Congress Gives Ike Plea Cold Reception on Immigration Act
Congress leaders in Washington gave a cold reception to President Eisenhower s call for hearings on changes to the McCarran Walter Immigration Act. House and Senate members urged patience as lawmakers warned the law needs time to operate before amendments.
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Ike
Washington
sident_ Eisenhower
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Truman
Arthur W. Watkins
Senate House Immigration Committee
Watkins
Francis E. Walter
D-Pa
Patrick J. Hillings
R-Cal
Joint Committee
Immigration Bureau
Walter
U.S
United States
Louisville Derby Preparations Demand Dense Derby Crowds
Louisville braces for the 79th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs as space fills, hotel rooms sell out at about 100 dollars nightly, and box seats fetch high premiums. Derby week drink and meal prices rise. juleps cost around 1.50, with admission from 2.55 to 10.95. Estimated attendees hover near 110,000 as usual.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
America
Miscellaneous trivia grab bag questions from a 20th century page
A collection of quiz items and biographical prompts including meanings of bourgeois, location of the Franklin D Roosevelt library, identity of Dimitri Shostakovich, location of the Sea of Marmara, and a college name change for tax or estate reasons, plus a celebrity birth and historical dates.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dimitri Shoshtakovich
Memory Lane spotlight leads to TV team debut
Lilian Campbell notes a duo that wed and hosted a Mr and Mrs show at a nightclub. Spotted by radio executives, they were launched as a team on air. Their TV program titled Mike and Buff is referenced, with a quote from Matthew Henry about public trust pending proof of fitness.
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Memory Lane
Tithe
Mike
Buff
Matthew Henry
Coincide defined and origins explained
Coincide is an intransitive verb meaning to occupy the same space or time or to correspond exactly. The term derives from Medieval Latin Coincidere from co plus incidere meaning to fall on from in plus cadere to fall.
Birthdays Today For Merriman Barrymore And Niles
Nan Merriman mezzo-soprano Lionel Barrymore veteran actor and John Jacob Niles folk singer celebrate birthdays today with public recognition from the arts community.
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Nan Merriman
Lionel Barrymore
John Jacob Niles
Faint Glimmer Of Hope Seen For Armistice
Washington reports a faint glimmer in armistice talks as the United Nations considers prisoner repatriation. The Red proposals imply some POWs may not request repatriation, potentially easing the deadlock and allowing continued negotiations despite large differences.
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Washington
Serentee
United Nations
U. S
U. N
China
Korea
U.N
Red
Reds
State Department
Wind Shift Saves Village From Fire
A wind shift near Stumpy Point, North Carolina, prevented major damage as a pine forest fire threatened the village of about 200. Forest Service crews battled the blaze from Sunday morning, burning out fire lanes and slowing the 27 hour, four mile advance toward the town. Fire units from Elizabeth City were sent by ferry to assist.
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Mantec
N. C
Stumpy Point
Banks
Forest Service
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Co
Night Patrol Methods Studied by 82nd Airborne Troops
Troopers from Ft. Bragg North Carolina study night patrolling and jungle survival in BALBOA Canal Zone. The 900 man battalion combat team of the 504th from the 82nd Airborne Division arrived by Air Force Globemaster to train here for one month.
Yeats Poetic Muse Maude Gonne MacBride Dies
Dublin report states Mrs Maude Gonne MacBride Irish patriot and muse of poet William Butler Yeats died at her home Monday night aged 87 The obituary notes her influence on Yeats poetry and her role in Irish public life.
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Dublin
Maude Gonne MacBride
William Butler Yeats
A Thought on Disappointment and Child’s Brightness
The note counsels patience after a setback and foresees rewards for steady effort in the coming year. It also predicts an unusually clever child will attract notice as he or she grows and develops.
Clues Point to Names and Places in Loose Riddle
The passage lists five items including a middle rank French term used for shopkeepers, a Hyde Park New York reference, a Russian composer, a border division between Asiatic and European Turkey, and Trinity College Durham NC now Duke University.
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France
Hyde Park
N. Y
Turkey
Trinity College
Durham
N. C
Duke University
Southern Conference Votes on Bowl Ban and Freshmen Policy
Wake Forest president Dr. Tribble and NC State chancellor Harrelson oppose lifting the bowl ban while Duke and UNC officials decline comment. Maryland backs allowing post season games with NCAA approved events. Virginia Tech proposes scrapping freshman teams. Clemson and others weigh impact as Greenboro meeting nears.
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Raleigh
Southern Con
Greens
Maryland
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Virginia Tech
Harold W. Tribble
Wake Forest College
John W. Harrelson
North Carolina State
Tribble
Harrelson
Milford
Clemson
Audience Glitters As Eisenhowers Attend La Boheme
Washington crowds fill Loew's Capitol Theater as President and Mrs. Eisenhower join official guests for the Metropolitan Opera performance of Puccini's La Boheme. Eugene Conley sings leading tenor after Jan Peerce is indisposed.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Metropolitan Opera
John S. Doud
John Eisenhower
Loew
Capitol Theater
Puccini
Metropolitan
Eugene Conley
Mr. Eisenhower
Jan Peerce
Baseball Season Opens For Small Fry
CHICAGO UP The 500 small fry baseball season opened after Judge Robert J. Dunne ruled the Little League and Pony League may use a two block field on the south side for a 124 game schedule. Residents had sued to stop the leagues citing expected peanuts popcorn and traffic as a nuisance. The judge warned commercial interests could revoke permission if the game becomes a nuisance.
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Chicago
Robert J. Dunne
Pony League
Dunne
Lost and Found Skunk Deodorized in Memphis Ad
An item in Memphis lost and found asks for the return of a half grown black and white skunk that has been deodorized. The notice seeks the animal’s safe return and identifies it by appearance.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis
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