Needless Risks In A Hayride Truck
A Amarillo Globe editorial recalls a hayride behind a truck with one light risking 20 to 30 young riders. The writer questions why drivers undertake such hazards and reflects on parental and community responsibility.
The Price Sisters and the Soviet Infiltration Case
A 1951 syndicated column outlines the Price sisters Mildred and Mary as central figures in a broader Communist espionage network. Bentley testified that Mildred organized the Institute of Pacific Relations unit and Mary acted as secretary to Walter Lippmann, with papers and material allegedly circulating from the British embassy. The piece notes widespread fears of Soviet infiltration into government and media, detailing testimonies about copies of documents and secret agents, and emphasizes the difficulty of proving such conspiracies while asserting the reality of the network.
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Louis Budenz
Elizabeth Bentley
Hede Massing
Angela Calomiris
Matthew Cvetic
Price Sisters
McCarran
Mildred
Mary
Miss Bentley
Communist Party
Institute of Pacific Relations
Walter Lippmann
Lippman
Senator Ferguson
Mary Price
Soviet Russia
Michael Greenberg
White House
Roosevelt
Mildred Price
Gason
Bentley
Ferguson
Lauchlin Currie
Hiss
Remington
Fuchs
Coplon
Greenglass
House Committee On Unamerican
Rts
King Features Syndicate
Final portrait of Budenz and McCarran hearings
The piece analyzes Budenz on the McCarran sub committee investigations of State Department officials. It highlights inconsistent memory about John Service and John Carter Vincent, suggesting Budenz’s testimony contradicts prior statements. It cites Vincent's role in Wallace’s China policy and a controversial cable about Stilwell. It notes the implausibility of sensational assumptions and recalls Dr Frans Borkenau’s views on Communist party methods.
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Louis Budenz
McCarran
Senate Judiciary Committee
Budenz
John Stewart Service
State Department
John Carter Vincent
Vincent
Communist Party
Henry A. Wallace
Wallace
China
Roosevelt
Joseph W. Stilwell
Albert C. Wedemeyer
Frans Borkenau
Budenton
Stilwell and Wedemeyer
Morris
Henry Wallace
Institute of Pacific Relations
Stilwell
Wedemeyer
Chungking
Chiang Kai-shek
Stilwell- Wedemeyer
Alfred Kohlberg
Homer Ferguson
Pat McCarran
Subcommittee
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Polk Street Professor on Horoscopes and Beliefs
A speaker recounts skepticism about horoscopes yet notes personal curiosity. He riffs on sun spots, astrology, bumps on the head, and inherited traits, joking about Irish potatoes and detours. The piece blends humor with reflections on belief, science, and ancestry.
Puzzle style crossword with 1951 news clues
This piece presents a complex crossword puzzle with numbered across and down clues ranging from fruits to ancient roles. It weaves in a historical narrative about wartime espionage, political figures like Wallace Stilwell Wedemeyer and Budenz, and references to McCarran hearings and Chinese Nationalists. The surrounding text discusses testimony, documents, and a newspaper report on political intrigue.
Union To Request Free Carfare For Pittsburgh Workers
Pittsburgh union officials say 2000 members of the AFL-Building Service Employees Union will seek free trolley or bus fare to and from work. The ask follows only a small wage boost under the Wage Stabilization Board formula, with no wage figures disclosed. Levey announced the proposal will be submitted to management in coming weeks.
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Pittsburgh
Charles C. Levey
Afl-Building Service Employes Union
Wage Stabilization Board
Steel City
Levey
Mind Tests and Social Myths from Wiggam Panel
Dr. Albert Edward Wiggam surveys ideas from Cyrus Curtis Duke University sociologist Hornell Hart and Grace Fernald. He discusses tests of mental ability gunpowder civilization and a feeble minded girl whose IQ rose from 39 to 137 after nonreading tasks and remedial teaching.
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Duke University
Hornell Hart
Hart
Grace Fernald
Fernald
John F. Dille Co
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