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The article reports on the lecture tour of British statesman and leader Winston Churchill regarding the problems of the Orient. It states that he was traveling across the U.S. and found himself at the University of Michigan where he was hooted by the anti-imperialist students and left the campus. It mentions reporter Gustavus Ohlinger's interview with Churchill with which he extended his wide-ranging opinions while having bottles of whisky.

The article reports on the decision of the British government to cut the country's 13.1 billion U.S. dollar rearmament program as announced by Defense Minister Winston Churchill. The move elicited criticisms against Churchill, particularly from Rebel Nye Bevan who argued that rearmament would devastate Great Britain's economy. Churchill is also facing challenges posed by the growing U.S. atomic bomber base in East Anglia.

The article reports on the goodwill visit made by German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer to Great Britain in 1951. Adenauer was welcomed by Defense Minister Winston Churchill and he spent half an hour with King George VI. Adenauer told British Members of Parliament (MPs) at the House of Commons that Germans hate war.

The article reports on the political impact of the economic condition of Great Britain. While the gold and dollar reserves of the country are on the rise, rationing is said to be all but ended. British Prime Minister Winston Churchill proposed that landlords be allowed to raise their rents on the condition that repair their property. These circumstances is believed to have contributed to the gain in Socialist popularity in the country.

The article focuses on the decision of Great Britain's Food Minister Gwilyn Lloyd George that Britons would get no extra food rations for Christmas in 1951. A detailed memo was sent to Defense Minister Winston Churchill explaining George's decision. Churchill supported the decision and sent the memo back with an added notation, "Scrooge!"