Oppenheimer case tainted by Morgan loyalty board findings
The Washington Merry-Go-Round notes that in 1942 the Justice Department dropped charges against Sperry Corp for handling secrets with Axis powers, opting for a consent decree. A three man loyalty board judged Oppenheimer loyal but a weak security risk, while Morgan's firm had already shared critical information with enemy nations.
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Pearl Harbor
United States
Justice Department
Tom Morgan
Italy
Dr. Oppenheimer
Dothan program cited as example for cleaning vacant lots
The Dothan program to clear vacant lots earns praise from Decatur and Anniston Star as a model for public health. Officials inspect about 300 lots and may fine owners up to 100 dollars if properties remain overgrown. The piece notes flies mosquitoes and vermin as health hazards and links cleanup to polio prevention.
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Dothan
Decatur Daily
Decatur
Anniston Star
Anniston
the Star
Alabama
Houston County
Five Reasons for Coosa River Dams Debate
Alabama congressman Armistead Selden urged five points to support Alabama Power Company dam development on the Coosa River. The paper endorsed development but criticized Selden for overstating points and questioned federal funding, taxes, and private versus public roles. It backed river development and urged private or federal action if needed.
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Committee On Public Works
Alabama
Armistead Selden
Alabama Power Company
Coosa River
Coosa Valley
Selden
Tennessee Valley
Coosa
Seldon
Sperry Gyroscope Ties to Axis Firms Fueled World Monopoly
The piece details Sperry Gyroscope’s prewar contracts with Askania in Germany Mitsui Bussan in Japan La Filotecnica in Italy and others aimed at creating a world monopoly on critical aviation instruments. It notes signings from 1931 to 1938 amid rising militarism and references Stimson and Mussolini era events. It also mentions a security risk ruling by a company head against Oppenheimer and a late-night document leak connected to Senate hearings.
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Sperry
U. S
Navy
U. S. Army
Askania-Werke-Aktiengesellschaft
Germany
Mitsui Bussan Kaisha
Japan
la Filotecnica
Societa Anonima
Italy
Manchuria
Henry L. Stimson
League of Nations
Mussolini
Ethiopia
Hitler
Dr. Oppenheimer
Memo Scoop Shows Roy Cohn Tactics at Fort Monmouth
National News Service published a secret memo by Gen. Kirk Lawton of the Signal Corps at Fort Monmouth, used to bolster Sen. McCarthy. The way the scoop was obtained reveals Cohn’s cutthroat methods through Committee Counsel Ray.
Success requires planned effort and measured action
The article argues success comes from directed activity and careful planning, not from lineage or wishful thinking. It emphasizes applying effort, using the right tools, facing problems, and learning from failures, quoting Theodore Roosevelt on the value of trying.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Indochina Peace Talks Stir Debates On U S Troops
Defense officials say 10 U S divisions could be needed to retake Indochina, while Secretary Wilson rejects sending ground troops. Nehru reports Moscow and Beijing favor a ceasefire with compromise on Hanoi and delta areas, and India offers to police an armistice with most of its army.
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U.S
Defense Department
National Security Council
Wilson
Philippines
Thailand
United States
Far East
Nehru
Geneva
Krishna Menon
Russia
Molotov
Hanoi
India
AFL Hosts Garden Party at St John’s Beside White House
Labor and church relations collide as the American Federation of Labor lends its LaFayette Square garden to St John’s Episcopal Church for a gala. The AFL musicians protest the Air Force dance orchestra playing at the event, arguing it uses military force on private property.
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Labor and Church
American Federation of Labor
LaFayette Square
White House
St. John’s Episcopal Church
AFL
AFL Muscians Union
Air Force
Army
Senators mull joint watchdog for CIA oversight
Twenty seven senators privately proposed a joint watchdog committee to supervise the CIA to forestall a McCarthy pushed probe. Senator Jenner blocked the plan under pressure from McCarthy. President Eisenhower signaled to the GOP that Nixon should be the top campaign speaker this fall.
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Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
Sen. McCarthy
Sen. Jenner
Indiana
Eisenhower
Republican National Committee
Nixon
Eskimo Ancestors Tracked To Lake Superior Region
Scientists propose that the ancestors of modern Eskimos lived near Lake Superior about 2,000 years ago and migrated northward thereafter, shaping early Arctic populations with these movements.
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Lake Superior
Quill and Union Power Threaten New York Transport
Pegler warns Mike Quill could trigger a citywide transit strike threatening daily life and the economy. He contrasts this with Trujillo’s dictatorship in the Dominican Republic and argues a public authority must curb private union power to prevent brutal, parasitic control over workers and citizens.
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New York
Mike Quill
United States
Quill
New Deal
5Th Ave
Ciudad Trujillo
Domingo
Quill’s
Trujillo
Reuther
Lewis
Casseroles Spark Fight Over Sex Roles in War Talk
In a witty critique of domestic life Saul Pettit argues casseroles symbolize women's creativity and men's realism. He contends the kitchen battleground reflects stretched traditions and invites satire about who handles meals and hosting.
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Saul Pett
Hal Boyle
New York P
Prince Charming
Three Balkan Nations Form New Military Alliance
Greece Yugoslavia and Turkey forge a formal military alliance to strengthen peace and collective security under UN principles. The pact broadens a prior mutual cooperation treaty and links three states with about 44 million people in a strategically vital East West cold war region.
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Thens
Greece
Yugoslavia
Turkey
U.S
Koca Popovic
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