Brien McMahon rises to power on atomic fears
Hiroshima blast thrust Connecticut Democrat Brien McMahon into a national spotlight. Born 1908 in Norwalk and educated at Fordham and Yale Law, he rose from local judge to Senate author of the atomic energy act and now chairs key committees, signaling urgency over world control of atomic force. He keeps busy, balancing golf and constant updates via two cars with a two day telephone and a leased news wire.
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Hiroshima
Truman
Senate Atomic Energy Committee
Senate House Atomic Committee
McMahon
Senate
Norwalk, Conn
Norwalk
Fordham University
Yale University Law School
Young McMahon
Washington
Torney
Homer Cummings
Justice Department
Old Paul Revere Ride Revisited Amid Modern Boston
Saul Pett recounts retracing Paul Revere and William Dawes routes by car from Boston to Lincoln revealing vanished landmarks and altered sites. He notes parking meters where horse posts stood, absence of Warren’s house, and modern clues like the Casino Burlesque Theater and Paul Revere Tourist Cabins.
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Paul Revere
Joseph Warren
Hanover Street
Boston
Sexton
Robert Newman
Old North Church
Charleston Neck
Mark
Washington Street
Isaac Hall
Medford Minute Men
Dawes
Prescott
Mass
Shoals Declared Deadly Ship Trap Off North Carolina
The National Geographic Society identifies Diamond Shoals off the North Carolina coast as one of the Atlantic seaboard’s deadliest hazards for ships.
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National Geographic Society
Diamond Shoals
North Carolina
Atlantic Seaboard
Party Hamwiches Offer Easy Toasted Appetizers
Cream cheese spread white bread crusts removed. Rath Black Hawk Deviled Ham used as filling. Corners folded, toothpicked, and broiled to toast. Crisp deviled hamwiches pair with a party salad. Advertisement urges buying Rath canned meats at local stores.
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Rath
Black Hawk
Jack
Jill
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