Senator Sparks resigns as Highway committee chair
News-Star notes James Sparks state senator from the parish resigns as Highway committee chair and member of the Legislative Council. Criticizes administration for fast tracking a 50 million dollar bond for highways and institutions totaling about 125 million, without public vote. Accuses intrusion on long range plans and praises Sparks for principle and independence. References McCarthy era tensions and Army investigations.
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James Sparks
Parish
Legislative Council
Sparks
Ainsworth
Louisiana
Louisiana Senate
Goodbye General Lawton You Done Wrong
Fort Monmouth commander General Kirke Lawton faced removal for backing Senator McCarthy's anti Communist purge in the armed forces. His push for cooperation with McCarthy drew Pentagon criticism, with a political replacement slated to assume control as the Marshall doctrine wanes.
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McCarthy
Wild Bill
Knowland
Eisenhower
Pentagon
House
Senate
Congress
Army
Lawton
General Lawton
Kirke Lawton
Fort Monmouth
Senator McCarthy
Marshall
Awards Traditions Reveal Political Propaganda Ties
A discussion of how left wing foundations confer awards among insiders. Ed Murrow could head a foundation and award beneficiaries while other foundations honor him, with mutual praise and review influence. Critics warn awards serve as astute political propaganda and stale performances by familiar faces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Murrow
Murrow
Sidney Hillman” Foundation
Herbert Bloch
Washington Post
William L. Shirer
Make A Better World Joe S Says Letter
An open letter from Hal Boyle to Joseph College Class of 1954 urging youth to shape a better world. It reflects on postwar responsibility, learning value, and the grind of adulthood as graduates become the force for change. The note emphasizes purpose over comfort and ends with good wishes.
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Joe
New York
Mr. Joseph College
USA
Ivory Tower
Uncle Samuel
Palm Beach
Dubuque
Wall Street
Someboy
Phoenix
Hal Boyle P.S
Joe McCarthy and others cited at hearings with Eisenhower plan
A fragmentary passage cites figures like Stalin Tojo and McCarthy and notes fears of disaster. Jimmy Durante pretends to face lions as a metaphor. It suggests Eisenhower farm support faces weak backing with only a few committee votes. Harold Cooley is quoted on congressional limits on declaring war and allied roles. Secretary Dulles is referenced.
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Joes
Joe Stalin
Tojo
Joe McCarthy
Krishna Venta
Eisenhower
House Agriculture) Committee
Harold Cooley
N.C
Chowder and Marching Club Shapes GOP Informal Power
A small five year old group of House Republicans draws influence from informal weekly gatherings dating to 1949. Members include former Nixon and several future governors and cabinet aides, with presidents and cabinet members meeting to discuss legislation and exchange views in a relaxed setting.
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Washington
Congress
GOP
House
Richard M. Nixon
United States
Charles E. Potter
Michigan
John Davis Lodge
Connecticut
Hale Boggs
Delaware
Thurston B. Morton
Kentucky
White House
Club
Neth Keating
New York
Glenn Davis
Wisconsin
John Rankin
Miss
Walter Norbald
Ore
William H. Ayres
Ohio
Norris Cotton
N.H
Stephen B. Derounian
N.Y
Gerald R. Ford, Jr
Mich
Charles R. Jonas
N. C
Melvin R. Laird
Wis
Harold O. Lovre
S.D
Charles P. Nelson
Maine
Nixon
Sheep Dogs Vital To Australian Economy
Henry McLemore reports from Sydney on the pivotal role of Border Collies and Kelpies in Australia’s wool-driven economy. A Canadian-turned-Australian, Jimmy Bennett, extols dogs’ uncannily precise work handling thousands of sheep, while noting brutal, exhausting toil and brief lifespans under harsh conditions.
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Australia
Jimmy Bennett
Down Underland
Vancouver
Jimmy
New York City Notes on Plaques and Shifting Paths
A NY dispatch reflects on plaques marking city history and the Exchange removal for a skyscraper. It contrasts steady careers with midlife pivots like Gauguin and Schliemann, and recalls writers and a helpful cop aiding a street dispute during rush hour.
Mamie O’Rourke and the Blakes in a Prohibition Era tale
Westbrook Pegler recalls Mamie O’Rourke linked to Diamond Dan O’Rourke and notes competing claims from Jim Blake and Ed Mulrooney about lineage. The column wanders through saloons, Tammany Hall, Roosevelt police history, the Raines Law, and famous New York characters, ending with reflections on literary and legal scandals from early 20th century nightlife.
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New York
E. V. Durling
This Durling
Mamie O'Rourke
Diamond Dan O'Rourke
Pearl and Park Row
O'Rourke
Tammany Hall
Ed Mulrooney
Jimmy Walker
Joe
Ludwig Consume
Democratic Party
Charle Lawlor
Brooklyn
Madison Square Garden
Charlie
Morning Telegraph
Blake
Jim Blake
Charlie Lawlor
Charlie Murphy
Anawanda
House of Blake
Blakes
Lawlors
O’rourkes
Doyle
Dile
Dan O'Rourke
Patrolman O'Rourke
East 18Th Street
Kelly
Dorothy Arnold
Mulrooney
Theodore Roosevelt
Tierney
T. R
Roosevelt
Jelke
Mike Salter
Chatham
John O'Connor
St. Paul
United States
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Public Quiz Question In London
A daily trivia item notes that the King of England is not allowed to enter the House of Commons, highlighting a long standing constitutional rule about access to that public building.
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London
House of Commons
The Monroe News Star Founded in Monroe
The Monroe News Star World Publishing Corporation lists John D Ewing and Lou Wilson Ewing as publishers with operations dating to 1908. The paper is an independent daily published afternoons except weekends and is a member of the Associated Press.
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John D Ewing
Lous Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North Second Street
Associated Press
The
Monroe News
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Ken
Henry McLemore
Sydney
John Cameron Swayze
Samuel F. B. Morse
City Hall
Bowling Green
Adam Roelandson
Manhattan
Paul Gauguin
Tahiti
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Greece
A. J. Cronin
Edgar Rice Burroughs
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
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Westbrook
Pegler
Diamond Dan O’rourke
Star
Robert Ewing, Jr
William H. Bronson
Richard Hale
Branhams Company
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