Brewster drives anti Eisenhower campaign linked to Gabrielson clash
Maine Senator Owen Brewster leads an undercover push to depose GOP chairman Guy Gabrielson over neutrality in anti Eisenhower efforts. The piece links the maneuver to isolationist Senators Dirksen Welker Jenner and Brewster allies and notes Gabrielson’s resistance to the smear campaign.
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Capone Mob Legacy Haunts Chicago and Beyond
Senator Estes Kefauver chronicles how Chicago's Capone syndicate exposed nationwide crime and political corruption. The piece traces Capone era figures from Colosimo to Ricca and Gioe, detailing parole intrigues, tax cases, and police corruption feeding a web spanning Florida to Kendall County and Miami Beach.
Honest Marshall Gambler Friend Seeks Covington Mayor Bid
Covington Kentucky painter Howard Honest Marshall announces for mayor branding himself the gamblers friend. He criticizes legal reform efforts and vows bold platform choices as Covington and Kenton County face national investigations into organized gambling.
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Reds explode second atomic bomb and civil defense tag plan
The week’s news reports a second Soviet atomic blast confirmed by a White House statement and Stalin in Russia. A British source says a stockpile of 50 bombs may exist. Civil defense urges citizens wear ID tags with name, address, blood type, and contact for injuries or death. Congress questions the White House reconstruction costs a $261000 grant and $5.5 million total. new work will finish next year. American harvest 1951 projected as satisfactory with corn above 3 billion bushels and winter wheat near 1 billion. Gen Ridgway approves Panmunjom as a site for cease-fire talks amid ongoing heavy fighting in Korea. Draft reclassification of 500,000 married non-fathers under way. many remain 1-A. World Series: Yankees defeat Giants 4-3 to capture title.
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Defense Bond Drive Sets Record High in Bonds Outstanding
Treasury reports defense bonds outstanding reached 34.566 billion dollars on October 1, a new peak surpassing June 1950. The drive began September 3 and ends October 27, with 6.2 million Americans buying through payroll deduction and fewer bonds cashed recently. One in two families holds some defense bonds, a ratio expected to rise.
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GOP publicity chief Humphreys drives Dems into hot water
The piece profiles Bob Humphreys, $25,000-a-year publicity director for the Republican Congressional Committee, as a reticent former journalist who quietly shapes a backfire against Democrats. It notes his office near the House and compares him to Victor Johnson, secretary of the GOP senatorial committee, as his counterpart on the Senate side.
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Political chairs detach from government posts sparks probe
The piece notes past practice of naming postmaster generals as national party chairs, cites examples like Hannegan Farley Hays and Brown, then explains both parties separated the roles. It says Gabrielson and Boyle now seek to retain their jobs while defending influence peddling allegations before Congress.
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Governors Converge in Gatlinburg for 1952 Convention
Governors from nearly every state gathered in Gatlinburg Tennessee for the 43rd annual governors convention. Politics dominated talks as attendees weighed who will win the election and who will be the nominees. The Eisenhower force led by Governor Dewey of New York urged that General Eisenhower be the GOP standard bearer. The Democratic side held mixed views on President Truman’s candidacy with many expecting he would run.
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Ladies in gowns greet Princess Elizabeth at Statler reception
Wives of local newspapermen dressed in their finest attend an official reception for Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh at the Statler on October 31. Workmen repair the stockade and earthworks at Fort Stevens in the 6100 block of 13th Street where a small Union force under General Lew Wallace stopped Jubal Early’s Confederate advance toward Washington.
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Dog tags may identify citizens under civil defense rule
The FCDA recommends identification tags for Americans to wear showing name and address blood type religion and a contact person in case of injury or death. procurement would be via state defense agencies.
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Civil Defense Administration
United States
America
FCDA
Lake Tahoe resort for sale on lakeside property
Classified ad offers a southern Lake Tahoe resort on Highway 50 with duplex buildings for four and six, a three room apartment, a sleeping cabin for four, five baths, and furnished interiors. Owner financing available. contact Tallac 70-11 or P O Box 159, Al Tahoe, California.
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