Inside Washington Campaigns Stir Up Charges Galore
Special to The Baytown Sun outlines Democratic attacks on Republican scandals from New York harness racing cases to embezzlement rumors about Harold Hoffman. It notes GOP primaries’ importance, McCarthy lines, Margaret Chase Smith’s Maine victory, and local Baytown reflections on law firms and community updates with safety reminders for the Fourth of July weekend.
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Wiisetonsin
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Robert L. Jones
Smith
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Joe
Jones Deliber
Roseland Park
Badge immunity in hearings and city streets tale
In McCarthy Army hearings a man flashed a police badge to dodge a left turn on a right turn street, but the badge’s issuer and type remained unknown. In Chicago two men were arrested for speeding and omitting a turn by claiming diplomatic immunity as minor South American embassy staff, and in Fresno a congressman’s drunken driving charge was dismissed for Congressional immunity.
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Grand Central Station
New York
Chicago
Fresno
Calif
A Rant on Law Violators and Social Privilege
In a hard hitting voice columnist Erich Brandeis rails against law violators and the idea of privilege. He argues no class is inherently better and questions the pursuit of honorary titles badges and diplomas as marks of superiority while noting how even low numbered car plates can signal bias. He laments mediocrity seeking official assurances of non mediocrity.
Bix Beiderbecke’s life sparks film talk with Jack Webb
New York buzz surrounds plans for a Bix Beiderbecke biopic with Jack Webb likely portraying the cornetist. The jazz legend’s artistry is recalled by Eddie Condon and others, noting Beiderbecke's blend of talent, excess, and quiet genius amid the era’s nightlife.
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Bix
Leon Beiderbecke
Webb
Lake & Dreather
Dragnet
Beiderbecke
Manhattan
Eddie Condon
Greenwich Village
Bix Remembered in Jazz Echoes and Film Dreams
Mel Heimer surveys Bix Beiderbecke and the era he shaped, noting the smoky night club era, artistic ambition, and the clash with popular cinema. Heimer contrasts Bix with Kreisler and Toscanini, laments loss to time, and references Dorothy Baker’s Young Man With a Horn and later film adaptations. He also quips about labor and a surprising trout record.
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Toscanini
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Debussy
Bix
Bill
Lean Judge
Broadway
Houghton MitGin
Dorothy Baker
Jack Weob
World Balance Sheet For Week In Hot And Cold Wars
United Press roundup notes the Western Hemisphere gains against communism in Guatemala, Eisenhower Churchill unity on Atlantic charter goals, and Japan’s self defense force forming. It also reports deterioration in India as French forces push into the Red River Delta, risking millions and rice lands with Communist rebels.
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Oaverthirty
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Eisenhower
Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Free World
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Japan
Toree
Tokutaro Kimura
Eye Japiuises Defense Agency
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India
Red River
European Defense Community ratification stumbles anew
French premier Mendes France warned of required changes as ratification debates may start in August. He noted continued country demands despite four of six signatories already approving. In Asia Chou En Lai returned from Geneva triumph, signaling weakened chances for Western East Asian neutralist states to join a Southeast Asia security pact.
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Pierre Mendes - France
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Chou En-Lai
China
Jawaharlal Nehru
India
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Burma
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Nehru
Quick Knowledge Quiz From A Fragmented Clip
The text lists queries on prapezium Musselman and the Great Comprarmiser, notes celebrations for July 4 including birthdays of Eduardo Lameda Arroyo and Buddy Rosar, and mentions Narnia fans, silent film stars born in Midland Texas, and a 1940s roster. It mixes trivia, dates, and oblique references with disjointed sentences.
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Buddy Rosar
Alec Templeton
Louis Armstrong
Louia B. Mayer
Governor Shivers Not To Blame For Insurance Corruption
Letter argues that Governor Allan Shivers is not responsible for insurance company fraud and bankruptcies. It cites 1951 regulatory efforts, investigations by the insurance commission and attorney general, and accuses opponents of mudslinging. The author asserts Shivers put Texas first on issues like tidelands and education ahead of the July 24 election.
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Allan Shivers
Allen Shivers
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Alan Shivers
Gelett Burgess First Print Gaffe With Boston Transcript
A note on Gelett Burgess turning into print by mail. He asked the editor for the poem’s author and supplied three long stanzas. The Boston Transcript published the note and Burgess’s excerpt, marking his witty debut in print.
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Boston Transcript
Gelett Burgess
Word grid puzzle: form words from given letters
Puzzle asks how many words can be formed across or down using the 18 letters with clues. Entries must be unique, non plural, and fit vertical or horizontal paths. The inserted letters help complete valid English words. count all distinct entries possible under these constraints.
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