Trees in Winter and the Power of Nature
A reflective piece links winter trees to beauty and spiritual feeling with Kilmer lines, noting human care shapes growth and pondering how nature and faith interweave. It also discusses Eisenhower aides Milton Eisenhower and potential roles in government, plus criticism of AMA censorship of Dr. Means on socialized medicine.
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Joyce Kilmer
Ees
Inter Dima
Kilmer
Cone
AMA
Dr. Means
Harvard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Teachers Allow Pupils One Drink a Day
A letter in the Gazette from Grover C. Broyles calls for school reform and discusses race, states rights, and constitutional amendments. The writer argues segregation debates are linked to politics and urges honest discussion while praising public virtue and faith.
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Editor Gazette
Uncle Joe
King Solomon
Grover C. Broyles
Origins Behind Christmas Carols Revealed In Finale Note
Charles R Armentrout traces how carols evolved after Puritans banned folk tunes in England around 1647. He notes composers like Adam Mendelssohn and Watts influenced modern holiday songs, with Silent Night born from a Bavarian emergency in 1818. The piece teases more on page 7.
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Supic
Morris Harvey
YMCA
England
Faimgur
Trondon
Duke of Leeds
Adolphe Adam
Mendelssohn
Hark
Gutenbiere
Pyr
W. H. Cummings
Charles Wesley
Randel
Isaacs Watts
Oberndorf
Bavaria
Franz Gruber
Joseph Mohr
Eisenhower Faces Navy Role and New Leaders After Election
Doris Fleeson reports Washington expects Adm. Arthur W. Radford to be a potential Navy chief candidate as Ike weighs Navy expansion. The piece notes strategic options in Korea, possible blockade of the Chinese coast, and the coming reshuffle of service chiefs under a new Defense Secretary, highlighting manpower and budget stakes.
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Washington
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Arthur W. Radford
Adm
Radford
Navy-Air Force
Naval Operations
Pearl Harbor
Adm. Radford
Navy
State Department
U. S
Hong Kong
Eisenhower
Pacific
Formosa
Korea
Pentagon
Gen. Eisenhower
Commodore
New York
Liftle
Defense Department
Army
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Gen
Pivot in War Makers Drew Pearson Recalls MacArthur and Eisenhower
A retrospective tracing the rise of Dwight Eisenhower from minor staff officer to five star general, opposing and then eclipsing Douglas MacArthur, with notes on their roles in World War II and the Korean War, and the shifting partisan and public forces shaping their destinies.
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Philadelphia
Army
Navy
Waves
WAC
Eichelberger
Dewey
Taft
Warren
California
Wall Street
Vandenberg
Wacs
Hichelberger
Tokyo
MacArthur
Washington
Europe
Lansing
Mich
White House
Gassti
Westbrook Pegler on Veterans Health Care Wars
Westbrook Pegler argues against universal veterans hospitals arguing many abuses and a parasitic Veterans Administration. He cites non service-connected cases including wacs and wives having babies on veterans' facilities and insists on means testing and civilian parity. He warns against permanent special facilities and urges taxation fairness and accountability.
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Owa
Veterans * Administration
Wacs
The
American Legion
Veterans Administration
25 Years Ago News of Dec 16 1927 Gazette Local State National
Local reports list Harrison Cavender and George Greenleaf seriously injured in an Elk River Road automobile crash. Dairymen aired grievances against Charleston mill rules. Sheriff Massey to dismiss assistants aligned with Walker faction. Ft Pleasant beat Logan 29 to 17. Maine returned Civil War flags to Virginia North Carolina and Texas. Dawes plan revisions urged to end reparations and permit German payments with less foreign intervention. Senate panel probed Hearst papers claimed documents and alleged Mexican slush fund bribery of senators.
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the Gazette
Harrison Cavender
Little Sandy Creek
George Greenleaf
Crescent Rd
Elk River
Kaenewha
Charleston
L. C. Massey
Walker
Maine
Virginia
North Carolina
Texas
Parker Gilsbert
Dawes
Germany
Hearst Papers
Victor Riesel profiles the Colossal crime network and dock corruption
Federal agents hunt men tied to over 160 unsolved murders and dockyard terror, with cards granting access to Coast Guard ports. The scheme links powerful Washington forces, AFL unions, and notorious figures like Mike Clemente of Local 856, amid past crimes and bribe-backed fronts.
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Colossal
U. S Coast Guard
Washington
Treasury Department
Coast Guard
FBI
AFL
Mike Clemente
International Longshoremen's
Clemente
New York State Crime Commission
Biltmore
Brother Clemente
Union Hall
Lewis St
Manhattan
Treasury
Justice Departments
Union leaders urged to fight back against crime network
A 1962 column argues longshoremen officials and AFL unions must confront mafia influence linked to narcotics and labor operations. It recalls past unions resisting mob pressure, cites Joe Ryan and George Barasch, warns of erosion of labor credibility if leaders fail to act, and calls for policies or resignations to restore public trust.
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Clemente
Anastasia
Willie Cox
Las Vegas
Hollywood
Miami
Hot Springs
Lucky Luciano
International Longshoremen's Assoc
Jeader
Joe Ryan
AFL
Teamster’s
George Barasch
Barasch
New York
Alex Hese
AFL Hatters
Augie” Pisano
Rose
the Ganetie
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Health
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Boston
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Ww. L. Campbell
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Gathings
Robert Byrd
Sen
Neely
Copenhaver
Lot
Sodom and
Gomorrah
Jesus
Montgomery
Adlai Stevenson
George Mrs. Fannie Field
Chin
W. Va
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Ron Nin
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Doris Fleeson
Fleeson
Drew Pearson
Truman
Guusiou
State, War and Navy
Douglas Ke- Arthur
Maj
Dwight Eisenhower
War Department
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Philippine Constabulary
North Africa
Winston Churchill
Far East
Bob Eichelberger
Pearson
Westbrook
Pegler
Ft. Pleasant
Logan
Victor Riesel
Riesel
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