Washington Letter on White House Season and Fashion Tribulations
Jane Eads reports on a 1954 White House reception where few cabinet members attended, leaving Stassen and others in the procession. The gala featured Christmas greens and lavish table settings, with dialogue on dress length and summer in Florida contrasted by northern winter. The piece notes travel to Florida, seasonal pricing, and a staff comment on fruit leftovers from the Monroe service. It ends with images of coastal leisure and a longing for the quiet of fishing and year-round access to leisure.
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Janee Eads
Washington
Nixon
Secretary of the Treasury
White House
Mamie
Southland
New York
Warren
Virginia
Supreme Court
Palm Beach
Sramasgawase Jfes
Monroe
Georgia
Florida
Dulles Likely To Head Foreign Aid After July First
Senator Sparkman said a Senate Foreign Relations Committee majority will press to terminate the Foreign Operations Administration and transfer its duties to the State Department. He indicated Secretary Dulles may take over administration of foreign aid, regardless of his view.
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Washington
Dulles
Ito
Sen. Sparkman
D-Ala
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Foreign Operations Administration
State Department
Diplomatic shifts mark Yugoslavia China talks and policy view
Yugoslavia and Communist China announced diplomatic relations and plan to exchange ambassadors. In Washington Sparkman and Mansfield said the State Department should not be pure policy maker as aid ties influence policy. Crawford noted as the first to use ether as an anesthetic in surgery.
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Onnuw Lal Seeeuayue
Stat Department
Sparkman
Mansfield
D-Mont
Dulles
FDA
State Department
Stassen
London
Yugoslavia
China
Crawford, W. Long
Fishermen Await Santa Bite for Holiday Catch
The speaker notes the simple life of fisherfolk as they fish, return home to cook their catch, sleep, and repeat. The only real gift needed is a bite from the sea, a small, hopeful holiday present.
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Santa
Martin Urges Support For Ike's Plans
Senator Martin of Pennsylvania copywrites a letter urging united Republican support for the Eisenhower administration and denouncing hyphenated Republican labels. He notes his age and pending retirement, stresses a strong, militant GOP, cites tax cuts and reduced government spending as examples, and says the response has been enthusiastic among colleagues.
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J. Frank Tragle
Washington
Sen
Martin
R-Pa
Eisenhower
Senate
Joe McCarthy
Pennsylvania
America
Six Weeks Campaign Limit Proposed for President Candidacy
Senator Sparkman endorses delaying the 1956 Democratic nominating convention to late August or August 27 and argues six weeks is enough to campaign. He cites physical strain of long races and favors air travel over whistle stop train campaigning. GOP leaders discuss site bids and potential September timing. Senator Knowland doubts Eisenhower will be drafted if reluctant, and Sparkman mourns he did not switch parties.
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Jack Bell Washington
Sparkman
D-Ala
Paul M. Butler
Leonard W. Hall
GOP
Hall
Eisenhower
Chicago
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Sen
Knowland
NBC
Boy Shoots Stepmother in Glen Head
A 13 year old boy confessed to shooting his stepmother Irma Corcoran 49 at the front door of the Glen Head home with a .22 rifle saying she was too strict. Kenneth R Corcoran Jr was taken into custody as a juvenile delinquent.
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Glen Head
N.Y. Wi
Kenneth R. Corcoran Jr
Irma Corcoran
Corcoran
Kenneth
Five War Orphans Get Foster Homes
Five war orphans, children of American fathers and Japanese mothers, arrived yesterday in San Francisco to start foster homes. The move comes amid ongoing tensions as Zionist leaders urge caution over arms shipments to Arab nations. The report notes the orphans were welcomed by families and Israel supporters and mentions the broader context of postwar refugee settlements.
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U.S
Salt Lake City
Zionist Organization of America
U.S. State Department
Middle East
J. Asher Kirshichiy
Na- Vionsdee
Asee
Israel
Japan
Young Israel Republic
San Francisco
Prisoners Build Own Radio Units in State Prison
Four officials at a state prison disclosed last night that they confiscated more than a dozen small receiving and transmitting sets used by inmates to communicate. The sets were built with radio and electrical equipment and were kept in inmates cells, authorities said.
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Boston
State Prison
Longer Life Is Expected by Geriatrics Expert
Dr Edward Henderson editor in chief of the Journal of the American Geriatric Society told the Texas Geriatric Society that Americans may reach a 100 year life expectancy. He noted life expectancy rose from 38 in 1850 to 68 in 1950 and urged optimistic advances in aging research.
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Dallas
New Jersey
Edward Henderson
Montclais
Journal of the
American Geriatric Society
Texas Geriatric Society
Korean Boy Finds Happy Life in New Rochelle Home
Lee Kyung Soo once an orphaned waif in Inchon now lives in New Rochelle with Navy CPO Vincent Paladino and his family. He is six, in first grade at Holy Name School, calls Paladino Dad, and enjoys Western TV and a Christmas bicycle. Adoption papers from Korea are pending for U S citizenship.
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New Rochelle
N.Y
Lee Kyung Soo
Inchon
Korea
Lee James Parading
United States
J Navy C.P.O
Vincent J. Paladino
Lee
Holy Name Catholic School
Abooji
Shim
Pala ‘Idinos
Thas
Navy
Naval Reserve Armory
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