Television shapes the vote as broader turnout grows
A newspaper column argues the 1952 general election will surpass all prior participation, driven by television, rising interest in politics, and organized efforts to mobilize voters. It notes the role of media, the appeal of candidates, and the risk of phony electees, urging civic engagement and democratic vitality.
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Eisenhower
Stevenson
United States
Television
Franklin Roosevelt
George Sokolsky
Jesus
Decapolis
W. A
Philadelphia
Joe
Fred
Richmond
Chicago
Dean Acheson
Harry Truman
Congress
Debating the 1952 Campaign and the Voter’s Voice
The piece argues Americans expect a direct Ike vs Stevenson debate, notes voters resist personalities over issues, and warns two party discourse must reveal truth. It cites Teheran Yalta Potsdam Korea UN and MacArthur episodes to frame foreign policy scrutiny.
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Stevenson
Eisenhower
Harry Truman
Adlai Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
Dwight Eisenhower
United States
Teheran
Yalta
Potsdam
United Nations
General MacArthur
Autumn Births Favor Presidents and Other Oddities
A mix of light essays and political notes from 1952 cover birth season trends for presidents, restaurant desserts paired with vitamin pills, local planning meetings, and quirky observations. The piece ends with a political analysis noting debate over future diplomacy and the secretary of state, referencing Eisenhower and Stevenson.
Quotes on politics and past leaders from a 20th century spectrum
The fragment cites remarks attributed to Pennsylvania Governor John S Fine General Douglas MacArthur Senator Estes Kefauver Commodore Harry Manning and Ernest Gross. It references political campaign hopes and claims about speed records debates over dep ressions and impartial investigations.
Ever-Expanding Echoes From New York Nightlife
Walter Winchell surveys New York celebrity culture with brisk vignettes. He notes public birthdays and garden plants, film and stage buzz, rivalries, scandals, and shifts in entertainment, naming Baruch, Ava Gardner, Lena Horne, Marilyn Monroe, Esther Williams, Hedy Lamarr, and others, all sketched against a backdrop of Broadway and television chatter.
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Walter Scott
Scott
Ava Gardner
People Today
Gal
Danny Rogers
Capri
Mike Todd
Mike
Jim Brady
Rosemary Colligan
Billy Roses
Hammywood
Esther Williams
Hartford
NCB
Gram
Hedy Lamarr
Jerry Davis
Joe Ricardel
Frank Costello
52Nd and
Madison
Expansion of banned strategic items to 500 targets
Washington reports will reveal amendments expanding the list of strategic materials barred from shipment to Soviet Russia and satellites from 313 to nearly 500. The tighter network, supported by 61 non Communist nations, aims to curb the Soviet war potential without severing all East‑West trade.
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China
India
Iran
Arab
Great Britain
Soviet China
Soviet Russia
Washington
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U. S. Board of Economic Warfare
Germany
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Denmark
United States
Western Europe
U.S
Poland
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Russia
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