Syria's Empire Ties and Modern Power Struggles
The article traces Syria's historical links from Ottoman rule through postwar treaties and regional pacts. It notes British and Turkish influence, Arab unity proposals, and Syria's defense treaties with Egypt, Yemen, and Saudi Arabia, plus the Baghdad Pact context. It describes Syria's military weakness, the strongman era of Col Abdel Hamid Serraj, and shifts in leadership from Faisal to Kuwatly.
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Syria
United States
Iraq
Middle East
Nuri al-Said
Egypt
Great Britain
Turkey
Pakistan
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Arab League
Faisal I
France
League of Nations
Lebanon
Faisal
Popular Front
Levant
Catroux
G. E. Kirk
Adib Shishaikli
Kuwatly
Col
Serraj
Labor disputes rock new American Coal Shipping line
At Port Newark three unions picketed the Ocean Miner halted unloading as American Coal Shipping Company faces unfair labor practice charges. The ship, bought from private interests, will be turned over after unloading in Brooklyn and the firm plans to charter 30 surplus freighters from the Government. The Seafarers International Union accuses the company of recognizing the National Maritime Union for unlicensed personnel pre employment. The United Mine Workers District 50 holds 30 percent stake in the company with John L. Lewis at its head. Longshoremen briefly unloaded the vessel before walking off post lunch.
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United Mine Workers
American Coal Shipping Company, Inc
Port Newark
Marine Engineers Beneficial Association
Masters, Mates and Pilots Association
American Coal
Brooklyn
Seymour’ W. Miller
Seafarers International Union
National Labor Relations ‘Board
National Maritime Union
American Coal Shipping
United Marine Works
District 50
John L. Lewis
Lewis
Ocean Miner
Suez Street
International Longshoremen’s Association
At the Front Chaplain Donnelly’s World War II Column
Flashback to 1941 Fayette Tribune series by Chaplain Shirley Donnelly from Camp Shelby Mississippi recalls Fayette County Company A soldiers. He details war duties in Panama, Africa, Italy and Germany, plus reflections on home and goodbye scenes with soldiers and girls.
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Fayette Tribune
Shirley Donnelly
U.S.A
Camp Shelby
Mississippi
the Tribune
Miss
Fayette County
Donnelly
Fayette
Pearl Harbor
Panama
Beckley VA Hospital
Upson Downs
Corps of Chaplains
IV Corps
Casablanca
Africa
7Th Army
Patch
Patton
Chaplain Donnelly
Italy
France
Germany
Augsburg
Demos Try Collective Leadership by DNC Advisers
Washington The Democratic National Committee invites 20 prominent members led by Adlai Stevenson and former President Truman as advisers to the union executive committee. The plan aims to craft a program for Congress while risking party splits and arguments. Johnson and Rayburn may lose practical power to steer daily action in Congress.
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Washington
Paul M. Butler
Adlai Stevenson
Truman
National Committee
U-Nian
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
Howie Sam Rayburn
Johnson
Senate
Rayburn
House
Eisenhower
Paul Ziffren
California
David L. Lawrence
Pittsburgh
Butler
Santa Claus Joins Stock Market To Fund Christmas
New York portrait of Kris Kringle, also known as Santa Claus, as a stock market investor seeking steady income to bridge seasonal gaps. Squire, 50s, with a long white beard, historically worked in department stores, ads, and events while planning for year round earnings. He touts eggs and onions as profitable trades and notes Wall Street welcomes Santa year round.
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New York
Santa Claus
Santa
Lucky S. Squire
Squire
Kris Kringle
Square
Wall Street
Clarence Kolb Still Going Strong After 60 Years in Show Business
Hollywood veteran Clarence Kolb, 82, remains active after six decades in entertainment. He returns to film playing himself in the Chaney biography The Man of a Thousand Faces and reflects on his vaudeville days with Dill, his lasting Hollywood career, and his health regimen.
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Hollywood
Clarence Kolb
Kolb and Dill
Lon Chaney
Chaney
Kolb
Charlie Farrell
Cleveland
Ohio City
Dill
San Ery
Locking One In and Locking One Out! TY TOWN Prattle
Emiss James A. Farley at Our Towns banquets weddings and funerals. He remains confined to his suite after a second detached retina operation but will soon recall faces again. Perry Como plans a big Dec 15 Miami Beach show with Emanuel Sacks and Robert Lewine helping NBC challenge CBS Trendexes. Marilyn Monroe West Side move and Tommy Dorsey widow Janie shifts. English actresses Julie Andrews Clare Bloom meet in Lambs Club lounge.
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TY Town
James A. Farley
Jack Durant
Perry Como
Gina Lollobrigida
Miami Beach
Emanuel Sacks
Robert Lewine
ABC
NBC
Lls
CBS
Marilyn Monroe
Tommy Dorsey
Janie
Tommy
Julie Andrews
Clare Bloom
Noel Coward
Debbie Reynolds
Grossinger
Eddie
Bing Crosby
Holmby Hills
Jackie Gleason
Archie Moore
Steve Allen
Lewis Rosenstiel
Big
Schenley’s
Susan Kaufman
Jayne Mansfield
Robert Wagner
Edward G. Robinson
Beverly Hills Apt
Dean Martin
Bob Hope
Mike Todd
el Wish
Taylor
Ted Husing
Manhattan
Mexico City
Daily News
Hollywood gossip and awards show chatter collage
A collage of entertainment notes covers stars and events from Jim Farley to Bing Crosby, Rita Hayworth, Dean Martin, and Jerry Lewis. It threads sightings, marriages, premieres, and travel, with names like Lamas, Van Vooren, Reed, Wagner, and Horne.
Weigh Down to Win Time The Worry Clinic Style
Case Bert C. a 41 year old executive seeks extra hours in a day. Dr George W Crane claims dieting and dehydration can extend waking time by a hour and promises a 10 pound loss in 10 days with a 1200 calorie plan for men and 800 for women. A diet chart is offered with a stamped return envelope.
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Bert C
Bert
Serpent Nabbed in Nice Station Basement
A boa constrictor missing since August was captured in a railroad station basement in Nice thanks to its hugging habit. The restrained serpent squeezed a furnace boiler during the arrest. England reports an unborn child winning a car in a raffle bought by the mother, a quirky start to life. Grandpappy Jenkins saw a marathon film he found endlessly long. Premice Solomon Bandarnaike of Ceylon writes mystery stories while pondering international politics.
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Nice
France
England
Premice Solomon Bandarnaike
Ceylon
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