King Harry to visit Winston-Salem Monday
Secret agents have arrived in Winston to plan President Harry S. Truman's visit. He will review from his plane at noon at Smith Reynolds Airport with no parade down the main drag. Schoolchildren will line the streets as bands perform, and residents are urged to depart early to secure views.
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Twin City
Winston
King Harry
Smith-Reynolds
Winston- Salem
George Washington
Jack
Top Banana
Donohue
Basha Regis
J. Sterling
Chums
Eleanor Bently
W. 52Nd Street
Roger Vasselais
Pert Dixon
Galen Drakes
Godfrey
Arch Bleyer
Bethe Douglas
Bleyer
Grazing Cow Trial Exposes Woes of City Law
A Piedmont minister was arrested for grazing a cow on a sidewalk. The case sparked humor over a warrant alteration and a mayoral pardon. Martinsville, Virginia reports 21 defendants freed due to clerical errors in trial court records, with not guilty stamps appearing on judgments.
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California
Piedmont
Nebuchadnezzer
Martinsville
County Trial Court
City Police Court
Perons Revolt Fails in Argentina Amid Political Crackdown
The abortive offi cer revolt against Juan Peron in Argentina was swiftly quelled with two shots reportedly fired and no injuries. Government radio timed the uprising from 11 10 am to 12 57 pm on Friday September 28, while a general strike followed. By week’s end over 80 opposition leaders were jailed and many officers imprisoned as Peron consolidates power, prompting observers to question motives and predict army influence on his grip on office.
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Argentina
Juan Peron
Labor Federation
Uruguay
Peron
Quorum Saga and World Series Jokes in Washington
In Washington the Senate struggles to quorum as World Series chatter fills back rooms. Tales include Col Harold Beckley eyeing a Senator during a bell clang, a Dixiecrat joke about Yankees, Bartley quips on paint ceilings, and Daffron's skull injury after a cab incident. State Dept officials in Korea ousted for being you know what, with one veteran career staffer among the four.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol
Solons
Harold Beckley
Senate Press Gallery
Solon
Col. Beckley
Beckleyian
Howard
Slim” Suttle
National Press Club
Yankees
James J. Butler
Dixiecrat
Suttle
State Department
Korea
Michael J. McDermott
Morgenthau Story and McCarthy Era Inquiries
A reader urges clearing the past to study Soviet influence in the U.S. government. The piece cites Elizabeth Bentley’s testimony about White and Currie, notes Morgenthau’s role in policy and links to McCarran Committee investigations. Morgenthau, White are named as key figures in Cold War intrigue.
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Joe McCarthy
McCarran Committee
Elizabeth Bentley
Gregory Silver-Master
Farm Security Administration
Board of Economic Warfare
Senator Ferguson
Miss Bentley
Harry Dexter White
Lauchlin Currie
Secretary of the Treasury
Mr. Diergenthau
Currie
White
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lauchlin Carrie
Mie
Attorney General of
United States
Congressional Committee
McCall’s
Ferguson
Senator Eastland
Washington
Morgenthau
Europe
Germany
Mr. Morgenthau
Treasury
Secretary Morgenthau
Henry Morgenthau
Quotations on war crimes and government roles
A compilation of quotes from diverse figures: Snen Djun Ju, president of the Chinese Supreme People’s Court, on warning the American government about war crimes in Korea and international law. Gov. Sid McMath of Arkansas questions violent discipline, while Dr. Hudson Jost from Memphis comments on whipping children. Chris J. Abbott, a Nebraska cattleman, critiques military men in government for lacking investors’ cost awareness.
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Korea
Snen Djun Ju
Chinese Communist Supreme People’s Court
Chris J. Abbott
Nebraska
Kissing in Statler foyer sparks party gossip
A wild parade of New York social notes reports courtships, splits, and reconciliations among stars and society figures. Patricia Munsel rehearsal delays tie to Patrice Munsel, while Elizabeth Taylor’s mother worries over calls from Michael Wilding. Other items mention Sam Lehmans Cong Rec, Paulette Goddard, Sonia Sorel, and the Runyon Fund, with hints of scandals, columns, and showbiz moves across town.
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Judge Crater
S. Renicks
John Carridines
Sonia Sorel
G'wich Village
Baruch, Jrs
Bob Schuyler
Patrice Munsel
Horace Dodge
Gregg Sherwood
U. of Chicago
Barbara Stanwyck
Robert Taylor
Yarrop
Tom Neal
Tone
Yvonne Rivera
Billy van
Diamond Li
Paulette Goddard
London
Nancy Ethane
Erich Remarque
Brian Donlevy
Pamela Duncan
Elizabeth Taylor
Michael Wilding
Liz
Jonker
H. Winston
Gov’t
Gloria Green
Statler
Kiner
Philly
Waitkus and Roberts
Bedford Seeks to Cut All Bottlenecks in Defense Tools
Washington report on Clay Bedford, special assistant on production in the Office of Defense Mobilization, detailing his push to unclog machine tool bottlenecks. The piece notes a target for full readiness by end of 1952, welcomes price concessions to spur output, and cites opposition from Kaiser factions and industry critics. Bedford's background with Kaiser and prior war work are highlighted as context.
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Washington
NEA
Defense Mobilizer
Charles E. Wilsons
Clay Bedford
Bedford
Henry J. Kaiser
Kaiser
Kaiser Industries
C. E. Wilson
Sidney Weinberg
Office of Defense Mobilization
Union Labor Heirarchy
Weinberg
Lucius Clay
Wilson
Defense Organization
General Clay
Benjamin, Tex
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Troy
N. C
Kaiser Organization
Boulder Dam
Bonneville
Coulee
Edgar Kaiser
Kaiser-Frazer
Messrs. Wilson and
War Production Board
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National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association
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Griffith Stadium
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Daffron
George Sokolsky
Sid McMath
Arkansas
Hudson Jost
Memphis
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U. S
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W. Averell Harriman
Yalta
Cong. Record
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Tractor W. Kinsella
Cy Howard
Wellll
T. Neal
Tom
Sandra Ward
Mickey Rooney
Armando
H. Taylor
Pittsburgh
Evvy
Virginia Poe
Harrison Williams
Capri
Colyum
de- Haan, Inc
Detroit
Lorettamary Gibson
Runyon Fund
Alcatraz
Jack Small
Bunty Lawrence
WAC
Winnie Price
Hawaii
Eugene Dennis
Atlanta
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Orson Welles
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