Truman weighs late bid and picks three for Chicago
The piece outlines President Truman considering a return to the race if four Democratic rivals gain traction at Chicago. It names Kefauver Stevenson Harriman as preferred tickets, notes Kefauver’s campaign success and Truman’s approval, and cites Stevenson and Harriman as strong liberal picks with potential cross-advantage.
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Sen
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
Truman
Kerr
Barkley
Democratic Party
Sam Rayburn
Rayburn
Sam
Washington
Chicago
Stevenson Ofllinois
Stevenson
Averell Harriman
Harriman
Kefauver
Tom Dewey
Everett Dirksen
Illinois
Republican Party
William Jennings Bryan
Dewey's central role in Eisenhower's rise to Chicago
The piece credits Dewey with key East Coast moves in the Eisenhower campaign. It cites his personal appeals to Pennsylvania leaders, swaying New York delegates, fundraising, and organizing prowess. It notes Dewey and Brownell shaped the campaign more than anyone else and propelled Ike after a poor Abilene showing.
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Chicago
Kefauver
Truman
Tennessee
Eisenhower
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Paris
Republican Party
Dewey
Fine
Pennsylvania
Ike
New York
Herbert Brownell
U.S.A
Taft
Henry Cabot Lodge
Sen
Frank Carlson
Kansas
West
Midwest
Abilene
Shortage of Engineers Across U S Warns of Talent Gap
An editorial notes a persistent engineer shortage despite manpower reserves. Dean C Hollister of Cornell urges reformed education to emphasize fundamentals and lab oriented tech support roles rather than limiting engineers to executive tracks. It warns war ending Korea may reveal strategic vacuums in Asia and Korea policy.
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United States
C. Hollister
Cornell University
Dean Hollister
Freedom's Biographer Luke Hansard and the Parliament Press
Luke Hansard born July 5 1752 in Norwich came to London with a guinea and built a printing firm that served the House of Commons. His work, including rapid proofing for a French Revolution report, helped shape the Official Report later known as Hansard and the press tradition through World War II. England marks two centuries of his birth as the Hansard name stays linked to freedom and democracy.
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Luke Hansard
England
Parliament
Congressional Record
Hansard Society
St. Mary, Norwich
London
Ben Franklin
John Hughes
Great Turnstyle
Lincoln's Inn Fields
House of Commons
Hansard
Samuel Johnson
William Pitt
Freedom
Giver Bias in 1948 Campaign Fund Donations
A liquor firm split 30 000 to the Democratic campaign fund and 20 000 to Republicans, with claims the Democrats needed more. The piece recalls 19th century financier Jay Gould who said he favored Erie in all counties, adapting to party for government gain.
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Democratic Campaign Fund
Jay Gould
Erie
V Mail Letters Reach Elyria In WWII Effort
Ten years ago a Elyria family received the first V Mail letter from Cpl. Hugh Huffman abroad. Microfilming now allows sending 150000 letters per mail bag, reducing congestion from 37 bags. Frank Kruszewski, once an Elyrian after WWI, returns from a Nazi camp in Europe where he was held since 1939.
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Elyria
Earl Huffman
Cpl
Hugh Huffman
Cpl. Huffman
Cleveland
Frank Kruszewski
Europe
Poland
Kruszewski
America
Centralization Fears Drive Taxation and Plant Shifts
The piece analyzes how rapid decentralization policies and rising local taxes push business to relocate plants away from dense urban centers. It cites New York City's higher levies, firm relocations to cheaper states, and the circulatory tax effects on city finances, alongside discounts' impact on wholesale profits and cautionary notes for business conduct and advertising practices.
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New York
New York City
Connecticut
New Jersey
United States Wholesale Grocers’ Association
Celeste Holm Triumphs in The King and I on Broadway
The Broadway run of The King and I shifts from Gertrude Lawrence to Celeste Holm. Holm's performance as Anna earns immediate backstage affection and company respect with convincing noble scenes and a radiant stage presence.
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Broadway
the King
Gertrude Lawrence
Miss Lawrence
Rodgers and Hammerstein
Celeste Holm
Miss Holm
Siam
Mia Anna
Celeste Holme
Down and Outer Phrase Origin During Boer War
The saying A man may be down, but he's never out arose from a Salvation Army worker during the Boer War. He addressed destitute crowds, turning hardship into a hopeful slogan still echoed in charity and recovery efforts today.
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Salvation Army
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