Pearson and Prizes: Dodd Exposé Loses Pulitzer
The piece notes Drew Pearson and Jack Anderson were shortlisted by the Pulitzer jury but overruled by an advisory board, losing to Wall Street Journal reporters for Bahamas gambling stories. It defends Pearson’s 35 years of graft exposure and applauds the Telegram’s support among 45 million readers.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Tom Dodd
Pearson
Anderson
Wall Street Journal
Bahamas
Telegram
Pulitzer Board
Dodd
Mother's Day gifts and a charity roundup tease
A humorously varied column lists gifts for Mother's Day including an art print, a bound edition, and a Barbie trade-in offer. It notes a pig gift stored in a deep freeze and advertises a five year old purebred Trish setter offer. It also highlights a long list of local citizens and ends with a fashion forecast about skirts waists and hairstyles.
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Ingalls
The Needle to Harold Coffin on baseball love
The piece jokes about baseball fans and hot dogs, noting the season when not understanding baseball feels un-American. It playfully contrasts why fans sit between vendors and customers and jokes that a tactical win is a ball game without conflict. It ends with a quip about a wife deciding to attend games.
State Department withholds Otepka salary details
Drew Pearson reports the State Department has not disclosed Otto Otepka’s pay since his November 1963 firing for removing confidential files. Despite three and a half years on the payroll, he is not trusted to handle confidential matter yet remains unpaid, pending Civil Service Commission appeal. The piece notes Dodd’s opposition to the ouster and cites scattered inquiries and a forthcoming hearing.
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Washington
State Department
Otto Otepka
Tom Dodd
C-Conn
Otepka
Senate Ethics Committee
Sen. Dodd
Dodd
Executive Branch
Office of Security
Senate Internal Security Subcommittee
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Rusk
Internal Security
Foreign Relations
Otenka
Civil Service Commission
Civil Services Commission
Gerson H. Lush
Policy and Publi Information Affairs
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Andrew Cordier
Columbia School of International Affairs
Archibald MacLeish
Librarian of
Congress
Melvyn Douglas
Red China Warning Could Boost U S War Effort
AP analyst James Marlow summarizes Chou En-lai warnings on possible Chinese intervention in Vietnam and the strategic implications for U S policy as forces press in North Korea and bombing continues in North Vietnam. The piece notes internal Chinese troubles and U S casualty pressures shaping cautious yet determined response.
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James Marlow
Navas
Washington
U. S
Douglas MacArthur
North Korea
Dean Acheson
Harry S. Truman
Red China
Chou En-lai
U.S
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Chow En-lai
Simon Malley
Chicago Daily News
Chow
Malley
Chou
China
WU. S
United States
Memories that reveal man’s greatness, Hal Boyle says
Hal Boyle argues memories empower humans by reviving the past and sharing it with others. His reminiscences note social quirks from facial hair to lipstick, teethed habits, office pins, cream for milk, coffee prices, and streetcar fears of buses, reflecting nostalgic times.
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