Opposition to Potomac dam plan grows across region
The Star endorses a stance aligned with the National Parks Association and local boards against the U S Army Corps of Engineers plan to place dams along the Potomac and its tributaries. It argues the half billion dollar project is unnecessary, citing drought concerns and alternative water solutions, and notes opposition from Frederick and Clarke counties and many groups.
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Potomac River
Engineers
The
Star
National Parks Association
Shenandoah and
Potomac Walleys
Frederick and
Clarke County
Baltimore
Raven
Prettyboy
Susquehanna River
Washington
Cuba refuses harbor entry then relents for refugees
The 1939 report notes President Bru of Cuba blocked the St. Louis with 907 German Jewish refugees aboard from entering Havana harbor. He later relented after terms were set requiring temporary confinement in a concentration camp on the Isle of Pines. Dr A T Baker, a local chiropractor, served as a guard of honor for King George and Queen Elizabeth at a British Embassy reception.
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Bru
Cuba
St. Louis
Havana
Hamburg
Isle of Pines
A. T. Baker
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Dr. Baker
Canada
Militant suffragettes plot to kidnap Prince Henry at London
Detectives at Scotland Yard reveal a conspiracy by militant suffragettes to abduct Prince Henry, heir to the throne, as he attends Eton College. The report notes related movements and security concerns surrounding the royal child.
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Scotland Yard
London
Prince Henry
Henry
Eton College
Harry Sartelle
Geneva
Indiana
Farmers and Merchants National Bank
Annie McFadden
Garfield Hospital
John S. Mosby
Daily Meditation By Earl L. Douglas
The piece argues rising crime stems from greater money needs and urban life. It urges an educated adjustment to modern life and a revival of spiritual values. It calls on all church branches to play a role, stating the only cure for present ills is a spiritual cure.
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The
United States
Dissenting Justices Criticize Loyalty Oath Ruling
The two dissenters harshly condemn the Supreme Court for striking down Washington 1955 loyalty oath laws as unduly vague. They contrast with a 1951 Maryland decision and question the Smith Act precedent, arguing public servants should know what loyalties are forbidden and that teaching subjects with Communist affiliations should not be deemed revolution advocacy.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the
United States
Communist Party
State of Washington
State of
Supreme
Gerende
Maryland
Things to Be Grateful For in Troubled Times
HAL BOYLE lists simple joys to cherish including children, calves, babies, and dogs. summer foods like corn on the cob and strawberries. quiet moments under a summer sky. a repairman’s reassurance about the air conditioner. park benches, pigeons, and sunset boat rides evoking nostalgic, hopeful scenes.
Fragmented thoughts and vivid scenes of daily life
A stream of varied vignettes describes human instincts, quiet urban mornings, a president’s idling moment, waiting youths in summer dresses, elderly neighbors watching street life, a boss commuting with golf clubs, domestic pride in a wife mowing the lawn, and a child asking why stars can’t be caught.
Warren Commission accused of whitewash in Kennedy case
The Lynchburg News-Guardian editorial claims the Warren Commission hired Norman Redlich a NYU law professor with Communist ties to review Kennedy assassination evidence. It argues this choice undermines impartiality and public trust, noting Redlich’s links to the Emergency Civil Liberties Committee and other pro Communist activities.
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Communist Party
Congress
Warren Commission
Kennedy
New York University
House Committee On Un-American Activities
Norman Redlich
Commission
Ralph E. Beermann
Nebraska
August E. Johansen
Michigan
House
Redlich
Johansen
Gerald R. Ford
U.S
Warren
Johnson
Communist Front
National Council
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee
FBI
J. Edgar Hoover
ECLC
Communist Daily Worker
House Committee On One American
State Department
United States
Abolition News
National Committee
House One American Activities Committee
House Committee On One American Activities
Medicine Meets Organ Transplant Challenge
Wayne Brandstadt D M outlines kidney transplant history and techniques. He notes over 200 kidney transplants since the first, explains donor compatibility challenges, and describes donor cooling, recipient preparation, and immune suppression. He mentions kidney outcomes, lung and liver trials, and experimental primate-to-human transplants with cautious optimism.
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Gulliver
Hal Boyle
New York
Woodrow Wilson
Timbuktu
the Lynchburg News
Supreme Court of the United States
New York Times
Nation Magazine
Russia
U. S
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