Buying Votes With Money of Taxpayers
AUSTIN DAILY HERALD reports Congressmen react to Edwin P. Neilan of the U S Chamber of Commerce criticizing federal spending as vote buying. He calls pork barrel legislation and local spending aimed at securing votes a grand scale form of corruption using taxpayers money.
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U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Edwin P. Neilan
Neilan
Austin Daily Herald -Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Hemlock
Austin
Minn
Frank C. Miles
Minnesota
The Transforming Power of Group Cohesion
The essay argues that individuals become narrowly self serving when joining any group or movement. It contrasts charitable acts as individuals with the group mindset that views other groups as foes. It calls for spiritual, person by person solutions to bridge divisive group loyalties.
The Complicated World of Spies and Counterspies
A lighthearted look at the spy trade noting plain spies counterspies and counter-counter-spies who end up on the side they began with. The piece jests about M15 and the naming quirks of espionage while urging clarity of allegiance.
White backs test ban while doubting world police idea
In his New Yorker essays, B. White criticizes world disarmament as a path to permanent peace and questions a United Nations police force lacking supranational political structure. He supports a nuclear test ban as self interested and potentially mutually beneficial, amid debate on Britain's Russia and US pact.
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Ru. B. White
New Yorker
White
United Nations
New York City
YMCA
Actors Equity
Britain
Russia
Quotation for Today by Alexander Pope
A reflective verse fragment urging humility and grace to guide action. The lines encourage readers to seek the right path with the help of divine guidance, while remaining open to correction if mistaken.
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Alexander Pope
Turn Back The Clock In Austin And County News
Fred L. Chapman elected grand chef de gare of Minnesota's 40 & 8 at St. Cloud state convention. Elks Circus opens tonight. Msgr. John H. Pesciges named pastor of St. Augustine Church. Mower County Fair entries and program indicate a record fair. Thieves steal 93.03 from Tender Maid hamburger shop. AFL union certifies for 78 iron mining workers in Spring Valley. Settlement ends 19 day strike at four Austin supermarkets. Gene Strouth of Fulda wins 400 jack pot at Midwest Fat Steer show.
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Fred L. Chapman
Minnesota
American Legion
St. Cloud
Austin
Elks Circus
Msgr
John H. Pesciges
St. Augustine Church
Mower County
Tender Maid
E. Water St
Austin Afl
Spring Valley
Minneapolis
Gene Strouth
Fulda
Fire marshal’s courthouse inspection costs 1100 dollars
A state fire marshal who paid a Wabasha County courthouse fine ended up ordering a rear fire escape. The courthouse, which had passed inspections for years, now has the escape installed at the inspector’s direction, costing 1100 dollars. The item sits among assorted notes on military drafts and psychology.
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Wabasha
Lake City
Wabasha County
Mass threat at Cordoba Kaiser plant exposes Argentine unrest
Victor Riesel reports a Communist Peronist squad locked 200 managers inside the Cordoba paint shop and threatened to burn them alive unless the plant stayed open. The incident illustrates the violence and government crackdown that followed as Decree Laws banned the Communist Party and related fronts.
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Buenos Aires
Cordoba
Auto and Transport Union
U. S
Communist Party
Communist Innocent Front
General Confederation of Labor
CGT
Juan Peron
Peronistas
Kaiser
Quick Quiz: Four things that come not back
The quiz lists four items that do not return: the spoken word, the sped arrow, time past, and the neglected opportunity. It also covers lobster color, pelican pouch capacity, the meaning of hurst in place names, and whether president and vice president can be from the same state.
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Norman M. Bradburn
University of Chicago
Bradburn
The Doctor Says Take Trip Take It Easy
Dr Brandstadt advises safe summer driving with 17 000 expected traffic deaths this season. Ensure car in good order and avoid fatigue by alternating drivers and limiting daily miles. Use rest stops, keep children occupied, and follow highway safety rules to prevent accidents.
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W. G. Brandstadt
M.D
Manila Surrenders to U S Forces in 1898 Siege
On August 13 1898 Spanish defenses surrender Manila to U S forces led by General Wesley Merritt after a combined land assault and naval bombardment under Admiral George Dewey. The dated history also notes earlier events from 1688 1741 1868 and later references to Eisenhowers regimes and space mission records.
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Associated Press
Manila
U.S
Wesley Merritt
Adm
George Dewey
Stafford clan marks three generations of Middlebury grads
Madelyn Stafford became the third generation in her family to earn a bachelor’s degree from Middlebury College in Vermont. Her grandfather Bert Stafford graduated in 1901, her father Congressman Robert T. Stafford in 1935, and her mother in 1938. The piece also notes U S radio stations use K and W call letters.
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Rutland
Madelyn Stafford
Middlebury
Vt.) College
Bert Stafford
Robert T. Stafford
Motorist Berates Funeral Director At Burial Plot
Des Moines police report a funeral escort delaying traffic when a friend led the procession to the cemetery. One motorist followed the hearse to the burial site and angrily berated the funeral director.
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Des Moines
Iowa
James L. McGuire
A World Series Cellar Showdown In DC Stadium
Washington singer Humphrey’s critique of the Senators sparks a suggestion for a Mets versus Senators World Series cellar championship. The piece plays with cultural centers, Casey Stengel and Hodges as straight man, and proposes a charity exhibition with humorous rules.
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New York Mets
Washington
D. C
Humphrey
Hardup Cultural Center Fund
Mets
Senators
Casey Stengel
State Department
American Ballet
Casey
Gil Hodges
New York
Cultural Center of
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George Engel
MR. Douglas
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Adolph Hitler
Hall Syndicate, Inc
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