Singapore War on Opium Draws Government and Police
Singapore authorities report a crackdown on opium with 300+ smokers and denkeepers jailed, 1 000 pipes seized, and 1 000 dens raided since July 5. Dr Chen Su Lan urged tougher action, contrasting prewar policy and noting cures and high raid capacity challenges.
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Singapore
Chen Su Lan
Straits Times
Chen
Dr. Chen
League of Nations
U.S.A
China
Parker
Anti-Narcotics
Slam Is Bid Though Partner Lacks Aces
South bid a grand slam in a curious display of Blackwood. North showed no aces with five clubs, and South pressed on to seven no trump, making the grand slam after a sequence of trumps and ruffs. The column notes the oddity of risking eight hearts if aces had been shown.
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NEA
South
North
Dummy
Declarer
Jee South
Tennis Hall of Fame Set Up at Newport
The Newport Casino executive committee authorized establishment of a U S Lawn Tennis Hall of Fame. James H Van Allen, the president, calls the Casino the cradle of lawn tennis in the United States after hosting the first national championship in 1881.
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Newport
R. IL
Newport Casino
U. S
Cooperstown
N. Y
James H van Allen
United States
Deep root systems draw water from dry Southwest regions
Mesquite trees in the American Southwest, Chile and Argentina develop extensive root networks that reach 40 to 60 feet underground to locate scarce groundwater sources.
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American Southwest
Chile
Argentina
Truman promotes socialized medicine a private path to reform
Opinion column argues against socialized medicine led by President Truman noting private funding for research and care, tax incentives, and better hospital expansion as solutions. It criticizes federal control, cites cost pressures on middle class, and contrasts U S progress with Britain.
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New York
Truman
American Hospital Association
U. S
Los Angeles
Atlantic City
Franklin's Projected Subscriptions Library in Early America
Benjamin Franklin proposed the first subscription library in the area that would become the United States, aiming to gather books through member contributions and shared access. The idea helped seed organized public lending and reading in colonial Philadelphia.
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Benjamin Franklin
The
United States
One Thing Wrong With Manhattan Crowded City Voice
columnist Boyle extols Manhattan as a vibrant crowded city with flaws caused by population density. He contrasts critics with personal love for New York, praising opportunities, diverse culture, and urban moods while noting rush and traffic as the main drawback.
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Boyle
New York
Manhattan
New York City
Hill Leveled to Build the Biggest Private Warehouse In the World
Safeway Stores built a vast private warehouse complex in Landover Maryland described as the largest of its kind. The facility spans 48 acres and includes seven warehouses, extensive rail and truck loading, extensive utilities, a massive sprinkler and electrical system, and machinery driven operations capable of moving 500 carloads weekly.
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Hill
Landover
Safeway Stores, Inc
Pennsylvania Railroad
Utilities Department
Dirksen Urges GOP Congress to Sweep Washington Clean
OSHKOSH Wisconsin Senator Everett Dirksen told about 1 000 Republicans that a GOP majority in Congress would give Eisenhower a big broom to sweep Washington clean. He did not mention Nixon but said he would await all facts on Nixon’s expense fund dispute. He attacked Democratic spending taxation and corruption amid a speech lasting about 70 minutes. A separate study from the North Carolina Experiment Station found seven of ten Coastal Plain farmers subscribe to daily papers.
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China
Chen
J. A. Parker
Apore
Oshkosh, Wis
Everett Dirksen
R-N
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
Dirksen
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Illinois
N. C
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