Missing the Point by Bruce Biossat
Prominent Americans including Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt sign a petition asking President Eisenhower for a Christmas amnesty for 16 Communist party leaders jailed under the Smith Act. The piece argues the trials showed subversive activity aimed at overthrowing American democracy, challenging the notion of victimization by hysteria and cold war pressures.
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Bruce Biossat
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Prosecution Sees 16 Communists as Clear Conspirators
The Smith Act is framed as a strong tool against proven conspirators. Courts label the 16 Communists as planners who urged blowing up power plants seizing radio stations and government buildings to undermine the nation in crisis, arguing they deserve no amnesty at Christmas or ever.
Taxpayer Help Policy Shifts At Internal Revenue Service
The Bureau of Internal Revenue resumes assisting taxpayers with return questions under new commissioner Russell C. Harrington. Previously officers were to stop preparing returns except for illiterate or physically unable individuals. The policy now emphasizes self help with full advice available, aiming for timely accurate filings.
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Bureau of Internal Revenue
Russell C. Harrington
Internal Revenue Service
Harrington
Profit Sharing Gains Boost Industrial Harmony Across Nation
A 1947 council, now with nearly 1000 member firms and some 10000 companies with profit sharing or deferred plans, reports rising costs yet stable profits due to shared gains. Advocates cite labor peace and harmonized relations despite 50 percent union contracts, while noting limited understanding slows broader adoption. MANKATO FREE PRESS
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Council of Profit Sharing Industries
C. Neil Norgren
C. A. Norgren Company
Englewood
Colo
Mankato Free Press
Douglas Economics Player Voices Tax Exemption Push
Paul Douglas, Illinois senator and longtime economics professor, urges raising the personal income tax exemption to seven dollars and seeks broader federal tax cuts. He shows little concern for balancing the budget or reducing the national debt, reflecting a focus on tax policy over fiscal restraint.
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Douglas
Paul Douglas
Illinois
Long
Mason City Globe Gazette
Passport Restrictions Debate in U S Immigration Policy
A King Features piece analyzes U S passport and visa practices under Paul Robeson era, citing 1955 figures: 689,674 visas and 473,703 passports issued in ten months, with 401 passport refusals for incomplete forms or political reasons. Italy and Austria quotas show varied fulfillment. debate centers on whether tighter rules are humane or overbearing and how reciprocity with other nations should influence policy. The piece argues visa waivers reflect nonchalance by other countries, urging careful balance between security and openness.
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Paul Robeson
Red Dean
Canterbury
United States
Hollywood
Italy
Austria
Soviet Russia
Russia
Great Brtain
France
Spain
Culbertson talks world peace as Austin memory fades
A 1945 Austin dinner club event featured Ely Culbertson discussing his world security plan after lamenting the UN as a farce. He boasted of selling 18 million on bridge while hoping for global police force backed by nations, though the obituary focus centered on his bridge fame.
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Austin
Ely Culbertson
Austin Dinner Club
Culbertson
United Nations
U.N
Associated Press
Herald
Soil Bank Baby Due to Grow Mighty Fast
The Eisenhower administration crafts a soil bank plan costing 350 million to one billion dollars annually, aiming to remove 10 to 20 percent of the 350 million cultivated acres from crop production by paying farmers 10 to 20 dollars per acre not to plant. Congress will decide, atop the existing 250 million ACPS program, how to balance farm supply and demand, with broader implications for conservation practices and farm earnings.
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Peter Edson
Washington
NBA
Congress
America
Agricultural Conservation Program Service
ACPS
Soil Bank
U.S
F. G. Ritche
Robber on First Name Basis Hits Los Angeles Store
Market operator Max Linger reports a repeat robber entered his shop three times, using a 732 automatic pistol and addressing him by first name. He surrendered $53, matching prior March and April incidents. A stray line about a female fly appears unrelated to the crime report.
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Los Angeles
Max Linger
Linger
Max
Weather Wise Across 58 Moistens 1 Falls in Winter
Puzzle style weather themed clues mix with wordplay. Answers span common terms for moisture seasons and related items. Includes references to organs rivers and historic names, requiring cross-entries and letter fits.
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Thailand
India
Who's in Line If Ike Refuses to Run
Washington columnist Fulton Lewis Jr reports a GOP power bloc seeks to keep President Eisenhower from deciding imminently on a re election bid. They hope to block Knowland or Nixon while pushing a preferred candidate via a late spring or summer convention blitz. Ike’s final choice hinges on doctors’ mid February review and a potential test run, with March likely to reveal his decision. If he refuses, Nixon or Knowland would loom as eventual nominees, with possible dark horse Hoover floated as fallback.
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Fulton Lewis
Washington
Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
William F. Knowland
California
Senate
Knowland
San Francisco
GOP
Lucius Clay
Tice
Paul G. Hoffman
Fund For the Republic
Thomas E Dewey
New York
Business
Finance
Ike
Nixon
J. Edgar Hoover
King Features, Inc
Joy in Pursuit and Its Inspiring Power by George Matthew Adams
A reflective piece argues that purpose and pursuit drive growth and fulfillment. It cites Marcus Aurelius translators, collectors, writers, naturalists, and artist mythos to show joy in pursuing better work, asserting that genuine artists endlessly seek improvements and meaningful aims.
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Marcus Aurelius
Fabre
W. H. “Judson
Pampas
Argentina
England
George Matthew Adams
Small Boy's Complaint and Mommy's Lesson
Edgar A Guest poetically contrasts a sick boy's pleas for more sweets with a mother's reminder to be grateful for the joy already enjoyed. The verse draws a universal lesson about looking for daily sunshine and accepting limits. The piece echoes gentle moral guidance typical of early 20th century domestic verse.
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Fred Coleman
Ernest Jacob
Coleman
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Paul Johnson
Sioux Falls
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Treasury
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Christian Herter
Massachusetts
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Urawhaldy
Hyer
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Deltery
Payanle
Eer
Werk
Monitor
APO
NPQ
Austin Candy Co
Main
Austin Hotel
Chatham and Bridge East Side
Fox
Holtz
Jane's Pharmacy
Mais Lucs's
Main St
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Ottica People's Drag Store
Malin St
K_O Wold Drug Co
Main and
Bridge
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Dexter
Circulation Dept
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