Chicago Cow Barn to Host 1952 National Conventions
The International Amphitheatre at the Stock Yards will host the Republican and Democratic national conventions in July 1952. Republicans meet July 7 and Democrats on July 21, with about 1,230 delegates for the GOP and 1,230 for the Democrats. Air conditioning, adjacent rooms, press facilities, telegraph and teletype services, and parking for 4,000 autos are cited as advantages over the prior stadium site.
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Walter A.shead
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Chicago Stadium
Windy City
Chicago Stock Yards
Chicago
Republicc Party
Philadelphia
Stockyards
Only couples with children need apply
Janet refuses marriage to George over children and property plans. A mistaken newspaper ad by George spurs a boom in renting to families with children. Janet confesses the error, and the couple reconcile amid a town’s surprising turnout.
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George
Peter
Janet
Hartley
Notable All-Round Angler Ben Hardesty Sets Four Crown Sweep
Ben Hardesty, 22, Detroit tackle salesman, wins his fourth straight NAACC Tour casting titles in Washington DC. He claims the U.S. Professional All Accuracy and Fishermen’s All Round Champion honors, scoring near 400 points in events using standard tackle.
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Ben Hardesty
Detroit
Washington
Ben
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Hardesty
U.S
River Largemouth Fishing Patterns and Habits
Largemouth bass in rivers favor pools where current slows and eddies form. They inhabit deep quiet zones and pool edges, but may also linger near riffles when present. Specific hotspots include the point where current exits into a large pool and the deepest quiet sections.
Two Couples Brace for Cash and Fame in Sports
The piece examines Leo Durocher with Laraine Day and Ralph Kiner with Nancy Chaffee Kiner as top sports couples likely to earn big incomes, including TV offers, while noting Kiner’s high homer totals and Day’s rising TV presence. It also previews future stars like Michael Franks and hints at Australian Davis Cup hopes.
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California
Leo Durocher
Laraine Day
Ralph Kiner
Nancy Chaffee Kiner
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Nancy
Ralph
Pittsburgh
Pirate Park
Branch Rickey
Nancy Chaffee
Kiners
Palm Springs
Durochers
Leo
Maraine Day
Kiner
Larain
Durocher
Yankees
Mezz Gerhard Makes Move From Stage to Screen
The performer known for The King and I is rushing to Hollywood to film a new picture. She may soon reprise her role on screen while continuing high public visibility on television and in recording sessions with the Boston Pops under Arthur Fiedler. The year 1951 saw A Place in the Sun crowned best motion picture by the National Board of Review, with strong Oscar prospects.
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New York
Hollywood
Margaret Truman
Rca-Victor
Boston Pops
Arthur Fiedler
George Stevens
Paramount
National Board of Review
CROSSWORD PULLSE ACROSS 1 Stimulus 5. Move swiftly 9. Drench 10. On foot 12. Employed for wages 13. Steel splint of a short skirt (Armor) 14. Part of to be 13. Compulsion 16. Music note 17. Tidy '15. Encountered 20. Dared 22. Crazes 23. Often (poet.) 24. Instead of 25. A puff, as of hair 27. Raveled out 30. Coffee receptacle 31. Fate 32. Greek letter 33. Young man (Scot.) 35. Coin (Jap.) 36. Scoff 37. Wide-awake 39. Heron 40. Water crafts 41. Descry 42. Foreman
Across clues yield a full set of common crossword answers arranged by number. Down clues intersect to confirm entries, including evening reception, unadulterated, employ, color, something admitted, at a distance, a fragrant shrub, hurled, a fragment, examinations, performed, quarrel, soak flax, stumbles, as a horse, froth, back, throb, citrus fruit, enemy, puts forth effort, small depressions, soiled, profound, and bodies of water. The puzzle presents a standard grid with these terms filling the across and down slots.
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Scoff
Heron
Descry
Foreman
Spending the Republic at War and Peace
A Wright A Patterson commentary tracing total federal outlays from Revolution to Roosevelt, totaling 158 billion dollars, and six years of Truman administration spending around 160 billion. The piece attacks perceived overreach, calls for spending halts, and warns of defense risks amid postwar policy debates.
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George Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
England
Spain
West
National Capitol
Panama Canal
Panama
Roosevelt
United States Treasury
Harry S. Truman
Truman
Treasury
Russia
Attlee
Congress
Washington
Franklin D Roosevelt
Woman Star Fannie Blankers-Koen Sets Historic Sprint Wins
The Netherlands athlete Fannie Blankers-Koen becomes the only woman to hold four track records in 1948 after winning the 100 and 200 meter dashes the 80 meter hurdles and running on the winning 400 meter relay team.
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Fannie Blankers-Koen
Netherlands
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