Washington's Buchanan Legacy Sparks Capitol Row
Washington Digest recalls long simmering North South tensions over President Buchanan. It notes 1848 slave riot mobs, Dred Scott ruling, and Buchanan's southern leanings. The piece details Lodge opposition to a Buchanan statue site, the Meridian Park monument, and ironic family funding. It ends with a jab at presidents dodging polls, singling out Truman.
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Washington
White House
Tyler
Buchanan
Dred Scott
Supreme Court
Meridian Park
Stone
Congress
Capitol
George Washington
George
Watterson
Washington Monument
L'Enfant
Weekly News Analysis on Big Business and War Readiness
A condensed editorial note frames the week as big business under fire amid rising unemployment in the United States. It argues that the Soviets must stay prepared for war while U.S. industry faces scrutiny and public concern about economic conditions.
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U. S
Trouble Over Taft Hartley Law Sparks Senate Clash
Senator Morse of Oregon sharply attacks business defenders of Taft Hartley calling their stance selfish and un-Christian while praising Taft for objective consideration of its shortcomings. Debate grows over repeal strategy as unemployment tops three million and experts differ on hitting five million. Bulganin warns US aggression, framing Cold War tensions as he denounces Western powers.
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Charles E. Wilson
General Electric
Senate Labor Committee
L. R. Boulware
Wilson
Wayne ‘Morse
Oregon
Taft
Ohio
Morse
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Red Army
United States
Bulganin
Shatilov
of the Armed Services
Fraternity Man Chooses Mind Over Hog Feat
At Ann Arbor University of Michigan junior Paul H. Smith considered a hog eating contest but decided against it. He feared it would reflect poorly on himself and his fraternity. The incident sparked relief among fraternity members from Cayuga to the Rose Bowl as they returned to studies.
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Buchanan
Great Britain
Supreme Court
Ann Arbor
Mich
Paul H. Smith
University of Michigan
Smith
Florida Bookies Under Gov Warren Crackdown
Florida feels the heat as Governor Fuller Warren enforces a ban on horse betting. Bookies go underground, telegraphic services suspend race results, and most operators find work scarce. A few still attempt small ventures via tunnels and telephones amid a bleak outlook.
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Florida
Fuller Warren
Warren
Quail Family Represented by Five Genera in America
The large and popular quail family is represented in America by five distinct genera. This bird is secretive in behavior and is found in mountains deserts and southern and western grasslands.
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America
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Federal Bureau of Labor
Clague
Robert G. Goodwin
Bureau of Employment Security
Truman
Air Force
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Maryland
Robert
Landry
Kosciusko Bridge
New York
Gabriel Nicoletti
Gall
Americas
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Paul’ Meltener
Meltsner
Traube
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Easters Island
Groce
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Consolidated Chemical Co
Cherry
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Pee Verrem
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nature
Dean
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