. But it happened in America, 1944. . . . Nonsensorship acts as if it were a candidate for the booby hatch. Frixample: NBCensors nixed a March of Time dramatization of M. Halsey's tome, "Some of My Best Friends Are Soldiers." Sol-diers." The book's theme blasts intolerance. in-tolerance. . . . The censor claimed , the dramatization violated censor-' censor-' ship policies (his own?), especially on the controversial subject angle, ' and was quoted: "You can say nothing noth-ing about intolerance!" . . . That remark must make the Constitution i shiver. The Bill of Rights has been 1 stabbed with censorial scissors. . . . You can't say anything about in-, in-, tolerance in Germany. Opposing intolerance in-tolerance .would only lead to a con-1 con-1 troversy with Hitler and his swasti-ikunks swasti-ikunks here. Does the censor fear offending them? . . . Our soldiers ar shedding their blood while fighting fight-ing intolerance but an American can't oppose it with words. ... It seems a censor in America desires to erect a concentration camp with a foundation of blue-pencils. Could anything be more arrogant and dangerous? dan-gerous? Wendell Wlllkle wrote these words a few years ago. They should be memorized by every American: "My creed, If I were asked to define it, would run something like this: I believe in America because In it we are free free to choose our government, govern-ment, to speak our minds, to observe ob-serve our different religions. . . . Because we are generous with our freedom we share our rights with those who disagree with ns. . . . Because we hate no people and covet no man's land. . . . Because we are blessed with a natural and varied va-ried abundance. . . . Because we set no limit to a man's achievement; achieve-ment; In mine, factory, field, or service In business or the arts, an able man, regardless of class ' or creed, can realize his ambition. ambi-tion. . . . Because we have great dreams and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true." In Fewer Words: It was easy for Willkie's enemies to hurt his heart-it heart-it was such a big target. . . . When we heard that Willkie passed away in his sleep it recalled the tribute that was once paid to another famed American: "Death had to take him In his sleep it didn't have the courage cour-age to approach hm while lie was looking." A short time ago this reporter made public evidence revealing the coddling of Axis war prisoners here. Our exposes were confirmed by many newspapers and magazines. . . . Now the House Military Affairs Af-fairs Committee announces that Axis war prisoners have not been coddled. cod-dled. . . . Eeeeekkkkl A Federal Grand Jury's report o Philly's recent hate strike reveals that 1776 bigots refused to work with eight Negro worker. ... In short: The 1776 Americans didn't have its spirit Lovely Panlette Goddard told i Interviewer: "You can always make money, and If you can't it doesn't make any difference."'-. . . Paulett means it doesn't make any difference differ-ence if you're rich. Face About Town: Donald Nelson, Nel-son, whose latest and best offer to return to private Industry is $200,000. . . . Henry Kaiser building postwar world on a tablecloth at Henri's. . . . Myma Loy stealing the show at the Stork. . . . Mrs. Roosevelt entering the enemy's battlellnes (tht News Bldg), where her syndicate is. Manhattan Mural: He is a welt-known welt-known star from Hollywood, recently here on an alcohollday. . . . After a long day and night of making the Joynts some pals defied the 4 a. m. curfew and took him to a speakeasy which never closes. . . . The pals Introduced the star as "a police official." offi-cial." ... On the way out the proprietor pro-prietor vigorously shook hands with the very drunk actor and slipped S20 into his paw! Sound in the Night: At the Zanzibar: Zanzi-bar: "He's the fair-hatred boy ol the foul-ball set" . . . At Versailles: "Her definition of a bachelor it a selfish, undeserving guy who has cheated torn woman out of a divorce." di-vorce." . . . At th Onyx: "Hmf. They argu about what kind rf t peace to give Germany, which hit given th world no peace!" Mldtown Vignette: He had )u" been hired as new headwaiter al Reuben's. To show Arnold, Ihf bci. 1 that h was on th hustle, he suggested: sug-gested: "You should get d.Kmnt waiters. Thes men haven't much energy." . . . Reuben gave him tht nshy eye and then said: "TheM men hav been with m for 20 years. They know they can stay here si long as they llv." . . "Okay." said th newcomer, ."that's your rt-ponsibllity. rt-ponsibllity. But don't forget I tried to help," . , . Thre weeks later h died from a stroke. |