Old foes become today's allies inとな postwar world
In a shifting Cold War frame the United States moves to back Japan's rearmament while Germany and Italy steer toward normalization. Moscow looms as the central threat as Washington forges alliances, builds a wall around Russia, and expands bases from Spain to the North Atlantic amid uneasy diplomacy.
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Washington
Japan
Russia
China
State Department
United States
West
United Nations
Spain
Mediterranean
North Atlantic
Germany
Middletown Journal Subscription Rates Notice
The Middletown Journal explains pricing for per copy city and area carriage plus Sunday edition options. Subscription by mail varies by trading area and distance, with annual rates for within and outside zones and international mail.
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Sunday News Journal
City Area
Middletown Voters Urged to Support School Tax Levy
The Journal urges Middletown residents to vote FOR the two mill levy, arguing teachers are underpaid, replacements are due as veterans near retirement, and a higher starting salary would attract top talent. The piece frames the levy as choosing the caliber of local education and emphasizes facts over selling the proposal.
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Earle Leidner
Middletown
Seidner
Journal
Compromise on Corporations Tax Nearing Congressional Return
As Congress reconvenes in January attention centers on tax policy. Expiration of the excess profits tax on January 1 will relieve corporations but cost the Treasury about $2 billion annually. A potential regular corporate tax cut to 50 percent or 47 percent is discussed, with partisan views on timing. The 52 percent top rate, tied to ongoing postwar fiscal constraints, remains a focal point of debate.
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Congress
Treasury
U.S
Eisenhower
Reed
House
Ways and Means
Rep
Simpson
Korea
Blind candy magnate finds sight in heart not eyes
John D Hayes, 70, once almost blinded, built the Fanny Farmer Candy Co with 371 stores in 200 cities and 100 Canadian outlets. He trusts the honesty of his staff with no spies or checkers, relying on personal bonds and the blessing of God. He visits 275 stores yearly and identifies thousands by voice, preferring inner vision to sight.
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New York
John D. Hayes
Hayes
Rochester
Fanny Farmer Candy Co
Canada
Florida
No High Road To Success For a Pennsylvania Bookkeeper
A forty year old Pennsylvania bookkeeper writes of wasted effort, small raises, and bleak prospects in accounting. An adviser concedes no universal formula for success, noting individual paths and the lure of varied futures after trying bookkeeping. The narrator recalls failing as a bookkeeper, glimpsing temptation in a San Francisco exchange, getting fired, and moving on to greener pastures.
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Pennsylvania
Estrellita Lively day urged by lunar influences
The stars predict a constructive day with careful analysis advised before decisions. Seek experienced counsel for tough problems and finish tasks already started before taking on new ventures. Romance and new friendships favored in the evening. If tomorrow is your birthday, expect opportunities to advance ambitious plans with capital and influential support, but learn to say no to avoid nervous strain. A child born today will have imagination ambition and determination.
Compromise Sought on New U N Members in General Assembly
A U N General Assembly committee seeks a workable compromise for admitting new states. The issue stems from a Russian push to admit all 21 applicants in one package, which would boost Soviet influence. The article notes current bloc sizes and urges peaceable behavior to meet Charter obligations.
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United Nations
U.N. General Assembly
Egypt
Netherlands
Peru
United States
U.N
Albania
Bulgaria
Hungary
North Korea
Outer Mongolia
Romania
Viet Nam People’s Republic
China
Korea
Indo-China
Weitzel Sworn As Assistant Comptroller Of The United States
Frank H. Weitzel is sworn in as Assistant Comptroller of the United States earning 16 000 dollars annually. He began his career at the General Accounting Office in Washington forty five years ago at fifteen dollars a week. The article notes his notable rise to a high government post.
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Frank H. Weitzel
United States
General Accounting Office
Washington
Mr. Weitzel
Stassen to Ship 3-5 Million Food Baskets Abroad
Harold Stassen’s Santa Claus plan uses FOA to send 3-5 million food baskets to Western Europe this Christmas. The program draws from Commodity Credit Corp. surpluses including cranberries wheat flour and canned goods. The goal is to ease hunger overseas while many in America lack adequate larder space.
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Washington
Reindeer
White Beard
Harold Stassen
Santa Claus
Europe
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Foreign Operations Administration
Childe Harolde
Mutual Security Agency
Economic Cooperation Administration
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Willie the Weeper Sutton
Stassen Claus
Commodity Credit Corp
Department of Agriculture
Stassen
Union Gas and Electric workers host Wiener Bake
On November 2 1933 office employees meter readers and families enjoyed a Wiener bake at the Whitehead lodge on Browns Run The City Commission debated auditorium use for political meetings and unanimously barred such gatherings in the municipal building until after the November 7 election Meanwhile World’s Fair officials decided to postpone the exposition to 1934.
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Union Gas and Electric Company
Ralph Whitehead
Brown
City Commission
Not Flirting at Work Slows Yet Enriches Life
A reflective line from the source notes someone chose to avoid flirting with good-looking girls during work. The quote frames a philosophy that restraint at work limits but also broadens life experiences and personal growth.
Vaughan Retired General on Parking Tags and Politics
Maj. Gen. Harry H. Vaughan once aide to President Truman appears in Virginia garden and jokes that his old District of Columbia license plate 11 Influences quirks such as parking by fire plugs. He quips about inheriting the tag from Dolly Gann and Joseph C. McGarraghy acknowledges the tag’s pull but remains cautious to avoid political missteps.
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Harry H. Vaughan
White House
Virginia
Truman
Gen. Vaughan
District of Columbia
Dolly Gann
Charles Curtiss
Joseph C. McGarraghy
D.C
Joe McGarraghy
Mr. McGarraghy
Rescuer Retrieves Drowning Two-Year-Old From Ditch
E B Young spotted a floating doll in a drainage ditch and rescued a two year old. The child was shaken but unharmed after the quick intervention.
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E.B. Young
Voting Tomorrow in Middletown: A Civic Duty and Privilege
The column urges voters to cast ballots in the upcoming Middletown election. It links teacher wages, the City Commission, Board of Education, and Municipal Court judge to residents’ lives, urging readers to evaluate candidates on merits and follow their conscience rather than self interest. It stresses voting as both privilege and duty and warns against lax citizen participation.
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Middletown
City Commission
Board of Education
Gossip From Gotham Lanes On Broadway And Beyond
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Jerry Lewis may need knee surgery and reports about Impelliteri’s primary overcontribution. She covers Broadway shows, a dramatic Pierre party incident, divorce rumors about the Hisses, and nightlife in Greenwich Village and midtown.
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Jerry Lewis
Impelliteri
Broadway
Quips and Quirks: Alope of Odd Sayings Across Towns
A string of humorous observations and oddities travels from barbering to high collars, with jests about close relatives, cold days at work, careless drivers, skimpy swimsuits, marital tensions, and peculiar legal tales. Notes include a Texas man given ninety years, a New Jersey inmate locked in a refrigerator car, and a juror dozing in an Indian town court.
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New Jersey
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