China Hatches First Motor Trucks At Changchun Plant
A 70 acre plant in Changchun, built with Russian and American machines, begins China’s vehicle production. By July 15 a Liberation Truck rolls off the line, with 4000 trucks expected by year end and 90000 annual output planned. The four ton truck uses a Soviet designed 90 hp engine and 409 parts, with eighty Soviet specialists on site.
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David Lancashire
Hangchun
China
Changchun
Manchuria
Peiping
Russia
Li Tai-sun
Soviet Union
AML
Diamonds Cheaper Now Reminder to Husbands
A long article notes diamonds are cheaper due to postwar marriage trends with prices in 1916 to 1946 comparisons. It cites Albert Haase of the Jewelry Industry Council and recounts Agnes Sorel's diamond necklace story as a turning point for women wearing diamonds. It includes stats on diamond ownership, sizes, and regional demand, plus notes on cultural prominence and price ranges.
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New York
America
Santa Claus
Albert Haase
Jewelry Industry Council
Agnes Sorel
Charles VI
France
Aggie
Charley
Agnes
Haase
Uncle Sugarland
Texas
Oklahoma
California
Chicago
Elizabeth Taylor
Editorial Review and Opinion Thought for Today
No man has a right to do as he pleases except when he pleases to do right. C. Simmons.
Desegregation in Transportation Faces Slow Implemention
Attorney General Herbert Brownell Jr asks U.S. attorneys in Southern and border states for guidance on enforcing the Supreme Court ruling that state and municipal bus segregation violates the Fourteenth Amendment. The article traces the Plessy lineage to Brown v. Board and notes continued resistance despite a Jan. 10 interstate ban and November 13 school ruling.
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Herbert Brownell Jr
U.S
Department of Justice
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Plessy
Brown v. Board of Education
Supreme Bench
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Railway Company
Justice Department
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
J.C.C
Plessy v. Ferguson
Aid to Hungarians Then and Now
A historical survey recalls President Taylor's 1849 stance on Hungarian independence led by Lajos Kossuth. The nation welcomed Kossuth with enthusiasm in New York Philadelphia and Baltimore while Congress and states offered land and banquet receptions. Webster defended U S aid as Hungary sought support amid Austrian opposition and later controversies cooled U S sympathy.
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Hungary
Russia
Congress
Eisenhower
Taylor
Fillmore
Lajos
Louis) Kossuth
Kossuth
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Senate
House
Daniel Webster
Chevalier Huelsemann
Webster
Harrisburg
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Cinnati
Europe
U.S
Kossuih
U. S
United States
Tragic Death of Hobert Garvin Jr Remains in Mount Hope
Mount Hope mourns Hobert Garvin Jr after a military crash near Sault Ste. Marie Michigan. The community recalls his youth on Broad and Grimmitt streets where he played football basketball and joined the Baptist Sunday School youth group and Boy Scouts.
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Sault Ste. Marie
Mich
Michigan
Mount Hope
Hobart W. Garvin
Ruth Clark
Hobert Garvin Jr
Broad and Grimmitt
Hobert
Lambert Yard
Hubert
Fred Dixon
Robinson
Graney
Baptist Sunday School
Broad Street
Grimmitt Street
Prayer for Courage Through Christ in Hard Times
A prayer by Paul S. Wright of Portland Oregon requests strength through Christ amid alternating fortune and hardship. It seeks spiritual courage and faith rather than material change, closing with Amen in Jesus name.
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Christ
Jesus Christ
Paul S. Wright
Portland
Ore
First
Presbyterian Church
Miss Universe of 1957 Sets Acting Path in Hollywood
Carol Mor ris of Ottumwa Iowa the 1957 Miss Universe has reported to Universal International to start an acting contract. Her first role is a single line as Charine in Man of a Thousand Faces and she plans formal training while weighing college returns if acting stalls.
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Cles
Changchun
Surimoinding
Boh Thomas Hollywood
Carol Morris
Ottumwa
Iowa
Universal-International
cHarine
Carol
Long Beach
New York
I Q Numbers Racket Doomed Says Teacher Sam Levenson
New York humorist Sam Levenson derides the I Q system as a fad while defending ordinary students. He recalls his own score about 90 and jokes about education, mentoring, and his transition from teaching to comedy. The piece also cites his honors at Abraham Lincoln High School and mentions various showbiz happenings and light anecdotes.
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I. Q
Sam Levenson
New York
Sam ‘Levenson
Sam
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Sho
Ardutr Miller
Abraham Lincoln High School
Brooklyn
Miller
Euripides
Marilyn Monroe
Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic
Dr. George W. Crane discusses Lorna Y a 16 year old on a first date who resisted heavy petting and being pressured by a boy. He argues normality is often wise and contrasts sheep like conformity with choosing a mature path, urging teens to define adulthood by responsible actions rather than mob behavior. He lists signs of true adulthood and offers his tests for sweethearts.
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Lorna Y
Dr. Crane
Peron
Hollywood
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