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Washington Notebook surveys the new Congress and party politics noting Iris Blitech’s Georgia upset, Wheeler’s pitching legacy, Albert’s early morning baby duties, and GOP staff changes led by Chauncey Robbins. It also covers Tom Mechling’s pivot to a juice crystal venture, Yates’s Coolidge tale, and freshman Coya Knutson’s inaugural Capitol Chai newsletter with scenes from State of the Union prep.
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Washington
Nea
Georgia
Iris Blitech
Bluteh
W. M
Don Wheeler
Wheeler
Carl Albert
Okla
Albert
David Emiesi
Percy Priest
Tenn
Commerce Committee
Republican National Committee
Leonard Hall
Iis
A. D. Baumbart, Jr
Ohio
GOP
Chauncey Robbins
Maine
Robbins
Republican
Senate Appropriations Committee
Hale
R.me
Anzio
Tom Mechling
David
U. S. Senate
Nevada
Pat McCarran
Mechling
San Francisco
Young Mechling
Congress
Sidney R. Yates
Chicago
Yates
Coya Knutson
Minn
Coya
Capitol Chai
Capitol
All Saints Church Readied For Diocesan Convention
Frederick to host the 1955 Episcopal Diocese of Maryland convention at All Saints Church on Church Street marking its 100th anniversary. Delegates will tour historic sites from colonial times, see the town clocks, Baker Park bells, and learn about notable residents and church history including Bishop Powell and rector Rev. Maurice Ashbury.
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Elsie White Haines
Episcopal Diocese of
Marsland
Frederick
Church Street
Women's Auxiliary
Court Street
All Saints Church
All Saints
Prince Georges
Frederick Town
Frederick County
Barbara Fritchie
Whittier
Barbara
Court House Square
Francis Scott Key
Mt. Olivet
Roger Brooke Taney
St. John's Catholic
Episcopal Cemetery
Maryland
Thomas Johnson
William Tyler Page
Robert Bacon
Trinity Chapel
Baker Park
West Church Street
Jon AN Saints Street
Church of England
Helfenstein
Fredericks
Baltimore
General Assembly
Thomas John Kemp
Eleanor Grosh
America
Powell
Washington Cathedral
Alabama
Httle
Maurice Ashbury
Samuel S. Johnson
St. Andrew's
Wellesley
Mass
Ashbury
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Bal Itimore
Episcopal Church
Salines
Bishop Payne Divinity School
Petersburg
The
Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Dunbar
Ann
Maryland University
John Walker
Christ’ Church School
Virginia
Frances Lee
Luther D. Miller Jr
AMS
Parish
Luther D. Miller
Army Chaplains
Strength For Today By Earl L Douglass
A veteran recounts a superior officer’s harsh remark You are all dead already used to steel courage. The piece argues that accepting the inevitable dissolves fear whether facing death or life’s trials. With fear gone the path upward toward the heavenly city opens as one meets adversity without bitterness.
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Earl L. Douglass
Heavenly City
Five-or-more-fatality accidents killed 1200 in U S last year
Accidents with five or more deaths claimed about 1,200 lives in the United States last year, the smallest toll in the past five years according to annual crash statistics.
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United States
Bread Of Life By Rev A Parnelds Bailey
Mr Charles Malik the U N representative from Lebanon urges Americans to honor spiritual heritage and use faith over material power in the Cold War. He argues Russian materialism shows more devotion and asks why America does not press the battle to victory with the weapons God gave them.
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A. Parnelds Bailey
Charles Malik
U. N
Lebanon
Malik
America
Russia
Lufburrow Urges Budget Snapback and Shared Burden
The piece argues the nation faces enormous budgetary woes and annual financial strain. It urges readers to confront the situation, calculate their share, and settle up in support of the country, urging responsibility and collective action.
Congress debate extends veterans education benefits
Congressman DeWitt Hyde testified before the House Veterans Affairs Committee in support of a bill to let service members who entered on or before January 31, 1955 continue earning educational benefits until discharge or 86 months are accrued. Hyde warned denying benefits could anger recruits and harm recruitment. The piece notes the recorder flute-like instrument now played by about 250,000 people.
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Pavors G
Washington
DeWitt S&s. Hirde
House Committee On Veterans’ Affairs
Congressman Hyde
RUPTURE CURED WITHOUT SURGERY CLAIMS
An advertisement promotes a nonoperative method to cure hernia, claiming a simple inexpensive treatment with a free colored booklet. It urges readers to request EL-8 from Unionical Clintonic at 207 Market St Newark NJ.
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Sound Medical Authority
Market St
Newark
New Jersey
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