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Monroe News-Star
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
John D. Ewing Wilson Ewing
Lady and Sun
Monroe
Audit Bureau of Circulation
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Associated Press
Branham CO. National Advertising
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Chicago
Atlanta
Dallas
Perrott
St. Louia
Kansas City
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Memphis
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Australia Votes: Labor Ousts Government Amid Welfare Debates
In Australia the Labor government loses power after eight years as voters seek change despite prosperity and full employment. The result is argued as a shift rather than a wholesale move against welfare, with observers urging caution and a wait‑and‑see approach for Britain and New Zealand parallels.
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New Zealand
Britain
Australia
Communist Party
United States
Protests Over 1950 Census Income Questions
Rep Clarence J Brown of Ohio leads protests against proposed income queries in the 1950 census. He argues there is no good reason to ask about personal earnings and notes similar resistance in 1940. The article discusses exemptions for those earning over 10 000 and the lack of prosecutions for nonresponse under the act. Government data already covers many income details through annual reports and tax records.
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Clarence J. Brown
Ohio
Census Bureau
The Christmas Tree That Lived With Us
Henry M Lemeore writes about keeping their Christmas tree past Christmas to save money and keep a useful centerpiece. He argues an aged tree serves as a coat rack, ashtray, and conversation starter while highlighting rising ornament costs and the humor of a potently practical home.
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Jean
United States
Jonge Kilmer
Petrillo bans student bands at Madison Square Garden games
Hollywood columnist Jimmie Fidler reports that bandleader union chief Petrillo has issued a ban on student bands at collegiate basketball games in New York's Madison Square Garden, arguing pro musicians deserve the work. Officials fear expansion to football stadiums may follow, while readers debate the impact on the sport and public life.
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Hollywood
Jimmy Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
New York
Madison Square Gardens
Petrillo
Grid
Petrillos
John L. Lewises
Waterloo
England
America
Angelo Patri on Grandchildren Gifts and Letter Writing
Grandparents value remembrance and affection over material gifts. Children should craft gifts themselves when possible, with praise and thanks to reinforce effort. Older kids can write letters to grandparents. best with simple cards, notes, and a warm personal touch. Dr Patri notes a dress guide and offers leaflet P-18 via Bell Syndicate.
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Brandpa
Grandma
Granny
Grandpa
New Aquarium Starboarder Jimmy the Dytiscus Arrives
John C. Pearson of the U S Fish and Wildlife Service introduces Jimmy a one inch carnivorous beetle from the James River Virginia. Jimmy hunts small fish like guppies and is being acclimated in the Commerce Department building before display. He may pose a risk if released in home aquaria.
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Washington
John C. Pearson
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Jimmy
James River
Virginia
Dytiscus
Mr. Pearson
Rockies
Aquarium
Commerce Department
Super- Diamond
Super-Diamond
Acquarium
Fish and Wildlife Hatchery
Beaufort
N. C
New York
Shreveport Girl Named Darling of L. S. U.
Shreveport brown-eyed Shirley Stephens, 19, a sophomore, was chosen by a campus poll as the 1950 Darling of L. S. U. Other favorites in the court include Georgia Cook and Margaret Holliday of New Orleans, Betty Leigh Taylor and Jeannine Weems of Baton Rouge, Patricia McCoy of Jackson, Mississippi, and Bo Sussman of Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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Baton Rouge
Darling
Louisiana State University
Shirley Stephenson
Shreveport
Miss Stephenson
Georgia Cook
Margaret Holliday
New Orleans
Betty Leigh Taylor
Jeannine Weems
Patricia McCoy
Jackson
Miss
Bo Sussman
Hot Springs
Ark
White House furnishings damaged by spectators in Jackson inauguration
Questions and answers recount U.S. history queries including Jackson's 1829 inauguration when mobs toppled, smashed items, and forced him through a human chain. Additional items cover Arbor Day, fruit storage, barkless dogs, Garrison finish, and baseball doubleheaders.
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White House
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
Winter in China Tests Communist Resolve and Survival
The column argues winter will shape whether Mao’s Communists can consolidate victory over Chiang Kai-Shek. It notes economic distress, inflation, and food shortages as key pressures, with masses acting on hunger rather than politics. Chiang bases government on Formosa while guerrilla fighting and supply blockades continue.
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Associated Press
China
Chiang Kai-Shek
Mao Tze-Tung
United States
Red New China News Agency
Peiping
Mao
Fred Hampson
A. P
Hampson
Kuomintang
Formosa
Flights Cancelled at New York Airports Amid Fog
Fog caused the cancellation of 70 domestic flights at LaGuardia Field today. Six overseas planes at LaGuardia and several more at Idlewild were held up. Ceiling was 800 feet but conditions improved after 10 am.
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New York
LaGuardia Field
LaGuardia
Idlewild International Airport
Temperature Gauge from Chirps and Cricket Timings
A simple method to estimate outside temperature uses a cricket's chirp count over 14 seconds plus 42. The count varies with the season and environment, offering a rough Fahrenheit reading.
Decontaminating Nuclear Wastes Gains Ground Says AEC Study
United States scientists report progress in tackling radioactive poison from atomic blasts. Oak Ridge labs pursue better decontamination methods for buildings and equipment, including strippable films and coatings for hot laboratories. Three basic approaches are surface removal, chemical dissolution, and preventing contamination with water films.
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Bikini
Military and Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Army
Oak Ridge, Tenn
Varios
Richard D. Wolfe
Antiaircraft Journal
The
Military Engineer
Farm youth tops vegetable contest in Washington
Russell L. Sears Jr., 20, of Cummington Massachusetts, crowned National Junior Vegetable Growers Association champion after earning 500 prize and grossing 1300 dollars in vegetables on 2.5 acres. He plans to stay on the farm, modernize it, and target potatoes chickens and tourists while ditching dairy cattle. His father supports the plan, and Sears leverages scientific farming learned in college to boost annual net profits beyond five thousand dollars.
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New York
Russell L. Sears, Jr
Cummington
Mass
Sears
New England
Young Sears
Notebook Clothes and Dress Etiquette Fuss Advised
A prose note complains that wearing a dress suit is time consuming due to changing clothes, urging focus on practical attire and efficiency. The item reflects discolorations of fashion norms and personal habits as a social trend.
Bridges Trial in Sixth Week in San Francisco
In San Francisco on December 19 the perjury trial of Harry Bridges enters its sixth week with defense cross examining Paul Crouch a longtime Communist. Crouch testified Bridges twice served on the Communist central committee under the alias Rossi in 1936 and 1938. Bridges head of the International Longshoremen and Warehousemen's Union stands accused of lying about his Communist ties during 1945 naturalization proceedings. The government aims to prove the sworn statement false as witnesses including Bridges ISWA aides Henry Schmidt and Jr Robertson face federal charges. Judge George B. Harris plans a recess until January 3 as prosecutors expect to call several more witnesses.
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San Francisco
Harry Bridges
Paul Crouch
Bridges
Comunist Central Committee
Rossi
C. I. O. International Longshoremen's and Warehousemen's Union
Australia
Henry Schmidt
R. Robertson
Crouch
George B. Harris
F. Joseph Donahue
Neville Play Slated Tonight at Neville Auditorium
The Neville speech department presents the three act comedy Mother is a Freshman tonight at 8 at the Neville auditorium. Marilyn Rosenberg directs the stage version of a film story about a mother’s college life and its impact on her daughter. Tickets at the door are 46 for students and 61 for adults. plan a relaxing evening.
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Neville Auditorium
Neville Speech Department
Marilyn Rosenberg
Alphabet Puzzle Clues From Across and Down List
A compact word puzzle listing across and down clues. Entries include animals, objects, actions, places, and abstract terms with numbers indicating positions and theme hints hinted by the partial grid. Silent page shows scattered definitions and placeholders for answers.
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