Editorial: England’s Tory Troubles Deepen Under Churchill
The piece argues that after nine months in power Churchill’s Tory government faces growing trouble with a potential election shift to Socialists. It cites Britain’s deteriorating trade balance, dwindling gold reserves, rising food prices, and failed nationalization plans while noting U.S. support. It anticipates Commons debate on grave matters and how long America can sustain aid.
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Winston Churchill
Churchill
Britain
America
Prime Minsters
House of Commons
Let’s Not Be Half Tipsy Tipping Everyone Up Right
The piece argues against selective tipping and urges tipping a wide range of workers from waiters to policemen. It notes a $1000 tip story’s donor was insane but says spineless behavior is common and advocates tipping everyone who serves or works on the street.
Taxes Kill Incentive In Investment Across Regions
Taxes undermine incentive and discourage investment of capital, making it nearly impossible to accumulate substantial savings, according to the Washington Evening Journal.
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Washington Evening Journal
Benton Sees Long Battle to End Senate Filibuster
Senator Benton of Connecticut warns the drive to weaken the Senate filibuster faces a long, tough fight. He argues reform requires a strong president, loyal lieutenants, a Democratic landslide, and Republican cleanup, plus changing Rule 22 to allow earlier cloture.
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Chicago
William Benton
Connecticut
Senate
Benton
Senate Rules Committee
Barkley
Political Change Cigar Promises Recalled by Davis County Republican
A Davis County Republican laments politics of earlier times when leaders handed out cigars and did not promise utopia, contrasting past amusements with present grandiose pledges.
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Davis County
We are building a university football program the team can be proud of
The Lake Mills Graphic questions the phrasing of a statement about developing a university football program the players and staff can take pride in. It suggests the goal is to create lasting value and pride for the team.
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Lake Mills Graphic
Muscatine Journal fragments mystery clues page
A jumble of fragmented crossword like clues and historical notes from The Muscatine Journal and News Tribune lists many terms and obscure references. The page includes publisher and staff lines, dates, and AP affiliations as well as subscription and office details.
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Associated Press
Focal News
AP News
Eisenhower Nixon ticket faces pivotal campaign and backlash
The piece argues Ike must lead a sharp Midwest friendly campaign to counter Dewey and New York backers. It cites growing GOP dissent in Illinois Ohio Indiana and the West and warns Eisenhower risks defeat if he alienates Warren Knowland and eastern financiers.
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Tom Dewey
New York
Wall Street
Eisenhower
Nixon
Willkie
Normandy
Taft
Mississippi Valley
Illinois
Ohio
Indiana
Warren-Knowland
Capitol Hill
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Middle West
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Ike
Aldrich
Henry Luce
York
Wendell Willkie
Henry Clay
John Calhoun
James G. Blaine
William Jennings Bryan
Warren
Knowland
Earl
Bill
Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
Chicago
Des Moines Man Walks Away From Prison Farm
Des Moines inmate Clarence Crawford, 39, escaped from a Fort Madison state penitentiary prison farm near Des Moines Thursday night. Crawford, sentenced in March 1951 to 10 years for robbery in Warren County, remained at large Friday with no trace found.
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Des Moines
Fort Madison State Penitentiary
Clarence Crawford
Warren County
Eight year old kills rattlesnake near slough road
Andy Mittman, eight, living two miles from town, killed a three foot rattlesnake with eight rattlers after impaling it with a pitchfork. A separate message from Seventy-Six Township asked the sheriff to halt Gypsies encamped nearby following a horse incident that injured a woman. David Cohn and Fred Kintzel plan a three to four week bicycle tour starting in Chicago, traveling through Wisconsin and Michigan with 600 to 1,000 miles. They will wear army khaki and carry supplies, staying at hotels or farms as they proceed south and west.
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Andy Mittman
Slough
Sheriff's Office
David Cohn
Fred Kintzel
Chicago
Lake Shore
Wisconsin
Michigan
Dakotas
Manager Transferred at John Deere Dubuque Plant
Dubuque plant manager M A Fraher will move to John Deere headquarters in Moline Illinois. James D Wormsley, formerly sales manager at Dubuque, will succeed him as manager. Announcement made Thursday.
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Dubuque
M. A. Fraher
John Deere Dubuque Tractor Works
Moline, Ill
James D. Wormsley
States Without Debt Lieuties Law Keep Them Debt Free
Florida Ohio Nebraska and Wisconsin are the only states without debt. State laws keep these four fiscally pristine by prohibiting indebtedness and mandating balanced budgets.
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Florida
Ohio
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Wet-Nursing Declines in Italy as Formulas Rise
In Italy the use of balia wet nurses has fallen since World War II as powdered milk formulas gain popularity for cost and convenience. Some, including Ingrid Bergman, still hire balia for their twins Isabel and Ingrid born last month, who will receive fed care for about a year.
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Rome
Italy
Ingrid Bergman
Isabel
Ingrid
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