Truman Eyes Tight 1952 Campaign Strategy
U S News and World Report notes President Truman in high spirits about a Democratic win in 1952. The plan hinges on 69 Southern electoral votes and concentrating on big cities, with hopes of 199 North votes plus 69 South for a total 268 to capture the White House. Both parties anticipate a hard fought, state by state race with no clear walkover.
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Truman
U. S. News and World Report
White House
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
U. S
South
New York City
Os Angeles
San Francisco
California
Boston
Massachusetts
Chicago
Illinois
U.S
U. S. News
General Eisenhower
GOP
Citizens criticize big government and price controls
Opinion excerpts from Grass Roots in Port Jefferson Des Plaines and Vashon condemn federal and state aid as expanding government power and taxes. They argue government overreach harms liberty and warn against rising prices and government dictate in steel wage disputes.
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Port Jefferson
N. Y
Why Do Kings Love Us Like They Do
The piece notes that Farouk of Egypt, unemployed, heads to the United States with liquor and trunks, part of a wave of ex kings including Edward of England and others seeking refuge here. It ponders why American soil attracts dethroned royals and recalls the nation’s revolutionary origins over a king.
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United States
Farouk
Egypt
Edward
England
Michael
Romania
Peter
Yugoslavia
Zog
Albania
Carol
Hiss Parole Fate and FBI Case Details Stated
Washington report outlines federal pursuit of Edith Grand Murray linking Alger Hiss to the Chambers Baltimore home on April 1 1938 and the resulting ruling by Judge Henry Goddard denying a third trial while noting Hiss eligibility for parole this November. It also covers Batista housing reform in Cuba and Bell Labs micro balance testing.
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Washington
Whittaker Chambers
Alger Hiss
Chambers
Baltimore
Maryland
Hiss
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Edith Grand Murray
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Murray
Alger
Priscilla Hiss
Mount Royal Terrace
Park School
Communist Party
Oxford University Press
Miles J. Lane
U.S
Eleanor Kirstein
Tass
Henry Goddard
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Discipline and shared duties build children's self control
A mother should avoid using force and the phrase wait until your father comes home. Discipline means guiding behavior toward self-control through involving children in daily chores. Shared family tasks foster dignity, acceptance, and harmony, reducing the need for punishment and avoiding dependence on a parent’s arrival.
Iran Crisis Deepens as Mossadegh Faces Tax Push
Iran winds through economic turmoil as Mossadegh risks new tax powers to fund reform while the rich resist. The Communist Tudeh party gains strength and the lower house may grant Mossadegh authority to tax real estate. A locust threat looms over Syria’s bumper harvest estimates and export potential. Sammy Baugh enters his 16th season with the Redskins.
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Washington
Iran
Mohammed Mossadegh
Mossadegh
Ayatullah Kashani
Tudeh Party
Britain
World War I service and art gallery facts
Americans fought under Pershing who insisted on a separate army while Allies sought to use U S troops to bolster their forces. The Sea Lily is an animal with featherlike arms that resemble a flower. European galleries are government controlled by the people. in the U S private gifts endowments and memberships support collections.
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Pershing
Europe
Path to political writing and the lure of Washington
In this reflective piece M Lemore imagines a return to Mexico City and a career as a political writer. He jokes that politics require little more than a Washington address a typewriter and public gullibility while mocking horse handicappers society editors and journalists. He weighs choosing Kerr or Fab and muses on predicting elections without depth or sources.
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Mexico City
John Phipps
Elm Street
Mapes
Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Senator Kerr
Milton T. Fab
Pennsylvania Avenue
Kefauver
Kerr
Washington
Stevenson
Eisenhower
America
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Tony Curtis Impresses with Magic Practice for Houdini Role
Hollywood star Tony Curtis showcases sleight of hand as he trains for his lead in Houdini. He reels off tricks including vanishing red balls and linked rings learned under George London, aiming to perform his own stunts without stand-ins.
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Hollywood
Tony Curtis
Curtis
Universal-International
George London
Thurston, Blackstone
Tony
Houdini
George
London
Janet Leigh
Cobra on a crowded bus sparks India panic
Hal Boyle notes a snake charmer rode a Bombay bus with cobras in baskets. A hole jolt freed them, driving the driver to lose control and causing a serious accident. The piece also relays a tale of a cobra approaching a baby, and a prophecy about population moves in Manchuria.
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Relman Morin
Hal Boyle
New York
India
Bombay
Associated Press
Preston Grover
Grover
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Giaoys Pannsar
James Marlow
Damascus
Syria
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By M.lemore
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