Thoughts on Armistice Day As Planes Maneuver Above
Kenneth L. Dixon reflects from Washington on Armistice Day across 1943 to 1945, recalling German bombings and Metz, the helter-skelter of war, and the uneasy hope for peace as planes thunder overhead near National Airport and distant Moscow, pondering motive and meaning.
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Kenneth L. Dixon
Washington
INS
White House
National Airport
Naval Air
Metz
Moscow
Cycle Complete Remembrance Flight on Armistice Day 1941
The narrator recalls Armistice Day 1941 when a group flew in tight formation over the city park. Cubs and Taylor ships were joined in disciplined maneuvers, challenging those who doubted wartime faith and pride in small unarmed craft against rising fighter planes.
Fifi Testifies in McCormick Child Custody Hearing
CHICAGO AP A witness in a custody dispute between Fowler McCormick and his sister Muriel Hubbard testified that Mrs Hubbard’s mental health had not been discussed with anyone, denying claims of alcoholism and unfitness. Mrs Hubbard seeks custody of Edith and Elisha with habeas corpus, after relinquishing them in 1943 to join the WAC.
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Chicago
Anne “Fifi” Stillman McCormick
Quebec
Fowler McCormick
International Harvester Company
Muriel McCormick Hubbard
Testimony on sister's mental condition and Hubbard case
Mick testified he discussed his sister's mental condition with Mrs. McCormick and his father as far back as 1938. Mrs. McCormick denied discussing it with him. She said she asked attorney Joseph Kegley to review Hubbard's attempt to enter military service, citing hopes it would help her.
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Mick
Churches Unite Against Bible Teaching in Public Schools
In Champaign Illinois the school board reported new religious denominations backing Mrs Vashti McCollums fight to bar religious instruction in public schools The U S Supreme Court has the case docketed and Baptist conventions claim 14 million members while Seventh Day Adventists Unitarians and Jewish groups are set to join as friends of the court in support of McCollum.
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Champaign, Ill
Champaign School Board
Vashti McCollum
U. S. Supreme Court
McCollum
University of Illinois
Champaign Circuit
Illinois Supreme Courts
John L. Franklin
E. Hilton Jackson
Washington
Stassen Opens Campaign With Flexible Tax Plan
Harold E. Stassen released his political credo in a press conference for his book Where I Stand. He urged a flexible tax system tied to employment and proposed a mass house-building program funded by a one billion dollar annual outlay. He warned the plan may require constitutional change but argues new revenues from untaxed fortunes would balance tax cuts.
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Washington
Harold E. Stassen
Stassen
Truman Proclaims Thanksgiving Day Across Nations
President Truman issued a proclamation designating November 27 as Thanksgiving Day and urged the nation to observe it by sharing our bounty with needy people in other countries.
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Washington
Truman
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