Cordell Hull remembered as a long serving public servant
The nation reflects on Cordell Hull, who died last Saturday at 83, noting 52 years in public service. Hull shaped US diplomacy as Secretary of State from 1932 to 1944 and laid groundwork for the United Nations and the reciprocal trade program. He championed international trade and bipartisanship while clashing with New Deal economic policy.
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Doctors oppose Harris County hospital district plan
Harris County Medical Society's 11 member board unanimously opposes the planned hospital district under Senate Bill 224. They seek legal definitions of indigent, qualified voters, and all other income, and urge a public explanation before Aug 17 membership meeting.
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Harris County
Harris County Medical Society
Doctors Fight Charity Hospital Plan in Harris County
An editorial argues doctors oppose a proposed hospital district and charity hospital plan. It critiques governance, funding, and eligibility rules, asserting the need for strong board discretion and caution on government contracts and free care. The piece stresses the potential impact on millions in indigent care and the risk of “competitive medicine.”
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Harris Countty
World leaders weigh U S bid to exchange blueprints
The article surveys reactions to a U S proposal to swap military blueprints with the Kremlin and allow mutual inspections, noting neutralist leaders Nehru of India and U Nu of Burma as key figures. It recalls Bandung principles urged by Nehru and Chou En-Lai as context for potential responses. The Bible verse Romans 14:11 is cited.
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Burma
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Chou En-Lai
China
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Eisenhower Plan on Coexistence Divides Western Factions
Charles McCann Nehm notes Eisenhower’s call for a diplomatic modus vivendi and peaceful co existence. He observes cautious Western European reaction and lingering Russian hesitation to commit. The piece weighs the Kremlin’s risk of angering neutrality and allied opinion by rejecting the proposal.
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Eisenhower
Russia
Kremlin
You're Telling Me by William Ritt
A humorous column notes a dietitian urging silence at breakfast to avoid discussing thin topics like cold coffee. It mocks a Geneva summit absence of Malenkov and ridicules a Paris hat trend while joking about using odd gifts from last Christmas.
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Teen road contest finalist credits driving tricks and faith
Peggy Jean Vowel, 17, from Mallarmar New Mexico, excels in the Road-E-O finals amid praise for her boyfriend Don Mason who taught safe driving. She cites Bible verses from St Luke and notes she beat him in the finals after placing second to him in preliminaries. The pair envision a future driving partnership as they grow from the experience.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
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American Trucking Association
Peggy Jean
Hobbs
Lovington
Albuquerque
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Edison Secrets and Census Tales From a Busy Era
A collage of quotes on luck work ethic and invention shows Edison crediting luck and fairness as keys to success. A humorous census gag mocks mistaken jobs while a soldier bemoans obeying orders and a guardhouse misfit bends truth about a hand laundry business.
Grab Bag Of Easy Knowledge The Answer Quick 3
This page asks quick trivia: Tennes see meaning identifies a term, oldest stringed instrument, Whitman early life job, Washington portrait sources, Hamitic peoples, plus a set of names and birthdays. It includes clues about a Louisiana congressman Hale Boggs and actress Pat Crawley.
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Washington Marry-Go-found- Germany's Elder Statesman Ponders Future Of World
Geneva reports frame Konrad Adenauer as a solitary German elder statesman on a mountain summit with the Big Four below. The 79 year old West German chancellor weighs unity and peace, rejecting side deals yet fearing postwar Nazism’s reemergence after his death. His health and Germany’s prosperity loom, while concerns rise about US aid and European stability.
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Canada’s Navy in World War II at Peak Strength
Did you know Canada operated about 550 vessels at peak World War II strength. These ships served with distinction in Atlantic and Pacific convoys. In the United States cattle numbers run into the millions. A bold note on cooking: bast ing is pouring juices over the bird to baste.
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