Beauty Pageant Chaperons Outshining the Beauties
A 1948 Atlantic City beauty contest report recalls crowded chaperons and crammed backstage scenes as reporters struggle to interview contestants. The piece notes Miss California who became Miss America, Miss Vermont interview triumphs, and the limelight on strapless gowns. Santa Fe carloadings data follow as a separate brief.
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California
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America
Marilyn Buford
Miss Washington
Atlantic City
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Miss Vermont
White House
President Truman
United Features
Firm seeks three video licenses for Texas stations
A corporation led by Oilman James P. Nash applied for commercial television permits in Austin Corpus Christi and San Antonio. Its stockholders include Gov Beauford Jester. The filing follows discussions of a Glasgow and West Scotland Arbor Day to foster youth interest in trees.
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Texas Telnet System, Inc
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Glasgow
West Scotland
Plan Institute
Bolivian Offer Lets Cocaine Factory Be Built in La Paz
The Bolivian government received a private proposal granting a 50 percent profit share if it authorizes a cocaine factory in La Paz. The offer specifies government participation in earnings from the illicit operation.
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Bolivan
la Paz
Sees Danger in Probe Tactics in Democracy Essay
Eleanor Roosevelt argues against aggressive Un American Activities Committee tactics and calls for strengthening FBI oversight to root out Communists. She stresses the need for comprehensive civic education on democracy and Communism, warning against police-state overreach and urging rational defense of individual freedoms.
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UN- American Activities Committee
Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Amarillo's Finest Faces Communist Propaganda Cloud
A public statement warns against corrosive propaganda that fosters suspicion and fear, labeling it destructive and unconstructive. The speaker argues it stifles curiosity and erodes freedoms, comparing the atmosphere to a police state yet less heavy.
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