Hoover Revival Sparks Great Debate in 1952 Campaign
Former President Herbert Hoover, in a national radio television address, revived the great debate on federal spending and defense strategy. He urged trimming military forces and emphasized air and sea power, while calling for Western Hemisphere defense with US shields and munitions.
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Herbert Hoover
Western Hemisphere
Europe
United States
Stalin
Asia
Hoover
Far East
Red
China
Chaing Kai-shek
Congress
Universal Military Training unlikely this session
Drew Pearson reports that Congress is unlikely to pass universal military training for 18 year olds this session. A standby law may be considered for emergencies after the current selective service law expires, but a full UMT program is viewed as impractical during the Korean War era.
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Egypt
Farouk
Britain
Cairo
Maher Pasha
Mustapha Nahas Pasha
Charles E. Wilson
Michael V. DiSalle
Office of Price Stabilization
Nathan P. Feinsinger
Wage Stabilization Board
Bureau of Labor
Congress
House Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
Vinson
Georgia
UMT
Get Out the Vote Campaign Aims Nationwide Drive
Heritage Foundation sponsors a national Get Out the Vote effort in coming weeks through November. The campaign urges home towns to participate and boost turnout, citing historic low participation in past nonpresidential elections and stressing voting as a civic duty.
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Heritage Foundation
American Heritage Foundation
America
Campaign urges broad voter participation and 4-H week
The American Heritage Foundation outlines a four point 1952 Register and Vote program with national publicity kits, candidate forums, and awards to communities and organizations. It urges citizen responsibility through media engagement and coordination with 200 national groups. National 4-H Club Week March 3-11 highlights youth involvement and community service.
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American Heritage Foundation
The
Citizen Action
Register
Citizen Committees
March Promotions Highlighted by Local Advertisers
The column lists March promotions including the American Red Cross Fund Drive, National Save Your Vision Week on March 28, Classified Brand Names Week March 11 to 17, and St Patrick's Day on March 17, with more promos to be discussed in future columns.
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American Red Cross Fund
United States uses sixty percent of world newsprint in 1950
The United Nations yearbook 1951 reports the US consumed 60 percent of global newsprint in 1950 but ranked seventh in daily newspaper circulation per 1000 people. The UK led with 599 copies per 1000, followed by Australia 455 and Luxembourg 441. Burma, India and Iraq showed only six copies per thousand.
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United Nations
United States
United Kingdom
Australia
Luxembourg
Denmark
Switzerland
England
Burma
India
Iraq
Notable Exchange Sparks Gossip in Mr B Home
The dialogue shows Mr B remarking that Pete Smith is headed toward poverty while Mrs B asks about desire for a boy or a girl, signaling domestic tension and social curiosity.
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Mr. B
Pete Smith
Mrs. B
Comes The Light Junior
A brief joke exchange in a school setting notes Professor Biggs staying up all night seeking a math solution. The junior reports that the senior asks if he found a result and the junior confirms a dawn breakthrough toward morning.
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Junior
Biggs
Senior
Newlywed Impostors Spark Couple’s Bag Belief
Myrt and Marge puzzle if a couple just married. Marge notes the man let the woman carry her own bag, implying they are not newlyweds. The exchange hints at social cues and relationships in a light domestic moment.
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Myrt
Marge
Atlantic Pacific Rowing Mix up in Open Ocean
Two English youths drift in a row boat as a liner nears. The oarsman rows hard while the rudder-man jokes about the Atlantic or Pacific. A sailor on the liner confirms the Pacific to the row boat, prompting the stern man to mock the oarsman for rowing too fast.
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Atlantic
The
Pacific
Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith React to Travel Plans
Dialogue shows Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith discussing John's world trip idea. Mrs Jones questions the destination, while Mrs Smith expresses enthusiasm and curiosity about travel. The exchange highlights differing views on an international journey.
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Mrs. Jones
John
Mrs. Smith
Legend of the ungainly stork told at the zoo
An elderly woman guides two girls at the zoo and recounts the stork legend about delivering babies. The children exchange secret looks and one asks the other if they should tell the old woman the truth about where babies come from.
Pope and Talbot founding claims in lumber industry
Pope and Talbot, Inc. is noted as the oldest lumber manufacturer west of the Mississippi with earlier roots in Maine, tracing its origins to a Maine beginnings.
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Maine
Sen
Owen Brewster
Taft
G. I
Korea
Old. Alpany
Mississippi River
Pope and Talbot, Inc
Caligula’s Extravagant Feast Vines in Vinegar Legend
The piece recalls Caligula, emperor after Tiberius in 37 A.D., who reportedly drank aged wealth dissolved in vinegar. It notes his prodigal reputation and lavish banquets with guests served loaves and victuals cast in gold.
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Caligula
Little Boots
Tiberius
Roman Empire
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West 45Th Street
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Pathologist Medical Arts
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Moler Barber College
Sword Ave
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Kingston
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Box 460
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Kauffman Ave
Vancouver
Conrad
Gaylord
Kansas
W. B. Adams
Ave. E
Ment
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Dept. 8
Rochester, Minn
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Douglas, Omaha
Nebr
Custer
Fritz Haeri
P. O. Box
Lewistown
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Buena Vista
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Tacoma Way
Tacoma
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Lorberer Laboratories
Granville
Vancouver, B. C
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