Baytown Needs More Civil Defense Workers Editorial
An editorial urges Baytown residents to back civil defense volunteers amid air pollution and looming security threats. It cites cooperative air programs, industry responsibility, and the urgency of readiness before a potential future attack. It warns complacency jeopardizes safety and notes the local effort relies on voluntary public sacrifice.
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Los Angeles
California
Baytown
United States
Petrochemical
Houston
American Petroleum Institute
General Tire
Huber
Talking Too Much In An Age Of Action
A columnist reflects on excessive talk among politicians and the public after a five week European visit by Rep Mendo Rivers and Joseph P Kennedy. He questions unilateral deals with Germany, jokes about a penny tax on words, and cites Audrey Meadows to echo the sentiment.
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Europe
Mendo Rivers
South Carolina
England
France
Germany
United States
Joseph P. Kennedy
Great Britain
Far East
Tom
Harry
Audrey Meadows
Jack Gleason
the Haneynigoners
Republicans Hope to Reclaim Congress as Maine Echoes
Washington notes Republicans are more confident about retaking Congress after Maine results, fearing a national wave similar to 1948. Democrats and Republicans see Maine as a bellwether with partial gubernatorial wins elsewhere, while Truman's 1948 campaign stance looms as a cautionary tale for overconfidence.
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Washington
Congress
Maine
Eagland
Harry S. Truttan
Repubicans
Truman
Direct U S China Talks Mark New Phase in Cold War
Central Press notes a shift as Washington begins direct contact with Communist China. The piece cites Hugh Francis Redmond of New York accused as a spy and details U S channels through Geneva for negotiations with Peiping. It also mentions tensions over a life sentence from September 18 and protests at the consulate-general in Geneva.
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Hugh Francis Redmond
New York City
Reds
United States
China
Peiping
Korea
Americas
Red China
Elesso
Geneva
United States-Hed Cicna Communications
Joan Christopher Shillock, Jr
United Consulate
Regemtiy
Bible Verse Reflects Invitation to Life Water
The verse from Revelation 22 17 invites all listeners to come and take the water of life freely. It emphasizes Spirit and the bride inviting participation and accessibility to eternal provision for anyone who desires it.
Youre Telling Me! A humorous potpourri of misquotes
A fragmented column mocks public figures and ideas with strained puns and misattributions. It mentions Mussolini era minister Giuseppe Bottai, a Rome arrest, a psychologist’s take on child tests, a pumpkin pie thought, a Japanese entrepreneur Kokichi Mikimoto, a lipstick ad failure in Cleveland, and a quip on invention and gender.
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Giuseppe Bottai
Tate Mussolini
Rome
Dollar War With Korea Keeps Watchful Dawn Rising
United States faces a noncombat dispute with South Korea over currency rates in Korea. UN commander Gen. John Hull seeks 310 hwan per dollar to pay workers, while Rhee demands official 254 rate. oil supplies shrink and risk paralysis looms. Hull plans Seoul visit to resolve tensions amid tightening economic strain.
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Charles M. McCann
United Press
United States
Korea
Korean Dawn
John FE. Wall
United Nations
Dailar
Synaman Rhee
Korta
Rhee
Aig
Washington
Hull
Hwan
South Korea
Tokyo
Seoul
Quick Knowledge Grab Bag Trivia From a 20th Century Page
A collage of trivia questions and notes asks where to find The Blue Boy by Gainsborough, who said Who's afraid of the big bad wolf, a composer involved in a sensational suit over a marriage, the birth place of Goliath, and four film stars who died in plane crashes. It also lists a Utah figure in politics and law, plus various quotes, birthdays, and obituaries with scattered names and dates.
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Gainsborough
Goliath
Unhappy ferryman's tale and purple prose critique
A rambling passage centers on an unhappy ferryman in Moria city voicing troubles and a bartender quipping about drowning sorrows. The text riffs on opinions of fine writing, critics calling overwrought prose purple and elaborate, with mentions of Fred Allen Benny and a fiddler.
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Feriow
Moriarity
Webster
Perry
Jenner committee probes Morgenthau diaries in hush hush study
Washington column reports the Jenner Internal Security Committee quietly examining Benjy Morgenthau’s diaries at Hyde Park aiming to link Roosevelt officials with Harry Dexter White and possible Russian espionage. Jonathan Mitchell files confidential reports noting limited findings and ongoing secrecy.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Jenner Internal Security Committee
Benjy Morgenthau
Roosevelt
Harry Dexter White
Jonathan Mitchell
Doris Stevens
Hyde Park
Morgenthau
Morgenthaus
the Treasury
Knowland
Bill Reed
Henry Morgenthau
Russia
Rusia
Herman Kahn
Roosevelt Library
Jenner
Kahn
Muskle
Mitchell and Jenner committee questions on Morgenthau diaries
Hartford brief notes a local incident where a columnist discusses Mitchell and the Jenner committee regarding Morgenthau diary research. The piece mentions Fulton Lewis and Jim Cardiello, with references to public payroll records and a forthcoming publication of committee material. A separate item reports Hartford sending 26 tons of garbage to New Britain for incinerator testing.
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Maine
Jim
Fulton Lewis
Jim Cardiello
Jenner Committee
Mitchell
Morgenthau
New York World
Washington
The
New Republic
Kahn
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Hartford
Once in a Lifetime By Frank Artillo
Officers sabres have not served as weapons for years yet Gen Nathan Bedford Forrest kept his blade sharp. He reportedly struck down three men with his sabre in a single incident, illustrating his ferocity and reputation.
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Frank Artillo
Ofticers
Gen
Nathan Bedford Forrest
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the Duchess of Kent
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