Twice Told White House Tale Retold
News analyst recalls a tale about John Adams swimming au naturel in the Potomac and a woman reporter allegedly sitting on his clothes. He traces the story to Anne Royall and John Quincy Adams, noting Adams’ diary details and Royall’s career, doubting the interview claim but acknowledging the story’s appeal.
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Baukhage
Washington
White House
Washington Fine Arts Commission
Truman
American History
Tront Yard
Adams
Rir
Troutman
Daniel, Kelly Sr
South Bend
Ind
Mr. Kelly
President Adams
John Quincy Adams
Anne Royall
Potomac
Royell
Royal
Paul Pry
Huntress
Mantress
Tithe And Tax Debate Spirals From Kent Farm Fight
A Romney Marsh farmer Archibald Edwin Waddell faces bankruptcy after resisting a tithe payment of 75 pounds 3 shillings. He recalls his father and brothers who paid and emigrated, saying he fights a tightening squeeze on the soil. The piece traces tithe history from feudal days to Queen Anne s Bounty and its abolition in 1836, noting ongoing payments until the 990s.
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Siipliuy
Congress
London Daily Herald
Romney Marsh
Kent
Archibald Edwin Waddell
Tam
Palmer Waddell
South Threatens Split Over Civil Rights Plan
Southern Democrats discuss a Dixie convention to split from Truman over four civil rights proposals while a Senate labor committee faces a bill to form a federal anti discrimination commission. The dispute centers on anti lynching measures fair employment rules and ending Jim Crow in transportation.
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Truman
Congress
Friiman
Senate Labor Committee
Allen J. Elender
Permanent Commission On Civil Rights
Justice Department
District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
Jackson
Miss
Walter Sillers
Mississippi House of Representatives
South
Trumar
Administration Pushes Nationwide Self Rationing Plan
The administration failed to pass rationing and price control laws and now seeks voluntary food conservation. Eighteen consumer producer and distributor groups met with Secretary Clinton Anderson to outline a nationwide self rationing program and mobilize public support to curb living costs.
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Charles F. Brannan
Citizens’ Food Committee
Cabinet Food Committee
Department of Agriculture
Brannan
Secon
Congress
Clinton Anderson
Miss Nora Martins Crowned Miss United Nations 1948
In Washington the daughter of Brazilian ambassador Carlos Martins was declared Miss United Nations 1948. The event showcases diplomats in social roles rather than aging stereotypes. In New York Sam Yechter, a landlord, faced tenant complaints about heat and hot water and offered his building for transfer but received no offers.
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Washington
Nora Martins
Carlos Martins
United Nations
New York
Sam Yechter
Journey to the Moon and the Promise of Space Travel
The article outlines growing belief in practical space travel within five years, highlighting the British Interplanetary Society and military rocket researchers. It discusses rocket speeds, overcoming Earth's gravity, and sending scientific instruments or satellites before human spaceflight, with television aiding exploration of the Moon and Mars.
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British Interplanetary Society
Earth
Moon
Lo Mars
Classified Electrical Equipment and Livestock Ad Notice
Classified department lists a 30 KW Caterpillar diesel power plant with 294 engine hours for sale. Contact Renyro Electric, Box 701, Garden City, Kansas, Paone 200. Also promotes Dr LeGear's Hot Prescription as a livestock tonic claimed to stimulate appetite and boost profits for hay producers. Satis faction guaranteed.
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Thic
Renyro Electric
Garden City
Kaus
Paone
Dr. LeGear
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