Corn tassel vies for national flower against rose
Washington AP reports Congress debates designating the corn tassel the national flower, led by Sen. Paul Douglas and Miss Margo Cairns of Minneapolis. The Rose remains a rival due to beauty and history, with advocacy from Rep. Frances Bolton and Minnesota club resolutions. The outcome hinges on who best embodies American character and agriculture.
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Washington
Congress
France
Alaska
Paul Douglas
Ilinois
Margo Cairns
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Senate
Minnesota Federation of Woman's Clubs
Cairns
Minneapolis
Boral Ae
Douglas
Chester Martin
Federation Woman's Clubs
Atlanta
Miss Cairns
Miss C
Ac‘don
Penn
George Washington
Frances P. Bolton
Ohio
United States of America
Longhorns Back To Islands In Dominican Gesture
Three Texas Longhorns were sent to Santo Domingo from Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge as a neighborly gesture. The move, announced by the Fish and Wildlife Service, notes the animals’ wild life status and links their history to postwar cattle trends and the Southwest.
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Dion Henderson
Associated Press
Texas
Dominican Republic
Fish & Wildlife Service
Santo Domingo
American Southwest
Gregorio Vallalobos
New Spain
Coronado
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Congress
De Gaulle the Odd Ball of the 20th Century
AP News Analyst James Marlow surveys Charles de Gaulle's paradoxes as a leader. He is praised for wartime stature yet criticized for immaturity, double talk, and shifting loyalties. The piece notes his distrust of politicians, the danger of him becoming a stooge, and his complex postwar relations with allies and the USSR.
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de Gaulle
James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Charles de Gaulle
France
Puz
United States
Britain
Moscow
Soviet Union
Maurice Thorez
Ancient and modern use of military camouflage across powers
The text notes camouflage origins with Genghis Khan and mid 19th century British India uniforms. It discusses NATO fears tied to De Gaulle and France, noting doubts about France's NATO role and De Gaulle’s 1954 calls for reorganizing NATO to grant France full power.
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Genghis Khan
India
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Soviet Union
France
de Gaulle
NATO
First Non Booth Chosen To Head VOA
John F. McMahon Jr., 24 years in the Volunteers of America, becomes the first non Booth to be elected commander of the VOA. He succeeds Gen Charles Brandon Booth, reflecting a shift toward professional social work and growing government partnership with private agencies.
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VOA
John F. McMahon Jr
McMahon
The
Volunteers of America
John F. Sr
Outfit
Texas
Rose
Street Corner i
Volunteers
Booth
University of Louisville
University of Wisconsin
Marquette
Milwaukee
Mahon
Attorney quizzed witness on defendant's tongue during trial
An Anadarko district court trial featured attorney Chuck Goodwin asking a witness whether the defendant's tongue appeared thick. The witness replied that he did not look in the defendant's mouth to judge tongue thickness.
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Anadarko, Okla
Chuck Goodwin
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Savere
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Broadway
MT. Vernon Tire Service
Libby
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