Republicans Split Over 1952 Leadership and Strategy
Washington leaders form three camps for 1952. Group one backs a strong conservative platform, Group two favors Eisenhower with a fresh national image, and Group three cites Warren or Duff as progressive moderates who need labor support. Warren gains after California primary victory, while some doubt the appeal of a military candidate.
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Washington
Taft
Dewey
Eisenhower
Tom Watson
International Business Machines
New York
Ike
Drew Pearson
Warren
California
Duff
Pennsylvania
GOP
Sage
Roosevelt
Jimmy
TV Ho Cruisers Dock in Decatur for Welcome Fest
The TV Ho cruise will dock halfway up the river to Knoxville in Decatur with a grand welcome. Decatur shows growing interest in boating as Tennessee serves river freight and recreation, with festivities led by the Chamber of Commerce at Cisco harbor inviting all to view the inland waterway fleet.
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Decatur
Knoxville
Tennessee
Chamber of Commerce
Cisco Harbor
Inland Waterway
Truman surprises as he backs not the 70 group air force
The message notes President Truman cites cost as the reason for opposing a 70 group air force. It wonders if this stance marks a shift in his character and hints at broader debates over government spending and rising taxes.
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Truman
Mr. Truman
Why The Legislature Quit
The legislature met briefly in a special session for two reasons. They believed matters should be settled by the incoming administration and avoided constitutional changes amid civil rights debates. They chose to sit tight, keeping the political heat down, with no bloodshed or injuries and no broad consensus on the session’s purpose.
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Washington
Population shift from farms to cities in Alabama noted
The Montgomery Advertiser cites AP data showing Alabama's population surpassing 3 million, up from 2,832,961 in 1940, with losses in non industrial areas. The trend toward urban living could reshape politics as rural conservatism wanes and city life drives change.
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Alabama
Montgomery
United States
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
Hoffman family graduation spree defies expectations
Stuart Symington and Paul Hoffman attend Yale weekend for family graduations. Hoffman notes three sons two daughters and a son-in law also graduating this year. Donald Gray Hoffman earns Kenyon degree February 1950. Lathrop and Robert C Hoffman to graduate UC in 1950 and fall. Barbara Hoffman also UC fall graduation. Mrs Kiriki de Diego Newmark, a ward, to finish Bennington July. Ben Newmark, Hoffman's son in law, graduates Williams February 1950.
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Marshall Plan
Stuart Symington
National Security Resources Board
Paul Hoffman
Yale
Hoffman
Donald Gray Hoffman
Kenyon College
Ohio
Lathrop Hoffman
University of California
Robert C. Hoffman
Barbara Hoffman
California
Kiriki de Diego Newmark
Bennington College
Ben Newmark
Williams
North Carolina editors back Graham with special edition
A majority of publishers oppose Sen. Frank Graham for re election while most newsmen support him. They publish a Mecklen burg Democrat special edition praising Graham as dangerous radical and revolutionary and noting honorary degrees from Harvard Columbia Princeton Duke Davidson William and Mary Amherst Dartmouth Louisville.
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North Carolina
Sen
Frank Graham
Mecklenburg Democrat
Senator Graham
Graham
Harvard
Columbia
Princeton
Duke
Davidson
William ,and Mary
Amherst
Dartmouth
University of Louisville
Overcoming the Inferiority Complex The Path to Mastery
A self help column outlines how to combat inferiority by identifying strengths and focusing on them. It cites James Russell Lowell who redirected failure into scholarly writing, illustrating the power of cultivating expertise to rise above perceived weakness.
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James Russell Lowell
Harvard University
Lowell
Graham Faces Opposition From Textile and Cigarette Interests
Despite some support, Graham is being assailed by major textile and cigarette interests in the state who label him a dangerous radical.
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Graham
GM UAW Five Year Pact Sparks British Optimism
Eric Johnston reports in London that the five year GM UAW contract changed English views on labor and capital. He tells Charles Wilson the accord proves cooperation is possible and boosts faith in the capitalist system.
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General Motors
United Auto Workers
Eric Johnston
London
Charles Wilson
England
Johnston
Wilson
Newsprint Conspiracy Ties Vining to World Cartel
The Celler committee exposes a purported plan to raise newsprint prices globally with a Canada Scandinavia split of markets. Charles Vining of Scannews and Obert Fowler are cited as key figures avoiding committee scrutiny while aiming to unite Australia Europe South Africa and the U S under a cartel.
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Celler Committee
Charles Vining
Scannews
Scandinavian Newsprint Cartel
Canada
Newsprint Association of Canada
Australia
Europe
South Africa
United States
Scandinavia
Celler
Vining
Obert Fowler
Boston
Senate
Texmass
Saltonstall
Richard Saltonstall
Acheson
Wiley
Iran
Henry Grady
Greece
Washington
Teheran
Drew Pearson
Racket Victims Targeted in Malaya Emigration Scam
Hundreds of illiterate Chinese in the Malaya Federation are lured by operators who promise emigration to Communist China via Singapore. They are jailed in lodging houses and charged 8 to 14 dollars weekly for visas and travel documents. In reality permits can be obtained in the Federation, but the bluffs drain survivors of their savings, forcing some to seek welfare help to return home.
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Singapore
Malaya Federation
China
Colony
Gang of
Red China
Federation
As Pegler Sees It on Barkley Medal Controversy
Westbrook New York June 23 President Truman awarded Vice President Alben Barkley a gold medal funded by a 2500 dollar appropriation. The columnist calls the funding embezzlement and urges Barkley to return the medal while accusing Barkley and Vinson of moral compromise in a broader critique of the Roosevelt Truman era.
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New York
Truman
Alben Barkley
Congress
Barkley
Republic
Vinson
W. P. A. Moneys
United States
Supreme Court
Lodge
Washington
De Courcy’s A Bomb Warning Triggers Publishing Clash
New York reports Kenneth De Courcy, editor of Intelligence Digest, predicts Soviet A bomb advances and a Fall 1952 war emergency. He cites Soviet military talks with Bulganin and Voronov as evidence. Meanwhile MacMillan yields Worlds in Collision to Doubleday, prompting educators’ protests and a tense book-publishing dustup.
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New York
INS
Kenneth De Courcy_ san
Britain
Ciest
de Courcy
Russia
Mr. Truman
U. S
Moscow
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Nikolai Alexandrovich Bulganin
Stalin
A. M. Vasilevsky
MacMillan Company
Doubleday
Immanuel Velikovsky
Daily Worker Salutes Winchell Above All Others
Rival columnists can't top Walter Winchell for delivering Lepke Buchalter and "Mother" Mack. The Times and Herald Tribune gave front page play while the News and Post offered editorials. The Daily Worker offered the finest tribute, avoiding labeling the feat a fascist plot.
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Walter Winchell
Lepke Buchalter
Mack
Judge Crater
New York
Winchell
The
Times and Herald Tribune
Ews
Post
Walter
Daily Worker
Man Snatches Sack Then Finds Odd Lunch Item
Danville Illinois story: Bob Defebaugh hurries to work as a caddy at Harrison Park golf course and discovers in his lunch sack not food but a pair of old shoes after opening the sack at noon.
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Danville
Bob Defebaugh
Harrison Park
Courtesy Card Sends Prisoner Back to Haifa Cell
Haifa police traced Zvi Glass who mailed a thank you card claiming he would leave Israel. Officers located him in a Haifa cafe and returned him to prison.
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Haifa
Israel
Zvi Glass
Glass
Hippo Hair Tufts Noted On Head Neck And Tail
Readable notes describe a hippopotamus with scattered tufts of hair on its head neck and tail. The observation focuses on unusual fur patches and overall hair distribution.
Treatment of An Ear Infection
Germs need favorable conditions to cause ear infections. Continued dampness from swimming or not drying the ear, wax buildup, and dead skin cells raise risk. Cultures determine the organism and fungal involvement. Treatments include cleansing, glycerite hydrogen boric acid iodides penicillin for boils, sulfamylon for pseudomonas, cresatin for fungi, and ear dry keeping the canal.
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King
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