Agricultural Revolution In Nicaragua
Nicaragua under Anastasio Somoza pushes an agricultural boom aided by road building and private investment. Cotton and rice expand export growth, especially rice turning Nicaragua from importer to exporter, with Somoza maintaining tight political control through the Liberal party and personal ownership of land and enterprises.
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Managua
Nicarag
Anastasio Somoza
Nicaragua
Somoza
Alabama
Congress
Fes
Central America
Oposition Party
Liberal Party
el Presidente
Panama
Canal Zone
U.S
Why Doesn't Somebody Invent A New Middle Aged Pleasure
A columnist relays a reader’s plea for a new middle aged pleasure that is simple affordable and non controversial. The piece toys with ideas from bird watching to ventriloquism and notes the market size of middle aged adults.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Nine Year Old Swipes Whisky in Colorado Springs
A 9 year old, supported by two friends, drank whisky from a drug store and caused a tip off to police. Officers found two pint bottles consumed and four watches stolen from another shop. The youths admitted the thefts and were lectured by police before release to their parents.
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Colorado Springs
Cole
Ridgway Inspects 6th Army Quarters in San Francisco
Gen. Matthew Ridgway, U.S. Army chief of staff, arrives from Washington for a one day inspection of 6th Army headquarters and installations in San Francisco.
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Ridgway
6Th Army
San Francisco
Matthew Ridgway
U. SS. Army
Washington
Capehart Aiken Likely Senate Foreign Relations Picks
Two vacancies on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee likely go to Sen. Aiken of Vermont and Sen. Capehart of Indiana. Seniority favors them, with Aiken fifth and Capehart tenth on the Republican side. Both have supported foreign aid programs, contrasting with Taft’s opposition.
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Washington
Journalican
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Aiken
Vermont
Capehart
Indiana
Tobey
Taft
Ohio
Truman
Senate
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Tung Et al
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