Defense of Sobell prompts 1950s US judiciary rebuke
Editorial discusses reactions in France and Britain to Morton Sobell’s 30 year Alcatraz sentence for aiding the Rosenbergs. Federal Judge Irving Kaufman defends judicial procedure and impartiality, noting Sobell’s appeals through the Court of Appeals and Supreme Court have failed to overturn convictions. Sobell alleges abduction in Mexico affecting U S jurisdiction, but judges remain unpersuaded.
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Matthew Henry
Sobell
U. S
France
Julius and
Ethel Rosenberg
Russia
Jean Paul, Sartre
Bertrand Russel
Morton Sobell
Rosenbergs
Alcatraz
Irving Kaufman
Kaufman
U. S. Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Russell
Sartre
Mexico
FBI
U.S
Missing Words ACROSS Puzzle Full of Names and Clues
A dense list of crossword clues covering arithmetic, geography, names, and common words. Entries include items like New York, German statesman Karl, Chinese dynasty, ancient city Remi, and various everyday terms, with multiple lines referencing bodies, actions, and objects.
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New York
South Sea
Karl
Robert
Mammoth Cave discovery linked to hunter pursuit
A hunter named Robert Houchins reportedly found Mammoth Cave in Kentucky while pursuing a wounded bear, tracing the animal to the cave and revealing the site. The collection also notes questions about education, geography, dry ice, language origin, and soybean production records.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Robert Houchins
Leisure and faith amid gadgets and growing leisure
A reflective column notes that labor saving devices reshaped daily life from hand pumps to crystal radios. It laments lost chores and rising leisure, warns of juvenile delinquency and social shifts, and urges dedicating ten minutes daily to reading the Bible with God guiding time use.
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God
Manners of Borrowing From Neighbors
Advice on borrowing from neighbors emphasizing friendly terms prompt repayment and quick lending in return. Cautions that borrowing can cause trouble if items aren’t returned promptly and in good condition and if borrowing becomes frequent.
Barbs by Hal Cochran flash humor in rural vignettes
A quirky column by Hal Cochran plays on vacation mishaps and small town scenes. It references pen crackers prune boxes in a country store, a joke about a long married life, Father’s Day color, and a southern storm that skews a bed.
Vocabulary Rule Sparks Class Debate In Baltimore
A high school English teacher urges students to use a word ten times to own it. A blonde senior in the back chants the name Fred ten times. Baltimore streets glow with gas lighting as early as 1816.
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Fred
Baltimore
Fruit sugar identical in food and energy values
A discussion notes that fruits such as apples oranges and bananas contain a sugar identical in food and energy values with the granulated sugar often used as a sweetener. The snippet emphasizes biochemical commonality rather than culinary differences.
Fish Age via Winter Rings on Scales
An old note explains that the age of many fish can be determined by counting the winter rings on their scales, a method used in household and natural history contexts.
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