Editorials weigh Kefauver and Eisenhower in 1952 race
The piece analyzes Sen. Kefauver's Florida and California remarks as signaling a waning bid and possible pivot toward Stevenson or Harriman. It contrasts Kefauver's posture with Stevenson and notes Eisenhower's continued health optimism, qualified by medical opinions on ileitis and surgical risk.
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Sen
Kefauver
Florida
California
Sen. Kefauver
Adlai Stevenson
Illinois
Stevenson
Mr. Kefauver
Kefauv
Gov. Harriman
New York
Harriman
Kefauver Ntee
Law of Compensation in Cir School Careers
A quoted opinion suggests compensation laws explain why a cir school female students settle for lower pay. It notes even college graduates with jobs may earn more by joining trades like plasterers, implying gendered wage gaps and occupational limits.
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Plasterers’ Union
Lafayette's Illinois Visit Touched Frontier History
Old newspaper notes Lafayette toured Illinois in 1825 after a river journey from Kaskaskia to Shawneetown. He met state officials, visited homes, and greeted Revolutionary War veterans, with tales echoing in local lore as “Lafayette slept here” amid frontier towns. The piece blends history with light local color and a nod to agricultural and gadget news of the era.
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Edward Coles
Illinois
Kaskaskia
LaFayette
Shawneetown
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Illinois Country
Disaster Plans Come Too Late in Flood Heights
A California city that lost eight people in last winter’s floods adopts disaster planning and urges others to study its plan. The checklist covers emergency power, First aid gear, a missing persons bureau, cash custody, and protections against looting, noting human memory fades between catastrophes.
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California
World leaders urged to hold summer summit for elder statesmen
The idea proposes a world summit conference for aging giants like Konrad Adenauer Syngman Rhee Herbert Hoover and Winston Churchill during the summer break of high officials. The proposal imagines a gathering of octogenarians to discuss global issues away from formal duties.
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Konrad Adenauer
Syngman Rhee
Herbert Hoover
Winston Churchill
Reporting Ike Health and White House Transparency
The White House has openly discussed President Eisenhower’s heart attack and recent major operation, a level of frankness unprecedented in U.S. history. Press aides and doctors, many personal friends of the President, are mindful that optimistic briefings influence national morale and public perception.
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Republican Party
Eisenhower
Washington
Doris Freeson
Hagerty
Miss Fleeson
White House
James Hagerty
Mr. Eisenhower
The Mimeographed Catalog Listing for Lindsay Poems
A column notes a limited edition of Vachel Lindsay Collected Poems 1923 bound in 400 copies signed at $3.50, praising Lindsay as a notable poet. It then covers Indian chiefs list and Graves on poets, Dylan Thomas, and a Cincinnati wedding cost survey with figures ranging from 328 to 3500 dollars.
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Lindsay
Vachel
Vachel Lindsay
Springfield
William Bootheters
Abraham Lincoln
Opechancanough
Metacom
King Philip
Wampanoags
Pontiac
Ottawa
Tecumseh
Osceola
Seminole Sequoyah
Chief Joseph
Nez Perces
Goyathlay
Geronimo
Red Cloud
Handsome Lake
Joseph Brant
Amercian History
John Brown
Red Wing
Doubleday
Robert Graves
Milton
Dylan Thomas
Graves
I, Claudius
T. S. Eliot
Auden
Picasso
Congo
Byron
Missolonghi
Thomas
Cicero
University of Cincinnati
Country Club
Disembodied Sole Could Redefine Men’s Footwear
A Rochester inventor, Sigurd Tranmal, patents a shoe without uppers or sides. The sole would be held by vacuum cups, but challenges include socks and toe holes, making the idea unlikely to catch on. The piece ends by suggesting a spike-heel version for women instead.
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Peoria Journal Star
Sigurd Tranmal
Rochester
N.Y
Tranmal
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Rip Goostr
S. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
South Side Lumber Co
South Park Avenue
Phuns
Herrin
Weller Plumbing & Heating Co
Murphysboro
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Riverside Deluxe
Blackwall
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