World’s Largest Monument: Crazy Horse Mountain Memorial Planned
Washington reports a plan to transform an untamed Black Hills mountain in South Dakota into a global memorial for Crazy Horse and Sioux chiefs. Chief Standing Bear and sculptor Korczak lead talks with the Interior and Forest Service, aiming to carve Crazy Horse astride a stallion with a cultural arts base at the mountain’s base.
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Washington
Black Hills
Dakota
Crazy Horse
Tatanka Yotanka
Sitting Bull
Custer
Little Big Horn
Western Plains
Chief Gall
Spotted Tail
Jumping Bull
Crow King
Red Cloud
Henry Standing Bear
Gutzon Borglum
Ziolkowski
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Chief Standing Bear
Grant
Korszak
Oscar Chapman
Department of Interior
South Dakota
Interior Department
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Standing Bear
Forest Service
National Forest
Congress
Rushmore
Francis Case
Monument Commission
Korczak
West Hartford
Conn
Noah Webster
Dorothy
Koriczak
New England
Crazy Horse Mountain
Treasure House OF Art
Nile
Sphinx Korczek
Jamestown 340th Anniversary Marks Cradle of Republic
Jamestown Virginia marked its 340th founding anniversary on May 13 as the cradle of the republic. The piece recalls Pocahontas and John Smith, the 1607 landing, tobacco exports, and the 1907 memorial shaft and archaeological efforts at the Jamestown site.
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Jamestown
John Smith
Pocahontas
Wilamsburg
Virnia
Penisula
Smith
James II
Rebecca
Rolfs
America
Thomas Rolf
Virginia
Association For the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America
James River
Robert Hunt
Lamp Operators to be Executed in Largest Postwar Sentence
In Munich on May 26 a US watch court condemned 49 Mauthausen camp operators to execution for the murder of thousands of inmates. The executions will take place over two days in the largest group sentence in the American occupation of Germany.
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Munich
Germany
Matnhausen
United States Watch
Mauthausen
British Labour backs peacetime conscription vote
In Margate on May 26 the Labour Party approved peacetime conscription by 2332 to 571 to back Britain's foreign policy. The result showed waning opposition to Bevin's stance and rebuffed communist influence as Attlee and most cabinet members watched. A 12 month draft bill has already passed the House of Commons.
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Margate
Eng
Labor Party
Ernest Bevin
United States
Russia
House of Commons
Bevin
Clement Attlee
Luncheon Held for Dowager Queen Mary on 80th Birthday
London observers report a Buckingham Palace luncheon honoring Dowager Queen Mary on her 80th birthday. The royal family appeared on the balcony with King George VI and Queen Elizabeth as crowds gathered outside. The Duke of Windsor was absent without official explanation, while Lt. Philip Mountbatten attended.
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London
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
Duke
Duchess of Windsor
Philip Mountbatten
Elizabeth
Ige VI
Queen Elizabeth
Duke of Windsor
Flora MacDonald Graduates Hear Paul T. Jones
Flora Macdonald college in Red Springs held its 51st commencement with Rev. Paul Tudor Jones of High Point delivering the baccalaureate sermon on "Christ's Claim on Man's Mind." He urged graduates to use their four years of Christian college training to guide thoughts, actions, and future life.
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Red Springs
Paul Tudor Jones
First Presbyterian Church
High Point
Flora Macdonald College
Dr. Jones
Nicaragua Under Army Rule After Government Takeover
Managua reports say the army seized the government with the national guard quiet in the capital. Guatemala-bound messages face delays, while Pan American Airways notes plane service remains normal. Dr Leonard Argullo was elected president in February to replace Gen Anastasio Somoza who had led for a decade.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Guatemala
National Guard
Pan American Airways
Leonard Arguello
Anastasio Moza
Somoza
Arguello
Two Foreign Affairs Bills Up in Washington Session
In Washington on May 26 the House rules committee planned a meeting to assign a priority to a Republican draft extending the state department’s foreign information program and Voice of America broadcasts to Russia. Separately the Foreign Affairs Committee met behind closed doors to consider Senate approved legislation authorizing U S membership in the international refugee organization.
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Washington
House
Marshall
Rules
State Department
Voice of America
Russia
Foreign Affairs
Senate
United States
International Refugee Organization
Smart Brunette Thief Tricks Paris Homes For Food
A Parisian brunette dubbed Gipsy befriends housewives by feigning food shortages and offers, then slips away with valuables. Inspector Pillot says a trio of specialists used a van and wardrobe swap ruse to steal silver, jewels, and pictures from Paris apartments.
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Tom Barclay
International
PARIS
INS
Pillot
Monsieur
Madame Finet
M. Finet
CIO Organizes Phone Workers for New Union Drive
The CIO forms a committee under Philip Murray to launch a full drive to enroll telephone workers and form a new industrial union. Allan S. Haywood will chair a two day conference to establish union machinery, with affiliation offered to others not attending. The NFTW leadership votes to bolt the NFTW and align with the CIO.
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Washington
CIO
Philip Murray
Allan S. Haywood
American Union of Telephone Workers
National Federation of Telephone Workers
NFTW
Outdoor furniture and building supplies sale notes
L A Dickens company in High Point offers outdoor picnic tables at 5.95, regular 19.50. Hendrix Furniture Store at 147 S Wrenn St lists sheet rock arriving Thursday May 22 in all sizes including recessed and finished. Orge Poole East Carolina Avenue Extension Thomasville NC phone 7105.
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Hendrix Furniture Store
S. Wrenn St
Poole
East Carolina Avenue
Thomasville
N. C
Furnishings and services offered by Austin Furniture Co
An ad lists wallpaper, wallite rolls, and contractor services including painting, paper hanging, floor sanding, pump services, and heating devices. It promotes free estimates and connections to a painter, with contact numbers and a location near Thomasville Road. Also advertised are concrete blocks for sale by Thomasville Concrete Blocks Co with yard and delivered prices.
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Esther V. W. Tufty
Central Press
Cradle of American Republic
Laura Fenner
Powhatan
England
the James
Lord de la Ware
John Rolf
Rolf
Securities For Investment
Kirchofer &Arnold
Raleigh, N. C
New York
Charlotte
Charles E. Diffendal, Jr
Flora MacDonald
Paul T. Jones
Madame Laffont
Inspector Pillot
College Street Inn
College Street
Tomlinson Street
Boards House
West Russell Street
Apts
Carolina Beach
NEW Oak
Hamilton Street
Cecarnatianaus Inconiras Poups
F. C. Sharp
Vitalaire
Hansell Street
Chicago
Air Corps
Pugh-Byerly Sporting Goods Company, Inc
Mercury
L. A. Dickens Company
High Point, N
Acgme Quality
Rogers Paint Prod
Commerce St
Utility Appliance CO
Main St
Paul Kennedy
Myres
Hasty Road
Thomasville Road
Call
Austin Furniture Company
East Washington St
Thomasville Concrete Blocks Company
North Carolina
Pn Rim
Donald Duck
Lone Ranger
Silver
Tonto
Mickey Finn
Puk
Nominatin
Phil
Hippelhopper
Harry
Andea
Tim Tyler
Paul
Itmat
Monk
Spud
Soamis
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