Stevenson faces pressure over Illinois fund disclosure
Governor Adlai Stevenson has been accused of evasive handling of a special Illinois fund used to recruit capable aides. Critics compare it to the Nixon fund, arguing he should disclose details like Nixon did last Tuesday. His refusal to explain raises public suspicion and could erode support for his moral image.
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Adlai Stevenson
Minois
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Stevenson
Wilson
Steven
Illinois Fund
Road Commission Details 44 Months of Raleigh County Road Work
The State Road Commission released a complete breakdown of road improvements in Raleigh County from January 1, 1949 to June 30, 1952. It lists primary and secondary maintenance, projects, costs, funding sources, and active items including a 16.6 mile surface treatment project Beckley to Whitesville costing 109,050 with other routes and upgrades across the county.
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Road Commission
Raleigh
Beckley
Whitesville
Bimary
Arnett
Shady Spring
Summers County
Pettus
Boone County
Horse Creek
Valley Drive
Crab Orchard
Tams Mountain
Kanawha St
Oakwood Ave
Harper Road
Neville St
Sprague
Beckley Road
Ury
Wyoming County
Ghent Road
Flat Top
Mercer County
Ghent
Raleigh Road
U. S
Airport
Sullivan
Pemberton
Resaco
Richmond District
North Sand Branch
Maynor
Jenny Gap
Maben
Lester Tol
Friendly View
Richmond District High School
Pear
Drews Creek
Dry Creek
Grandview State Park
Saxton
Beaver Crossing
Coal City
Linwyn
Sycamore Creek
Edwight
W. Va
Marfork’ Junction
Pluto
Summers
Lester
Bryson
White Stick St
Junction
Mabscott
Sophia
Glen White
Tank Branch
U.S. 19
Tams Mountain Road
Stone Coal Road
East Gulf
Rt W. Va
Mabscott Road
Pettry Bottom Road
Marsh Fork
Coal River
Billy W. Bowman
Onelold Navy
Spendbridge
Jenney
Maben Road
L. B. Rogers
Dry Hill
Maxwell
Hill and Prosperity
Crouch Farm
Saxon Road
Glen Daniel
Bob Wyom-ing
Wyoming
Regionally Speaking Military Men In News At Home And Abroad
Regionally Speaking notes soldiers returning from Operation Nanconk to support joint American and Canadian Arctic weather stations. It lists Gene A. Mann radarman second class and Billy W. Bowman airman among others, plus project roadwork costs across multiple routes. It also reports awards, commissions, and arrivals including Cpl. James Higginbotham, Pvt. Eddie W. Werner, Paul Massanopoli, Gerald Roop, and Pfc. David L. Lee with brief career notes and hometown ties.
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Gene A. Mann
Arnold Mann
Murray St
Beckley
Night of the Suburban House and Hearts
Nance navigates heartbreak and late romance as Jeremy moves into Eve's house and Kit counsels a wary future. She dates Rolph while memories of Thurstonia haunt her, weighing past loyalties against a possible new life and the pull of returning home.
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Eleanor
Nance
Jeremy
Eve
Eves
Gercely
Ralph
Tabitha J
Kit
Rolph
Thurstonia
Gravesend
Thames River
Hitler
Sam
Prinie
Hairless Humans On The Way Says Doctor In NY
New York doctors predict an evolutionary shift toward hairless humans in the distant future. Dermatologist Behrman argues hair may become vestigial as humans move indoors and rely on technology. He predicts a taller head, larger abdomen, and shorter limbs as trends emerge.
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New York
Jor
Howard T. Behrman
Behrman
The Hairless Human Is On The Way
A newspaper piece discusses hair loss and aging with quotes from Dr Behrman. It notes balding male hormones reduce scalp hair while female hormones can promote it. It jokes that even hormone treatment would change a man, and concludes most balding cases lack hair-saving options.
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Dr. Behrman
Raphael Ginzberg
V. Olivary
Staff of Mental Health Institute
Cherokee
Iowa
Ginzberg and Olivary
Postwar boom strains schools and space to meet enrollment
Government officials warn the postwar baby boom will overwhelm elementary schools this year with 1.8 million more pupils than 1951 and anticipate 1.4 million newcomers by 1953. They urge rapid college enrollment growth and construction, predicting 200,000 new teachers and 600,000 classrooms by 1960. They cite the need for new schools to avert crowding across regions.
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Press
Washington
National Shame Our Right to Vote Campaign Tactics
National Non Partisan Register and Vote drives aim to mobilize 63 million voters by Nov 4 1952. Bulgarian compulsory voting under Communist rule is contrasted with American efforts to encourage turnout via local pressure and public slogans. The piece contrasts freedoms with coercive regimes and cites campaign lines like Listen Read Look Talk Think Then Vote and Remember Your Vote Won’t Register if You Don’t.
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John Goette
Central Press
Register and Vote
Bulgaria
Free’ Europe
Ang
Gelf
Red
All Puts
Herit
Age Foundation
Europe
Hollywood by Gone Handsucker in a Plausible Plot Sketch
A humorous collection of sketches about a town justice of the peace who marries couples before his term ends and later learns they are not legally wed. Louis Calhern and Zsa Zsa Gabor headline amid other vignettes including Ginger Rogers, Marilyn Monroe, and Mitzi Gaynor. The piece notes strong costume spectacles and soap opera elements, with mixed_reader reaction.
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Hollywood
Smoothie
Louis Calhern
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
David Wayne
Paul Douglas
Eve Arden
Eddie Bracken
Mitzi Gaynor
Victor Moore
Democrats Move on Nixon Case Promptes Fallout
In Washington Democrats press for action after the Nixon expense fund disclosure. Stephen Mitchell heightens calls for Eisenhower to drop Nixon, arguing he has more facts, while Nixon defends himself in a national radio TV address. Eisenhower praised Nixon as vindicated. Democrats hint at ongoing attacks before election day.
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Washington
Sen. Nixon
Stephen Mitchel
Democratic National Committee
Mitchell
Democratiie National Committee
Nixon
Eistenhower
Eisenhower
Wheeling
W. Va
You're Telling Me You're Telling Me and the Frost Pressure
A sports brief notes early frost expectations and mounting pressure surrounding a football coach as the season begins. Officials observe chilly mornings while local fans anticipate performance and potential coaching changes.
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Piney Creek
McCreery
Stanford
Old Toll Bridge
Johnstown
Coal Creek
Tommy’s Creek
Rhodell
Glade Creek
Jenny’s Gap
Terry
Junction W. Va
Crescent Road
Korea
Cpl
James’ EB. Higginbotham
Lois Higginbotham
Seventh Infantry Division
United States
United
Talcott High School
Beckley College
Air Force
Hickam Field
Hawaii
B. W. Bowman
Bowman
Almeda
Cali
Harry Burdiss
G. E. Farmer
Stephenson
Jack Bowman
M.S. Bowman Jr
Leghorn
Italy
Austria
Eddie W. Werner
George J. Lilly
Heill
Camp McCauley
Vienna
Salzburg
Ling
Army
Hazel Werner
Plainville
Marine Corps
Paul Massanopoli
Sam Massanonali
Carter St. Beckley
Camp Upshur
Wuantico
Ft. Sill
Okla
Gerald D. Roop
We 'G. Roop
Mt. Howe
M-Set Roop
Infantry Division
Darmstadt
Germany
David L. Lee
Felix Lee
26Th
Tthe
Elsie Mack
Retina
Roger
Kent
Tabith
Raleigh Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckiey
Hinton
Thomas F. Stafford
Ember
Associated Press
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Brooks & Finley Inc
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Meil
West Virginia
Eld
Oine Jeremy
Vance
Hat Boyle
Paul S. Wright
Portland
Gre
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Mississippi
John Rankin
House Veterans Affairs Committee
Rankin
Ipasé
Olin Teague
Texas
Edith Neurse Rogers
Massachusetts
Red Bulgaria
Fatherland Front
Gone Handsucker
Walter Scott
England
M-G-M
Robert Taylor
Richard
John
George Sanders
Taylor
Sanders
Elizabeth Taylor
Isaac
Felix Aylmer
Joan Fontaine
Ivanhoe
Rowena
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