Reading the News A Patchwork of Oddities and Facts
The piece surveys public knowledge on foreign affairs, cites the IPI study funded by Ford and Rockefeller, and notes Malenkov as premier. It recounts lighthearted items from William McLellan's alligator stunt to smog driven court outcomes, a divorce over a whistling kettle, a mass Soviet Chinese wedding plan, a nativity scene oddity, a drunken driving case, and a charity hog call contest raising funds for underprivileged toys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgi Malenkov
Russia
International Press Institute
IPI
Taw
NATO
Ford
Rockefeller
U. S
American Institute For Public Opinion
Melenkov
Soph Stalin
William
Orman Dennis
Bill
Fie
Orman
Bil
William C. McLellan
Holimycod
Prophecy Slick Offers Free 64 Page Mind Power Book
A Los Angeles notice promotes a free 64 page book by "The Voice of Two Worlds" claiming world prophecies foretell a coming crisis. It promises mind power gains, bodily strength, and success from Tibetan secrets, and asks readers to mail name and address to a Los Angeles department for a free copy with no obligation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Tanoff
Tibet
Far East
South
Hobart
Bisd
Dept
Calif
More Spy Charges Predicted In Washington
Senator Welker says Democrats will face more revelations linked to the Harry Dexter White case. He comments amid Senate internal security hearings and a dispute with Democratic leaders over White’s promotion. Fritchey defends accusations, citing FBI and Justice Department tensions in ongoing racketeering probes and political pressure claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Sen. Welker
Idaho
Harry Dexter White
iStephen A. Mitchell
Clayton Fritchey
White
Truman
Welker
Fritchey
MBS
Brownell
FRU
FBI
Denver
Justice Department
Brontell
St. Louis
Wint Smith
Kansas
Clare Hoffman
Michigan
Wal
Detroit
House
William F. McKenna
Los Angeles
McKenna
APL Teamsters Union
Kansas City
Mystery Baby From Korea Becomes American Citizen
At Yokosuka Japan an orphaned blond infant from Korea left for the United States aboard a naval transport headed to Seattle. Navy chaplain Lt. E C Riley and the adoptive mother Mrs Hugh Keenan of Spokane await the boy named George C Ascom. The baby, described as Caucasian, was chosen from an Indian orphanage and raised aboard the carrier Point Cruz.
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Yokosuka Naval Base
Japan
VPI
Korea
United States
George C. Ascom
Seattle
Raboor Dew
Navy
E. C. Riley
Des Moines
Iowa
Point Cruz
Hugh Keenan
Spokane
George
Father Riley
Jis
Food Short China Said to Ration
Reports from Shanghai and Canton describe Communist rationing of food for the first time since taking control. Private letters corroborate the shortage with half a catty daily ration and long lines for millet. Hong Kong prisoners and overseas students report subsistence limits. Causes cited include the Korean War, poor harvest, and heavy exports to Russia and satellites.
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Hong Kong
Shanghai
Canton
China
Yangtze
Haengchow
Carton
Russia
Ceylon
State Atty Gen Sees Subversive Threat in Illegal Entry Problem
In a dispatch on California’s wetback issue State Attorney General Edmund G. Brown warns that lax border flow invites subversive groups to use illegal labor channels for fifth column activities. He cites Imperial and San Joaquin counties with high felony rates linked to Mexican descent residents and notes tuberculosis reemergence among transient workers from Mexico.
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San Francisco
Edmund G. Brown
California
Rio Grande
Amesty
Brown
Imperial County
Wallace Howland
Imperial
San Joaquin County
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William McLellan
Daniel Fla. Chimpanzee Farm
Pasadena
Hasatena
Jo Schwartz
Russell L. Gokel
Romey
Mich
Gokel
Sei
Teneher
Aristle
Joan Brown
Chicago
Julius AL. Miner
Clem
Miner
Z% Kong
Soviet Friendship Association
Rended
Hamilton
Howard Kroger Bakh
Babb
Normandy
Conrad Hilton
Hilton
Donnell Culpepper
George Malenkov
Morris J. Hall
Atomic Energy Commission
Benton Harbor
Mystery
U.S
Iniito
Scoty Baillie
Howland
Mexico
Gelearam
Dali
Sixth Street
Pine Avenue
Long Beach
Cory
Cizsa
Honguelel Arpenter
Tata Maesei
Barker Bros. Broadway
Barker Bros
Bigelow
Barkers
Chapel Hill
Cordalon
Broadway
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