Stevenson Held at Gunpoint in East Berlin
Adlai E. Stevenson, 1952 Democratic candidate, was held at gunpoint for about 30 minutes by East German police in Berlin. A officer warned you move we shoot as his official car was pointed with a loaded rifle. Stevenson called it the most significant event of his life and urged bipartisan effort to end terror in Berlin and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Stevenson
Free Berlin
United States
Geneval Eisenhower
Berlin
Hal Boyle
Charles Dickens
London
Texas
Anthony
David Copperfield
Paul
Bert Burns
The
Salvation Army
Knowland Troubles Deepens Taft Watch Threatens Senate Balance
The piece notes Senator Knowland faces resistance within his party over leadership style while Taft health issues and a Democratic Ohio governor could alter the Senate margin. It warns Democrats may exploit the situation, risking the Eisenhower administration as Knowland pursues power amid party dissent.
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Taft
Senate
Ohio
Lausche
Knowland
Eisenhower
Congress
Lyle Wilson
United Press
Clergy Leader Denies McCarthy Era Smear as Inquisitorial Echo
Dr. John A. Mackay, Princeton Theological Seminary president, rejects claims he and 7,000 Protestant clergy were Communist allies. He condemns fanatical anti-communism and notes the danger of suppressing liberty and fair judgment amid McCarthy era tactics.
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J. B. Matthews
Senate
John A. Mackay
Princeton Theological Seminary
The
Presbyterian Church In America
American Mercury
Matthews
Mackay
Soviet Union
United States
Symington Emerges as Democrat Hope Against McCarthy Bid
The piece profiles Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri as a potential Democratic presidential candidate in 1956. It notes his conservative business background, charm, and media appeal, and analyzes how his stance on the McCarthy Committee could shape future leadership battles and committee chairmanships depending on party control.
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Stuart Symington
Missouri
Air Force
Truman
Acheson
Symington
Harry Truman
McCarthy
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Judiciary Committee
McCarran
Committee On
General Eisenhower
Everything's Wonderful Georgie's Getting Married
A Washington column notes Sherman Adams expands his personal transport with a government limousine a new hardtop and a convertible for Mrs Adams while maintaining a thrifty background. It also recounts a REA hearing foto tactic to secure attendance and ends with a wedding notice for Amelda Chavez daughter of Senator Dennis Chavez.
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Washington
Sherman Adams
White House
C. Street
S. E
Old House
Congress
Adams
New Hampshire
Eisenhower
New England
Ike
D.C
District of Columbia
Truman
John Foster Dulles
Dean Acheson
Taft
Senator Morse
Baldy Brannan
Amelda Chavez
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Quotes and Reactions From Around the Nation
A Beloit boy Robert Petroff, 15, lost both hands in a homemade fireworks blast. A Swedish contestant in Miss Universe weighs in on romance. Missune of Princess Igaret rumored romance prompts Sunday Express editorial. Eugene Pette of Beach, California, injured by a cap from a airstream device. Senator Kerr discusses drought relief, while Rep. Condon denies Communist ties and security risks.
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Robert Petroff
Beloit, Wis
Types, Education, Critics and the People
W A Bivins surveys typewriters and education notes on practical skills. Hal Boyle laments machines yet praises their journalist utility. Critics, kindness, fairness and an arrest story in Detroit close the column with practical wisdom.
Newsmen Gather at New Bern for Open Government Discussion
Members of the North Carolina Press Association met in New Bern for fellowship and debate. Speakers included Gertrude Caraway, Lyle Wilson, and Hap Barden. A key goal was repealing the 1953 secrecy law while stressing open reporting of official acts and tax use ahead of the coming election.
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N. C. Press Association
New Bern
North Carolina
Cherry Point
Neuse
Trent
Gertrude Caraway
The
Daughters of the American Revolution
Lyle Wilson
Washington
United Press
Graham A
Hap) Barden
Congress
Education and Labor Committee
Caraway
Barden
Wilson
NCPA
Appropriations Committee
General Assembly
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East Berlin
Dr. Mackay
Senator McCarthy
Dr. Matthews
Joe McCarthy
Spain
Nashville Banner
Delaware
Chicago Tribune
George Sokolsky
Dem
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic Party
South
North
J. B. Matthew
George Dixon
Georgie
National Rural Electric Cooperative Association
Wily Cooperative Association
Senate Appropriations
REA
Senate Subcommittee
Sunday Express
Princess Igaret
Eugene Pette
Beach Calif
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
Robert L. Condon
Calif
W. A. Bivins
New York Times Book Review
Detroit
Clattie Berryman
Patolman Berryman
Recorder
Joseph A. Gillis
Gillis
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
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