Campaign law overhaul urged by House committee
A special House committee hears calls to modernize federal campaign and election statutes. Boggs and Weeks push updating the Hatch Act and curbing rising campaign costs as committee members from both parties prepare to testify. The inquiry aims to address spending, media influence, and enforcement amid outmoded rules.
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House
Boggs
Sinclair Weeks
Republican National Finance Committee
Weeks
Arthur E. Summerfield
Eisenhower
Stephen A. Mitchell
Rooney
N. Y
Karsten
Keating
McCulloch
Bible Reading Drive Seeks Global Participation
Millions across about 45 countries will join a Bible reading drive until Christmas. Any Bible version may be used and all faiths can participate. Truman is honorary chair with Eisenhower Dulles Hoover Taft among committee members. The American Bible Society, 136 years old, distributes Scriptures without profit, last year delivering over 16 million volumes.
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James V. Claypool
American Bible Society
Claypool
Harry S. Truman
National Sponsoring Committee
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Herbert Hoover
Charles P. Taft
Guadalcanal
Society
Bill of Rights sealed in helium glass case at archives
The original Bill of Rights copies are sealed in a helium filled glass case to prevent deterioration from atmospheric gases. The Constitution and the Declaration of Independence were sealed and will move to permanent exhibit with the Bill of Rights in the National Archives main hall.
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Library of Congress
National Archive
National Bureau of Standards
American GIs Too Much Swagger in Europe
A desultory report discusses U S soldiers abroad facing discipline for misconduct. It notes European gang violence against patrols in Manchester and references general courts martial and penalties for American troops overseas.
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U. S
England
Minccester
Americili ‘Stiifers
Iti
Iditithasini Cael
Lady Pitcher Saves Farmer as Car Submerges
In Lancaster Wisconsin, farm woman Helen Beyer rescued Ray Slater by throwing rocks at his wrecked car's rear window as it nearly sank in a cold creek. After four attempts, a heavy stone broke the glass allowing Slater to breathe until a wrecker freed the car.
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Lakewood
Colo
Nadine Thompson
National
Junior Vegetable Growers Association
A & P Food Stores
Beirut
Lebanon
William A. Thompson
Point
American University
Nadine
Near
Lancaster
Wis
Ray Slater
Ellenboro
Helen ‘Beyer
Slater
Ike Day Parade Seen By Mishawaka High Reporter
Mishawaka high school reporter Jan Myers covered a South Bend Ike Day parade with national press in attendance from New York Herald Tribune and Chicago Sun Times. The group traveled with dignitaries and found prime spots on Notre Dame campus to witness the procession and cheers for Ike and the general.
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Mishawaka
Jan Myers
South Bend
Ind
Robert Doolittle
New York Herald Tribune
N.A.N.A
Chicago Sun Times
Notre Dame
Small Town With Thunderjet Roar Upends Quiet Image
In Farmingeall New York residents confront a shift from rural calm to rapid progress as the Thunderjet, symbol of modern speed, reshapes life. The community watches jet flight hours climb and wonders how a tiny town keeps pace with aviation’s advance.
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Farmingdale
N.Y
Canit
Farmingeall
Abtéa
Atlantic
Pacific
Gourle
Drowsy Tranquility Inspires Mua Live Up To Ambition
A reflective piece titled places of drowsy tranquility explores Mua's resolve to live up to personal expectations. The prose clusters mood and identity, linking quiet surroundings to determination and self-belief.
Praise for retiring Teléphone Man
Denis Hartnett, a longtime telephone installer in Homer New York, retires after 45 years of service. A local real estate agent published a heartfelt tribute praising his cheerful voice, kindness, and loyal work with the telephone company and patrons.
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Homer
N.Y
Denis Hartnett
Mr. Hartnett
Deny Hartnett
Hartnett
Main Arena and Galvanizing Details in Olympic Context
A note explains galvanizing as a process that lengthens steel life for items like ash cans and tubs by adding rust resistance. It also describes Bislett Stadium in Oslo as the main arena for the 1952 Winter Games with a capacity of 28 000 spectators and mentions three past world speed skating championships held there in 1925 1927 and 1949.
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Bislett Stadium
Oslo
Norway
Origin of Chicken a la King and a toasted corn bread recipe
The article explores how Chicken a la King got its name with claims of a Philadelphia restaurant founder or royal fare justification. It then provides a period recipe for Chicken a la King on toasted corn bread with ingredients like green pepper, onion, butter, flour, stock, pimiento, and cooked chicken or turkey, plus a corn bread base and serving method.
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Philadelphia
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