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71 Years Ago Today… “We are against people who push other people around…”

March 17, 2014
1943

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PM, March 17, 1943

THIS IS PM…

(From the original Prospectus of PM)

We are against people who push other people around, whether they flourish in this country or abroad.
We are against fraud and deceit and greed, and cruelty and we will seek to expose their practitioners.
We are for people who are kindly and courageous and honest.
We respect intelligence, sound accomplishment, open-mindedness, religious tolerance.
We do not believe all mankind’s problems are now being solved successfully by any existing social order, certainly not our own, and we propose to crusade for those who seek constructively to improve the way people live together.
We are Americans and we prefer democracy to any other principle of government.

Weegee Daily… February 10, 1943… Shoe Sales Spurt On First Day of Rationing…

February 10, 2014
1943, Weegee Daily

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PM Daily, February 10, 1943
Shoe Sales Spurt On First Day of Rationing…
Store at 92 Third Ave. sells factory rejects and second-hand shoes, not affected by rationing. Most are bought by workingmen. Business doubled recently. (No, the customer isn’t La Guardia or Costello.)

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Weegee Daily, February 10, 1943
Sales of Burgers Slow on Snowy Saturday…
Store at 92 Third Ave. sells burgers and stuff, perhaps affected by veganism… Most are bought by students and carnivores… (No, the customer isn’t La Guardia or Costello.)

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