Washington entomology centennial sparks national convention
Special to The Bast Two Sun reports that about 4,509 bug specialists will converge on Washington in mid June to celebrate a century of professional entomology since Town send Glover was appointed the first federal entomologist in 18H. The field battles pest damage and faces a $4 billion yearly loss. Offshore and onshore procurement fights loom in Congress as U S manufacturers press for more U S contracts amid defense cuts, while Asian regional security talks struggle to gain traction amid wary nations and colonial legacies. Brighter floodlights at Chicago White Sox park promise clearer path to a pennant.
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Washington
Townsend Glover
United States
Congress
Pentagon
Homer Ferguson
R-Mich
Richard B. Russe
D-Ga
Young Thing With Bangs Returns in New York Tale
A New York encounter at Colombo's reveals a sisterly contrast between Clarice the suburban matron and the elusive Young Thing With Bangs. The narrator exchanges banter about Greenwich Village chic, Akron origins, and city dreams while noting Edna St. Vincent Millay, Park Avenue fantasies, and a looming tax letter back at the office.
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New York
Colombo
Clarice
Alkron
Aleron
Bangs
Greenwich Village
Miss Italian Cut
Jove
Test of Husband Habits Reveals Mixed Self View
A man recounts taking a newspaper test rating his married life. He scores 25 in the category He needs help and notes others say He could be worse. He jokes about staying out late and evenings at home, comparing his self assessment to his wife’s expectations.
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Gone
A Modern Marriage View From An English Test
Erich Brandeis reflects on holiday spending and marriage norms. He recalls questions ranking his life choices, notes Newport costs, and argues a good husband or wife isn’t defined by numbers or tests. He cautions against idealizing partners as perfect replicas of childhood sweethearts and ends with a pragmatic refrain.
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Coney Island
Newport
America
Mitzi Gaynor Reconsiders Fame For Broadway Dreams
Hollywood gossip tracks Mitzi Gaynor admitting she quit a fat Fox contract to chase a Broadway star’s path. The piece notes her stage start in civic light opera, flirtations with musical comedy stardom, and comparisons to Verdon and Channing. It cites her plan to move to New York after television and nightclub work.
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Hollywood
Mitzi
Twentieth Century Fox
Betty Grable
Marilyn Monroe
Jollygnna
Eiht Merman
Mary Martin
New York
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Toca
Wisl
Jack Bean
Gwen Verdon
Field of the Cloth of Gold or Green Jacket
A letter writer mocks suburban fashion and calls a dandelion dotted front a Field of the Cloth of Gold. A check shows only 2 of 68 parking tickets for Indiana University faculty unpaid. An islander imports English lugworms for bait. An insurance report notes 1953 as the worst year for violent wind storms. No national campaigns were ongoing.
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Apontie
Indiana University
World Balance Sheet For Week Of War News
United Press Foreign Analyst Charles M McCann surveys weekly hot and cold war news. Talks among allied officers in Washington discuss Southeast Asia security pact groundwork while leaders like Yoshida Menderes and Haile Selassie visit to strengthen ties. Ratification prospects for the European Defense Community rise as French Socialist party backs it and Italian monarchists split. In bad news, Geneva Korea Indo China talks fray, a Saigon depot explosion sparks sabotage claims, Hanoi reports Red River Delta battles, Eisenhower says Russia blocks peace plan, Tunisia sees renewed terror and British forces face violence near Suez with Uganda declares emergency amid unrest in East Africa and East Pakistan.
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Asia
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France
Australia
New Zealand
Keres
Japan
Formosa
India
Pakistan
Burma
Indongala
Ceylon
Charles M. McCann
United Press
Washington
Southeast Asia
Britain
Shigeru Yoshida
Yoshida
Adnan Menderes
Turkey
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Socialist Party
Popular Republican Party
Korea
IndoChing
Saigon
Indo-China
Hanoi
Red River
Quotations From McCarthy Hearings Rally Debate
Fragmentary quotes reflect on the Army Senate investigations and the House Un American Activities Committee. Pvt G David Schine and C Richard Schine are named as Harvard sophomores. Dulles advocates Indo China peace within a framework of collective security. House committee cites anti Communist aims and public informing intent.
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Pvt. G. David Schine
Army
Senate
C. Richard Schine
Harvard
House un-American Actvvities Committee
Kit Clardy
R. Mich
Grab Bag Of Easy Knowledge A Central Press Feature
A Central Press feature offers quick answers and trivia prompts spanning politics and history. It includes questions on Cuba’s president, cabinet meeting protocols, Dutch and Finnish settlers, the Iron Duke, vanilla’s natural form, and a joke column with related notes and biographical tidbits.
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Central Press
Cuba
United States
Napoleon Bonaparte
Dewey's Advice On McCarthyism In Eisenhower Campaign
Washington column reviews Dewey's 18 month old advice to Eisenhower to face McCarthyism early, the Milwaukee speech edits, and the ensuing cabinet split. It notes Summerfield and Hickenlooper actions, Hunt's radio time buys, and Benson's volatile butter program amid price cuts and policy reversals.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Dewey
Elsenhower
Chicago
Hisenhower
Iindy
Dwight Green
Curley Brooks
Senate
Chicago Tribune
McCarthy
Washington Pipeline
Bob Gras
California
Gross
Eisenhower
Concert at Viney Health Resort Ends with Surprise Symphony
Vincent Sheean attended a Garden of Viney health resort concert in France where musicians staggered off one by one and the leader stood alone after a rendition of Haydn's Surprise. An Indianapolis spectator joked about Vichy water while police raided a Chicago Loop dive and dancers caused a commotion. Veronica Vere de Vera, a danseuse, forced her way through the crowd amid the chaos.
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Viney
France
Haydn
Indy
Sheean
Vichy
Loop
Chicago
Maria
Veronica Vere de Vera
Danseuse
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