Not That Kind of Man Doughton Denies Retirement Rumor
Congressman Robert L. Doughton, age 86, rebutted rumors that he plans to retire and trigger a quick nomination shuffle. The veteran Ways and Means chair has long faced retirement speculation, but his supporters say he remains active and straightforward, calling the charge unfair.
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Robert L. Coughton
District Democratic Executive Committee
Doughtons
House Committee On Ways and Means
Congress
Bob Coughton
Doughton
Executive Committee
Bob Doughton
Muley
Bob
Edmund Burke
England
Johnson
Tommy Manville
Daddy Browning
Miss Edwards Caps Miss North Carolina Run With Nurse Ambition
Carolyn Edwards of Leaksville, a Miss America finalist, earned a $1000 scholarship and broad applause. She plans to return to North Carolina, pursue nursing education, and become a trained nurse, despite modeling interest from Powers. The editorial praises her aim to serve as a nurse and support her home state.
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North Carolina
Carolyn Edwards
Leaksville
Miss Edwards
Atlantic City
Powers
Truman warning on living costs and profiteering
The piece cites President Truman urging Americans to prepare for a changed standard of living and government action to curb profiteering. It cites a 45 percent price jump for a 35 cent salmon can, notes possible excess profits taxes, and urges steps to protect the little man from grocery price hikes. It questions who bears responsibility for rising food costs and calls for swift action.
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Truman
United States
High Point
Drafting Veterans: Doubling Forces Through Expanded Drafts
The speaker urges expanding the armed forces, predicting 1.5 million more service members and possible draft age changes. Proposals include calling up married men, extending ages to 36, and drafting World War II veterans, arguing national peril requires action if Soviets threaten with A bombs.
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Russia
U. S
Stalin
These Days History of the Last Few Years Explains the Problems
The piece laments global amnesia about past atrocities, recalling Poland’s 1939 invasion, Soviet mass murders at Katyn, and the neglect of human rights inquiries by UN bodies. It contrasts earlier Western conscience with present tolerance for brutalities and asks why moral questions are forgotten.
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Katyn Forest
Smolensk
Russia
Poland
International Red Cross
Soviet
United Nations
Genocide Commission
Unesco
Stalin
Roosevelt
Churchill
Teheran
Yalta
William Henry Chamberlin
Rita Hayworth
Ali Khan
Katya
Congo
Leopold
William Howard Taft
America
Kishinev
Turkey
Great Britain
Armenia
Gettysburg Address Echoes in a Civil War Century
A late teens Warrensburg Missouri teacher writes to Stalin supporting peace and asks for concessions to halt killings. The piece notes Lincoln's Address, a modern appeal for peaceful living, and wider views on war and public life.
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Gettysburg
Penn
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Warrensburg
Josef Stalin
Russia
Harry Truman
Washington, D. C
Stalin
Korea
China
Formosa
Malik
Security Council
United Nations
Missouri
Territorial government must be endured no longer
Quotes from Gov Ingram Stainback of Hawaii urge quick move to self government. Eggs cool faster on a wire tray than on a wire basket and much faster than in an egg case. The grub of the white fringed beetle threatens many northeast farm crops.
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Ingram Stainback
Hawaii
Scandalous Press Agents and Hollywood Gossip Recalled
The piece rails at press agents and publicity stunts by showfolk and social climbers, recalling cases of hotel liaisons, sensational gossips, and flamboyant figures. It notes Kefauver probes, Hollywood scandals, and old and new celebrity antics, ending with a broad critique of sensational publicity.
Missing president’s cup fuels coast to coast manhunt
A sensational Washington missive reports the fate of the president’s gold cup Regatta trophy, last seen with Detroit heir Horace E. Dodge Jr. The piece notes Dodge’s wandering hoax life and a tangle of jokes as officials seek return of the priceless cup amid political zingers and Marine corps jests.
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Horace E. Dodge Jr
Detroit
Coolidge
Guy Lombardo
Potomac
Regatta Association
Truman
White House
Marilyn Lee O'Neill
Dodge
American Power Boat Association
Regatta Committee
England
Goddard
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Tony
Winchell
Jack
Europe
Atlantic
Cap” Krug
el Morocco
Johnny Meyer
Tabsigner
Senate
Howard Hughes
Ellis
Johnny
Janet Thomas
Gogi
Sen. Kefauver
Jack Lait
Kefauver
O’connor
Velma and
Thelma
N.T.G
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Jesse
George E. Phair
Daily Variety
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Pittsburgh
Fidelity
Philadelphia Trust
Philadelphia
New York
Los Angeles
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Harry Vaughan
Boston
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Leon
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Lake George
Eddie Jr
Harper & Brothers
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Manhattan
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California
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