Public figures clash over spies and cops in era of fear
In a broad critique, the author argues that coverage fixates on alleged misconduct by lawmakers and officials rather than on the alleged communist infiltration into the US government. The piece urges focus on Russian spies and notes parallels to scientific leaps and future air power driven by atomic energy.
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United States
J. Thomas
Congress
Ent
Hamlet
Heaven
S.B.H
Moon Bound: Dr Dinsmore Alter Visualizes Lunar Trek
Grif th Observatory director Dr Dinsmore Alter leads a moon trip imagination in Los Angeles noting unmanned lunar flights within a year, oxygen on the moon, extreme temperatures, no food or water, and the need for insulation and protective gear amid skepticism about feasibility and return. The feature frames the thought experiment as a step toward possible spaceflight realities.
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Dinsmore Alter
Grifth Observatory
Los Angeles
Navy
Moon
Bryant Named State Secretary in Democratic Split
State Democratic Chairman Capus Waynick appointed Victor Bryant of Durham as state secretary. Bryant backed Sen. Umstead for U S Senate and Charles M. Johnson for governor, earning support from Waynick and the governor and senator. The piece questions Bryant’s motives amid looming political horizons.
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Capus Waynick
Victor Bryant
Durham
Bryant
Charles M. Johnson
William Umstead
United States Senate
Waynick
Joe Blythe
Senate
Umstead
Charlie Johnson
Blythe
Cherry
Kerr Scott
Scott
Philadelphia
Mr. Waynick
Mr. Bryant
It’s 30 Years Since Bill Taylor’s Itching Feet
It's thirty years since Bill Taylor left his wife for a world war sea life. After years apart he returned, remarried in Boston, and now a silver wedding looms. The tale highlights forgiveness and the ties of marriage across decades.
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Bill Taylor
Bill
Ohio
Boston
Capitol Square By Lynn Nisbet
Democratic leaders from across the state gathered in Raleigh for an executive committee meeting voicing concern over small anticipated majorities in November. Speakers Horton Waynick Cherry Kerr Scott Broughton plus others drew applause as private talks warned many will not vote for Truman unless minds change.
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Executive Committee
W. P. Hortorr
Capus Waynick
Cherry
Kerr Scott
J. M. Broughton
Truman
Nere Day
Onslow
Piedmont
Middle East
Julian Allsbrook
Halifax
Edwin H. Malone
Franklin County
Thurmond
Wright
National
Tar Heels
Joe Blythe
National Party
Mae Oliver
Senate
House of Representatives
White House
Democratic Committee
House
W. B. Umstead
W. P. Horton
Rivers Johnson
B. B. Everett
Parity and government grain stocks discussed by a food expert
In a light exchange, Mrs. Little Woman questions George Goddard about parity and farm price supports. He explains how 90 percent parity works, the Commodity Credit Corporation, and the government’s growing stock of dried fruits, citrus juices, and other items while Europe seeks meat and dairy products.
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Washington
George Goddard
Department of Agriculture
Mr. Goddard
Charles Brannan
Charlie
Commodity Credit Corporation
Europe
Brannan
Goddard
Chicago
Five presidential hopefuls campaign as Dixiecrats eye states
George Sokolsky outlines a 1948 political landscape with Truman Dewey Thurmond and Norman Thomas. He predicts Senate races will hinge on key incumbents and suggests a Dewey victory is possible only with party cooperation. The Dixiecrats target southern states and may sway regional outcomes.
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Harry Truman
Congress
Thomas E. Dewey
Henry Strom Thurmond
Norman Thomas
Reblicans
Senate
Henry Wallace
Truman
South Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Louisiana
Dewey
Virginia
Texas
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ed Crump
Carroll Reece
United States
John
Man
John L. McClellan
Au Revoir Inspires a Wife to Seek Virtue
The author recounts receiving letters from readers as he recalls a 1925 fiction tale Au Revoir that helped a wife in a midwestern town leave her unfulfilling marriage. He explains his writing methods, doubts, and the mysterious personal impact of that story on a reader seeking guidance.
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Jack Lait
Pote
Anthony
The
Arkansas Democrat
Au Revoir
Arkansas
California
Broadway
Variety
Horizontals and Verticals in a Crossword Grid
A puzzle-like list blends playbook style clues with labeled numbers for across and down entries. The notes hint at a meta theme linking astronomy, languages, and classical names alongside a declaration of a veteran on Vertica. The fragment ends with a catalog of seemingly disparate terms and references.
Puzzle Answer List Summary
A compact listing of crossword style clues with numbered answers. Entries include terms such as Pussle, Smirks, Lyric, Whirlwind, Touches, Waste, Gibbon, Seed, Watering, Chemical salt place, Ready, Beading, Suffix, Snatch, and the numeral 11 in Roman form.
Strange Beasts and Wind Lend Quiet Music
A platypus with webbed feet duck bill and beaver tail lays eggs and feeds young with milk. Wind makes utility wires hum by vibrating them like strings of a musical instrument.
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Revercomb
Tom Dewey
Blicans
John Foster Dulles
Wallace
Jack Last
J. Edgar Hoover
Clyde Tolson
FBI
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Calif
Pacific Ocean
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William Powell
Hoover and Tolson
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Mohammeda
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