Bishop Oxnam Proposes Files Review In Un American Case
Methodist Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam urges the Un American Activities Committee to let individuals named in its files review material and submit evidence. Republican critics warn this would undermine the investigative process, while Oxnam outlines reforms to limit file content and grant victims the right to testify.
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Se UN- American Activities Committee
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Kit Clardy
R-Mich
Harold H. Velde
R-Ill
Velde
Donald L. Jackson
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Iran Government Takes Private Estates of Shah
Tehran reports a royal decree transferring the shah’s privately held estates to the Mossadegh government for 60 million rials about two million dollars at official rate. Revenue will fund charities under government oversight while peasant leases run 99 years. The move follows clashes with Mossadegh’s regime and aims to curb royal authority.
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Mosadegh
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Words of the Wise on Grasshoppers and Cattle
A Burkeic reflection contrasts six noisy grasshoppers under a fern with thousands of silent cattle under a British oak. It warns against assuming noise equals population or importance, noting the small insects are loud yet insignificant compared to the quiet herd.
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Edmund Burke
Newark man wins divorce over mistaken brother-in-law
A Newark resident secured a divorce after telling the court he believed the man who moved into his home after his marriage was his brother in law, only to learn ten years later that the other man was his wife’s first husband.
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Golfer Cary Middlecoff’s Wife Has Appendix Surgery
In Memphis Cary Middlecoff and his wife played bridge with another couple. Mrs Middlecoff developed abdominal pain and was rushed to a hospital where her appendix was removed by her surgeon bridge partner.
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Cary Middlecoff
Divorcee Appeals to Ike to Halt Deportation of POW Fiance
Judy Godel, 29, urges President Eisenhower to spare Harry Girth, 27, a former World War II soldier who escaped Fort Dix and now runs a business in Atlantic City. She argues reparation policy and safety in Poland or Germany justify not deporting him, noting his opposition to communism and plans to marry in Atlantic City.
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Theatrical impresario linked to major revues since 1880
Lilian Campbell notes a New York City theater producer known for The Student Prince Blossom Time Maytime Winter Garden revues Countess Madriten Last Waltz and for bringing stars like Al Jolson Eddie Cantor Marilyn Miller Ed Wynn the Dolly Sisters Nora Bayes and Fanny Brice.
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Violin family instrument defined as cello
The violoncellos is a bass instrument of the viol family developed from the viola da gamba. It has four strings tuned an octave below the viola and is commonly shortened to cello. Origin traces to Latin as a diminutive of violin.
Notable birthdays for performers and players on this date
On this date Bidu Sayao Metropolitan Opera star Irving Bers lin song composer Eugene Hers manski and Monty Kennedy big league baseball players should be enjoying birthday celebrations.
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Metropolitan Opera
Irving Berslin
Eugene Hermanski
Monty Kennedy
Horoscopes urge prudent plans for the year ahead
The message encourages using intelligence and justice in dealings now and making the most of favorable conditions in the coming year. It notes a lucky outlook for the current child in business, love, and marriage as the stars align.
Red Plan Is Basis of Truce Churchill urges secret world powers meeting
In a two day Commons debate Churchill calls for a high level meeting of leading powers to seek a Korea armistice. He says the eight point Communist plan could form the basis for a prisoner exchange and a cease fire, with Koreans taking over security.
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Kremlin
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Harvard Professor Promises Sunshine for a Price
New York officials consider Harvard professor Wallace E Howell who seeded clouds to end a drought now claims he can reverse rain making to provide sunshine for any area for ten thousand dollars a day. Dominick Padua no comments on funding while water supplies overflow and lawsuits loom from prior rain making experiments.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Potato beetle arrives in England in 1901
The potato beetle, an accidental import from the United States, first appeared in England in 1901. It is not yet fully established there but is known as a pest in parts of Europe.
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