Back to Calabasas Blaise Randell Returns Home
After years away Blaise Randell rides a stage toward his California ranch with Hal Xing. They defend a young woman from a holdup then guard a strongbox money transfer amid a drought scarred valley and Calabasas prospects.
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Blaise Randell
California
Hal Xing
Blaise
Melanie
Hal
Thunders
Bliise
Bob
Bill
Los Angeles
Buenaventura
San Quentin
Calabasas
Boothill
Coal Wages Rise as Markets Lag and Production Falls
In 1952 Pittsburgh miners faced ongoing market losses as coal output declined from 534 million tons in 1951 to 474 million, with an 82 million ton coal stockpile. John L. Lewis won a $1.90 daily pay boost for 450,000 miners after strikes, yet oil and gas encroachment and rail/urban demand decline continued to threaten futures.
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Pittsburgh
John L. Lewis
Truman
Coa
Coal Company
Pennsylvania
Hazleton
Lewis
United Mine Workers
Harry M. Moses
Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Moses
UMW Welfare Fund
Wage Stabilization Board
Roger Putnam
WSB
Putnam
White House
South America
Rocket Trip to Moon? Doctor predicts future space travel
Hubertus Strughold of Randolph AFB told medical students that a 30 hour rocket trip to the moon could be seen by younger generations. He described Mars seasons, thin air, and the need for tougher life forms while debunking Mars Martians.
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Dallas
Tex
Hubertus Strughold
Randolph Air Force Base
San Antonio
Strughold
Moon
Mars
Texas
Siberian
Sigma XI Club
Southwestern Medical School
Plastic Use Expands In Auto Industry Amid Trials
The auto industry tests plastic body cars with Kaiser-Frazer planning limited production. Chrysler cites basic shortcomings but says adoption will occur if plastic beats steel on price availability and speed. A Willys chassis sports model by B R Woodill showcases progress, while experts note future challenges for full sized sedans and door systems.
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David J. Wilkie
Detroit
Kaiser - Frazer
Henry Ford
Ford
Chrysler
James C. Zeder
Willys
B. R. Woodill
Downey
Calif
William R. Tritt
Glasspar Co
Parkersburg student wins state Voice of Democracy contest
Emily Shannon, 17, of Parkersburg won the State Junior Chamber of Commerce Voice of Democracy contest. She was chosen from 13 finalists after 5,000 West Virginia pupils in 40 schools competed. Shannon will receive a radio-phonograph or television set and be entered in the national contest in Washington, D C, on January 2.
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Bluefield
Emily Shannon
Parkersburg
Japan Plans Technician Batches for Southeast Asia Aid
The government will spend up to 83000 dollars to dispatch technicians to Southeast Asia and to train students from the region in Japan. Kyodo News Agency cites the move as a first step toward closer economic collaboration with Southeast Asian nations. Trade with Communist China is discouraged as Tokyo seeks new markets.
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Japan
Tokyota
Southeast Asia
Kyodo
China
McCarthy Plans Continued Campaign Against Subversives
Sen. McCarthy said his personal fight against subversives and security risks will persist in the next Congress. He will chair the Senate Committee on Government Operations and will decide on probing the Communist question based on moves by Sen. McCarran’s subcommittee.
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Washington
Sen
McCarthy
R-Wis
Congress
Truman
Senate Committee On
Sen. McCarran
Dnev
Captured on the Island Pirates Seize Santa Ship
In Chapter XI, Tweedleknees is captured on a perilous island as Santa and Prince Jonathan rescue him. The pirate crew led by Captain Longhair distracts and overtakes the Merry Christmas, forcing the Brownies to surrender the ship and its treasure. Santa and the Prince fall into pirate hands while the treasure again ends up with the pirates.
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Jonathan
Santa
Elves
Prince
Tweedleknees
Patrick Tweedleknees
Longhair
Horace
Prince Jonathan
Patrick
Dewey Influential Behind the Scenes in Eisenhower Era
In Albany New York Dewey remains a powerful behind the scenes figure in the Eisenhower administration with his allies given cabinet posts. Although he claims no future plans he could seek a federal role later if needed and keeps the door open to public life and law practice. Dewey has long been a driving force behind Ike’s rise and 1952 campaign strategy in New York and beyond.
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Albany
N. J
Thomas E. Dewey
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Dewey
John Foster Dulles
Herbert M. Brownell Jr
James C. Hagerty
White’ House
Augusta
New York State
Deweys
Truman
Michigan
Gatlinburg
New York
Poisonous Snakes Fold Into 10 Percent of Species
Of roughly 2,500 known snake kinds, about 250 possess venom apparatus developed enough to threaten humans or animals.
Triple Funeral Services Slated in West Virginia
A West Virginia family prepares for three funerals after a Norfolk and Western passenger train struck an auto near Kimball. James Cecil Belcher 22 and Garrett Belcher 60 of Eckman died. Edward Lester 24 injured as the trio traveled to arrange the elder Belcher’s daughter's funeral. The crash dragged the vehicle about 100 yards. services for the daughter were postponed.
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Kimball
James Cecil Belcher
Garrett Belcher
Eckman
Yesteriday
Norfolk
Western Railway
Cavalier
Belcher
Edward Lester
Belchers
Northfork
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W. Va
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Beaver
the Girl In White
June Allison
Gary Merrill
Princess Theatre
MT. Hope, W. Va
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THE
BIG Sky
Kirk Douglas
Dewey Martin
Elizabeth Threat
Arthur Hunnicutt
Ae, Ras
Cale
Opa
Gorcey
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UPR
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Pirates
Rialto
PINE
Usk
Caenenn
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Warren Wiliam Wen Keith
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