Peace Talks and Price Cuts Dominate Weekly News
Korea armistice talks stretch beyond 30 days with no final agreement, prompting redraws of cease-fire lines as both sides trade accusations. Price cuts sweep Chicago mail order houses, while a SEC FTC report shows a 1951 sales and profit dip amid 1949-50 lull, inflation fears, and savings growth in U.S. households.
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United Nations
James A. van Fleet
United States
U.S
Chicago
Mystery man Grunewald’s high level ties questioned
The article profiles Henry Grunewald and his reported access to top leaders including the Vice President and Presidents Truman and Brewster. It outlines past Prohibition indictments, job history from 1919 to 1944, and alleged connections with Leo Crowley awaiting clarification before the King committee.
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Maine
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New Hampshire
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Washington Hotel
Harry Woodring
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Port Elizabeth
South Africa
Pearl Harbor
U.S. Navy
Naval Young Men's Christian Association
Brooklyn
Western Electric
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Henry W. Marsh
1952 Peak Seen in Employment as 63 Million Forecast
Robert C. Goodwin of the Labor Department predicts 63,000,000 Americans will hold jobs in 1952, an all time high built on continued full employment. He cites August 1951 as a 62,600,000 record and expects heavy industry and defense orders to drive expansion to midsummer.
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Federal Trade Commission
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Sawyer
Robert C. Goodwin
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Goodwin
Economic shifts push farm home buyers as new markets emerge
The Washington Bureau notes 60 percent of farm homes are owner occupied with 21 percent new in eight years and 46 percent over 30 years. New homes may need modern gadgets and structural modernization. Despite varied price trends, farm owners have money, and retail firms on Main Street should target this growing market.
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Steel
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Veterans Affairs doubles hospital theatre program for veterans
The Veterans Administration will expand a year old living theatre study for hospitalized veterans to 56 VA hospitals in 1952, nearly double this year’s reach. The program, sponsored by the American Educational Theatre Association, mobilizes college and community theatre groups to bring drama to ill and disabled veterans.
Commerce Aircraft Program Approved For Military Use
A defense commerce plan allows use of commercial four engined aircraft to meet military needs during national emergencies while preserving civil air routes. Hundreds of planes and crews would be available on 48 hours notice, balancing civilian and military transport. An Atlantic surface range off Cape Cod will serve as an anti aircraft artillery zone.
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Atlantic
Cape Cod
Tailored shirtwaist dress flatters fuller figure features
A dress described for slightly larger figures highlights a pocket detail, comfortable yoke, and sleeve choice. The text contrasts fashion notes with a humorous patient exchange about nerve treatment yielding a loan attempt after treatment.
Prose vs Poetry Joke About Rees in the Sea
A man named Tom Rees ponders the difference between prose and poetry. He jokes that stepping into the sea up to his ankles is prose, but water fifteen inches higher would be poetry.
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Tom
Rees
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