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Russia and Cigarettes Stir Middletown Gossip
Bill Garvin reports back from a Russia tour noting Soviet cigarettes taste crude with excessive filters. He observes tipping norms, store practices, and consumer behavior in Russia, and contrasts them with American customs. The column also mocks a weak week for new records and laments the song My True Love.
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Bill Garvin
Middletown
Russia
John Gunther
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Paul Harvey on Hypocrisy and Domestic Threats
A Paul Harvey speech denounces American hypocrisy over foreign injustice while ignoring domestic corruption and crime. He condemns gang violence in Chicago, calls for action against politicians and judges, and argues for reform before lecturing abroad.
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Pennsylvania Avenue
Chicago
Fishing Rights Clash Sparks Cold War Echoes
The piece links Iceland Britain tensions over 12 mile fishing limits to wider geopolitics. It notes Iceland's NATO role, Keflavik base, and Soviet credits boosting Icelandic fisheries while Britain bolsters patrols. It ends arguing America’s "people's capitalism" empowers mass share ownership and wields influence in defense and economy.
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Omar N. Bradley
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Europe
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Paris
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Soviet Russia
Ludvik Josefsson
How To Make Successful Life Decisions By Reading Bible
The article argues daily decisions shape life and urges sharpening the mind through serious reading. It cites faith in one’s mental power, use of the Bible for insight, and a bank executive who daily meditates on scripture in multiple languages to stay mentally keen for high finance decisions.
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New York City
Soen
St. Paul
Martin Coffey Receives Butler County Legion Command Bid
Middletown prominent Legionaire Martin V Coffey was offered the Butler County district commandership by Eli Jansen, commander elect of the Ohio American Legion. Fire Chief Elmer Reed announced flood and spotlight equipment with a portable generator was mounted on the aerial truck for emergencies. In 1938 Here and There notes a hat craze tale and a husband’s remark about his wife’s fall hat resembling a cockroach.
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Martin V. Coffey
Middletown
Butler County
Eli Jansen
Ohio American Legion
Elmer Reed
Bender’s Hoffa Commission Sparks Skepticism at Press Conf
Former Senator George H. Bender headed a three member probing panel hired by James R. Hoffa to investigate Teamsters domination by hoodlums. Critics question the $250 daily pay and the panel’s independence while the Senate Labor Rackets Committee and court monitors watch closely. Bender’s pompous remarks and tangled answers drew sardonic amusement from reporters.
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Washington
George H. Bender
Ohio
Bender
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Jimmy
F. Joseph
Jiggs) Donohue
Detroit
Ira W. Jayne
Hoffa
Senate Labor Rackets Committee
John L. McClellan
U. S. District Court
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Willard Hotel
Sione
Congress
Celebrity Deals And Show Biz Buzz Across Hollywood
Dorothy Kilgallen notes power players like Paul Getty and Clint Murchison courting a major theater empire deal reportedly over 200 million dollars. Marilyn Monroe’s ears are examined by a top East specialist in California amid health woes, while Olivier Douglas and Lancaster pursue a new director for The Devil’s Disciple in England. News spans Denmark’s refusal to dock the Skate submarine, Roulette Records buying Roost masters, and gossip on Harry Cohn’s widow Joan.
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Paul Getty
Clint Murchison
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California
Marilyn Monroe
Otto Preminger
Sam Goldwyn
Rhubarb
England
Laurence Olivier
Burt Lancaster
Kirk Douglas
John Huston
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Copenhagen
United States
Roulette Records
Yardbird Parker
Art Tatum
Dizzy Gillespie
Errol Garner
Harry Belafonte
Baby” Pignatari
International Cafe Society
Harry Cohn
Joan
Peter Glenville
Seven million pounds of meat saved in Chicago market blaze
A large market fire in Chicago claimed seven million pounds of meat worth across products. The blaze prompted emergency action and local reports noted how much meat survived or was recovered.
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