Living pawns in a pleasant game of democracy
Opinion column decrying perpetual draft and executive war powers. It argues the U.S. drifts toward entangling alliances and unnecessary wars without congressional or public consent, citing Dulles and Eisenhower, and warns of bankruptcy from endless subsidies and handouts.
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Washington
U. S
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Tom Dewey
New Dealer
Dulles
United States
Indo China
France
England
Congress
Butter Surplus Policy Sparks Broad Criticism
A policy-maker faces widespread critique over exporting surplus butter to Great Britain at lower prices, raising concerns for housewives who want bargains and for farmers fearing price drops. Officials warn no solution will please all, as subsidies and storage debate continues amid public scrutiny.
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Benson
Great Britain
Biting the Hand That Feeds Us
A parable contrasts a frugal saver who builds a business with four profligate friends. The saver is heavily taxed in both unincorporated and corporate forms and finally dies with most wealth confiscated, while his cronies retire with nothing. The piece urges preserving savers who raise living standards.
Humorous Clippings From Neighborhood Life
A string of light anecdotes features Mason Flynn thanking a courteous Memphis officer after a ticket, T H Dale of Marks saving his first two nickels for 65 years, rain thwarting Hartford shoeshine hour for charity, and a duck named Jerry keeping a New London yard lively. Also noted: tax costs to clothe a child, a Maine rooster dying from fame, a rookie cop injuring a shoulder, a Baxter Springs judge fining himself, a Flint man misplacing hearing aids, and a dentist showcase teeth joke.
London mailbox sting tied to house keys
Police heard 18 year old Kenneth Ball admit stealing a letter from a London mailbox and opened the box with his house keys. Detectives move to change locks on all 11,000 London mailboxes as the case proceeds.
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London
Kenneth Ball
Kenneth
New York
Arthur McConville
Arthur Waldman
Pictorial computer shows aircraft position on map
A civil aviation center in Indianapolis develops a disc map and pen style indicator that marks a plane’s location in real time. The two radio waves from ground stations supply bearings and distance, helping pilots navigate and reduce air traffic congestion.
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Civil Aerobutics Administration Technical Center
Indianapolis
Indiana
Five driving errors top cause of accidents warns Chicago club
Chicago Motor Club president Charles M. Hayes says drivers most often err by speeding for conditions at night and in bad visibility, tailgating, failing to anticipate emergencies, unsafe passing, and poor signaling. drivers should avoid driving if tired worried or upset.
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Chicago
Chicago Motor Club
Charles M. Hayes
Hayes
Ignition Analyzer to Show Engine Spark Performance
Sidney New York UP reports Bendix engineers describe an ignition analyzer using a TV type picture tube installed in DC-7 aircraft. The unit checks 300 to 400 sparks per second across eight magnetos and can display a single spark plug to predict life expectancy for airline engines.
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Sidney
N. Y
Bendix Aviation Corps
Engineers
1954 Begins to Fade as Three Months Pass
The year 1954 is rapidly slipping into the past as the first quarter ends and three months have already elapsed highlighting early events and changes shaping the new year.
Contain communism at home not in Asia warns op-ed
A reader argues the United States should prioritize Latin America and domestic welfare over fighting in Indo China. The piece accuses government agencies and unions of communist infiltration, cites Guatemala Honduras and Nicaragua, and recalls General Mark Clark on postwar security. It calls for focusing resources on homeland defense and avoiding a broader war.
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Latin America
Indo- China
Guatemala
Honduras
Russia
Nicaragua
Paraguay
Latin American
Indo - China
Geneva
Sap
Mark Clark
Army
State Department
Europe
United States
Welf
Byrnes
Marshall
Clark
America
Haile Selassie Reviews Leadership And Ethiopian Rise
The article traces Haile Selassie’s rise from Tafari Makonnen to Emperor of Ethiopia, his reforms, exile after Mussolini’s invasion, and return in 1941 with British support. It notes acquisition of Eritrea, modernizing efforts, and his esteem in America as a courageous leader.
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Haille Selassie
Senate
House
Benito Mussolini
Eritrea
Ethopia
Geneva
Assembly of
Old
League of Nations
Haile Selassie
Harrar
Menelik
Eritera
Tafari Makonnen
Trinity
Mussolini
Ethiopia
England
America
Michigan Vast State by East of Mississippi Waters
Michigan and its territorial waters are described as the largest state east of the Mississippi River. The statement emphasizes the state's extensive boundaries and maritime area across land and inland waters.
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Michigan
Corner at State and Madison Sold for 1.2 Million
The northeast corner at State and Madison Streets in Chicago sold for 1,200,000 dollars. The sale was conducted by the estate trustee of Lolita Sheldon Armour to Connecticut General Life Insurance Company. Property size measures 53.2 by 150.5 feet.
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Chicago
State and
Madison Streets
Lolita Sheldon Armour
Connecticut General Life Insurance Company
Youthful mover gets TV set in household prank
In Memphis Tennessee a 9 year old boy Jimmy Norvell told his mother he would have a surprise. She returned home to find furniture rearranged with the television set moved into the boy's bedroom as part of a playful stunt.
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Vocational Rehabilitation Office
Flint
Michigan
Memphis
Tenn
Jimmy Norvell
Birdie Norvell
Jimmy
Michigan Longest State Shoreline Surpasses Atlantic Coast
Michigan boasts 2,242 miles of shoreline excluding islands, longer than the Atlantic Coast from Maine to Florida and the longest of any of the 47 other states.
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Michigan
Maine
Florida
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Mason Flynn
Flynn
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Dale
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Jerry
State Tax Commission
William Connellly
Connelly
Rhode Island
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Rooster
Dewey Ringrose
Yarmouth
Boston
New Britain
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Spelllend
J. T. Morrison
Baxter Springs
Ark
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United Press
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Waldman
Gers
Park Department
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Fred Lee
Franklin Park
George
Roger Bannister
Britain
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Lion of Judah
Congress of the
Turnabout
Miami
Margaret Newman
Gail Hanline
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