Unlikely Hiss entreaty wanes as Congress shifts power
Washington observers expect no renewed inquiry into Alger Hiss as Democrats take control of the 84th Congress. Officials say a fishing expedition is unlikely and Hiss will be questioned only if new, specific information arises. The move follows his release from prison and his insistence on innocence.
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State Department
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Hiss
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R-S
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Benson
Ezra Taft Benson
Farm Bell
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Minnesota
Victory trip to Washington with President Hoover memory
Memo recalls a high school contest winner who earned an air trip to Washington and a brief meeting with President Herbert Hoover. The author describes awe in the White House reception, meeting officials, and the lasting thrill, comparing it to a later interview with Henry Ford.
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Airlines
Washington
Herbert Clark Hoover
Sam D. McReynolds
Tennesse
Fittie
Mahatamas
United States
Sam
Mr. Hoover
Tibet
Secret Service
Henry Ford
Nome
Inaugural Sabena DC-60 Flight From New York to Brussels
A reporter recalls a rapid two day trip covering Sabena Airlines inaugural DC-60 cargo passenger service from New York to Brussels via Manchester and Ringway. The journey includes stops, the Ardennes recollections, and reflections on World War II memories.
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Sabena
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Manhattan
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England
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Ringway
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Groucho
The Ardennes Night in Saint Hubert Revisited
An English narrator recalls a wartime bus journey through the Ardennes to Saint Hubert in 1944. The scene shifts from war talk to serene towns, signaling a contrast between past hardship and postwar abundance as the journey ends with stark reflections.
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Ardennes Forest
von Runstedt
Babylon
Ardennes
Sam Sheppard
Cleveland
Saint Hubert
Bible Verse About Yielding to God Romans 6:13
The verse urges believers not to present their members as instruments of unrighteousness but to yield themselves to God as those made alive from the dead, using body parts as instruments of righteousness unto God.
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God
English Schoolteacher Charged After Packing 89 Pups. Snow
A British teacher faced charges for spanking 89 pupils amid a noisy class a claim met with mockery about averages. In Calcutta dock strikes erupted as workers refused to bear cargo on their heads, shifting the burden to shipowners.
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Calcutta
India
What's New in Washington This Week by Nichols
In Washington the Amn Legion runs a corps of chaplains led by Rabbi Morris Sandhaus and K G Ae McDaneough. Father McDonough, separated from rain, misplaced credit cards and sought help from the rabbi who lent a card. A golf group from various places, including Capt Richard Affee and Majs Claggett Prentiss and Campbell, discuss the six point deer found on the Purcellville course, its origin and fate unknown.
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Dev
Amn Legion
Armong
Rabbi Morris Sandhaus
K. G. Ae McDaneough
Pather McDonough
Lan
McDonough
Purchellville
Richard Affee
Waltham, Mass
Thomas Claggett
Purcellville
Robert Prentiss
Omaha Neb
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Pentagon
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Harvard
Robert Benchley
United States
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Ite
Beneditor
Great Britain
New Hampshire
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Federal Communications Commission
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St. Lawrence County
New York
Republican National Committee
Rosel Hyde
Hyde
McCarthy
Robert HE. Lee
John Doerfer
Wisconsin
FCC
Stop Dying Papers Startle State Department Controversy
A cryptic bag of knowledge labeled stop dying circulates, amid claims of theft from behind the Curtain. The piece quotes Russian Communist Party doctrine calling for truthful discipline and bans on concealment, then notes four Army officers' actions as a fragment of a broader story.
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Tron
Communist Party of the
Soviet Union
This Week's Quiz Parade and Fame Lines
A bustling column features jokes on law exams and bigamy penalties, trivia prompts with answers, and a “Folks of Fame” quiz. It lists notable births, birthdays, and a run of entertainment titles, naming Tom D Andrea and Barry Sullivan among others. The piece blends humor, horoscopes, and light celebrity notes with historical miscellany.
Justice Department Pushes Suit On Kansas City Star
Washington columnist Drew Pearson contends the Eisenhower era continues a double standard as the Justice Department proceeds with a prosecution against publisher Roy Roberts of the Kansas City Star. The piece also discusses security risk firings, Nixon era rumors, and political interference in federal appointments and investigations.
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Justice Department
Kansas City Star
Drew Pearson Washington
Roy Roberts
Truman
Eisenhower
Ike
Roberts
White House
Stanley Barnes
California
Jeus- Hee Hart Warren
Roy Robers
Kansas City
The Christmas Story Retold in Bible Words
Norman Vincent Peale presents a illustrated retelling of the nativity scene with Mary, Joseph, and the birth of Jesus. The work features Valent Angelo artwork and notes Port-Hal Synd. 1954.
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Norman Vincent Peale
Valent Angelo
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