Stalin Pulls Right Scheme at Right Time
Prime Minister Stalin's 71st birthday drew praise from Soviet media while observers question his health and grip on power. Mackenzie surveys Stalin's rise, five year plans, the Hitler pact, and how purges and leadership talent shaped unchecked rule and potential global risk.
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Stalin
Dewitt MacKenzie
Charles P. Nutter
Moscow
Russia
Hitler
Thefuehrer
Europe
Senators Quiz Acheson on European troop commitments
Secretary of State Acheson faced questions from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee over American troop commitments in Europe and whether other United Nations members would send Korea reinforcements. President Truman said pact nations would begin joint training soon for Western defense with Eisenhower as supreme commander. Senator Lodge signaled intent to press Acheson on Brussels agreements.
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State Acheson
Europe
United Nations
Korea
Acheson
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Truman
White House
Free World
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Sen. Lodge
R.-Mass
Brussels
Shahs wedding postponed due to bride illness
Tehran reports the marriage of the Shah of Iran and Soraya Esfandiari, set for December 27, was postponed after the bride contracted typhoid and suffered grippe. Court notices say the ceremony may be rescheduled in about 40 days.
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Tehran
Iran
Soraya Esfandiari
Soraya
Choice Quotes of 1950 From Hollywood Folk
Hollywood stars share witty, insightful lines from 1950 covering marriage, careers, fame, and the industry. Notable quips include Tallulah Bankhead on Bette Davis, Betty Hutton about nights out, Fred Allen on television, Evoking Elia Kazan and Vivien Leigh on hunger and Shakespeare, plus remarks from Hedy Lamarr, Red Skelton, Marina Berti, Marta Toren, Lauren Bacall, Jack Paar, Bob Hope, Dorothy Parker, Sir Laurence Olivier, and more.
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Betsy Drake
Cary Grant
Hedy Lamarr
Elia Kazan
Vivien Leigh
Laurence Olivier
Orson Welles
Ballot Fraud Convict Prichard Freed by Presidential Commutation
Ed ward F. Prichard Jr a Paris Kentucky attorney and former administrative aide under President Roosevelt was released from the federal prison near Ashland Kentucky on orders of President Truman. Prison officials said his two year sentence for ballot box stuffing in Bourbon County during the 1948 election was commuted to time already served. Prichard who entered the prison last July 14 was released at 8 pm. Reports of the release circulated in Paris where Mrs Lucy Prichard said he was home and asleep.
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Edward F. Prichard, Jr
Paris
Roosevelt
Federal Correctional Institution
Here
Truman
R. O. Culver
Prichard
Bourbon County
Culver
Lucy Prichard
Bird's nest soup described as delicacy from swift nests
A Chinese delicacy made from the oriental swift nests and the birds saliva hardened by air to form the soup base.
Truman Seeks Expanded Emergency Powers From Congress
President Truman asked Congress for authority to fast track actions during the national emergency, including re juggling government contracts and reorganizing agencies. Taft questioned No 2, while Charles E. Wilson was set to testify on plans to use such powers to reorganize the defense apparatus.
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Truman
Congress
Jones
Sen
Taft
Ohio
Seven Area Students Earn Degrees at U Minnesota
Seven area students were among 889 graduates at the University of Minnesota commencement held in Northrop Memorial Auditorium. Degrees awarded included Alton L. Ashley and Lillian V. Jondal both B A from Austin and Hayfield, James B. Horne B A in architecture, Raymond E. Gullickson B M E, John M. Cook M A in psychology, Michael Marmesh B S in agriculture, Janet R. Studer B S in education, and William P. Tolley of Syracuse University delivered the address, titled Against the Background of Crisis.
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University of Minnesota
Northrop Memorial Auditorium
Alton L. Ashley
Austin
Lillian V. Jondal
Hayfield
James B. Horne
Raymond E. Gullickson
Spring Valley
Michael Marmesh
Janet R. Studer
John M
Boys Tie Up Playmate and Throw Him in River
Three boys aged 11 and 9 years were charged with first degree murder for tying an eight year old, Paul Lee Nicholson, and throwing him into the Mississippi River during a hockey game. Sheriff claims motive may involve a lunch money quarrel. body not recovered.
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Caruthersville
Mississippi River
Elmer Peal
Walter Herrin
Raymond Herrin
Harvey Neal Journey
Jake Claxton
Paul Lee Nicholson
Paul
Champagne blends from Champagne province rely on skilled mixers
A description of Champagne wine stresses that its quality depends largely on the blending skill of the winemakers. It notes that Champagne is a blend of wines from across the Champagne region and stresses the artistry involved in the process.
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Champagne Province
France
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