Hopes Rise at 1954 Rally as Democrats Rally Faith
A Philadelphia rally of 11 Atlantic Coast states and the District of Columbia features Adlai Stevenson in a 1952 theme defense against fear of communism and economic trouble. Senator McCarthy assails Stevenson while Stevenson urges action against international communism and stresses economic defenses.
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Philadelphia
Democrats
Adlai E. Stevenson
Atlantic Coast States
District of Columbia
Stevenson
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Reblicans
Maine
Maryland
Haveneen
Eisenhower
Brownell
Gevenson
Truman
Alben W. Barkley
Ceylon Refuses Red Friendship and China Envoys
Premier Sir John Kotelawela of Ceylon rejects a goodwill mission from Communist China amid continued rubber trade with Beijing. He states Ceylon has no friendship or dealings with the Reds and has told Peiping to keep relations to trade.
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Colombo
Ceylon
John Kotelawela
China
Reds
John
Peiping
British Commonwealth
Woman Bandit Admits Robberies in Phoenix
A 21 year old woman Nadine Bolton confessed to five armed holdups and admitted robbing two liquor stores for $169 with a male companion on a downtown Phoenix street. She said she acted after getting liquored up.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Nadine Bolton
Hydrogen Bomb Test May Overshadow WWII Atom Power
The Bikini Atoll hydrogen device planned for spring could surpass all WWII bombs, Eisenhower says hydrogen weapons reach millions of tons of TNT. The test aims to inform atomic peace debates while showing risks of hydrogen warfare and potential loss of nearby islands in the atoll.
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Washington
United States
Bikini Atoll
Eisenhower
United Nations General Assembly
Bikini
Russia
Bior
I Son
Atomic Energy Commission
Eniwetok Atoll
AEC
Kini Atoll
Eniwetok
Mink Neck Pieces Spark Teen Trends in Tulsa
In Tulsa attention centers on mink neck pieces among teenage males. A department store sold 18 mink bow ties without ads at 15 dollars each and now orders a large replenishment due to high demand from anxious customers.
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Tulsa
Okla
Early US Christmas Seal Sales Aid TB Causes
The first US Christmas Seal Sale in 1907 raised 3000 dollars to help a small group of tuberculosis patients. By 1952 the sale collected 23300000 dollars to fund TB health education research patient care and rehabilitation efforts.
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United States
Hunters Abandon Shot Man in Cranberry Shack
Benjamin de Silva of Middleboro said a group of hunters mistook him for a deer and shot him three times in a shack. They then abandoned him, leaving him to lie in a coma for two days before a visitor found him and alerted doctors, who report a good chance of recovery.
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Middleboro
Mass
Benjamin de Silva
de Silva
Raymond Pannenen
Pannenen
Santa Key Issue in British Rail Strike Threat
Britain faces a rail strike threat with 400000 NUR members set to walk out at midnight, risking a Christmas disruption. The dispute centers on a proposed weekly wage rise of about 3.60 or 36 cents, while public reaction scathingly refers to Santa Claus and calls for government intervention to avert holiday chaos.
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London
Britain
National Union of Railways Men
NUR
Santa Claus
Labor Party
Sunday Pictorial
Cymony Railee
The
Pictorial
Nur Anizer
Blonde Bandit Strikes Third Time In Two Days
A blonde, wearing yellow bandanna and gray jacket with bobby socks, robbed a restaurant and a grocery in two days. She produced a small automatic at gunpoint, took about $400, and fled as restaurant owner Wing described the scene. Police seek a description matching the hotel and grocery hold ups.
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Blonde
Bobby Sox
Bandit
Washington
Wing
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Dexter White
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International Notary Fund
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Tae White
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Jack W. Carey
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Atlanta
Harllee
North Main Sts
Fairgrove
Thomasville
Hwy
NoMend
Testeo
Mark Dayton
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