Drew Pearson Reflects on World Wars in Letter to Grandson
In a column written as a letter to his grandson, Drew Pearson recalls a 1919 Phoenix college issue from Washington, D.C. It notes a Swarthmore reunion with friction between U S soldiers and French civilians. He describes a riot on the docks and debates about jobs for veterans, linking past and present U S France relations and lingering racial tension.
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the Phoenix
Washington, D.C
Army
William Tomlinson
St. Nazaire
France
Swarthmore
U.S
Vouldiers
Wwerel
United States
EO Nort Noved
The
Russia
Khurshchev
Cuba
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Talso
College
Savage Sam at Brunson Theater with Vacation Land U.S.A.
The Brunson Theater opens with Savage Sam featuring Beck Coates portrayed as a six foot actor in a frontier chase between whites and Indians. Tom Kirk and Kevin Corcoran head the young cast alongside Marta Kristen as Lisbeth Searcy in a rugged adventure about horse stealing Apaches. The article also notes a college paper essay on postwar peace and nuclear fears reflecting a broader, somber mood.
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Kevin Corcoran
Walt Disney
Bronson Theater
Vacation Land
U.S.A
Jackson Hole
Wyoming
Henry Fonda
Maureen O'Wara
Brunson
Sam
Disney
Brunson Theater
Tegel Wantspeed
Beck Coates
Tex
Tom Kirk
Seacountry
Tures
Corcoran
Brian Keith
Angel
Arliss Coates
Marta Kristen
Lisbeth Searcy
Mocmyee Pompuweaa
Rafael Campos
Rodolfo Acosta
Dean Fredericks
Pat Hogan
Slim Pickens
Brad Weston
Ben Todd
Austin
Fred Gipson
Bryan
William Tunberg
Gipson
Norman Tokar
Savage Sam
Edward Coleman
Bill Anderson
Buena Vista
Communists Poll of Public Opinion Not Always Trusted
Washington AP The US Information Agency reports that Communist nations have begun public opinion polls in Poland Yugoslavia and the Soviet Union. Findings vary from weak support for Marxism to dislike of communism overall, with some pockets showing support for land reform and socialism. The report also mentions a Yugoslav student poll showing doubts about Marxist ideology. A Disney film staff note follows about Savage Sam and cast details, unrelated to the main piece.
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Washington
U.S
Information Agency
Poland
Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
USIR
House Appropriations
Tron
USTA
Zagreb Union of Communists
USIA
Latin America
Near
Far East
Africa
Landowners Fight Millican Dam Suit Dismissed
Seven Brazos and Grimes County landowners sued the Texas Water Commission. Judge Jack Roberts dismissed the suit on April 23. The commission had approved the Proposed Millican Dam on August 2. The dam on the Navasota River would create the second largest lake entirely within Texas. Landowners favor a site further upstream.
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Brazos
Grimes County
Texas Water Istsion
Dist
Jack Roberts
Millican
Navasota River
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Davy Crockett
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Virginia
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Simmons
Angelina
Ellis
Shelby Black
Ioowes
Hamilton
Montgomery Ward & FT
Kenmore
Callaway
Regal
Patcraft
Turner
Culpepper’s Bargain Center
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Las Vegas
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