My Trip to London Reveals Britain’s Hardships and Hope
Congressman George Smathers reflects on weeks in London after crossing the continent. He notes language barriers, Britain’s stringent postwar austerity, scarce food, high import restrictions, and the strong spirit of the people. He contrasts wartime rationing with London’s elevated prices for goods and expresses relief that communism has not taken root there.
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London
Britain
England
United States
Europe
Negro Elected Varsity Manager of Harvard Football Team
Frank S. Jones, a Black Harvard student, was chosen as undergraduate varsity manager for the next football season. He is the youngest of four children of David D. Jones and his wife of Greensboro North Carolina. Jones previously managed Harvard freshman football and assisted the varsity squad. His family appears among notable African Americans in Who's Who in America.
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Cambridge, Mass
ANP
Frank S. Jones
Harvard
Jones
David D. Jones
Bennett College
Greensboro
N. C
Levi Jackson
Yale
Phillips Academy
f@r
Andover
America
David D. Jones Jr
Harvard Law School
Wesleyan University
Paul M. Jones
Boston University
Frances Jones Benner
Boston
Levi Jackson Elected Yale Football Captain
Levi Jackson, Yale Bulldogs halfback, was unanimously elected captain of the 1949 football squad by teammates in New Haven. The 70th captain, and the first Black player to both play for Yale and serve as captain, was celebrated with a champagne toast and commented it was swell.
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New Haven
Conn
ANP
Levi Jackson
Haifback
Yale University
Bulldogs
Yale
Remarkable Captain Leads Team Toward Stronger Season
Jackson praised Bill Conway as a great captain and vowed to lead the grand group of players to a more successful year. He stated the team would start immediately, and posed for photo with Coach Herman Hickman, former Tennessee All American guard, signaling ongoing leadership transition.
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Bill Conway
Jackson
Herman Hickman
Tennessee
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