No, the world keeps on turning in odd column chatter
A collage of satirical and pointed readings spans Cold War echoes from the Berliner Zeitung to Tucson maps, Long Island fears about atomic blast implications, Phoenix license mixups, and party leaders urging cross‑party unity to curb aggressive Cold War policies.
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William L. Laurence
New York Times
Manhattan
Tucson
United Nations
J. P. Morgan
Glen Cove
Westchester
New York City
Vishinsky
Christmas and the natural rights of man in 1950s America
In a December reflection, George and Sokolsky compare Virginia’s natural rights from 1776 with the United Nations’ 1948 declaration. They argue the former rests on God and natural law, while the latter omits divine endowment, elevating the state over the individual. The piece contrasts Christian thought with neo paganism and urges contemplation of rights rooted in nature’s God during Christmas.
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America
Notre Dame University
Natural Law Institute
The
United Nations
Virginia
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George Spelvin Dope Among Guests at Hoodats Party
At the Hoodats home Mrs. George Spelvin notes her husband’s flamboyant charm with Miss Thribbett a divorced writer. Thribbett contemplates retirement while Spelvin flirts and arranges perks to impress her, prompting a sharp rebuke from Mrs. Spelvin who calls him a dope and laments their strained marriage.
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Charley Hoodat
George Spelvin
Miss Thribbett
Hoodats
Dangers of Gas Fumes From Heaters Warned
The Los Angeles Times warns of lethal gas dangers as winter heating begins. A Covington Kentucky woman narrowly survived after writing a plea for help on her windowpane before rescue with her two young children. Proper stove use and ventilation are urged.
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Covington
Los Angeles Times
Try And Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
A collection of humorous anecdotes captures Van Chandler recalling a mayor’s tooth filling error and a punchline about a back collar button. Colonel Barton explains recession versus panic while a Hollywood language assassin faces a handwriting expert with critique on punctuation.
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van Chandler
Doc Chandler
Hollywood
Bennett Cerf
Dist
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Quintessential Quips by Bill Vaughan in Kansas City Story
A compact Vaughan quip highlights everyday indulgences as a spark of wit. The line playfully notes small pleasures like smooth seat covers and a door handle that seems to spark, capturing Vaughan’s humor about life’s tiny frictions.
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Bill Vaughan
Kansas City Story
Modern Miracle Of The Mood
New York columnist laments Christmas gift graft in cities where cops and workers extract bribes disguised as presents. He contrasts past goodwill with a growing routine of coercive generosity, noting threats, black market feel, and decline of genuine holiday spirit.
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George &. Sokolsky
Christ
Harry L. Lurie
Council of Jewish Federations and Welfare Funds
Klaus
Nylon League
Susie
Salvage Drives and Spare Seats Stir Cynical Gloom
Washington dispatch notes public weariness over salvage drives and government seizure scares as speculation follows on seats and aids to feminine curvature. The column recalls McBurp Ickes scrambling a worn mat for a scrap drive and cites Lincoln, Stalin letters, and Capehart's bold bid for the Senate foreign relations panel in Indiana.
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Geo Washington
Congress
Harold McBurp Ickes
Interior
White House
Miss Reid
Homer E. Capehart
Indiana
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capehart
Beefs on bonusing by Bugs Baer in baseball history
A column by Bugs Baer revisits old baseball bonusing debates, noting players and teams, prices paid for stars like Nap Lajoie and Phil Geier, and the shifting valuations over time. It argues baseball is a competitive business where gate receipts determine a player's worth.
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Baer
Phils
Pittsburgh
Lynchburg
al Orth
Orth
Fall River
Phil Geier
Geier
Napoleon Lajoie
Nap
Connie Mack
Florida
Philadelphia
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Trees in a parachutist tale in May be So column
A Pop Smith feature in Cochran Journal recounts a pilot bailing out in a remote area. A barefoot mountaineer watched the descent as the parachute tangled in a tree. The airman quipped he aimed to set a record, while the rustic replied he was the only man around who climbed down a tree without climbing up.
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New York
Tom Murphy
Pop Smith
Cochran
Sonny
Atlanta Constitution
They Need a Good Man on That Committee
The fragment mentions a committee and a claim about linking communism to the underworld. An ironic line notes the refusal to answer on grounds it might incriminate. The snippet cites a 1990 King Features syndicate context.
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