McCarthy questioned on Communist ties and map lecture
The Washington Merry-Go-Round notes Sen. Joseph McCarthy defending his anti Communist stance as he testifies with a prepared map lecture. The piece previews questions from Senate examiners about his Wisconsin Senate campaign ties to the Communist party and votes on the Marshall Plan and aid programs.
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Washington
Sen. McCarthy
Committee
Ray Jenkins
Joe
McCarthy
Pvt. Schine
Senate
Communist Party
Wisconsin
Europe
Vito Marcantonio
New York
Congress
George Grammer Dies in Maryland State Execution
George Edward Grammer, aged 37, was executed by legal strangulation in Maryland, marking the end of his bid for a so called perfect crime. The state carried out the sentence after legal avenues exhausted.
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George Edward Grammer
Maryland
Seven Each Weekend in Alabama Traffic Fatalities Decline
The Alabama Safety Commission notes seven weekend deaths on average but says the rate is about half of 1949 1950. While enforcement highway improvements and school education help the main factor remains driver behavior. If you drive safely your odds of avoiding accidents are about 99 to 1.
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Alabama
Alabama Safety Commission
West Alabama towns linked to boost regional industry
The Tuscaloosa Chamber of Commerce plans 7 000 letters and brochures highlighting the 12 best towns in West Alabama to attract industrial prospects. The article argues regional growth benefits Decatur and surrounding cities like Hartselle Athens Moulton Cullman Falkville Courtland Town Creek and notes Tuscaloosa follows a similar strategy.
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New Industries Division
Tuscaloosa
Decatur
Hartselle
Athens
Moulton
Cullman
Falkville
Courtland
Town Creek
West Alabama
Will Anybody Fight Uncle Sam in Indochina Crisis
The piece argues the United States faces a strategic dilemma as China’s allies threaten Indochina. It cites French defeats, a weak French government, and Senator Knowland's suggestion of Indo Chinese Associated States. Britain offers a hands off stance, leaving the U S to decide if a police action is needed or if Asia should be left to locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Indochina
United States
William Knowland
Taft
Knowland
French Union
Asia
France
Britain
McCarthy Attacks and Global Propaganda Questioned
The senator defends anti communism while attacking the Voice of America and State Department. He cites Soviet jamming, cuts to foreign aid, and criticisms of Gen Marshall. The piece notes a Texas City tin smelter facing closure amid fears of bolstering Communist influence in Bolivia and Guatemala.
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Russia
Voice of America
Voice
Daily Worker
Korea
George Marshall
Gen. Marshall
Senate
Texas City
Tex
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Budget Bureau
State Department
America
Free World
Far East
Patino
Bolivia
Guatemala
United States
Senator’s role in sharing anti US charges from Communist agent
In 1949 Rudolph Aschenauer, a German Communist agent, tasked with stirring anti American sentiment in Germany, sent charges alleging US torture of German war criminals. Those charges were aired on the Senate floor and circulated in Germany. Why did you, as a US senator, help spread them.
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Stalin
Senate
Russia
FBI
Herb Philbrick
Lenin
Sen. McCarthy
Rudolph Aschenauer
Germany
United States
U.S
A Hap p i er Marriage Suggests Ways to Grow Closer
Dr Valeria H Parker founder of the Bureau of Marriage Counsel and Education in New York offers guidance for happier marriages. Build mutual interests and hobbies, seek counseling before marriage, marry someone similar, vacation together, avoid spouses managing each other’s affairs, and consider children to strengthen bonds.
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Valeria H. Parker
Bureau of Marriage Counsel and Education
New York
Tin cartel lesson from WWII costs U.S. dependence
The piece notes that a high price was paid in World War II as the United States fell prey to a tin cartel. It argues that U S reliance on foreign mining and smelting left it vulnerable to British and Dutch control of tin during the conflict.
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Uncle Sam
International Tin Cartel
United
Britain Gains If Texas City Melter Is Abandoned
Congressman Clark Thompson warns that halting the Texas City smelter would favor Britain by reviving a Western Hemisphere monopoly and leave Indochina and sea lanes vulnerable. He says Bolivian mine closures could boost Communist influence and threaten global tin supplies.
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Great Britain
Texas
Liverpool
Clark Thompson
Galveston
Indochina
Far East
Singapore
Atlantic
Free World
Bolivia
Stones in Male Gland Prostate Stones and Symptoms
An article explains how stones can form in the prostate gland and cause urinary burning, blood in urine or sperm, and pressure. Diagnosis is by rectal exam and X rays, with massage and drugs helping in many cases and surgery for larger stone burdens. Regular examinations are advised for older men to detect disorders early.
Ellis Knowles shines in National Seniors tour at Apawamis
New York business sportsman Ellis Knowles, aged 68, wins the National Seniors Tournament at Apawamis, beating rivals by a record 34 on the front nine and securing his first title in a golden anniversary event. The piece recalls Knowles’ long career and his clash with rivals, including Frank D. Ross, amidst a backdrop of golf history and editorials.
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New York
Ellis Knowles
Tweedy
Tucson
Knowles
Apawamis
Rye
N. Y
Ellis
Joe Wells
West Virginia
al Laney
Alger Hiss
Frank D. Ross
Hartford
Mr. Ross
Jeese Senas
Yale
Laney
Pegler
Johnny
Russia
William H. Standley
Moosejaw
Dozer Mercer Battles Progress Over Highway Threat
In Glen Ridge, New Jersey, Charles Mercer writes about his family’s house facing a proposed six lane highway. The piece recalls postwar search for permanence, the fear of eminent domain, and eventual acceptance that permanence lives in people, not places.
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Charles Mercer
Hal Boyle
Glen Ridge
N. J
25 Years Ago Today Visit Notes June 15 1929
Highlights from June 15 1929 show Frank Arnold visiting Steele Partin on Grant Street Birmingham. Miss Mildred Merritt visits Tracey City Tennessee and Miss Evelyn Lee returns from State Normal School Florence. Other residents travel between Birmingham Athens Georgia Mentone Alabama and Atlanta.
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Frank Arnold
Birmingham
Steele Partin
Grant St
Miss Evelyn Lee
State Normal School
Florence
Wilcox Monroe Co Timberland Sold
Wilcox and Monroe County timberlands totaling about 78000 acres were sold by Vredenburgh Sawmill Co to Hollingsworth Whitney Co and International Paper Co and other interests. The sale covers one of the Southeast's largest timber tracts. price undisclosed. The firm was founded by J L Vredenburgh Jr in 1908 after moving from Springfield Illinois.
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Birmingham
Wilcox and
Monroe County
Vredenburgh Sawmill Co
Sellers
Peter Vredenburgh
Hollingsworth and Whitney Co
International Paper Co
Vredenburgh
Ie Oem Jr
Alabama
Springfield
Scientists Say Modern Humans Are Less Than a Million Years Old
Researchers estimate Homo sapiens emerged less than a million years ago based on fossil and genetic evidence. The finding revises earlier timelines and situates our species within a shorter span of geological history.
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Pearson
Redeemer
Larry Terry
Vanderbilt Hospital
Nashville
the Daily
Larry
Kremlin
U. S
Malmedy
Living Today
Arlie B. Davidson
By Herman N. Bundesen, M.D
A. L
Mercer
State House
Trenton
Mildred Merritt
Tracey City
Tenn
Esther Nelson
Decatur Motors
Rebecca Edwards
Sadie Smith
W. M. Gilmore
New Orleans
James Allen Smith
Evelyn Sivley
Mentone
Ala
Ben Poole
Atlanta
Herbert Elrod
Mrs. C. E. Poole
Georgia
Donald Ligon
S. N. Garnett
Eugenia Cook
Columbia, Tenn
C. M. Murdock
Harriet Irwin
Athens College
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