Czech election hints at limits of communist control
The essay notes 11 to 17 percent opposition in Czechoslovakia with blank ballots as protest. It argues elections under the one party system reveal sentiment, fears, and potential for future underground resistance, warning of foreign financing and possible world war if a fighting revolution occurs.
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Czechoslovakia
America
Europe
Congress
Russia
Western
John L. Lewis
Lewis
GOP
Bob Taft
Taft
Truman
Senate Post Office and Civil Service Committee
North Dakota
Bill Langer
Senate
Langer
Elmer Thomas
Ralph Moore
Willkie Captures Indiana House Nomination Victory
Willkie wins the Republican nomination for the Indiana House of Representatives defeating the veteran incumbent. The 28 year old challenger defeats 79 year old incumbent in a district likely to benefit from change. The piece notes the need for open mindedness to new ideas in U S politics.
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Philip Willkie
Wendell
Indiana
House of Representatives
Willkie
United States
Atom tests at Eniwetok boost public sense of security
The Atom Results at Eniwetok are seen as strengthening confidence in American super weapons. The announcement aims to draw interest from capitals while civilian use remains uncertain. Military and civilian research converge on basic goals of control and insight into potency, urging Congress to guarantee civilian paths and prevent excessive secrecy.
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Eniwetok
From Weed to Flower in Garden Origins
The article notes how many crops such as tomato potato corn mustard lettuce chicory and wildflowers originated from weeds or wild plants. It highlights human cultivation cross breeding and husbandry turning wild species into domesticated crops and ornamentals through ages across continents.
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South America
Andes
Asia Minor
California
North
Africa
Eight Press Agents May Spell Danger for John L Lewis
Old newspapermen warn that eight press agents surrounding John L Lewis could amplify risky statements and ruin reputations. They note press agents often shape smart sayings, sometimes harming public figures. They speculate agents may draft speeches or a book, while enemies may view this as a misfortune.
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John L. Lewis
Washington
Lincoln
King Solomon
John Lewis
Taft Dewey Unite to Block Stassen in Republican Race
The article notes Taft and Dewey form a tactical alliance to hinder Harold Stassen while continuing their feud for delegates. Both leaders remain deadlocked with insufficient delegates to secure the nomination, echoing past GOP splits that once allowed Willkie to threaten the Old Guard.
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Taft
Dewey
Harold Stassen
Stassen
Republican Old Guard
Willkie
Interior rider threatens veterans land reforms and power politics
Washington news digest reports a Senate fight over an Interior Department riders that would oust reclamation chief Strauss and California official Boke amid pressure from Pacific Gas and Electric and Associated Farmers. The move could end 160 acre limits and imperil veterans homesteads, with broader labor and political implications as Kansas City and Missouri primary battles unfold.
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Drew Pearson Ashington
Senate
Interior Department
House
Columbia Basin
Missouri Valley
Mike Strauss
Richard Boke
California
Sen. Downey
Strauss
West
Pacific Gas and Electric Co
Pacific Gas and Electric
Carter
GOP
Jensen
Iowa
Harness
Indiana
Budget expert writes accessible plan for city
An intercepted message quotes George Hugh N. Mills, a city budget expert, urging simplicity in financial planning. The note from Mills to Hugh discusses creating a budget that John Q. Public can understand, implying public accountability and transparency.
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Hugh
John Q
George Hugh N. Mills
City
IRAM PHILLIPS NAMED FOR NATIONAL RETAIL GROcers MEET
IRAM PHILLIPS longtime House sergeant at arms in the last Legislature is active in politics and heads toward a national convention of retail grocers in Atlantic City in June 2024 after winning the Democratic nod in Mingo County in May. Also noted are local anniversaries, college graduations, awards, and civic appointments from Kanawha and surrounding counties.
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Jasper Bell
Truman
Independence
Roger C. Slaughter
Bell
Rufus Burrus
White House
Roger 5Erman
Floyd R. Gibson
Gibson
Sermon
Ira B. McLaughlin
Pendergast
McLaughlin
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Congress
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House
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House of Delegates
Mingo County
Atlantic City
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Rocky Fork
J. B. Conley
Todd Thayer Johnson
William R. Johnson
Walnut Av
Culver Military Academy
Culver
Ind
Infantry
Mary Jane Shepard
Charleston
Phi Sigma
Wellesley College
Wellesley
Mass
Shepard
Ralph N. Shepard
Upner Ridgeway Rad
Charleston High School
Fayette St
Elk River
Stanley C. Mocris
Kanawha
National Aeronautics Assoc
Minneapolis
Ruth Sarles
Henry Payne
D. M. Giltinan
Mid-West
Looking Ahead In Postwar Europe And US Policy
A digest of early 1950 tensions and policy moves across Western Europe and the United States. Western Germany faces a counter offensive against Soviet criticism. Marshall Plan shipments and war-potentials rules spark congressional debate. Greece Greece Greece. De Gasperi reshuffles to widen Socialist influence. Census bureau eyes a school vacation in April 1950.
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Washington
U.S
Rome
Alcide de Gasperi
Popular Front
de Gasperi
The
Census Bureau
Educational and Teacher Association
Baering Down By Acthar Bugs Baer 1848
Fragmented verse and slang from a 19th century piece mixed with garbled names and dates. The text recalls violent imagery and political metaphor with references to hats, a deck, a flag, and diplomatic methods, but lacks coherent narrative details.
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Acthar
Baer
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