White House 1952 dream house rent free in 1600 Pennsylvania Ave
Washington report imagines renovation of the White House into a modern, luxury residence for 1952. cost set at 5 761 000 with radar fencing and an atomic bomb shelter. tenant plans include Harry S Truman or Robert Taft, decision expected in November 1952 with occupants moving in by January.
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NEA
U. S. Fine Arts Commission
U. S
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White House
Harry Truman
Robert Taft
Willle
Trial in North Carolina Assault Case Draws National Attention
A Yanceyville jury, including four African American jurors, prepared to deliberate a case charging Max Ingram a 44 year old tenant farmer with assault on 17 year old Willie Jean Boswell. The trial stemmed from an alleged chase across a corn field with possible intent to rape. The defendant denies the charge and has previous assault on a female conviction. The NAACP hired four lawyers to defend him as the case moves on appeal from Recorder's Court.
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Yanceyville
N.C. An
Max Ingram
Willie Jean’Boswell
Ingram
Recorder's Court
Recorder’s Court
Edward Webster
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Martin A. Martin
Pole to Visit Santa at North Pole on Dec. 10
Seattle reports a plan to drop a 9 foot hollow steel candy-cane pole at the North Pole on December 10. Stan Garson of Point Barrow funded the project with 150 dollars and a group including Alaska Airlines and Fairbanks journalist Mrs. Andres Vance coordinated the stunt. The endeavor will collect letters for Santa Claus carried by an Alaska Airlines jet from Fairbanks International to the Pole, with no U.S. Air Force involvement.
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Seattle
Pole
North Pole
Santa Claus
Stan Garson
Point Barrow Oil
U. S. Air Force
Garson
Andres Vance
Fairbanks
Alaska Airlines
H. W. Marshall
Air Force
International Airport
Alaska
Figures Told In-Arms Aid To Europe
The Pentagon released item by item figures on Western European military aid. France received 658 of 847 105-millimeter guns while plane deliveries lag, with 401 F-84 Thunderjets allocated and first 19 to be delivered by year end 1952. Earlier-model F-4s, 46, fulfilled.
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Washington
Pentagon
George J. Olmstead
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Paris
Acheson
Defense Lovett
W. Averell Harriman
Mutual Security Agency
Gen. Olmstead
France
United States
Early Christmas Celebrator Dies
In Pottstown Pennsylvania two year old Gregory Wentzel who celebrated Christmas in October has died from lung cancer. Doctors said he would not live until Christmas day and he died last night leaving a young boy who adored his tree and presents.
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Pottstown
Gregory Wentzel
Art Expert Says Reds Unpopular
New York based art sleuth Carleton Smith, director of the National Art Foundation, reports East Germans and Poles would revolt against Russia if given freedom. He describes drab lives under propaganda, notes Soviet police tolerance, and recalls his attempts to obtain a Soviet visa and his Bach bones rebury in Leipzig.
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New York
Stalin
Johann Sebastian Bach
Russia
Carleton Smith
National Art Foundation
East Germany
Poland
Smith
Soviet Union
Leipzig
Bach
Dresden
Beethoven
Germany
Picasso
Soviet
Europe
Kremlin
Czarina
Judge Fines Himself 200 After DUI Arrest
LEMOORE Calif A city judge W W Sheahan received the standard DUI fine of 200 dollars after he had himself arrested signed the complaint against himself and pleaded guilty before himself He warned himself not to appear in court again on the same charge.
Eyewitness condemns UN murder estimates as low
Eyewitness William F. Chapman reports harrowing wartime scenes from September to October 1950 in Korea. He describes a field hospital near Seoul, AP prisoners, and a North Korean orchard massacre of 500 South Korean prisoners. He cites brutal executions, propaganda, and mass burials, arguing UN murder estimates are dangerously conservative.
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Tokyo
Seoul
Yonehunt
North Korea
Prices Rolled Back on Used Automobiles
Washington The government today rolled back ceiling prices on used automobiles six per cent below January levels. The OPS said new ceilings reflect current market levels with a temporary exception for 1951 models. Depreciation cuts of two per cent apply yearly starting Jan 1 for 1940 to 1951 makes, with pre 1940 vehicles priced to the oldest listed model. Provisions take effect Nov 20 and prices apply 30 days after.
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William 0. Warn
Washington
Office of Price Stabilization
OPS
Roaming Reporter Feature Charms Prison Inmates
Inmates at Southern Michigan state prison enjoy their weekly newspaper and the Roaming Reporter column stands out as the favorite feature among readers.
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Wings Jackson
Mich
Southern Michigan State Prison
Argentina Withholds Troops From Korea
Rio de Janeiro reports that President Juan D. Peron said Argentina will not send troops to Korea unless Britain cedes the Falkland Islands. The Vanguarda quote frames the stance as tied to the Falklands demand.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Vanguarda
Juan D. Peron
Korea
Britain
Falkland Islands
Argentina
Australia’s Livestock Tally Cited in Early Report
A historic tally notes Australia with about 109 million sheep and 14 million cattle. The figures highlight vast pastoral holdings and evolving agricultural scales across the nation.
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Australia
Pet turtle aging through the ages in Niagara Falls scene
Residents report a 113 year old turtle linked to local lore and historical figures. The fragment mentions Thomas Dewey in the Army, a carved underside with a 1836 date and initials A.M.L, and scattered references to Ontario and New York governance, but details remain unclear.
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R. L
Niagara Falls
Thomas BE
Dewey
New York State
Toron
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