U S Editorial marks 200th birthday of John Marshall
The piece lauds John Marshall as architect of federal supremacy and checks and balances, detailing his roles from founder to chief justice. Born September 24, 1755, in Fauquier County Virginia, Marshall rose from a modest legal practice to lead the Supreme Court, shaping constitutional interpretation and civil rights. The editorial urges rededication to liberty under the Constitution in ceremonies nationwide.
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John Marshall
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Marshall
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Virginia
France
Fauquier County
William and Mary College
Richmond
Evening tour of Chambers County Commissioners Court
Reporter covers a Commissioners Court meeting in Anahuac with County Judge Floyd Williams and commissioners present. The highlight is jailer Frank Lancon, a former deep sea diver now serving in the jail, who freezes the room with a wary gaze as the staff notes his uneasy presence during the visit.
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Texas Panhandle
Texas Gulf Coast
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Preston Pendergrass
Tennessee
Floyd Williams
Joe Lagaw
Sherwood Blair
Herb NcCallum
W. V. Mayes Sr
Frank Lancon
Frank
Chambers County
Otter
Robert Strickland
Baytown
Strickland
Anahuac
Climactic Harris County Grand Jury Report Praised
Fred Hartman notes the 1955 May Term grand jury produced a bold, thorough indictments batch on Houston land scandals. The panel, including Baytown members W.W. F. White and Holly McLemore, criticized Mayor Hofheinz, City Council, police chiefs, and the city attorney, while urging reform though stopping short of making the attorney and police chief elective.
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Harris County
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W.W. F. White
Holly McLemore
Howard Lee
Houston
Roy Hotheinz
Hofheing
London afoot in a land fifteen years behind the times
A New Yorker in London notes a sense of backwardness amid bright parts, with only one TV station, shared American influence in film and music, dull fashion, mostly black cars, and a rising espresso shop culture. The essay ends with a sighting of an FDR statue in Grosvenor Square.
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London Recollections By Mel Heimer From A Foreign View
Mel Heimer recalls London cultural life and media, noting BBC shifts to ads, enjoying dry gin and the martini, watching racing at Sandown, Sunday cricket in Regent Park, and theater with Terence Rattigan and Giradoux. He ponders British manners, cinema crowds, and the sight of Marilyn Monroe in The Seven Year Itch.
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Washington political musings and scattered items mix broad rumors
A column by Ed Koterra randomizes political hints about Mrs Eisenhower health and presidential eligibility concerns for Roosevelt offspring. It jumbles anecdotes on thieves, diplomats, and a CIA stenographer with historical notes and odd vignettes about fire on Maryland's eastern shore and ancient Inca drawings, all wrapped in a restless Washington miscellany.
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John L Lewis trips cause timing mixups in DC
Washington reports reveal John L. Lewis, UMW head, sneaks away on unscheduled trips including a San Francisco visit and a local hospital checkup. Lawmakers debate ending late session days while Milton Young animals and a Kremlin trip become comic curios. Footnotes cover a time change mishap and Lt. Onofrio's poolside mischief with kids during summer heat.
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New Jersey
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Progress on a sprout inhibitor for stored potatoes
Plant physiologists of the Department of Agriculture report steady progress toward a superior sprout inhibitor for use on stored potatoes. Other notes mention hog fat increases lowering hog prices and livestock experts noting traffic deaths as total wartime casualties.
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Asperts
Grab Bag Easy Knowledge Quiz Answers
The first letters of the Greek alphabet form Alpha and Omega used figuratively. The porridge request is from Goldilocks in a fairy tale. The Man From Home was written by Newton Booth Tarkington and Harry Toon Wilson. The Sepoys rebellion occurred in India against British rule. The quoted line ends That there’s some corner of a foreign field that is forever England. The author is Mildred Innusk and Philander Chase Knox, among others.
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Editorials Say Eisenhower Likely Won't Seek Second Term
UNITED PRESS reports a consensus among papers that President Eisenhower probably will not run in 1956. Nixon is seen as likely successor if he retires. Some editors predicted an alternate candidate, with Dewey or Knight among names, while others praised the administration’s handling of illness and stressed Eisenhower’s health as decisive.
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Hisenhower
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California
Christian Herter
Massachusetts
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Hitnets
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Kansas
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Nixon Takes On Informal Acting President Role
Washington reports Richard Nixon moves toward an unofficial acting president role due to Eisenhower’s illness. Nixon, Adams, and Willam Rogers discuss a possible delegation of powers, with Cabinet and Security Council meetings to decide if formal action is needed. Brownell returns to advise on legality and scope.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
United States
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Eisenhower
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Willam P. Rogers
Denver
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Adams
James C. Hagerty
Mit
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Spain
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Rogers
Justice Department
Try And Stow Me By Bennett Cerf Hillbilly Tale
A hillbilly spends a night in Little Rock and sees a city light only to realize the glow came from a bottle. Ben Hecht recalls a graveyard scene from Child of the Century with a Chinese woman awaiting her husband’s grave to dry.
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