Ray Tucker Answers Readers On Lebanon and Adams-Goldfine
The column discusses whether the United States and Britain should intervene in Lebanon and warns intervention could trigger a world war with Russian support for Egypt and Syria. It also analyzes the Adams-Goldfine affair’s political fallout and ongoing congressional hearings affecting Democratic prospects.
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Ray Tucker
Hillcrest Place
Chevy Chase
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Lebanon
F.T
Berkeley
Calif
Capitol Hill
Sarajevo
Austria
Serbia
Germany
Russia
England
France
Quotations On Truth And Discretion From Sacred Texts
A compact fragment contrasts biblical admonition on false testimony with an essayist praise for discretion. The lines pair Deuteronomy’s warning about false witnesses with Joseph Addison’s claim that discretion ranks among the mind's finest traits.
New Military Concept Signals Shifts in Global Tensions
The article discusses evolving U S military thinking toward limited warfare and mobile forces to deter communism. A State Defense study analyzes areas and force needs, amid debate among services about moving from general war prep to controlled, localized conflicts.
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United States
U. S
National Security Council
State Department
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Air Force
Indian Claims Commission Act criticized by Congress in 1946
The piece argues Congress created a flawed Indian Claims Commission that would drain the treasury. It notes a Supreme Court ruling widened liability and the commission now assigns title by area rather than strong proof. It cites 38 Ohio land claimants seeking compensation for 117 million acres amid a 26 million acre state.
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Congress
Treasury
Supreme Court
United States
Justice Department
The
Claims Commission
Coma
Century-old Local Snippets Recount Meetings and Anecdotes
A collage of brief notices recalls past gatherings and events: Cyclemen Grove No 33 met in the Moose hall forty years ago. Bluefield Gun Club staff departed for a state tournament thirty years ago. a Bluefield couple visited Crunchy for several days twenty years ago. Ten years ago draft changes were estimated to enroll 26 000 Virginians. a beauty surgery joke ends with a punchline about walking into a lamp post.
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Cyclemen Grove
Woodmen Circle
Moose Hall
Bluefield Gun Club
Logan
M. D. Farley
Bluefield
Fence Boundary Fight Lands Ranchers Before Judge
Two ranchers appear in court over a boundary dispute as the judge urges settlement out of court. One man explains they were headed to settle privately until the sheriff intervened and disarmed them.
Spectacular New York real estate deal gains tax advantages
Elmer Roessner reports on a $5,780,000 General Motors Building leasehold deal organized by Louis J. Glickman. The 25 story building is leased back to Glickman Corp with partnerships priced at $5,000 each. More than 1,100 partners possible. the Treasury and SEC approve the setup as a true partnership. Amortization reduces taxation. early years show limited taxable income. Promoters foresee wide imitation nationwide. Additional notes predict cheaper pork due to a 14 percent rise in the fall pig crop and possible liberalization of Social Security benefits by Congress.
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New York
Louis J. Glickman
General Motors
Glickman Corp
Glickman
Securities and Exchange Commission
Treasury Department
Congress
Multi Partner Deal Dodges High Taxes in Congress Adjourning
The article notes a broad set of 400 proposals, with Congress liberalizing benefits since 1948. It reports firmer lumber prices and rising orders, inventories falling, and possibly higher prices. The fiscal year ends Monday with a Treasury deficit near 3 billion dollars, and the following year may be triple that. The Old Promoter speaks of a July Fourth country weekend and outdoor cooking.
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Congress
U. S
Treasury
Federal preemption fight peers in Virginia law clash
In Fairfax County Virginia a narcotics ring case tests if federal authority preempts state law under the Virginia necession law. The H.R. 3 Smith bill seeks to preserve state rights by forbidding Congress from occupying the field unless explicit or conflicting laws allow reconciliation. Opponents include AFL CIO ADA and NAACP expressing strong opposition.
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Fairfax County
Supreme Court
Congress
Afl-Cio
ADA
NAACP
States push safeguards against federal preemption in court edict
National and state groups including the National Association of Manufacturers U S Chamber of Commerce American Farm Bureau and others urge tighter rules in Congress. They want committee reports to specify state laws affected by bills and any intent to preclude future state legislation. They warn the Smith bill should include safeguards to curb Supreme Court overreach.
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National Association of Manufacturers
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
American Farm Bureau
Conference of Small Business Organizations
Conference of State Labor Commissioners
State Labor Boards
Governors' Conference
National Association of States Attorneys General
American Bar Association
House of Congress
Congress
Supreme Court
Hollywood Stars Blog About Careers and Weddings
Sheilah Graham reports on Judy Garland and Sid Luft delaying their home sale to gauge Born In Wedlock on Broadway. Judy may not appear, but daughter Liza could join the cast. Garland resumes singing July 23 at the Cocoanut Grove and works on Judy In Love. Other notes mention Guy Madison eyeing a Washington match with President Eisenhower, Brigitte Bardot eyeing Bob Evans, Diana Dors earning 15000 weekly, and Jeanne Crain’s live TV debut amid Gatsby rehearsals.
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Hollywood
Judy Garland
Sid Luft
Judy
Liza
Vincente Minnelli
Los Angeles
Cocoanut Grove
Guy Madison
Eisenhower
Washington
Guy
Brigitte Bardot
Bob Evans
Diana Dors
Sussex
Eng
Ronnie’ Knox
UCLA
Tony Curtis
Vikings
Janet Leigh
Anthony Steel
Anita Ekberg
Carolyn Jones
Barraclough’s
Jeanne Crain
Playhouse 90
Jeanne
Clark Gable
Clark
Kay
Louise
P.S
Robert Donat
Notable Hollywood Gossip And Scandals From The Era
Rumors swirl about illness caused by nerves and money troubles behind industry projects. Zsa Zsa Gabor teases Francesca with European work and a TV role for The Two Mrs Carroll as Debbie Reynolds jokes about Gwen Dan Dailey. Sy Weintraub shifts from TV to film as Tarzan producer.
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Donat
Ingrid Bergman
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Francesca
Trujillo
Mopper
Europe
Mrs. Carroll
Tarzan
Gordon Scott
Grant and postwar corruption in Grant administration
The article portrays Ulysses S. Grant as weak in governance during Reconstruction, surrounded by financial gangsters led by Jay Gould and James Fisk. It notes Babcock’s control over appointments, the Whiskey Ring scandal, and Grant’s inability to keep capable officials, despite lacking evidence of Grant’s personal probity being in question.
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S. Grant
Drew Johnson
United States
Grant
Congress
Collis P. Huntington
California
Thomas A. Scott
Pennsylvania
New York
Daniel Drew
Commodore Vanderbilt
Jim Fisk
Jay Gould
C. Vann Woodward
Ben Butler
Rosco Conkling
Simon Cameron
James G. Blaine
Lincoln
Orville E. Babcock
Woodward
Babcock
Hamilton Fish
Jim Fisk Jr
Abel Rathbone Corbin
Daniel Butterfield
Corbin
Gould and
Fisk
Credit Mobilier
Johnson
Ulysses S. Grant
Senators and Gifts and Macaroni Portraits
A light editorial sketches how public fuss over baseball streaks contrasts with unused quirks like a stenographer never missing a coffee break. It muses on presidential gift handling and cites Ike’s macaroni portrait as a dated example, labeling Washington habits as moral lessons.
Lightning Joe Collins bets on oilless near east
Drew Pearson reports General Collins to group at the Army and Navy Club asserts the U S will lose the Near East except Israel and argues oil can be sourced from Canada Venezuela and the U S. He praises Israel and comments on de Gaulle Algerian oil and guerrilla war risks.
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Washington
Joe” Collins
Cherbourg
Army
United States
Near East
Israel
Collins
Army and Navy Club
John Foster Dulles
Lebanon
Red Sea
Suez
Canada
Venezuela
Europe
de Gaulle
France
Poems Medicine Cabinet
A compact verse exchange by Selma Raskin and Norman R. Jaffary laments a hidden drug store of bottles and a shelf of medicine as a grim, unseen display. The pair contrast peril with perception and reflect on pharmaceutical life.
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Selma Raskin
Norman R. Jaffary
Speaking of Speakers Archer T. Spring
The unaccustomed speaker speaks when asked yet feels compelled to keep talking until he adjusts to the role.
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Archer T. Spring
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Daily Telegraph
Hugh Ike Shott
Telegraph Printing Co
Bland Street
Associated Press
Sones Ang
West Virginia
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kats Agency
Egypt
Syria
United Arab Republic
Rusia
Dag Hammarskjold
United Nations
Dulles
Hammarskjold
Suez Canal
M. S
Troy
N.Y
Harris
House Legislative Oversight Subcommittee
Goldfine
Democratic National Committee
Americans For Democratic Action
Adams
White House
House
Senate
Joseph Addison
Elmer Roessner
Raymond Moley
Howard Smith
Virginia
Patent Rules Committee
House Judiciary Committee
Emanuel Celler
Rules Committee
Sheilah Graham
Sokolsky
Gen. Grant
Soaper
Ike
Drew Pearson
U.S
Sherman
Alexander MacBeath
Dublin University
John G. Moore
Pasadena
Sherman Adams
Mr. Moore
Alabama
John Patterson
Ku Klux Klan
Dothan Eagle
Ralph Nicholson
Florida
Nicholson
Byrd
Harry Byrd, Jr
Jim Hagerty
Bernard Goldiine
American Airlines
Mollie Parris
Seventh Avenue
la Guardia
Mollie Parnis
Bernard Goldfine
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