Sixth blackberry winter hints at unusual weather pattern
The piece mentions persistent cold snaps described as the sixth blackberry winter this season. It then shifts to global and regional issues including an appeal to the United Nations by Marshall Islands residents to halt hydrogen bomb experiments, Alabama's plan to use radar to combat highway deaths, and a note that radar alone cannot prevent blood loss on highways.
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Marshall Islands
Pacific
United Nations
Alabama
Names of Southern Senators Again Block TVA Funding
The Senate roll call on an amendment for extra TVA funds mirrors past patterns with southern Democrats repeatedly opposing the measure. Senators Byrd Ellender George Holland Johnson Long Maybank McClelland Russell Smathers and others from nearby states appear on the unfavorable list, reflecting possible conviction jealousy or political motives.
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Senate
TVA
South
Byrd
Ellender
George
Holland
Johnson
Long
Maybank
McClelland
Russell
Smathers
Jefferson County Sheriff Hopeful Drops Fringed Campaign Tale
The Jefferson City candidate Briscoe Holt won 43 votes in a 4 000 vote Republican primary. He advertised he would trade crops livestock and household items for votes and bragged about long campaigning, revival meetings, and 26 gatherings. He warned that with 43 friends he needs protection.
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Jefferson City
Tenn
Briscoe Holt
Jefferson County
Jefferson
Cities Hope For State Aid Under Incoming Alabama Governor
The article notes municipal leaders await possible financial help from Alabama’s new governor Folsom. He voiced support for city needs, arguing state action could improve communities. No specific aid form is known, but legislative proposals are anticipated.
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State of
Alabama
Folsom
H. H. Dees
Alabama League of Municipalities
AEC Chief Strauss Quiets State Dept Faceoff
Adm. Lewis Strauss chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission clamps down beyond his agency. Arneson told to wind up eight years of service after friction with State Department and Dulles. Other commissioners Smyth Zuckert and Murray consider resigning or staying to vote on Oppenheimer security case.
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Washington
Lewis Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Strauss
Defense Department
State Department
R. Gordon Arneson
Bernard Baruch
Acheson and
Dulles
Beetle” Smith
Adm
Arneson
Secretary of State
Adm. Strass
Henry Smyth
Zuckert
Thomas Murray
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Adm. Strauss
Oppenheimer
Commission For Vote
Lichted Congress packed the St. Lawrence Seaway signing
At Eisenhower’s St. Lawrence Seaway signing 45 senators and representatives attended. Democratic John Blatnik of Minnesota joked that lights and cameras should have been on the project years ago. GOP Congressman Harry McGregor of Ohio flipped after Treasury Humphrey and steel interests backed the bill.
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Eisenhower
St. Lawrence Seaway
John Blatnik
Minnesota
George Aiken
Vermont
Congress
Blatnik
Congr. Jones
Alabama
GOP
Harry McGregor
Ohio
Public Works Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Ohio Steel Interests
Pressure Mounts Over Deepening St. Project Amid Steel Push
Ongoing debates signal continued pressure from major steel firms to expand the St. project. Officials weigh economic benefits against environmental and community concerns as talks proceed.
Facts About Forgetting by Arlie B Davidson
Arlie B Davidson explains how regular practice reduces forgetting and compares memory to muscle training. She notes that even near perfect learning fades without repeated review and that excessive practice in one session can be wasteful, while consistent habits preserve knowledge over time.
Minnesota to Boost Taconite Ore Output With Large Plants
Minnesota mining firms plan heavy investment in taconite ore development. Reserve Mining Co and Erie Mining Co build rail, harbor, and plants to reach about 30 million tons annual production. War demand and St Lawrence Labrador ore imports underscore strategic ore growth. Note recalls wartime ore shipments found on sea and battlefields.
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Armco
Erie Co
Bethlehem Steel and
Youngstown Sheets and Tube
Minnesota
Labrador
St. Lawrence
United States
Venezuela
Bankers Dominate Top FHA Posts Under Benson
The Farmers Home Administration sees a surge of appointees with banking and business backgrounds after MacHenry Schafer became personnel director. State directors include Kenneth Sawyer in Oregon, Horace Jordan Isenhower in North Carolina, Joe Edward Dem in South Dakota, Max Schwabe in Missouri, Carl O. Hansen in Montana, and Homer D. Cogdell, signaling a shift from farmer to financier influence in lending and management aid to small farmers.
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Department of Agriculture
MacHenry G. Schafer
Northern Trust Co
Chicago
Farmers Home Administration
Agnecy
Benson
Farm Home Administration
Oregon
Kenneth W. Sawyer
Portland Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
Horace Jordan Isenhower
Newton-Conover Chamber of Commerce
South Dakota
Joe Edward Dem
Missouri
Max Schwabe
Columbia
Montana
Carl O. Hansen
Swift
Homer D. Cogdell
Alabama Faces Delays on School Segregation Decree
Montgomery report: Supreme Court delays push by Folsom administration. Alabama educators doubt final ruling for desegregation will come soon and consider private schooling or zoning schemes as interim strategies amid partisan debate.
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Rex Thomas Montgomery
Supreme Court
Alabama
Folsom
Gordon Persons
Persons
James E. Folsom
Taking along your wife for travel abroad
HAL BOYLE suggests taking your wife on trips abroad as a useful companion and goodwill ambassador. He shares anecdotes about Horace Sutton and his travels with Nancy, offering practical tips on packing light, avoiding heavy meals, and embracing foreign cultures without clinging to home comforts.
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Hal Boyle
New York
vIwasswes Avwamy Uu Evauu
Horace Sutton
Sutton
Horace
Saturday Review
Finland
Japan
Nancy
Arctic Circle
Switzerland
Arizona
Italy
Swedish
Lapland
Farm revolt grows as political shift reshapes farm aid
A longtime employee of Internation al Harvester and several firms is named as part of a team replacing nonpolitical career men tied to farm issues. The Eisenhower budget cuts FHA loan funds by 20 million dollars and 4.5 million for program administration, fueling questions about why farm grievances rise.
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International Harvester, Tennessee
Allen T. Murray
Oxygen Makes Up About Half Earth's Crust By Weight
Scientists estimate oxygen accounts for roughly fifty percent of the earth's crust by weight, with silicon and other elements forming the remainder. This assessment highlights oxygen's dominant role in crust composition and geochemical studies.
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Earth
Hungary’s 1953 Coal Output Compared to U S Production
The report notes Hungary produced about 21 million tons of coal in 1953, a figure contrasted with the United States’ production for the same period. It highlights a gap between the two nations’ industrial output and energy supply.
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Hungary
U. S
Toad May Lay Up To 7000 Eggs At Once
The statement notes that a single toad can produce as many as seven thousand eggs in one reproductive event, highlighting the species' high fecundity.
Trammell Bound To Grand Jury
William Ellard Trammell is bound over to the Cullman County grand jury on murder charges in the April 2 shooting of Alice Webb Kukler. The 45 year old father of 13 appeared before Judge W M Scott after surrendering hours after the incident. Kukler, wife of Fort Bragg soldier Mike Kukler, was shot four times with a 32 caliber pistol amid alleged romantic advances.
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Cullman County
Grand Jury
Alice Webb Kukler
William Ellard Trammell
W. M. Scott
Trammell
Cywilman County
Marines Form Second Alabama Platoon For Active Duty
Marines plan a second all Alabama platoon to be organized between May 24 and June 30 and deployed on July 16. The Cotton State platoon will draw 75 recruits from across Alabama with 14 from North Alabama as local recruiter M Sgt Henry Lorenzo announces. Prospects may enlist while staying home and taking a vacation before reporting to Parris Island.
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Alabama
Parris Island
Henry Lorenzo
North Alabama
Gadsden
Birmingham
Dothan
Mobile
Montgomery
Bank St
Pocket gophers keep incisors short by constant gnawing
The incisor teeth of a pocket gopher grow almost an inch a week and the animal can keep them reasonably short only by constant gnawing.
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