Berlin shoppers path shows Kremlin bid for Cold War leverage
Bonn reports say Soviet controlled East Berlin suddenly floods with luxuries oranges textiles and aluminum pots to dress up a shopper’s paradise ahead of next week’s Big Four foreign ministers conference. Russians seek a glittering facade to sway diplomats and newspapers while Germans bear the wartime consequences and the West fears a deeper battle.
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Berlin
Bonn
East Berlin
U. S
Kremlin
Onl
Yalta
Coffee prices rise sparking national political issue
Missouri Congresswoman Leonor Sullivan argues coffee gouging hurts consumers and housewives while the Eisenhower administration weighs broader issues. She notes if copper or manganese prices rose, the government would intervene and urges action on coffee.
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Missouri
Leonor Kretzer Sullivan
Eisenhower
Timely Thinking on C D Board Publicity and Time Use
A member of the State Board of Conservation and Development argues the board’s limited time and lack of direct funding hamper its effectiveness. He notes the highway commission and Board of Education meet monthly and manage vast allocations, while C D board lacks independent money and is under legislature control. He urges a fuller, structured use of board members to fulfill Governor Umstead’s vision and prevent the board from being sidelined as a “red headed stepchild.”
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Lynn Nisbet
State Board of Conservation and Development
Highway Commission
State Board of Education
Budget Bureau
Umstead
Economists Forecast 1954 Unemployment Near 1950 Levels
Wall Street Journal surveys national employment prospects for 1954. Peak unemployment in 1950 reached 4.7 million. pessimists see five million. In 1933 unemployment averaged 12.8 million with 51.6 million in the labor force. As 1953 ends, labor force is 62.6 million. expected unemployment in 1954 center around 2.2 to 3 million.
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Wall Street Journal
Shabby Colorado pensions for retired professors from Colorado A M
The state faces criticism for granting Colorado A M retirees average 77.6 years old only $60.25 monthly. With 32 years of service, they supplement income through odd jobs, while Colorado offers pensions of $80 plus to residents who vow poverty. Critics say the pension is insufficient after a long career.
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Colorado
Congress Action Seen Essential to Clear Air Traffic Jams
Frederick B. Lee of the CAA warns air traffic will double by 1960 and urges congressional action. The agency faces budget cuts and job consolidations as it tries to maintain control over 72,000 miles of airways, 1500 paved airports, and 4500 fields, with Midway in Chicago handling 295,000 arrivals and departures last year.
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Washington
NEA
Civil Aeronautics
Frederick B. Lee
U. S
Lee
Indus
Robert B. Murray
Murray
Controlled Airways
CAA
Midway Airport
Chicago
Air Line Pilots Association
Lot
Midway
Cleveland
Miami
Denver
Witchita
Los Angeles
Dallas
Teterboro
N. J
LaGuardia
Washington, D. C
Congress
State Board of Conservation stresses integrated NC development
The mid winter session emphasized coordinating government, industry, and experts to conserve and develop North Carolina resources. Gov Umstead and director Ben Elas highlighted growing funds and closer agency cooperation, with emphasis on research into wood waste, mica grading, clay uses, and water resources management.
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State Board of Conservation and Deverent
Ernor Umstead
Ben Elas
North Carolina
McLean
Umstead
Coe
Wild Life Resources
Recreation Commission
State Ports Authority
Division of Commerce and Industry
C&d
Water flow and groundwater threaten navigation and fisheries
The text highlights stream flow and groundwater as critical, perhaps the major problem of the times, affecting navigable rivers and food fish production. It implies widespread concern over water resource management and its impact on livelihoods and transportation.
Quotes and quips from figures on world politics and policy
A collection of remarks from Henry Cabot Lodge, Ex-President Truman, Senator Knowland, and others. Topics include the United Nations, presidential criticism, Eisenhower policies, Gestapo methods, and social security tax relief. The quotes reflect wartime caution, strategic shifts, and public sentiment on security and governance.
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Eisenhower
Truman
Hitchhikers sermon warns against personal irresponsibility in High Point
A Sunday sermon by Rev. Walter J. Miller at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church urged personal responsibility using Galatians 6:5. The piece contrasts the dangers of reliance on others with the value of self effort and warns motorists to beware of dangerous hitchhikers while recounting stories of wanderlust and roadside kindness.
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Walter J. Miller
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Practical Questions About Tax Paying Time
George Sokolsky voices frustration over high taxes and foreign aid, urging readers to consider national priorities. He criticizes inflation, asks why Americans should fund allies and enemies alike, and questions tax practices in Italy and the broader cost of fidelity to a united world.
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George B. Sokolsky
Europe
Asia
Africa
India
Ina
Madame Pandit
Mao Tze-tung
State Department
General Assembly of the United Nations
Italy
Bambini
John Raden
Tito
Kremlin
Togliatti
Nenni
Communist Party
Brotherhood of Man
United World
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Peter Edson
Capitol Square
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President Eisenhower
Calif
United States
Sen
Wayne Morse
Christiane
Mrs. Marengo
Daniel Reed
N.Y
W. A. Bmins
Providence
Paul
Moffatt
Alabama
Roscoe Anthony
Roscoe
West Coast
Main Street
Cicero
Piedmont
George Sokolsky
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