Changing Political Landscape Shifts in Postwar America
Democrats gain in industrial centers amid a noted shift in voter sentiment across California Ohio and Wisconsin. The piece links rising union wages high employment and a new liberal public works agenda to a Democratic surge amid recession and postwar defense buildup. It cites migration of Southern Black workers to industry and a less turnout by farmers in Ohio and Wisconsin.
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Washington
Capitol Hill
California
Ohio
Wisconsin
Mike di Salle
Midwest
Robert A. Taft
William Proxmire
la Follette Bailwick
Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Maily Telegraph 1866 Establishes Prison Established Prisor
A fragment from a historic newspaper page describes circulation rates and ownership details. It notes Associated Press credit and local news publication rights. Advertising and contact information are included with a telephone listing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shott
Telegraph Pristine Co
Siana Street
Weet
Associated Press
West Virgh
Ember Audit Bureau of Circulation
Katz Agency, Inc
Hope as a Gleaming Taper in Darkness
Poem fragment reflecting on hope as a light guiding through dark times. The speaker cites Job and frames hope as a taper that grows brighter as shadows deepen, invoking Oliver Goldsmith’s cadence and imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver Goldsmith
Debunking the Maxim: Psych Study Aids 12 Artists
A New York City study at the Postgraduate Center for Psychotherapy treated 12 contemporary artists from writers to actors with mental quirks hampering work. After three years 10 became more productive and happier, two shifted to other occupations but still pursued art. temperamental excesses such as foot-stamping and wife-beating were reduced, suggesting a positive impact on creativity and well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postgraduate
Center For Psychotherapy
New York City
Stork Not A Goony Bird
The piece argues that birth rate declines during economic downturns are misunderstood. It notes historic lows between 1931 and 1941 and compares February and March rates, suggesting economic uncertainty does not fully explain current trends and uses a playful image of the stork versus a goony bird.
Starting Young in Driving Safety Debate
James P. Economos of Chicago urges early traffic safety training, proposing kindergarten brainwashing-like methods using signals in games, while stressing high school driving instruction as essential. The discussion centers on instilling compliance and preventing accidents through education from childhood onward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James P. Economos
Chicago
American Bar Association
Economos
France’s democracy offers every citizen a run at government
France stands as a notably democratic nation where each citizen has the opportunity to participate in governing. The system allows individuals to pursue public office and influence national leadership.
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France
Fifty Years Ago Contract Awarded for Bluefield High
The Daily Telegraph reported that fifty years ago a contract for building the new Bluefield high school was awarded to Rossi Construction. The same issue noted forty years ago the paper leased AP wire services. The Beaver High School annual went on sale locally. Ten years ago Virginia Bridge Company planned to build one thousand 70 ton all steel cars for the N W.
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Bluefield High School
The
Rossi Construction Company
Daily Telegraph
Associated Press
Beaver High School
Virginia Bridge Co
Out Of Character Scene Shows A Boy With Flowers
A young boy presents a bouquet to a teacher in a scene hailed as effective. The moment highlights a contrast between a child’s simple gesture and the adult setting, underscoring a turning point in the portrayal of character.
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Mega
Sewer de
National opera house envisioned for Foggy Bottom area
In Foggy Bottom Washington D C culture expands as plans for a national opera house move forward with nine acres from the federal government and private fundraising. Senator Wiley touts a future civic center to symbolize arts for 175 million Americans while memories of Pete's Bar anchor local history.
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Alexander Wiley
Wis
America
Foggy Bottom
Pete’s Bar and Grill
Pete
Culture To Come To Foggy Bottom
A humorous column recalls attending a Swan Lake ballet in Los Angeles and jokes about crowd reactions. The writer endorses a local opera house in Foggy Bottom while suggesting interspersing events with wrestling to balance culture and entertainment.
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Hilda
Los Angeles
Opry
Rassling
Yellow Terror
Douglas Area Redevelopment Bill Seen as Socialist Echo
Raymond Moley warns the Douglas Area Redevelopment Bill would create a federal program seizing idle land and factories to employ workers at prevailing wages, likening it to EPIC and Fourier colonies. Senate passage prompts criticism that the measure mainly protects pork and would aid only a fraction of the jobless.
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Douglas “Area
Senate
House
Upton Sinclair
California
Tragic View of Area Development Bill Critiqued
The minority says the Douglas bill discriminates in favor of a few communities and ignores two existing distress programs in Commerce and Agriculture. It would fund retraining subsistence payments and supplement unemployment, duplicating recent federal actions. Congress remains in session and may shape policy to combat recession.
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Department of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Douglas
Congress
Sesson
Hollywood Star Gossip and Hollywood Power Moves
Rock Hudson refuses to co star with Sophia Loren in Olympia choosing This Earth Is Mine with script by Casey Robinson as Universal lands Hudson in that project. Deborah Kerr fights for her children in divorce from Tony Bartley while finishing The Journey in Vienna. Curtis Jurgens flirts in London with Elizabeth Kempton as Sinatra dodges questions on Lauren Bacall. Carl Foreman praised for The Key with Holden and Loren. Yul Brynner to remake The Seven Samurai. Esther Williams and Jeff Chandler spotted at a Dodger game. Shirley Temple regains popularity via TV. Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields recover from ticket trouble. John Ford’s The Last Hurrah lures Benny with Lloyds insurance issue. Walter Winchell’s Tropicana success spurs clubs to hire him.
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Hollywood
Rock Hudson
Peter Glenville
Sophia Loren
Vienna
Universal
This Earth Is Mine
Casey Robinson
Rock
Henry Willson
Deborah Kerr
Tony Bartley
London
California
Deborah
Tony
Santa Monica
England
Curt Jurgens
Elizabeth Kemmpton
Frank Sinatra
Lauren Bacall
Seuillins
Carl Foreman
William Holden
Yul Brynner
Esther Williams
Jeff Chandler
Jimmy Stewarts
Gregory Peck
Shirley Temple
Blossom Seeley
Benny Fields
John Ford
Ford
Benny
Lloyds
Walter Winchell
The
Tropicana
Hollywood News Flashes on Salaries and Cast Changes
Keith Andes earns four thousand weekly in pictures and asks to bring his wife and two children to Brussels for Wonderful Town. equity minimum of three hundred dollars for the entire run. Mitzi Green loses leading man Joel McCrea who films The Bat Masterson Story with Don Haggerty. Jody McCrea, in Army service, reports daily radio work as he studies acting at night. Joel may shoot a naval film in Japan next, a pace change after a decade in westerns.
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Damon Runyon
Keith Andes
Keith
Mitzi Green
Joel McCrea
Bat Masterson
Jody
New York City
Army
Papa McCrea
Joel
Japan
Don Haggerty
McCrea
Facts versus memory in law and education examined
A 1958 King Features Syndicate meditation contrasts fact gathering with guessing in law and schooling. It cites judges Leibowitz and Marx, notes colleges rely on live cases, and argues truth persists beyond evidence rules. It condemns overreliance on memory and highlights figures Cyrus Eaton and Soviet imperialism.
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IBM
Samuel Leibowitz
Brooklyn
New York City
Marx
Cyrus Eaton
Dulles
Nikita Khrushchev
King Features Syndicate, Inc
States and styles in a quirky forecast collage
A satirical digestion notes Senator Soaper predicting Alaska replacing Texas as largest state while Rhode Island stays confident of a championship. It calls English jet car dreams plausible but unlikely, Russian agronomy bragging three foot carrots, and jokes about sack dresses becoming a hit as men celebrate.
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Alaska
Texas
Rhode Island
Adams tainted by Goldfine ties sparks bid to remove
Washington column details alleged ethics breaches involving Sherman Adams and textile magnate Bernard Goldfine. It cites Goldfine paying Adams hotel bills and buying clothes, Adams intervening with federal agencies, and a looming criminal case linked to Connelly and Sachs. It notes GOP pressure and prior public scrutiny.
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Washington
Sherman Adams
White House
House Legislative Oversight Committee
Bernard Goldfine
Sheraton Plaza
Boston
Plymouth
Mass
Adams
Goldfine
Sam Faber
Faber Tailoring Firm
Connelly
Sachs
Caudle
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Ray Tucker
Maily Telegraph
Job
M. Bloch
Tazewell County
Pocahontas
Roundhouse
N. & W. Baseball League
W. J. Jenks
Roanoke
F. Othman
Sam Insull
Opry House
Mary Garden
Munich
Germany
National Opera
Raymond Moley
Lena Capehart
Bricker
Bennett
Bush
Sheilah Graham
Sokolsky
Soaper
Pravada
Drew Pearson
Nixon
Ike
Jordan-Marsh
Federal Trade Commission
National Association of Wool Manufacturers
Tariff Commission
Benny Goldfine
New England
Des Moines
Adam
Matt Connelly
Truman
Irving Sachs
St. Louis
Lamar Caudle
Justice Department
Roy Harder
United States
Roger Robb
Godfine
FCC
Richard Mack
Robb
Mack
Thurman Whiteside
Miami
Harry Truman
New Hampshire
Bridges
Cotton
John Bell Williams
Mississippi
Herald Traveler
Williams
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