Roundtable on Eisenhower Campaign Strategy
Editors from multiple papers analyze General Eisenhower’s choice to return home from NATO and not actively campaign. Opinions split on whether his silence on key issues helps or hurts his GOP nomination prospects, with some predicting clear views later and others calling time the only judge.
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Eisenhower
ST. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Republican Party
Augusta
Taft
Ike
Portland Elms Fall For Parking Meters Debate
The city of Portland Maine cuts down historic elms to install parking meters sparking local outcry. Washington politics and a striking sports metaphor mingle as commentators weigh implications for public spaces and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Morris
Portland
Grab Bag Of Easy Knowledge A Central Press Feature
A mixed Central Press knowledge feature presents quick Qs on philately Mount Suribachi four leaf clover and notable figures. It quotes birthdays, historical events, and a few names including Leopold Stokowski, Max Weber, Johnny Kilbane, and Marlon Brando.
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Central Press
Mount Suribachi
Roosevelt Field
le Bourget Field
France
Leopold Stokowski
Max Weber
Johnny Kilbane
Reviewing Stand Presidents Elected On Compromises
Henry McLemore argues that U S presidents are chosen through compromises and deals, noting historic examples from Washington to FDR and Lincoln and observing nationwide hustling and promises in the 1952 race. The piece questions whether true honors can be won without compromising virtue.
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Henry McLemore
White House
George Washington
United States
Lincoln
Abe
Fdr
Frank Tague
Jersey City
Paris
Tennglaee
Illinois
Georgia
California
Oklahoma
America
Rescue Crews Prowl After Plant Ruins Five Years Ago Headline
Five years ago today rescuers searched wreckage as fires and explosions at the Mon santo Plant in Texas City killed John S. Norris Fred Brumley and T. C. Dert Jr. Funerals were held for Norris and Brumley while Dert’s body was recovered from plant debris. Tommy Rochelle celebrated his fifth birthday.
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Monsanto
John S. Norris
Highlands
Fred Brumley
la Porte
Texas City
T. C. Dert Jr
Baytown
Tommy V. Rochelle
Alton Rochelle
Quotations from great and near great mixed views
A collection of short quotes from various figures including Dan Bennett Franklin PB Jones Ema Muller and General Omar N. Bradley. The remarks touch on politics gender and governance with a satirical tone and varied perspectives.
Best Law Plans Fail the Other Afternoon
A Baytown columnist recalls a Houston Country Club anecdote involving Mrs Echols during wartime, then shifts to hospital talk. Frank Liebman praises U S Naval Hospital Houston and neighbors Butler and Chase share hospital days. Baytown gains new hospital administrator Buy Battle replacing Louise Kenson as dietician moves to Greensboro.
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Houston Country Club
Echols
Hs X
Harrisburg
Frank Liebman
U.S. Naval Hospital
Houston
Frank
Mbny Bayto
Clifford E. Butler
State Comptroller
Baytown
Elan
Charles Chase
Charlie
Butler
Liery
Buy
Battle
San Jacin Memorial Hospital
Alabama
Langdale
Marshall
Prince R.B. Sparks
Louise Kenson
Greensboro
N.C
Miss Wilkenson
Wii Howard Dickey
Corpus Christi
Miss
Russell Nype signs with Me Madam troupe in New York
The Lyons Den reports Russell Nype wowed producers in auditions and earned the title best juvenile America after signing with Leland Hayward. He prepares for a Washington bow at the Statler Embassy Room amid a wave of celebrity intrigue and European heads.
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Russell Nype
Washington
Statler
Na York
Browny
Windsors
Peter
Yugoslavia
Zog
Albany
Nype
Europe
Leland Hayward
Linda and
Crouse
Hayward
America
Bible Verse for Acts 10 43 Witnesses Remission of Sins
Verse from Acts 10 43 declares that all prophets bear witness through his name that anyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins.
Women in uniform deserve respect from men in services
A Defense Advisory Committee on Women urged the Defense Department to ensure men in the armed forces treat women in uniform with proper respect and courtesy. The column quotes a New York woman noting men once gave up seats to women, and argues evolving gender roles have shifted manners and power dynamics.
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Special Defense
Defense Department
Anna B. Rosenberg
New York
Have A Laugh By Boyce House
A cynic quotes an old proverb about health and wealth then quips that early rising may not lead to meeting interesting people. The note pivots to a WWI American soldier in France who wished to buy eau de cologne but failed to think of the French phrase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Washington Merry-Go-Roun Civil War Refought Over Prices
The Civil War era is revived not with muskets but with a price fight between Northern and Southern textile magnates. The Defense Mobilization Board weighs negotiated contracts with price subsidies for New England mills to win more defense work, while Southern manufacturers demand strict bidding. North Carolina leaders warn the move would deepen Southern unemployment and raise taxes, arguing the South must be protected. Northern firms split, with Botany Mills and the National Association of Wool Manufacturers favoring bidding.
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Army
Navy
Air Force
America
Truman
Drew Pearson
Office of Defense Mobilization
Lawrence
Mass
New England
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Defense Mobilization Board
TVA
North
Southern
Muley Bob" Doughton
Carl Vinson
Doughton
J. Forrester Davidson
George Washington University
Defense Board
South
Muley Bob
High Botany Mills
Passaic
N. J
Asociation
Wool
Boston
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William Rift
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McGrath
MecGranery
Frenca
Tenir
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Treen
Algernon Charlies Swinburne
Folks of Fame
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Neb
Amilitary’ Academy
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New York City
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Hamburg
Germany
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Leipzig
Richard L S Wagner
Frankfurt
Paul Revere
Booker T. Washington
San Francisco
Ernie Pyle
Eire
Ireland
Free Republic
Esco Jima
Charles A. Lindbergh
God
Marlon Brando
Arthur Schopanhauer
Sun
H. C. Liccioni
Japan
Tokyo
Brunete
Dan Bennett
Franklin PB. Jones
Ema Muller
Gen
Omar N. Bradley
Eyl
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Fred Hall
Lyons
By Leonard Lyq
Hitler
City Center
Kaufman
Katharine
Dayton
Melvyn Douglas
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Belasco
Douglas
Tatt
Maine
Brewst
Brewster
Dhat Tate
War Ancestiee Committee
Smith
Paule
Mac York
Neel Coward
New Lawrentt
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Kitty
Victor Hammer
Dennis
Life Magazine
Eranian
Tolh Goldwyn
Mili
Jeanmaire
Attendion
Dro
Ling
Mili Rizhed
Goldwyn
Gijon
Piet Ristindersen
Hans Christian A
By Erich Brandeis
Boyce House
Baytown Sun
Baytown ‘Suz, Inc
Pearce and Ashhel
Texas
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Esereecs
Puon
Armed Services
Texas Daily Press League
Postoffice
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CIO
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Interior Department
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Bill Green
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