Eisenhower Opens Abilene Campaign with Stamina and Sharp Critique
Eisenhower's first campaign speech in Abilene Kansas denounces 20 years of Democratic rule for inflation high taxes bureaucracy and secrecy In rain he presents a centrist GOP line on foreign and domestic issues and defends leadership and honest speech as key to American progress Taft comments show mixed reactions among senators and reporters while highlighting the upcoming nomination race for the Republican Party
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Abilene
Kan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Democratic Party
Sen. Taft
America
Taft
Republican Party
Stevenson quotes fuels presidential reflection
Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson voices doubt about seeking the presidency as he comments on the political turmoil reflected in his remarks. The date shown is Friday June 6 1952.
Future commercial district plans for Oakland and Winona streets
The piece argues for coordinated planning if Oakland and Winona streets are widened and turned into one way routes. It warns against piecemeal approvals for commercial use without foresight on parking and future traffic. It urges city council to ensure comprehensive guidance before granting permissions.
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Oakland
Winona
City looks to improve business area with off street parking plan
A suggestion to require each new business to provide off street parking proportional to its size, modeled after Sterling addition. The city council is urged to extend the western streets and enhance the beauty of the business district when granting new building permits on the planned highways.
Russian fear campaign aims to stall European peace and defense pacts
The piece argues Soviet riot actions in Paris and Berlin are designed to block ratification of the German U.S. Britain France peace accords and the six nation defense pact. It urges Western Europe to resist disruptions and reassure publics that these treaties reduce war risk, not raise it.
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Paris
Berlin
United States
Britain
France
Russia
Europe
Western Europe
Kremlin
Bonn
London
Free World
Opinions of Others on Old-Time Ballplayers
St Cloud Times surveys views on whether early ballplayers were superior to modern stars. Ty Cobb ranks Rizutto and Musial as equals to earlier greats while Cy Perkins argues today’s pitchers and catchers perform at or above prior levels. The piece notes rising records in track and swimming as a parallel.
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St. Cloud
Ty Cobb
Phil Rizzuto
New York Yankees
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Cy Perkins
Philadelphia Athletics
Phillies
Curt Simmons
Robin Roberts
Athletics
Bender
Plank
Wilbert Robinson
Baltimore Orioles
Lefty Grove
The Conversion of Chambers by Whittaker Chambers
The piece argues that Whittaker Chambers shows human conversion in Witness and deserves examination of his penitent testament. It compares Chambers to Tolstoy and Augustine, notes his personal risk in exposing treason, and discusses ongoing inner conflict after conversion.
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Whittaker Chambers
Chambers
Rousseau
Tolstoy
Alger Hiss
St. Augustine
A. A. Berle, Jr
Saul
Paul
Fulton Oursler
Oursler
America
King Features
Pot Pourri Doctor And Little Boy
A reflective verse by Edgar A. Guest from 1952 about a child fearing injections. The narrator contrasts a friendly doctor and nurse with the child’s tears and fear when the medical staff arrive, while others pass freely without distress.
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Doctor
Camera mixup leads to family photo mystery
A Chicago railroad official visiting Austin had a camera developed by Eastman Kodak. The film showed his flowers but never arrived home. A misinterpreted unloaded camera and a bathing scene led to the wife’s mistaken belief the camera was idle, revealing a private home accident.
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Chicago
Austin
Eastman Kodak Company
Five Year Old Uses Phone Help After Grandmother's Stroke
James Marlow reports a five year old, Charles Leif, located his home number 3820 on a slip of paper and called for help when his grandmother Irvin Fox suffered a stroke. Parallels presidential succession questions raised by Ruth Silva. Eisenhower faces early political scrutiny after first speech and press conference over FEPC. southern Democrats weigh in as debate continues.
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Charles Leif
Charles
John G. Leif
Irvin D. Fox
Ruth C. Silva
Pennsylvania State College
Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Eisenhower faces test as FEPC pressure grows
The NAACP urges a federal FEPC law after a Abilene news conference where Eisenhower’s cautious stance draws concern. Walter White warns that states’ inaction on fair job opportunity could shift African American votes and affect Southern white support as the campaign unfolds.
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FEPC
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Eisenhower
Congress
Trumanites
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Walter White
Accidents Shape Nighttime Bridge Visibility Debate
Reports describe three separate fatal or injurious crashes linked to bridge abutments near Brownsdale Mankato and Norwalk Iowa. The piece notes luminous paint as a potential safety measure and questions the bridges' role in the incidents.
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Mower County
Brownsdale
Mankato
Norwalk
Iowa
Westbrook Pegler on King case and Moscow court martial
Westbrook Pegler recounts the long standing injustice faced by American bomber Lt Myron Lyton King in Moscow after a court martial at the American Embassy. He criticizes Maj Gen John R Deane and Averell Harriman, ties to lend lease policy, and notes King’s forced evasion of Soviet authorities following his 1945 aircraft crash in Polish territory.
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Moscow
Reginald C. Harmon
Air Force
Kremlin
Myron Lyton King
Chattanooga
John R. Deane
Deane
Lend-Lease Administration
United States
Edward R. Stettinius
Averell Harriman
Roosevelt
Adm
William H. Standley
America Last
New York
Harriman
Russia
Bright
King
Berlin
Kufleno
Poland
England
Dean
Exoneration Overturns Court Martial in King Case
Gen Harmon reversed the court martial ruling on King finding no admissible proof of intent to fly Smith to England or that Smith was a Polish saboteur. King was exonerated, the $600 fine and reprimand erased, and all American planes in Russia grounded after charges. King had been flown to Moscow for trial and later claimed Russians shot Smith.
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United States
King
England
Jack Smith
Marshal Stalin
Harmon
Smith
Russia
Moscow
Gen. Harmon
King Features
Looking Back 10 Years Ago Defense Stamp Drive
Reports from Mower County Minute Men show nearly every Austin family buying defense stamps or bonds, with a few exceptions where funds were not available to spare.
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Mower County
Austin
Police paint curb guides to ease Austin parking
The Austin Police Department sprayed parking limit guides and urged drivers to park as close as possible to curb edges to relieve congestion in the business district.
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Austin Police Department
Austin
Cleaning Up Answer to Previous Puzzle
Scrambled horizontal clues and missing letters form a crossword style puzzle grid. The list shows numerous word prompts with numbers and some garbled text, likely indicating the puzzle theme and entries to solve.
Hound Adopts Cougar Kittens in Port Alberni
In Port Alberni Canada three cougar kittens orphaned by hunter Harry Brown are taken in by a hound that helped locate the mother. Brown brought the kittens home and one of his trained hounds has become their adoptive dam.
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Cougarsport
Alberni
Canada
Harry Brown
Brown
U S Probes Probe of Colombian Religious Incidents
The U S Embassy asked the Colombian government to investigate a protestant churchmen charge that police ransacked the home of Presbyterian missionary Frances van C Hitchcock northwest of Bogota. The Evangelical Confederation of Colombia says $400 in damages and cites a pattern of persecution in a Catholic country.
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Bogota
Colombia
U.S
Evangelical Confederation of Colombia
Frances van C. Hitchcock
Confederation
Timetables for Rail and Bus Lines in Rochester Area
Public timetable snapshot lists Northwest Airlines East and West bound departures from Rochester, Great Western and Milwaukee Road train arrivals and departures, mixed trains, and daily bus schedules to Charles City Waterloo Minneapolis and Austin Des Moines Kansas City with multiple departure and arrival times. It includes Lincoln Street area services and limousine service times.
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Great Western
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Mason City
Omaha
Milwaukee Road
Almar
Chicago
Rochester
Charles City
Waterloo
Austin-Des Moines
Kansas City
Austin-Albert Lea
Mail Zone Rates Around Austin
The notice lists postal delivery rates by zone from Austin with advance payment. Zone 1 covers within 0 miles, Zone 2 covers 50 to 150 miles, and all other zones exceed 150 miles. Rates show weekly, monthly, semiannual, and yearly terms with varying prices.
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Austin
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