Persistent immigrant secures U.S. citizenship to vote
A 62 year old Jacksonville shoe repairman who born in Syria and emigrated in 1908 finally won U.S. citizenship after decades of effort. He traveled to South America and back to establish entry dates, completing the process and casting his first ballot in the Illinois primary. The piece praises voter participation and notes Get Out The Vote campaigns.
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Jacksonville
Syria
United States
South America
Independence Shown By North Mankato On Self Help Wall
North Mankato residents rebuilt after a 1951 flood with a 25 foot river wall funded by a $60,000 bond issue and later $40,000 more for protection. They did not seek state or federal aid, prompting broad praise for civic self reliance.
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North Mankato
Mina
Washington
National Chamber of Commerce
Minnesota River
Aiming for top safety rank for Muscatine in 1951
A certificate of merit for Muscatine shows a second place safety rating for 1951 from the Iowa Safety Congress and the Iowa Department of Public Safety. It improves from sixth place in 1950, and officials urge continued citizen cooperation to reach first place.
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Iowa Safety Congress
Iowa Department of Public Safety
Muscatine
Iowa GOP debates Ike run with Stassen view
The Iowa Republican scene weighs whether former president Eisenhower should be the candidate and if Harold Stassen is aligned with new vigor and determination the party seeks for 1956.
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Eisenhower
Harold Stassen
Iowa
Two Reasons Seen for Cut in Aid to Europe
Washington reports two motives behind congressional effort to trim Truman’s $6.9 billion foreign aid for next year. Balancing the budget and curbing defense waste drive the cuts, with savings estimated by officials like Harriman and Acheson. Final figures await congressional conference and may shrink further.
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Europe
Peter Edson
Washington
NEA
Truman
U. S
Department of Defense
North Africa
Greenland
Louisiana
F. Edward Hebert
Armed Services
W. Averell Harriman
Dean Acheson
Robert A. Lovett
Senate Foreign Reactions and Armed Services Committee
House
Congress
Appropriations Committees
MSA
Defense
Office of Military Assistance
George H. Olmstead
C. Tyler Wood
Congressional
Senate approves Japanese peace treaty in slow normalization
The senate backs a peace treaty with Japan but warns full normalization awaits removal of war brides represented by cut price electric light bulbs as the chief import.
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Burlington Hawkeye Gazette
Crossword Puzzle Arkansas Traveler GLORIZONTAL and More
Crossword clues and answers list with entries for Across and Down including places cities rivers and objects. The page appears as a puzzle grid with numbered clues and foreign language terms. It references Arkansas traveler theme and includes thematic answers like Concord Seine and Evergreen along with common crossword terms.
AP News Office Note From Des Moines Filed
An Associated Press notice states exclusive rights to local news republication by this newspaper and AP dispatches. It lists the Des Moines news and business office at 318 Shops Building.
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Associated Press
Des Moines News and Business Office
Factional feud fuels anti-Long push in Pentagon cuts
Rep. F Edward Hebert aims to slash funds for Clayton Fritchie Office of Public Information, reducing Pentagon publicity and information services. Hebert cites waste while defense officials warn cuts harm news gathering and public liaison for soldiers, veterans groups, and industry clients.
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Washington
New Orleans
Pentagon
Office of Public Information
F. Edward Hebert
Huey Long
Clayton Fritchie
Office of Public Information At
Defense
New Orleans Item
Hebert
Armed Services Committee
Information Service
Fritchie
Armed Services
Appropriations
George H. Mahon
Texas
House
Senate
Defense Department
Korea
Congress
Service vote expected to be light in June primary
Secretary of State Melvin D. Synhorst said service ballots for the June 2 primary are far fewer than expected. County auditors reported only about 20 percent of the ballots issued have been sent out, suggesting turnout may be below conservative estimates. In one county, even with a special contact push, ballot requests matched other counties.
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Des Moines
Melvin D. Synhorst
Secretary of State
Synhorst
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