Fifty Years After Titanic Disaster Recalled in Remembrance
The piece recounts the April 14 1912 sinking of the Titanic, noting about 2200 aboard and 1500 deaths. It highlights the era’s shaken faith, the unsinkable ship myth, heroic acts and tragedies, and names figures like Astor Straus Guggenheim and Molly Brown, with details of lifeboats and the bands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Fleet
Crow’s Nest
North Atlantic
New York
John Jacob Astor
Col. Astor
Vincent
Isidor Straus
Benjamin Guggenheim
Astor
Ben Guggenheim
Elizabeth Evans
New York City
Arthur Ryerson
Yale
Ameri
Ea An. Aaan
Rockefeller aims for governor in Arkansas rise to power
Winthrop Rockefeller, heir to Standard Oil, reflects on his Arkansas move to lead economic growth. He chairs the Arkansas Industrial Development Commission and funds arts, schools, housing, and Republican clubs, aiming to broaden the party's base as he considers future political plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winrock Farm
Morriston
Ark
Winthrop Rockefeller
New York
Arkansas
Rockefeller
Edgar Guest
Arkansas Industrial Development Commission
AIDC
Standard Oil
Ional
Petit Jean Mountain
Little Rock
Mr. Rockefeller
Win
Mr. R
Republican
New York Party
Arkansas Arts Center
Morrilton
Winrock
Iiis
Harland & Wolff
Belfast
Edward J. Smith
White Star
J. Bruce Ismay
White Star Line
Henry Sleeper Harper
Sun Yat-sen
Hamad Hassah
Harper
Pyramids
Lawrence Beesley
Washington Dodge
San Francisco
City Upsurge Over Daylight Time Spurs Reapportionment Debate
Nashville Mayor Ben West champions urban clout in Tennessee reapportionment fight sparked by a 1960 daylight time law. Urban voters argue that 70 percent of Americans live in cities while rural areas hold 38 percent of population but control many seats and funds. The piece outlines tax, education, and gasoline funding disparities, party dynamics, and the urban rural clash across state lines.
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Nashville, Tenn
Moore County
Davidson County
Nashville
Ben West
Supreme Court of the United States
West
Tennessee
General Assembly
Hamilton
Chattanooga
Knox
Knoxville
Davidson
Shelby
Memphis
Supreme Court
David Givens
Fayette County
Givens
Cumberland
Big Shelby
Moore
Pickett County
Kentucky
van Buren County
East Tennessee
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Molly Brown
John J. Brown
Denver
Jay Yates
F. J
Titanic
By John R. Starr
C. W. Crutch
Field of Memphis
Shelby County Commission
Dave Harsh
James H. Cummings
Woodbury
Cummings
States
Senate
Big City Counties
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