Soviet Union under strain in race of nations and tech gaps
The article surveys Soviet strengths and weaknesses, noting a vast population and powerful armed forces but gaps in education and some modern industries. It argues the USSR leans on edicts to direct peacetime priorities while neglecting sectors where the West advances, amid a contest with the United States and a global struggle over influence and trade.
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United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Soviet Bloc
China
Moscow
Scratch Me Not With Itch Me Not at Gibson Drug Store
An old time ad notes instant drying ITCH-ME-NOT for ringworm insect bites and surface itches. It promises 40¢ back at any rug store and urges use day or night. Gibson Drug Store is the advertiser.
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Gibson Drug Store
Stevenson Group Elated Over Win
James A. Finnegan, campaign manager for Adlai Stevenson, hailed Stevenson's California primary victory as proof he is the overwhelming popular choice of Democratic voters across the country. He noted five straight primary wins demonstrate his ability to fight and win.
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Chicago
James A. Finnegan
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
California
Finnegan
Drownings Slow Marine Recruiting in April
Marine officers report a sharp April drop in enlistments, citing crop standards and a fatal night march as contributing factors. The Marine Corps signed 1,321 recruits in April, about two thirds below the average of the previous six months.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Soviet Economy/Hurdles in Global Drive for Supremacy
Fragmented text notes Soviet weaknesses in consumer economy hindering a long term push for economic supremacy. Mentions Stalin era hunger for industrial power and wartime effort shaping consumer capacity, with ongoing delays in achieving a robust consumer sector.
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Soviet Union
Stalin
Top Argentine Army Men Fired
President Pedro Ayambura removes the two top army commanders in a move to deflate military influence and restore democracy. General Fulio A. Lages and Brig. Gen. Roberto Tormas Dalton lose their posts. Maj. Gen. Francisco Jose Zerda becomes army commander in chief and Dalton moves to become ambassador to Peru.
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Buenos
Pedro Ayambura
Arambura
Juan Peron
Peron
Fulio A. Lagas
Roberto Tormas Dalton
Buick offers graceful V-shaped prow and spacious interior
The copy promotes a Buick with a graceful V-shaped prow and sweep-ahead styling. It highlights extra interior room and introduces a powerful 822 cubic inch high‑capacity V8 engine for stronger performance.
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Buick
Okay in Hollywood Selling Bikes
Hollywood columnist Bob Thomas profiles Christo C hrt a Beverly Hills bicycle shop owner who defied early doubt. He cites high profile customers Marilyn Monroe Clark Gable Maureen O'Sullivan’s children and fans like Fess Parker as proof of cycling’s popularity driven by evangelistic effort and a belief cycling prevents heart trouble as supported by Dr Paul Dudley White. The piece notes an Olympic year boost and Christo C hrt’s long cycling life from 1914 amateur champ to veteran shop owner.
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Hollywood
Hans Ohri
Beverly Hills
Marilyn Monrroe
Clark Gable
Maureen O'Sullivan
Ohio
Fess Parker
Fess
Chrt
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Navy
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Future Prisoners May Earn Money
ST. LOUIS expert on prisons says inmates may earn money in the penitentiary to support families and repay the state for board. He also urged legislation requiring state agencies to buy goods produced at Missouri penitentiary to aid prisoner savings and reintegration.
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ST. Louis
Isaac Gurman
Missouri Association For Social Welfare
Ginman
Missouri Penitentiary
Mindszenty Back in Hungarian Prison
The Italian Catholic Action organ reports Cardinal Mindszenty, Hungary’s Roman Catholic leader, has been jailed again by Hungarian Communist authorities. Quoted by Quotidiano, the source says he was moved to Felsöpetény near Vágla and remains imprisoned after refusing to sign a statement acknowledging progress in Church–state relations.
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Rome
Italian Catholic Action
Josefh Cardinel Mindserty
Hungary
Ary Jfhe
T Quotidians
Carolinal Mindszenty
Felsypeteny
Woglad
British executive challenges ICI firing over wife’s Communist past
London reports a British official at Imperial Chemical Industries fights a 14 000 dollar two year contract termination after government pressure citing his wife’s Communist past. J H A Lang, 41, asserts dismissal is being pushed while a company spokesman confirms no resignation. Lang, a former World War II army officer, says he is not politically unreliable. Mrs Lang, 46, recalls joining the Communist party in 1931 and leaving in 1951.
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London
Imperial Chemical Industries
J. H. A. Lang
Hia
Chemical Combine
Lang
Communist Party
Short on Scientists Warns Hoover at Dedication
Former President Herbert Hoover urged action to prevent a national shortage of trained scientists and engineers, saying the United States risks a “famine” of technical talent. He spoke at the dedication of Herbert Hoover Junior High School in San Francisco, warning that without more graduates the wheels of industry may stop turning.
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San Francisco
Herbert Hoover
United States
Hoover
Hoover Bandung
Indonesia
Russia
Guillermo C. de Vesa
Red
Riots erupt in Colombo as looting hits shops
In Colombo Sri Lanka rioters damaged shops owned by farmers traders as language protests continued for a second day. Police fired on demonstrators attempting to wreck a truck carrying Tamil language newspapers. Three people were seriously injured. Army units patrolled the Petah bazaar district but looting spread through side streets and alleys.
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Colombo
Ceylon
Farml
Petlah Bazaar
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