Maggie Higgins the War Reporter Who Won a Pulitzer
Relman Morin recalls Maggie Higgins a solo war correspondent in Korea. She endured dirt and danger, won a Pulitzer and fame, refused a movie outline, and remained fiercely competitive and driven to cover the story wherever it led. Higgins stood out among women reporters as one of the best.
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New York
Korea
Marguerite Higgins
Maggie Higgins
Maggie
Hollywood
Nix
M. P
Kimpo
Tokyo
Paris
Berlin
Letart Falls Social Notes and Charity’s Casino Debt
Letart Falls social notes recount visits and family news from the Norris Custer Roush Urban and Hunt families with names and places like Meigs General Hospital Westerville Buckeye Lake and Pomeroy. The fiction follows Charity Standish learning of Douglas Kent’s debt to Angels Cortez and a tense plan surrounding a Santa Fe casino proposal and a looming marriage.
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New Jersey
Janice Webb
Ray McDade
Donald
Haman
Westerville
H. G. Roush
Norman
Roush
G. A. Roush
Piqua
J. O. Hunt
Beverlee
Marietta
Elmer Grimm
Ralph Hamilton
Dennie
William Fisher
Helen Love
Goldie Love
Lancaster
Howard
Point Pleasant
St. Clair Hill
Lois
Don Bill
D. G. Thomas
Henry
Lanham
W. Va
Dale McGraw
Huntington
F. A. Cadle
O. M. Wogan
Pomeroy
Ralph Lambright
Eddie
Terry
Delores
Upper Sandusky
J. D. Roush
Time for Labels or Principles in U S Politics
Southern coalition urged to unite Republicans and old line Democrats to halt socialization and back a single ticket in 1948. Byrnes warns Americans to choose between labels and principles as Truman era policy triggers party realignment across the country.
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James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrd
Atlanta
National Coalition Committee
Southern Weekly
Byrnes
White House
South
Truman
Truman Democrat Party
Democrat Party
Republican Party
House of Representatives
West Point sports scandal undercuts amateur ideals
The piece argues that commercializing amateur sports harms integrity at West Point and other schools. It notes the allure of hired players and bonuses, the pressure to win, and the eventual moral costs as money drives competition beyond loyalty to school and honor.
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West Point
Army
Long Island High School
McCarran Group Delays Loyalty Board Under Fire
The judiciary committee led by Senator McCarran postponed confirmation of three of the five members of a presidential loyalty and security board sought to root out disloyal government workers. Critics say the delay weakens a broader effort begun by a Nimitz commission to audit the program. The panel balked at extending a conflict of interest exemption to Nimitz appointees, while McCarran insists the law must apply to all.
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Washington
McCarran
Judiciary Committee
Nevada
Truman
House Un-American Activities Committee
State Department
Communist Party
Senate
Commission
Congress
Hoover
Loyalty Review Board
Nimitz Commission
House
Rooming in: near mother improves newborn care
Doctors discuss a long established hospital practice where newborns stay in a bassinet near the mother, not in a separate nursery. Proponents cite reduced infection risk and higher breastfeeding rates, while fathers and grandparents may value family access. The article notes rooming-in is well accepted in many institutions and sparks ongoing debate.
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Edwin P. Jordan
APPY
Wrestling course pays off for man
James A. Key, 46, used a wrestling course learned at a Santa Ana gymnasium to tackle a hit and run driver. Key chased the suspect to a next intersection and held him in a Boston crab hold until police arrived.
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Santa Ana
Calif
James A. Key
Key
Needlework pattern for bedspread dresser skirt and draperies
Pattern No 5143 provides full directions for planning and making a bedspread dresser skirt and draperies. Send 25c coin name address and pattern number to Anne Cabot Athens Messenger 1150 Ave Americas New York NY. Anne Cabot's Big Album offers many designs gifts decorations and four bonus patterns for 25 cents.
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Anne Cabot
Athens Messenger
Ave. Americas
New York 19
N. Y
Iceberg Near Bell Island Breaks Up in June
A large iceberg off Conception Bay in June began breaking up after warnings were issued to approaching ships. The lingering winter sea ice in the North Atlantic persisted as weather conditions remained hazardous for navigation.
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Bell Island
Nld
North Atlantic
Conception Bay
Television Schedule Highlights From WLWC and WBNS Slate
Local listings show WLWC Channel 3 and WBNS Channel 10/WSAZ Channel 5 airing a mix of dramas, variety, news, and cartoons. Notable programs include Theatre Hour, Three City Final, Wrestling, Morning Hole Nod, and Western Roundup with extended blocks from 6:00 PM to late night.
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WLWC
Channel 3
Ernie
Eddie Mann
TV Theater
Buster Keaton
Bill Guinn
Hacking
Westerville
Farm
Echo Valley
Wbns-Tv
Earl Flora
Bill Zipt
Steve Allen
Garry Moore
Fran
Wsaz-Tv
Hollywood
India Radio Must Broadcast in 76 Languages
India’s All India Radio faces a major shift as it plans future programs to cover 76 regional languages with at least 200 000 speakers each. Currently it serves 14 languages plus dialects and English, with a target of one million radio sets in two years. In August 1947 there were 205 263 sets, rising by 10 000 monthly.
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New Delhi
India
Information and Broadcasting
R. R. Diwakar
All- India Radio
Diwakar
Radio Schedule Highlights for NBC WLWWWC Networks
A detailed listing of radio programs across stations in Cincinnati Columbus Huntington Charleston Parkersburg Athens Gallipolis and Marietta. It covers weekday and weekend lineups with news dramas comedies westerns adventures sports and variety shows. The roster notes time slots and network affiliations for programs such as News for 15 Minutes Daily Commentary Lone Ranger The Falcon Pete Kellys Blues Rocky Jordan and The Fat Man along with many others.
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Abe-Ebs
Abc-Mbs-East Kiddies
Cbs
Abe
Abc
Robert Q. Waxworks
Cbs News
Abc News
Mbs
Cbs Evening
Pete Kelly
Abe Rocky Jordan
Abe Dr. Christian
Abe International
Rogue's Gallery
Abe Johnny Dollar
Abe Family Theater
Lawrence Welk
Cbs Ews & Music
Abeance
News & Variety
All Nets
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Charles Judah
NEA Service, Inc
Letart
Letart Falls
Philson Norris
Pfc
Virgil Norris
L. T. Norris
Decatur
Ill
Norris
Louis Custer
Charity
Douglas Kent
Angel
Ohio
Duke Rogers
Angeles
Angeles Cortez
Miss Standish
Douglas
Santa Fe
Doug
Charity Standish
Sambier
San Lorenzo
N. M
Saidbye
The
By Galbraith
Mrs. Anne Cabot
Maida's Kitchen
Hawkins Falix
Western Theatre
India Radio
NBC
WLW
Cincinnati
WCUL
Columbus
WSAZ
WBNS
WCHS
Charleston
WHKC
WMOA
Parkersbur Wath
Athens
WJEH
Gallipolis
Uust
Lifetime
Abe Godfrey Mour
Cbs Film Hour
Bill Gwinn
Cbe
Chicago
Stars of
Harmony Rangers
Abe Godfrey
Dixieland Club
Abe Ladies Fair
Lopez
Abe Mary Margaret Mo
Je—Abe
Windy City
Poole
Midw
Mbe Baseball Network
Geritol
Inviers
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