Truman’s fall from grace unsettles Democrats at convention
The piece recounts Harry S Truman’s political decline after backing Harriman, detailing the rift with longtime Democratic allies and the rise of Stevenson. It notes Republican gains from Truman’s stance, plus a side note on new firecracker laws affecting farmers and wildlife deterrence, and ends with quotes from Edgar Hoover criticizing crime costs and a doctor’s remark on children’s health.
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Harriman
Stevenson
Mr. Truman
White House
Mr. Stevenson
Illinois
Yesteryear
Alger Hiss
GOI
Parties dodge endorsement of Supreme Court desegregation ruling
Democrats and Republicans avoid explicit approval of the court order on school desegregation, aiming to keep Southern votes. Republicans accept the decision and urge enforcement through courts, while Democrats call it the supreme law of the land but retreat from endorsing action, stressing no force to alter court rulings. A stray line notes a judge urging pedestrians to be told not to trust drivers.
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Pennsylvania
Alaska
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Chicago
United States
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South
GOP
Eisenhower
Texas
Virginia
Florida
Tennessee
Adlai Stevenson
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Alabama
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Kentucky
West Virginia
U. S. Supreme Court
Freight Woes Spark Railroads To Revise Services
Railroads brace for rising demand with new trains and cars. James M. Symes of the Pennsylvania Railroad forecasts freight traffic rising about 40 percent in ten years, prompting a $20 billion equipment and rights of way program. Innovations include all aluminum streamliners, two level trains, interchangeable slumbercoaches, and multi use freight cars. A radioactive box car and irradiation in transit are among planned technologies to preserve foods and speed shipping.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Holcombe Parkes
Railway Progress Institute
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Santa Fe
Southern Pacific
Burlington
Pullman Co
Chesapeake & Ohio
International Steel
Evansville
Ind
Opal’s Struggle to Win Her Husband’s Heart
A Dr Crane guidance piece advises Opal to win back her husband by acting devoted, maintaining ideals, sharing experiences, and using daily compliments plus affectionate gestures. It promises psychological tactics to reshape love and ends with an offer for a 200 point test for husbands and wives.
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Opal
George W. Crane
Opal G
Frank
Nightly air defense in Harrington as twin watches begin
On November 28 Tim Ketcham and Harry Smith man a snowbound lookout atop a hill. They report an unfamiliar thunder from the sky as three sweptwing jets pass overhead. Henry Thompson, civic leader in Harrington, awaits a possible Yellow Alert while at the Strand Theater with his wife.
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Tim Ketcham
Harry Smith
Tim
Harry
Henry J. Thompson
Harrington
Strand
Janet
Henry Thompson
Community Chest
Veterans Hospital
Red Cross
March of Dimes
Buyers
Thompson
Control Center
Air Force
Colonel Buyers
Italy
Olympus Jet Corporation
Eastern Electric Company
Nut and Bolt Factory
Detroit
Olympus
Northeastern Nut and Bolt
Eastern Electric
Atlanta Avenue
Sheriff's Office
John
Johnny
Harrington College
Sue Wilson
Terry
Don
Henry
Janet Thompson
Birthmarks in infants and treatment options
Dr. Jordan explains birthmarks or nevi common in newborns. Some fade or are hair covered, others on the face may be treated or removed by surgery, radiation, or creams. Treatment depends on location size and type after physician evaluation.
Double wedding unites Donna Coleman and Betty Payne in Indiana
In Lawrenceburg Indiana on July 30 a double ceremony joined Donna Coleman and James Hayman together with Betty Payne and Robert Morris. West Columbia visitors Grover Neville and son called on locals. Byce Madox and James Lee families visited relatives in town. Lester Foreman and his Savannah Georgia family visit Effie Lee's home.
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West Columbia
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Donna Coleman
Orville Coleman
James Hayman
Betty Payne
Harold Payne
Robert Morris
Grover Neville
Point Pleasant
Byce Madox
James Lee
Mason City
Effie Lee
Lester Foreman
Savanah, Ga
Public Forum letter on Ribbon Creek tragedy and blame
Don D. Aten of Letart Falls argues that Sgt McKeon led a disciplinary march into Ribbon Creek at Parris Island, New Carolina, resulting in six drowned boys. He condemns the vodka fueled blunder and criticizes General Puller for defending esprit de corps and war’s brutality.
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the Messenger
Sgt. McKeon
Parris Island
S. C
Puller
Sherman
Autobrith plan lets passengers take cars on same train
A new autobrith plan on British railways allows travelers to transport their automobiles on the same train they ride. The scheme promises convenient long distance travel for drivers and their vehicles with shared car carriage on selected routes.
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New “Autobrith
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Edwin P. Jordan, M.D
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