Jerusalem at 3000th birthday marked amid Middle East turmoil
The piece critiques ongoing conflict around Jerusalem where a No Man's Land border separates Jewish and Arab communities. It argues for a clear American policy to stabilize the Middle East, noting past armistice failures and the risk of losing Jerusalem as a religious epicenter amid Cold War tensions.
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Jerusalem
No Man’s Land
Jordan
Palestine
Britain
United States
France
Middle East
Korea
Free World
Dewey's Biggest Test in New York Politics
Governor Dewey faces a showdown to oust Senator Arthur Wicks over prison visits to felon Joseph Fay. The dispute tests Dewey's national stature and control of the New York Republican machine amid allegations of ties to labor extortionists, with implications for his fourth term and national hopes.
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New York State
Sing Sing
Dewey
Arthur Wicks
State
Senate
Joseph Fay
Wicks
Stalin
Tito
Fay
Republican Party
Eisenhower
Reed presses further tax cuts amid deficit fears
Dan Reed advocates further excise tax reductions that could cut two billion more from revenues, risking a ten to fourteen billion shortfall by next April. With a three to four billion deficit projected and the debt ceiling tight, the plan could undermine national security and push the year into the red. Eisenhower previously resisted similar cuts but now faces a tougher fiscal fight.
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Sam
Dan Reed
Eisenhower
Reed
Noted Tax Delinquency Pays Off for Government
The July and August door to door campaigns in New England brought in about 450000 and 265000 in delinquent taxes with roughly 15 percent of interviewees admitting owed taxes. Over 8000 taxpayers were contacted each campaign and efficiency fell from 43 to 21 dollars per dollar spent.
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New England
Arming progress and race relations in services praised
Robert Ruark writes from PORT LYAUTEY praising advances in race relations within the Army Navy and Air Force. He notes interracial friendships in Morocco and Germany cafes and officers clubs, highlighting diminished cliques and new mutual respect. He argues wartime experience may soften civilian racial tensions when servicemen return home.
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Port Lyautey
French Morocco
Germany
England
Morocco
Oper
Ation
Status Quo Dominates 1954 North Carolina Campaign
In North Carolina a split Democratic party shapes the 1954 primary with a looming Senate race. Liberal factions rally around ex governor Kerr Scott, conservatives look to Governor Umstead, and leadership is hindered by too many advisers and slow decision making. The national scene mirrors a Democratic Senate with a Republican president and divided Congress as procedural stalemate grows.
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Senate
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
United States Senate
Supreme Court
Superior Court
Kerr Scott
Scott
William Umstead
North Carolina
Lennon
Umstead
Blood for Beer Exchange Sparks British Donor Drive
UK newspaper notes a Red Cross blood donor push boosted by a brewery offering pint-for-pint exchanges. It covers wartime attitudes, suicide method contrasts by gender, Los Angeles gossip misquote, office climate notes, andNapoleon's fear of cats with light anecdotes and reader gags.
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England
Red Cross
Loseles Times
Daily Mirror of London
Napoleon
Nap
Target Area Surveys Probing U S City Vulnerabilities
Amid fears of Soviet airstrike, 41 of 87 U S target areas have been surveyed for dispersal plans with six more under review. Major cities Chicago Cincinnati San Francisco Denver and others report varying progress while Providence Boston and New York show differing levels of readiness.
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Washington
United States
Chicago
Cincinnati
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Philadelphia
Boston
Atlanta
Providence
R. I
Phoenix
Oakland
Deception and power politics traced through history
The article discusses deception's spread from personal rumors to national power plays. It reviews Napoleon's rise, Franco-Prussian War consequences, World War I dynamics, League of Nations failures, and the Axis era. It cites Kaiser Wilhelm II, Mussolini, Franco, and Stalin as examples, ending with a verse on Russia's approach and a local note about Goshen taxi lore.
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Napoleon
France
Mirabeau
Enius
Europe
Napoleon III
Prussia
Alsace-Loraine
Germany
Otto von Bismarck
Mands
Serbia
Euland
America
Japan
China
Australia
League of Nations
U.S. Senate
Weimar Republic
League
Hindenburg
Hitler
Manchuria
Mussoni
Italy
Albania
Ethiopia
Russia
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