Button Gwynett and the Signers of Independence
A sketch of Button Gwynnett of Georgia and the Continental Congress signers. It notes Jefferson's drafting, 86 changes, and details Gwynnett’s rise and fall from Savannah life to a duel where he died at 41. It cites his 1765 move, Georgia Assembly service, brief presidency, and 1924 sale of his signature for 14000 dollars.
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Continental Congress
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Jefferson
Great Britain
Cama
Edward Rutledge
Benjamin Franklin
John Morton
Pennsylvania
John Carroll
Maryland
Carter Braxton
Virginia
Colonies
Ireland
England
Wales
Button Ciwynett
Savannah
Georgia
Goucestershire
Gwynett
Ann Bourne
Wolverhampton
American
Button
Ann
America
St. Catherine Island
New England
Georgia Assembly
Button Gwynett
Ross
P. Button
Archibald Bulloch
Lachlan McIntosh
Butt
Hal Boyle Mailbag Snippets and History Tidbits
New York AP column highlights humorous and curious facts from letters and popular lore. Notes on George Washington’s waist size, skywriting prices, Manahactanienk meaning, Aztec remedies, optimism by Robert Q. Lewis, school days abroad, money origins, Einstein’s pay, and 1907 clothing costs, all in brisk, quotable vignettes.
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New York
George Washington
Washington
First Half of 1960 Recap and Political Rise
The six months ended with a mix of foreign and domestic turmoil and political shifts. Khrushchev’s attack on the Paris summit and U2 incident strained U.S.-Soviet ties while riots toppled leaders in Korea and Turkey. Eisenhower faced protests over Japan and defense pacts as Nixon solidified GOP front-runner status and Kennedy emerged as Democratic front-runner before the Los Angeles convention.
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France
Atomic Club
Korea
Syngman Rhee
Turkey
Adnan Menderes
Russia
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Moscow
Khrushchev
United States
Tokyo
Japan
Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate
Foreign Relations Committee
Richard M. Nixon
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
Great Britain
Key To Freedom Opinion Research Corp. on free enterprise image
Opinion Research Corp remarks that workers often misunderstand capitalism and related terms such as dividends depletion productivity socialism and technology. The New York Times notes only a quarter grasp capitalism, signaling a need for domestic education to sustain a free economy and government.
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Opinion Research Corp
The
New York Times
Monty warned Paris summit would flop says timing
Britain's field marshal Viscount Montgomery claims he knew in advance the Paris summit conference would fail. He says the event was doomed from the start and remarks that his warning came too late to alter outcomes.
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United States
Britain
France
Russia
Paris
Viscount Montgomery
Soviets Aim to Provoke Crisis After Crisis
George E. Sokolsky argues Moscow sought continual crises to block disarmament talks. He says Paris and Geneva conferences were sabotaged to push unconditional surrender, with Western unity and strong defense blocs reducing Moscow’s leverage. He cautions against Soviet deception and warns of possible further miscalculation leading to war.
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Washington
Paris
Geneva
Moscow
Left Wing Summer School Recruiting Across Nations
A report notes Communist functionaries recruit students for an International Summer School in the Crimea in July with delegations from Algeria Mexico Britain Guatemala Ceylon France the US Chile and other non Communist countries. Lectures coordination translation and field trips to Moscow are planned with scholarships promised. The piece also covers atomic plane delays and a Supreme Court labor case with Georgia ruling on union dues used politically.
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Washington
Moscow
Crimeans
Algeria
Mexico
Britain
Guatemala
Ceylon
France
Chile
Soviet Union
Poland
Yugoslavia
N. Diko
Student Council of the
Ussr
Gurzul
Supreme Court
High Court
Georgia Supreme Court
Southern Railway
International Assn. of Machinists
Fragmented Desert Sun and Antartic Surmise
The text reflects fragmented prose noting brilliant desert sun setting behind broken translucent clouds to the west. It then states Antarctica as the fifth largest continent and two thirds un explored, presenting a mix of incomplete ideas about geography and exploration.
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Antarctica
Ike Offered Million Dollar TV Deal In 2-Year Plan
Dorothy Kilgallen reports a national food chain offered President Eisenhower a $1 million deal $300,000 a year for two years to do a 15 minute weekly newscast after he leaves the White House. The item also notes gala night antics at the Stork Club with Martha Raye, Debbie Reynolds gossip, and Hollywood chatter about Carol Channing, Dietrich imitations, and other showbiz tidbits.
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Eisenhower
White House
Stork Club
Comedienne
Martha Raye
Bob O'Shea
Martha
Sherman Billingsley
MOB
Cleveland
Chicago
Los Angeles
New York
East Side
Carol Channing
Marlene Dietrich
Dietrich
Marlene
Southwest
Carol
Miles White
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Khrushchevy
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Macmillan
Fredrick M. Eaton
Mr. Khrushchev
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Europe
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London
Filton Lewis Jr
Defense Department
General Electric Atomic Engine
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Fort Worth
Cardwell Field
Dorothy Kilgallen
Ike
Debbie Reynolds
Debbie
Harry Karl
Jamaica
B.W.J
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WADO
Staion
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Rita Hayworth
Philip Crosbys
Dennis Crowns
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Don Collins
Warren Beatty
Eddie F Ishers
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Bob Wagner
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Elmer Bernsem
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