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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1951
Page
4
The article recalls families torn by Communist prisons and slave camps as Hungary’s people endure terror. It notes the church as the sole comfort and explains government efforts to crush it, with priests described as exceptionally courageous despite arrests, beatings, and public warnings.
A former Romanian air force lieutenant recounts Soviet domination since 1949. Russian arms, uniforms, and officers replaced Romanian forces, with a purge, new oath, and Russian command. Rumors of reprisals and a growing Romanian resistance mark a tense, armed struggle against Moscow’s influence.
A Polish survivor recalls how Poland became increasingly controlled by Soviet power after 1945. Russians fill government roles, the economy relies on requisitioned crops and state stores, and private enterprise collapses as labor quotas and forced work assignments proliferate.
A fragment recounts life near Berlin after World War II with memories of war horrors, Russian and Polish forces, and security police threats. The speaker describes attempts to flee to the West, wishes to join allied forces, and contemplates crossing borders to East Germany to settle old scores.
A fragmented reminiscence recounts Stalin’s interview sessions in Moscow, noting his formal yet agreeable demeanor, late hours, and habit of smoking or not smoking his pipe. It describes aides, interpreters, and diplomats present, plus odd details about gifts of pipes and vodka rituals for guests.
Patricia McCormick a Texas Western College art major enthralls crowds in El Paso as a novice matador, applauded by Mexicans and feared by Americans. Her first bullfight left her tossed and trampled, yet critics praise her growing artistry and nerve. She plans to join tentas on Mexican ranches after October 16.
A Bulgarian refugee recalls farm seizure in 1944, forced collectivization, hunger, and exile. She details loss of land, a changed village, women conscripted for heavy labor, schooling under Soviet bias, and her father’s arrest. After her husband faced canal work and disappearance, she fled to West Berlin with her daughter, hoping for safety and reunion.
The text recalls years of social gatherings with heavy vodka drinking at big parties, noting a side shock beforehand and mentioning targé, larinke, mineral sal or rich cream. It references a lis Molotov moment and a Page comment about vodka use stopping after that event.
Patricia Wal recalls early childhood play of bullfighting on the lawn with dogs as pretend bulls. She moved from Wood River to Arkansas City in 1933 then Edwardsville, Illinois in 1997, later to St. Louis, and finally Texas where she aims to become a novillera. She seeks bullfighting training in Juarez, must join the bullfighters union, and gain fan approval.
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