Democrats face listless 1956 race after Stevenson speculation
Democratic hopefuls bow out or hold back as Adlai Stevenson's possible nomination dominates the field. With Eisenhower a strong rival and looming election conditions unclear, candidates weigh prospects while parties brace for a cautious, uncertain primary season.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
Sens. Russell
Georgia
Kerr
Oklahoma
Sen
Symington
Missouri
Kefauvyer
New York
Averell Harriman
Michigan
Michigan's “Soapy” Williams, New Jersey's Robert Meyner
Stevenson
Eisenhower
Roosevelt
Gov
Dewey
Ike
Death of leading gerontologist marks end of era
The piece notes the death of Dr. Martin Gumpert of New York City, a leading authority in gerontology. It recalls G Stanley Hall’s 1924 work on senescence and stresses Gumpert’s view that economic waste arises from underusing aging workers who hold valuable experience.
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Martin Gumpert
New York City
Gumpert
G. Stanley Hall
Tragedy and Pessimism in Military News
Washington columnist argues military writers and politicians exaggerate tragedy in air power debates. He cites German jet history and postwar Soviet copying to claim Russian aviation is largely adapted from German designs, urging a calm, realist view of U S air power prospects.
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Washington, D. C
James Woodres
Booth Tarkington
Lippincott
Tarkington
Administration Uses Quiet Peacetime Censorship, Alsop Warns
In a critical view of the Eisenhower era the piece argues the administration quietly tightens peacetime censorship. It describes security investigations against reporters as indirect reprisals and notes hearings by Wil bon and officials that hinder reporting on national issues.
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Joseph and
Stewart Alsop
Washington
Eisenhower
America
Charles E. Wilson
Pentagon
Wilson
Herbert Brownell
I Have Been True When I Declared My Love
A heartfelt lyric reflecting on vowed fidelity across years and time. The speaker recalls pledges of loyalty and prayer for perpetual faithfulness, contrasting past assurances with the lasting bond of cherished devotion.
Champions by Fight and Spirit Inspires Young Readers
The essay praises champions in sports and life for their fight and spirit. It notes athletes earn titles through effort, and biographies of notable figures inspire perseverance. It urges youths to read biographies to learn courage and resilience from pioneers and adventurers.
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America
No Connection Between ADA and Fund for the Republic
The article argues that the ultraliberal Americans for Democratic Action and the Fund for the Republic share anti anti communist aims. It claims both seek to undermine government security programs and public opinion, citing distribution of liberal books to federal judges and college presidents and ADA World reviews as evidence of collaboration.
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Fund For the Republic
ADA
Washington
Americans For Democratic Action
Republic
Secialiiad
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Ford Foundation
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Richard H. Revere
Fund
Alan Barth
Washington Post
Samuel A. Stouffer
Congressional Investigations
Telford Taylor
Last of Hitler heirs settle estate in Bonn courts
The Bonn court declared Adolf Hitler legally dead and outlined settlement of his modest estate among relatives. Heirs include his sister in a picturesque village and his half brother Alois, who formerly ran an inn in Berlin and later moved to Hamburg. The piece also follows a Bavarian tour by bus, Lufthansa involvement, and a glimpse of postwar German memory.
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Berchtesgaden
Germany
der Adolf
Eva Braun
Hitler
Bonn
Alois
Inerlin
Adolf
Hamburg
Alois Hillel
Lufthansa Airlines
Key
Europe
Walter Neumayer
Oeberbuergmeister
Rechenhall
America
Neumayer
Switzerland
Uruguay
Patagonia
Lufthansa
Atlantic
Munich
H. L. Wessel
Berlin
Montreaux
Vera Fisher
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Adlai
East Germany
Junkers
Dessau
Heinken
Warnemunde
Siebel
Halle
Geran
Podberezhye
B. Baade
Dr. Baade
BMW
Kuibyshev
Korea
Reds
Holmes Alexander
Federal
Powers That Be
James Reston
New York Times
Chalmerg Roberts
Washington Post & Times Herald
United States
Gesapo
Joseph
Stewart
James J. Metcalfe
Lk News
George Matthew Adams
ADA World
ADA Book Club
Taylor
Martin Agronsky
American Broadcasting Company
Agronsky
Congressional Record
Webster's
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Miss Fisher
Munich State
Rederick Othman
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