Eddie Samuelson rises from mock dullness to success
In The Rotarian story Eddie Samuelson, a boy deemed dull, defies low expectations. Through school misfits, steady work, and track talent, he becomes a standout athlete and later a respected coach as Rotary peers note his remarkable transformation.
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C. A. Weber
Willimantic
Adams
Hank
Eddie
Otis
Stanford
Olman
the Review
Jones
Rotary
Ie Sealy
Eddie Samuelson
Taft Back in Favor as GOP Senators Maneuver for Leader
Washington tale traces Taft's reversal to win favor with Eisenhower forces and Senate Republicans. From Durkin clash to Bridges plan, Taft and allies reshape leadership hopes while Knowland and Millikin shift roles. Bridges positions Dirksen as ally, Taft faced with a backseat option as Bridges signals major changes.
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Labor Durkin
Taft
Senate
Knowland
California
Gene Millikin
Colorado
GOP
Sen
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Durkin
Capitol
Bob
Bridges
Appropriations Committee
Congress
Senator Dirksen
Illinois
World’s shadows and hope in Davidson’s view.
A historian reflects on global distress and moral decline, noting widespread fear, crime, poverty, and distrust alongside the persistence of laughter and the drive to act. The piece frames history as a record of peril and effort, urging action despite pervasive pessimism.
Taft Confronts Mutiny Over Senate Leadership
Taft faces a polite but powerful mutiny against him as he contemplates the senate leadership. He complains Eisenhower reneged on a Morningside Heights deal and Dewey forces aim to push him out. After a pivotal meeting with Carlson Taft vows cooperation but seeks a majority leader post.
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Taft
Eisenhower
Morningside Heights
Dewey
Senate
Brownell
Sherman Adams
Kansas
Carlson
Durkin
Eisenhower Senators Shunned by Taft Backers
Backers who supported Taft sought influence inside the party while Eisenhower tried to avoid clashes with Republican senators. Carlson reported to New York that Taft should be majority leader, with Eisenhower preferring insiders over public opposition. Irving Ives Cooper Saltonstall Duff were early Eisenhower backers, while many Taft loyalists were defeated or lagged behind.
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Carlson
New York
Eisenhower
Taft
Irving Ives
Cooper
Kentucky
Saltonstall
Duff
Pennsylvania
Cain
Kem
Edton
Senate
No man better qualified than Gitlow to educate on Bolshevik plots
Pegler argues Benjamin Gitlow, expelled from Moscow and the Communist Party, is a martyr whose warnings about Lovestone Irving Brown and the Kremlin remain vital. He criticizes Eisenhower's apparent support for Brown and alleges Dubinsky and allies shield communists, recounting Gitlow’s past testimony and Burtan’s imprisonment, and ending with a harsh assessment of Dubinsky’s callousness.
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Benjamin Gitlow
Gitlow
Moscow International
Stalin
Kremlin
Eisenhower
Irving Brown
Dave Dubinsky
Garment Workers’ Union
Ske
Brown
Europe
Ike
Lovestone
Senate
General Eisenhower
Grand Congress of the Union
Dubinsky
New York
Russia
Roosevelt
Moscow
America
Ben
Max Eastman
Ben Gitlow
Eastman
Charlie Chaplin
Gregory Alexander Burtan
Valentine Burtan
Burtan
Burton Lovestone
Truman
Dies Committee
Brooklyn Bridge
Job Of A Vice President Offers High Pay No Worries
New York based HAL BOYLE notes the perks of the vice presidency with high pay and light duties. The piece contrasts maternal hopes with the allure of the second in command role.
A Vice Presidential Career Planned From Birth
Elmer Wheeler notes that many mothers push sons into doctors lawyers or engineers while few aim at the safer highly profitable path of becoming a vice president. He argues interest grows from birth but few start with that goal in mind.
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America
Levitts show new methods pace in mass home building
Levitt & Sons of Manhasset New York claim a leading role in modern building using the think of it and then act approach. They plan a Levittown in Pennsylvania with a 200 million project by 1954 and rely on in house material supply and pre cut parts to offer value.
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Levitt & Sons
Manhasset
Long Island
Levitts
Levittown
Levitt’s
Pennsylvania
Levitt
Typhoon Blows Into South China Sea
A 70 mile per hour typhoon struck the central Philippines and Mindoro Island causing widespread damage but no reported casualties. The Weather Bureau noted the storm moving west northwest at 14 mph and expected to strengthen, possibly reaching the east coast of Indochina if its course holds.
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Manila
South China Sea
Philippines
Weather Bureau
Indochina
Mindoro Island
Conflicting Views on Lovestone Communism Discussed
A dialogue recalls Irving Brown's adherence to Lovestone communism and socialist roots. Gitlow argues Brown, a socialist party member, has not recanted his Marxian socialist stance and supports a path toward communism.
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Gitlow
Socialist Party
Russia
Irving Brown
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Mr. Little
Frank Carlson
Pearson
Senator Saltonstall
Massachusetts
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Dubin
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