Democrats eye Kennedy for 1952 convention keynote
Editorial notes the three leading Democratic keynote possibilities Hubert Humphrey Frank Clement and John Kennedy with Kennedy the most invigorating choice to spur a party under Eisenhower popularity. Historic examples of notable keynote figures are recalled including Seymour Kerr Barkley and MacArthur. The keynote can lift the nation.
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Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Gov
Frank Clement
Tennessee
John Kennedy
Massachusetts
Sen. Kennedy
National Committee
Eisenhower
Horatio Seymour
Harold Stassen
Earl Warren
Robert Kerr
Alben Barkley
Dwight Green
Illinois
Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Murphysboro votes to clear eyesore and build city hall
Murphysboro residents voted to remove an 80 year old downtown eyesore and construct a new city hall. The referendum passed despite light turnout signaling support for broader civic improvements and plans for a sewage plant to spur progress.
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Murphysboro
Civic Improvement Committee
The
Murphys
New York Subway Strike Ends Quickly After Settlement
Families faced brief disruption as New York workers reached a quick agreement ending a subway strike that had troubled households, with the city restoring normal service within hours.
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New York
Illinois Poised to Advertise Downstate Interstate Bids
Illinois can start bidding on Downstate highway projects totaling 52.3 million dollars once Congress authorizes the federal plan. The interstate program would be 90 percent funded by federal aid with 10 percent state share, totaling 57 million for initial construction and linking routes between Chicago Cairo and Chicago St Louis. Governor Stratton and the state Division of Highways commend foresight as congressional action awaits.
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Congress Ap
Senate House Conference Committee
Illinois
United States
Republican
Democratic Congress
Chicago
Cairo
St. Louis
Stratton
State Division of Highways
Noisy Lot at the Neighboring Doorstep
A playful note suggests a young man dismisses Westerns as aged while claiming the cowboy hero’s sadness comes from kissing the horse. A housewife in a busy kitchen can’t always tell if loud sounds come from children’s mishaps or a jet breaking the sound barrier.
NATO at Crossroads as Crisis Tests Alliance
NATO faces strategic and political questions as Western leaders from Canada, West Germany, and France press for options. The United States must define NATO's purpose amid reduced fear of the Soviet threat and shifting emphasis from purely military to economic roles, without delaying until after the presidential election.
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Lester B. Pearson
Washington
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Dulles
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
NATO
Mr. Dulles
Christian Pineau
Czechoslovakia
France
Italy
Stalin
Europe
Khrushchev
Bulganin
Alliance
Algeria
Iceland
Free World
United States
Eisenhower
Soviet Union
Ger
Party Keynoter Sets The Mood
The keynote speaker at a national political convention can rally a discouraged party or dampen its spirit with platitudes as illustrated by examples from past campaigns. The piece references Sen. Alben Barkley and Gov. Paul of Massachusetts.
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Sen
Alben Barkley
Massachusetts
Paul
New Knights of the Garter Installed at Windsor
Three new Knights of the Garter were installed at Windsor Castle in a traditional ceremony. Sir Anthony Eden Earl Attlee and Earl Iveagh were knighted with the order symbols, amid debate on the honors system and notable past recipients.
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Knights of the Garter
Windsor Castle
Order of the Garter
Sir Anthony Eden
Earl Atlee
Labor Party
Commons
Earl Iveagh
Garter
Edward
Order
Arthur
Knights of the Round Table
Winston Churchill
Clem Atlee
Nog
AFL-CIO ties under strain amid merger effort and unity drive
The article reports continuing tensions within the AFL-CIO despite progress toward labor unity. Meany and Reuther back the ICFU under Millard, while a Southern unorganized textile mill drive and building trades pressure test merger gains. John L. Lewis remains cautiously impressed as strains persist.
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Meany
Building Trades
Lewis
Medical experts clash over ileitis and Eisenhower
Washington medical authorities and experts debate ileitis linked to President Eisenhower. The Armed Forces Medical Library warns of a chronic, often progressive disease with unknown causes and noncurative therapy, while Crohn and others emphasize uncertainty, relapse, and the limits of surgical treatment.
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White House
Armed Forces Medical Library
Washington
Eisenhower
Hagerty
Crohn
Journal of the
American Medical Association
Henry D. Janowitz
Frederick F. Boyce
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans
Boyce
Kiefer
Charles W. Maye
When Farms Become Field Factories
An analysis contrasts farm consolidation with factory efficiency. Census data show growing large scale farms while small ones shrink, affecting earnings and community life. Critics urge limits on subsidies and acreage programs to preventFurther farm size growth and reliance on large operators.
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Professor Mosher
Mosher
Trade tariff referendum battle splits U S Chamber
A controversy over Referendum No 95 on multilateral trade policy pits supporters against opponents who seek to block action. Figures like Edwin J Putzell Jr of Monsanto warn members against voting while Caterpillar Tractor Co exec William Blackie defends the right to differ. The issue tests whether the Chamber will be a forthright voice or a silent one.
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Eisenhower
Senate
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
U. S
Organization For Trade Cooperation
Chamber
Washington
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Edwin J. Putzell, Jr
Monsanto Chemical Co
Congress
Putzell
William Blackie
Caterpillar Tractor Co
Blackie
Evel True 41 Dies. Funeral Friday in Benton
Evel True of 805 West Church Street Benton dies Tuesday morning at home of a heart attack. He was assistant supervisor of Browning Township and leaves a wife Catherine, mother Minnie True, three sisters and three brothers. Funeral services Friday at 2 p.m. at Freeman Funeral Home Benton with burial in Masonic and Odd Fellows Cemetery. Benton Veterans of Foreign Wars chaplain to lead services at the funeral home. The Post will provide graveside honors.
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Evel True
Church St
Benton
Browning Township
True
Catherine
Minnie True
Freeman Funeral Home
Masonic and
Odd Fellows Cemetery
Benton Veterans of Foreign Wars
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