Chemist Finds Cancer Causing Agent in Burning Cigaret Paper
A New York report identifies benzpyrene, a powerful cancer-causing chemical, in burning cigarette paper. D V Lefemmine of the Cancer Institute in Miami notes it as among the most potent known carcinogens, though its exact effects on people remain unestablished.
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Baytown Sun
New York Today
D. V. Lefemmne
The
Cancer Institute
Miami
Lefemmne
New York
Lefemine
New Yorker silence on street violence and crime apathy
A reflective piece on New York indifference to public violence and crime. The author notes bystander inaction, hooded apathy in Third Avenue crowds, and detachment even amid dramatic events. It recalls a taxi driver hero and a gas oven blast as examples of unconscious urban exposure.
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Lawrence
Mass
New York
Third Avenue
Esposito
Fifth Avenue
Looking at Life Touches Politics in My Column
The writer notes readers and editors urge him to avoid politics but argues many readers lack clear party definitions. He jokes about Southern Democrats and Vermonters or New Hampshire Republicans, comparing political affiliation to paired foods, and ends with a domestic dinner image.
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House
Pre-election barbs from party chairmen spark voter doubt
In remarks attributed to Erich Brandeis, the speaker mocks pre election rhetoric from GOP and Democrat leaders. He notes harsh labels, calls for decency, and questions whether political blasts sway the average voter. He cites Leonard Hall praising the “common man” while critiquing campaign bluster.
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National Committee
Leonard Hall
Washington chatter signals Chiang forum postponement rumor
Reports persist that the United States persuaded Chiang Kai-shek to postpone any invasion of the Chinese mainland. Walter Robertson traveled to Taipei and denied a mission to curb aggression, calling his trip fruitful as Washington and Formosa discussions continue.
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Baytown Sun
Washington
State Department
United States
Chiang Kai-shek
Walter Robertson
Aas
Taipei
Formosa
Chiang
Robertson
Taipoh
Power probe vows to widen Dixon-Yates inquiry
Central Press notes Republicans push for a broad probe of the Dixon-Yates power contract if Democrats gain House control in November. Democrats expect the investigation to extend to the entire public utilities sector, echoing past Roosevelt era inquiries. The Dixon-Yates deal arose as Eisenhower ordered AEC approval amid objections from three of five commissioners.
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Dixon-Yates
House
Roosevelt
Tennessee Valley Authority
Eisenhower
Atomic Energy Commission
ANC
Prince Charles boxing lessons stir playful chatter
The family prince at age five begins boxing sessions drawing humorous comment from Grandpappy Jenkins who claims the future king will be easy to pick out in royal trunks. Other light items touch on quirks from a pigeon pianist in Boston to Princess Margaret's holiday plans and oil strikes near California.
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Britain
Prince Charles
Milt
Sterling
Margaret
Look Unto Me Verse from Isaiah 45 22 Bible Quote
A quoted Bible verse from Isaiah urges repentance and salvation with the line Look unto me and be ye saved all the ends of the earth for I am God. The concise citation presents the message as a devotional quotation.
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God
Edison’s lamp birthday lights up world history
New York marked Edison’s 75th anniversary of the electric light lamp with a grand celebration. The article recounts the 1879 Menlo Park bulb invention, Edison’s impact on daily life, and future promises of electro luminescence, wireless power, and advanced electronics shaping rooms, appliances, and industries.
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Robert Zimmerman
New York
Qet
Thomas Alva Edison
Edison
Menlo Park
N. J
Adison
Eng
Spectacle Tales From Coney Island and Edison Lamps
An urban reminiscence blends a fanciful stage stunt at Steeplechase Park with a critique of a costly parade of theatrical hype. Frank Farrel recalls hiring John Philip Sousa, while notes on Edison's incandescent lamp describe its public debut and mixed reception amid the era’s electric expansion.
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Shirley Booth
Coney Island
Terra Firma
Tityou
Steeplechase Park
Corewold
Parte
Frank Farrel
Tilvou
John Philip Sousa
Corey Island
Edison
Finuse and
Snapshot Quiz From A Fragmented Page
A jumble of trivia items and clues cites early American authors and poems, a Sherlock Holmes first story reference, Lookout Mountain battles, and a mosaic of biographical blurbs. It includes names like Bainbridge NY figures, Palisades NY actress, and an assorted date list with political and cultural snippets.
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Switzerland
Geofrey Crayon
Begin
Lear Ber Tate
Sherlock Holmes
Lookout Mountains
Liberian President Tubman Faces White House Etiquette Clash
Washington rumor column notes backstage wrangling as Liberia's President William Tubman weighs Hyde Park wreath rites for Franklin D. Roosevelt against a Dewey invite to New York. The dispute centers on photo opportunities, GOP outreach, and Tubman's late election considerations amid U.S. aid talk and Liberia ties.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
William V
Tubman
Liberia
Tupman
Dewey
Hyde Park
Roosevelt
U.S.A
United States
Mohammed Ali
Pakistan
Reisenhower
Middle East
Nehru
Burma
Ceylon
Indonesia
Africa
White House
Denver
Nixon
Dulles
U.S
Tee
Tises
Indianapolis
Calvin Coolidge
Louis Borne
Haiti
U.S. Marine Corps
Paris
Au-Printe
Liouh William O'Connor
New York
Governorg Island
Bos
Eisenhower
Summerfield
Carl Murphy
Robert Vann
Pittsburgh Courier
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
Illinois
Republic Steel
Firestone Rubber
S. Bowerlind
Douglas Whitlock
Firestone
Tabaman
Jim Black
Ike
Firesone
Edward F. Howry
Federal Trade Commission
Jay & Wreath
Franklin Roosevelt
Monrovia
New York City
Mrs. Roosevelt
Pranklin Roosevelt, Jr
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