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The article reports on decision of the administration of Argentine President Juan Perón to impose tariff on newsprint used for advertising. Newsprints are exempted from import duties under Argentine law when it is used for cultural purposes. Payment of back duties have been demanded by the Ministry of Finance from chief opposition papers, including "La Prensa."

The article reports on the meeting held by editors and publishers from North, Central and South America in Manhattan, New York for the formation of a permanent Inter-American Press Association. Their objective is to promote freedom of the press throughout the U.S., and fight press censorship in the Western Hemisphere, particularly in Latin America. The delegates discussed the censorship in Argentina highlighting the case of the newspaper "La Prensa."

The article reports on how the Argentinian government, led by President Juan Peron, has been harassing newsmen. After the government closed down the "La Prensa" newspaper, several of its newsmen were unable to find jobs because of being blacklisted by the government. There is also sign that Peron is pressuring "La Nacion" to agree with his government.

The article reports on Argentine government's closure of the newspaper "La Prensa" in March 1951. The representatives of "La Prensa" signed papers delivering the newspaper to the government while the congressional committee closed the books and ordered to seal the doors. "La Prensa" owner and editor in chief, Doctor Alberto Gainza Paz, sent a letter to the congressional committee charging that it had exceeded its power and was then held up by the police while trying to board a plane to Uruguay. Gainza Paz disappeared which led to a police search.

The article discusses the widespread and relentless attack made by Argentine President Juan Domingo Perón on press freedom in Argentina in 1950. It says that Perón has authorized the attack on press freedom despite proclaiming his respect for the Constitution and a promise to maintain press freedom. The author adds that Perón's favorite congressional hatchet man Jose Emilio Visca has closed 58 magazines and newspapers outright. Information on how Perón took control of the chief newsprint stocks of the country is presented.

The article reports on the publication of the new "La Prensa" newspaper in Argentina in November 1951, which lack reports from abroad that had helped make one of the world's great newspapers.

The article reports that Juan Perón, president of Argentina, had utilized military law to counter the strikes of railroad workers while two government-supported unions were used to shut down the operations of the independent daily newspaper, "La Prensa." Perón claimed that the strikers were anarchists, socialists, radicals and communists and invoked the Law for Organization of the Nation in Wartime. The news-vendors' union made impossible demands on "La Prensa."

The article reports on the decision of the government of Argentine President Juan Peron to distribute its controlled newsprint supplies equitably to all newspapers. The conservative daily "La Prensa" has confirmed that it had only enough paper for the weekend. It is noted that the government's move to control newsprint supplies is an act of eliminating an institution trusted and honored by the outside world.

The article focuses on the unconstitutionality of capitalism, according to the newspaper "Democracia" published by Argentinean First Lady Evita Perón.

The article discusses the popularity of plastic surgery in places such as the U.S. as of 2015, and it mentions how many American women will be undergoing cosmetic procedures simply because they see other women doing it. Antiaging interventions for women are mentioned, along with the book "Men Are Stupid...And They Like Big Boobs: A Woman’s Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery" by Joan Rivers. Shame and peer pressure are examined, as well as vanity and various plastic surgeons.

The article discusses the political and social aspects of Roman Catholic religious leader Pope Francis' proposed visit to the U.S. in 2015. According to the article, American President Barack Obama's aides have been working with U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See Ken Hackett regarding Pope Francis' political agenda. Disability rights and global warming are examined, as well as the views of 2016 U.S. Republican and Democratic presidential candidates such as Marco Rubio and Hillary Clinton.

The article reports on the repression of the South American press. It states that censorship in all forms is spreading through South America, incidents in Peru and Bolivia where newspapers are forcefully taken over by military and press staffs are forcefully told to take days off work are all proof of the increasing censorship in South America. It further states that freedom of press now only exists in some parts of South America including in Colombia, Chile and Ecuador.

The article reports that innocent U.S. citizen Saul Shephard Saulson has been imprisoned in Argentina for allegations of involvement in an anti-Argentine Wall Street plot, while just visiting a cousin who is a member of the opposition party.

The article reports on the arrest of "Time" correspondent Frank Shea and "Life" photographer Leonard McCombe by the Argentine police after their coverage of the violence at local newspaper "La Prensa." Armed hoodlums and the police prevented the workers from reopening "La Prensa." The police grilled the correspondents and sentenced them guilty of inciting to riot and violating public order. Shea and McCombe were released after signing a statement acknowledging the accusation but not their guilt.

The article presents information on the plans of American News Co. to focus on the lives and culture of U.S. citizens.

The article reports on the efforts of Argentine President Juan Perón to suppress freedom of the press in Argentina. Even when Perón rescinded his order to shut down the incoming cables from the Associated Press (AP), United Press (UP) and International News Service (INS), the Argentine dailies knew what Perón really wanted. They voluntarily stopped printing the AP, UP and INS news that came into their offices.

The article reports on the persecution of David Michel Torino, editor of the anti-Peronist newspaper "El Intransigente" in Argentina for the publication of mimeographed edition of "El Intransigente" and for alleged disrespect toward the Salta judge in 1951.

The article presents updates on labor, education and journalism in Argentina. Members of La Fraternidad, the brotherhood of engineers and firemen, staged a demonstration in Buenos Aires, Argentina for the freedom of their union. The operation for all public schools to ensure the perpetuation of the revolution by means of a new education is also being planned in Buenos Aires. Argentines gathered in front of the office of "La Natión—," the last surviving independent daily newspaper in Buenos Aires, to buy the few extra copies available.

The article comments on the implications of the anti-Communist law implemented in the U.S. for the totalitarian nations in 1950. One of the provisions of the legislation is to require the country to refuse giving visas to people from totalitarian countries. According to the author, it is important that the U.S. distinguish between the citizens of a normal totalitarian government with those who aim to overthrow the federal government.

The article considers the results of a survey conducted by Sabina Slotta of Mills College in Oakland, California about the knowledge of her fellow students on world politics.