Operation Coonskin transforms farm into Kanawha Valley park
Thousands of residents arrived at Coonskin Park to witness earth movers excavating two artificial lakes and building access roads as Shuttles and buses carried crowds. In two days, the 825 acre park will feature shelters outdoor ovens comfort stations and new buildings. Workers engineers and supervisors collaborate with pride, creating a lasting monument to community spirit and leadership.
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Coonskin Park
Operation
Coonskin
Charleston
Kanawha Valley
Pronger
Fuller the Third Longest Serving Chief Justice Remembered
The Supreme Court’s third longest serving chief justice, Melville W. Fuller, is profiled in a new life by Willard King. Fuller served from 1868 to 1910, shown as a conservative manager who steadied the court, though not its leader, with Cleveland’s selection aided by Republican politics.
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Supreme Court
Melville W. Fuller
Chicago
Willard King
Fuller
Grover Cleveland
James C. Carter
New York
Cleveland
Illinois
Maine
Poppies and Peanuts in Iran Opium Trade discussed by Dildine
The article quotes W. G. Dildine on opium production in Persia, noting government control exports to the United States while illicit routes ship opium elsewhere. He argues the crop remains lucrative and calls for better farming and market access, contrasting opium with peanuts and soybeans as useful crops.
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Persia
W. G. Dildine
Middle East
United States
Dildine
Iran
Conservatives Gain Ground In Poston North Carolina Vote
The 81st Congress shifts conservative after Saturday balloting in North Carolina and nationally. Pepper and Graham faced a racism era clash, while Florida Utah California races fuel fear of Communism. Republicans push in California and Utah with women candidates challenging Democratic seats.
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Ashington
North Carolina
Claude Pepper
Florida
Frank P. Graham
Liberal University
Kerr Scott
Truman
Voltaire
Oncretely
Elbert
Thames
Utah
Helen Gahagan Douglas
Sheridan Downey
California
Willig Smith
Pepper
Graham
Thomas
Thomas and Mrs. Douglas
Douglas
un-American Activities Committee
Richard Nixon
Labor and Public Welfare Committee
Phat
Fair
Earl Werren
Utah Gop
National
Roy F. Priest
House
Reva Bosone
United Nations Criticizes Korea Invasion Turned Anniversary Turmoil
The piece accuses the United Nations of impotence as Soviet backed Korean forces invade South Korea on the charter’s fifth anniversary. It cites Charter promises about peace and human rights, mocks Lake Success, and argues Russia bears responsibility for regional aggression. It notes Article Six allows expulsion but finds enforcement weak.
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New York
United Nations
Korea
U. N
Lake Success
Russia
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Albania
Germany
China
General Assembly
Security Council
Washington and Jefferson Would Forge One World
Drew Pearson argues that Americans must apply the founding fathers pioneering spirit to build a world democracy beyond fear. He warns that arms alone cannot secure peace and urges bold leadership to promote a global union overcoming Cold War divisions.
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Drew Pearson
Sekaloosa
Towa
Middle West
Washington
Jefferson
Lincoln
Teddy Roosevelt
Mount Rushmore
Europe
Asia
George Washington
New York
Mount Vernon
Federal World Union
United World Federalists
San Francisco
United Nations
World Brotherhood
Russia
Intercepted Message About Park Advisory Committee Note
An intercepted 1950 message from George W. T. Brotherton of the Chimn. Park Advisory Committee to Suey commends a follow-up effort like the one on Operation Coonskin and reassures park savers.
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Suey
Coonskin
Park Savers
George W. T. Brotherton
Chimn
Soviet satire and peace efforts prompt mixed reactions abroad
A sweeping survey of Cold War humor and censorship notes jokes from Moscow radio ridiculing Western toys and drugs, Hungarian songwriters confessing ideological errors, and Soviet officials reshaping social spaces. It also covers Argentine communists selling peace bonds and a health scare in Los Angeles prompting inflammatory broadcasts.
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Moscow
Alexander Pokryshkin
Pravda
American Legion
Paris
Los Angeles
United States
Soviets
New International Peace Organization
Buenos Aires
Charleston Gazette Informaion Bureau
Brest
Washington
Senator Thomas Shuns Smith’s Notorious Marxists List
The Christian Nationalist Crusade leader Rev. Gerald L. K. Smith offered to name prominent citizens as notorious Marxists to a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee. The panel rejected the offer, citing lack of credentials and concern for defamation, while praising Sen. Albert Thomas for upholding fair play. The piece suggests FBI as proper channel for such claims.
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Gerald L. K. Smith
Christian Nationalist Crusade
Mr. Smith
Communist Party
Ssubocommittee
Albert Thomas
Uwih
United States Senate
Smith
FBI
Esk
Washington
Miss Merman's satirical take on modern New York life
Westbrook Pegler reports Miss Jane Merman mocking Cosmopolitan's Never Go There Any More and the displaced urban elite. The column recalls the Second Wave of pioneers and contrasts urban fragility with frontier resilience amid blizzard memory and power line dependence.
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Westbrook Pegler
the Gazette
York
Jane Merman
Leelay
D. B
D.F
Merman
New York
Werdy
Park Av
Torgen
Irvin
Cobb
Uim
Kent
Florida
Addison Mizner
Bill
Clesi Vascal
Far
Rice
Well Street
Tulsa
Miss Merman
Martin Ting
Cody
Long Island Rail Line Delays Spark Commuter Push
The Public Service Commission orders the railroad to resume delays to Far Rockaway while the Interstate Commerce Commission requires updating the 1896 schedule to eight. Commuters demand the old burners and accuse the line of stalling in blizzards as passengers endure.
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Public Service Commission
Far Rockaway
Interstate Commerce Commission
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