Churchill Wins Nobel Prize for Literature in Stockholm
Sir Winston Churchill, aged 78, awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature by the Swedish Academy for mobilizing the English language during World War II. The decision underscores his wartime speeches and prose, with friends noting he would have preferred the Peace Prize. Churchill will receive the award from King Gustav Adolf in Stockholm.
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Benson Studies Beef Support Program in Agriculture Panel
Secretary Benson told the House Agriculture Committee he will decide on a beef price support plan after reviewing war memoirs and receiving advice. The committee urged a program and urged higher government purchases of beef to aid the low grade cattle market amid complex administration considerations.
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Fight for Man's Soul at Repatriation Tent
A 1953 Press Telegram report on the Korea War repatriation scene. Chinese prisoners confront Communist explainers as neutral observers watch. Prisoners are urged to choose between repatriation and staying away, with many selecting the path to Taiwan. The scene is described as a tense, quasi-execution over a door choice in a tent.
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Ford Asks U S Talk to Others At UN Dinner
Henry Ford II urges U S to sit down with other nations to discuss views and share leadership. Speaking at a New York dinner honoring Ford, Mrs. Hobby and Gov. Dewey, he says all nations should work together for peace and that the U S should seek help from others.
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