Supreme Court Frees California Communists and Watkins Ruling
The court freed five California Communist leaders and ordered new trials for nine others in a ruling on abstract advocacy of overthrow. It also reversed Labor Leader John T Watkins's contempt conviction for refusing to name former Communist associates, narrowing the meaning of organize under the Smith Act.
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Jericho Excavations Suggest Oldest Known Town Discovery
British School of Archaeology team led by Miss Kathleen M. Kenyon reports Jericho may predate Jarmo as the world’s oldest town, dating back to 6,800 B C with an estimated 3,000 inhabitants and surprisingly advanced structures. Further digs may reveal earlier urban centers.
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Jarmo
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Sterling
Harry R. Kern, Jr
Universty of Virginia
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Eugene Branch
Alville
N.C
Branch
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
EM ‘Tidball
Virginia School For the Deaf and the Blinds
Staunton
Alexander Barrie
Laila Moss McClure
Lewis KR. Hyde
A. HM
Court Deliberates Watkins Case On Legislative Purpose
The court addressed Watkins claims about being forced to answer and his right to silence as it weighed whether Congress had a legitimate legislative purpose. The decision touched on protecting American liberty against subversive Communist influences and the reach of congressional inquiries.
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Paris Strives for Peace Through Transit Reform and Quiet Streets
Paris police reduce horn use in the city while rubber tires are tested on Metro trains to ease rush hour nerves and improve passenger mood. A Metro official notes many can sleep standing and calls the effect soothing. Paris council battles noisy radios as spring window radio blasts draw complaints. A parking meter proposal sparked public backlash over boulevard aesthetics, ending the plan.
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Remembered Valor and Local News From 1952
Five year old Star Files recounts Virginians earning the Distinguished Military Cross and Greek Order of the King, Kiwanis charter members, and local social notes. References include King Paul I, Camp Minikaska, and Bev Hill gunfire that killed Benjamin Siegel, plus marriages, political market notes, and early law firm changes.
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Heve
Greece
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Atal
Richard B. Brown
Eugene B. Cooper
M. RB. Clowe
Myer Hamburger
Lawrence C. Hollis
H. Delmer Robinson
Harry A. Schmidt
H. C. Sheetz
K. EC. Yost
Gretchen Armatrong
Camp Miniloska
Cooperstown
N.Y
False Choppers Promise Real Adventure for Loners
Hal Boyle suggests dentures transform social life turning wearers into a confident elite. He recounts positive reactions and jokes about joining the denture society, noting lisp and whistle quirks but praising newfound attention and boldness. He jokes about getting teeth pulled as Father's Day gift with regret only for not doing it sooner.
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Answers on Angora goat shearing and Cadillac origin
The text explains Angora goat shearing schedules by region with March and six month intervals in the south and spring-only in the north, notes possible multi year fleece for special uses, and clarifies Cadillac was a French governor who founded Detroit in 1701 naming Fort Ponchartrain by Detroit.
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Lake Erie
The Doctor Speaks on Correcting Cross-Eyed Conditions
Dr Herman N Bundesen explains most cross-eyed cases are correctable by surgery glasses or eye exercises. Causes include inheritance birth trauma and fatigue or poor diet. Proper treatment can restore eye alignment and function.
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Strength For The Day From Fort L Douglass Sermon
The speaker reflects on a funeral for a 48 year old woman who died of cancer and argues that disease results from human disobedience, not God’s will. He frames suffering as a consequence of the fallen state and contrasts it with a future when God’s will is fully triumphant.
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Earth
How's Your IQ Memory Quiz Answers May 1828 Damask Table Linen
A historical quiz item lists 10 questions covering topics from damask table linen origins and Byron Nelson to biblical kings and volcano lava. It notes possible national origins for a linen piece, dog origins, and a presidency age rule, with a final quoting riddle about listeners.
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Pittsburg
New York
Atlanta
Byron Nelson
Rephaim
Ioannina
Great Britain
Java
Love of the opposite sex is learned habit explains cure
Dr George W Crane presents Case V-317 about Tom T a 31 year old man who feared being a hopeless case but learns to date and court a woman to become a well adjusted heterosexual He advocates systematic dating motions urging readers to request his booklet Sex Problems of Young People for more details
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Senate faces hot summer over civil rights bill dispute
The House passed civil rights legislation and sent it to the Senate where a Southern filibuster is anticipated. Senate Republican leader Knowland moved to place the bill on the calendar for possible immediate action. If invoked, the fight would center on a jury trial provision and fast action to expand federal enforcement of voting rights.
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California
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Senate Committee
Eastland
Mississippi
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