Our Revolutionary Daughters and the DAR Controversy
Washington report surveys the Daughters of the American Revolution as a large nonpartisan group with 184000 members. It describes goals, controversies, fundraising, historic hall, and the balance of conservative positions with public service and education efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
America
DAR
Mary Lockwood
Hudson River
George Washington Bridge
Daughters’ Museum
Benjamin Franklin
John Hancock
George Washington
Associated Press
Washington
Oklahoma
Daniel Webster
Frederic A. Groves
Ray Erb
New York City
Dignity Survives After Girl Jumps Before Express Train
A 21 year old girl in Omiya Japan leaped in front of an express train. She went over the rails as the train passed. The wheels tore at her dress but left only her dignity harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omiya
Japan
Solons Clash Over Defense Budget With Mixed Signals
Congress restrains Eisenhower’s 1958 defense request amid inflation and high weapon costs. Democrats cite past hearings to claim leadership in decline, while Republicans face pressure to cut spending despite warnings of security risk. Budget weighs heavily, at 53.6 percent of total allocations.
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Eisenhower
Defense Department
Congress
United States
Russia
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Air Force
Man wounds self in practice gun draw like Wyatt Earp
James Lamb, 21, of North Franklin Connecticut is recovering from a leg wound he said occurred while practicing fast draws with a revolver in a Wyatt Earp style drill.
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Wyatt Earp
North Franklin, Conn
James Lamb
Also Mentioned on This Page
Our Revolutionary Daughters
Cynthia Lowry
AP Newsfeatures
Velt
Thomas Stevens
George
Maryland
United Mine Worker’s Journal
Constitution Hall
Organization
United Nations
U.N
International Atomic Energy Agency
International Labor Organization
United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization
China
Roosevelt
Truman
Marian Anderson
Denver Dar
Anderson
Eleanor
Colorado
Denver
Sen
Tence
Charlotte G. Rush
Rush
George III of
England
King Arthur
Charlemagne
Continental Congress
George D. Aiken
R-Vt
Senator Aiken
White House
Wichita
Dwight D. Eisenhower
South
Vermont
Washington Mall
Legion
Baltimore
Iowa
Hermes
Remington
ROYAL
Smith-Corona
Underwood
First Avenue
Solons
David L. Bowen
Eighty-fifth
Sional
Tan
Hilcrest
Oxford
Post Office
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