Grand Jury Indicts UAW Over Political Expenditures
The Department of Justice indicts the United Auto Workers in Michigan for financing radio and television programs to back Patrick McNamara’s Senate bid. The piece notes union affiliates with separate treasuries, PACs, and state limits, arguing restraints may benefit labor in the long term.
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Michigan
United Auto Workers
Patrick McNamara
U. S. Senate
Ferguson
Treasuries
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AFL
Labor
League For Political Education
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Indiana
Texas
Wisconsin
IRA raids British camp as unification fears rise
IRA units raided a British military camp seizing a cache of arms. British police and security forces, numbering in the thousands, were alerted to prevent arms from reaching Ireland amid renewed talks on Irish unification and potential German East West reunification questions.
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West
East Germany
Ireland
Irish Republican Army
Reading ability linked to job advancement in modern era
The piece cites Lyle M. Spencer noting a 15 year rise in jobs requiring reading, with 64 percent growth in professional technical and clerical roles. It argues that automation raises training needs, stressing regular reading to gain opportunities, and highlights rural mechanization increasing reading and comprehension demands.
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This Week
Lyle M. Spencer
Lyle
Editorial Digest Highlights From Daily Newspapers
Compilation of notable editorials from across 40 newspapers received by the office. Highlights reflect varied opinions on public policy, governance, and social issues shaping the current discourse.
The Psychological Hazard
A Tallahassee Democrat column argues that thoughtfulness is valuable though often feared by people who avoid considerate risk. It explores social behavior and the subtle effects of kindness in everyday life.
News of Other Years From the Files of the Star
A summary of past events notes Hurricane Carol damaging New England apples, a birth announced for a daughter to Mr and Mrs Golden W Kerns, and attendance at the American Legion Convention in Washington by several local men. Also listed are Japan's postwar talks, Korean War casualty figures, degrees awarded at Ohio State, a missing aviation cadet, liberated prisoners from a camp, Tangier’s status, a thwarted bank kidnapping, Winchester council election, Labor Day travels, a house party in Middletown, a Berryville postal worker moving to Chicago, and upcoming weddings of Frances Peery and Charles Elmer Frazier.
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New England
Golden W. Kerns
Kerns
Katherine Fletcher
Charles Zuckerman
Roy B. Wickes
Turner Sencindiver
Edward Goss
Daniel T. Grimes
Garland Peck
Mike Castleman
American Legion
Washington, D. C
Mary Byrd Larrick
J. S. Larrick
Middletown
John Hamilton
Berryville
Chicago
National Iscuit Company
Frances Peery
Mary A. Peery
Charles Elmer Frazier
Georgia May Soon Have to Choose Between Statesman and Politician
The piece argues Senator Walter F. George of Georgia faces a test between idealized statesmanship and electoral appeal. It recalls Brandegee, Lodge, Borah, Vandenberg, Connally, Norris, and La Guardia as exemplars of unrewarded ideals, contrasting them with pragmatic politicians favored by voters.
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League
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Lodge
Borah
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State Department
United States
Arthur H. Vandenberg
Michigan
Vandenberg
United Nations
Tom Connally
Texas
Tom
George F Norris
Nebraska
Fiorello H. la Guardia
New York
la Guardia
Mayor condemns lack of statesmen in Washington
A public confrontation urges Washington to appoint true statesmen, criticizing current leaders as mere bellboys and messengers rather than thoughtful policymakers. The remark underscores demand for decisive governance and seasoned leadership in the capital.
A Talking Girl Takes What I Own In Sheltered Nooks
A fragment describes a girl who takes the narrator's hand candy books and other things in sheltered places. The passage hints at a possessive, predatory action and a sense of loss. No clear event or outcome is stated beyond the taking.
How's Your I Q How to Score Based on 100 Questions
A vintage quiz style describes a ten day I Q test with daily scoring ranges from Memory Genius to Good and instructs to turn to page 2 for answers. It lists sample questions about Bible evil root Arlington Cemetery dinosaur coin roe loom and cloth craft.
Truck on Rampage in Adrian Destroyed Property
Kenneth Deermyer prepared to load a truck when it rolled away on its own. The vehicle crossed 200 feet, jumped a curb, damaged a fence and two trees, plunged over a bank and rested against a concrete abutment near the River Raisin.
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Adrian, Mich
Kenneth Deermyer
Raisin
What is the beverage called kava
Kava is a peculiar non alcoholic but very intoxicating beverage drunk in the islands of the South Pacific. It is made by mixing coconut milk with the chewer or cruche leaves or roots of the kava shrub of the pepper family. A small amount produces intoxication in a short time probably because of a poison of an alkaloidal nature.
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South Pacific
Rainfall Totals and Averages By Month 42-Year Span
Past 24 hours rainfall shows none. September rainfall to date none. 1955 rainfall to date 30.81 inches. Average annual rainfall over 42 years 36.94 inches. Monthly averages from 1912 to 1954: Jan 2.50, Feb 1.94, Mar 2.95, Apr 3.11, May 3.92, Jun 3.89, Jul 3.73, Aug 3.82, Sep 2.66, Oct 3.24, Nov 2.59, Dec 2.51 inches.
Aiding Allergy Victim In The Ragweed Season
Practical home measures to reduce pollen and irritants for allergy and asthma sufferers. Advice covers air conditioning, cleaning routines, dust control, bedding changes, fabric choices, rug removal, plant avoidance, odors, and pet considerations. Ends noting ulcers' unclear cause.
Minister Delayed by 35 Minute Clock Skew at Church
Preparations were complete for a Sunday service at First Methodist Church in Tonkawa Ukla when Rev. Ray Lawler arrived late due to a clock running 35 minutes slow. He hurried to the pulpit and began the service.
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Tonkawa
Ukla
First Methodist Church
Ray Lawler
Evolution of English in medieval England
Up until the 14th century in England Latin served as the formal document language while the mass of people spoke a mixed Saxon tongue. The king's court developed its own English language usually understood only by fellow court members.
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England
Marriage for Three in a Kennedy Missouri Housing Boom
Postwar housing shortage in Kennedy Missouri drives Adam and Ann Laird to build homes while forming a partnership. An affair stirs as Ann volunteers at a hospital and Linda Van Sant arrives, drawing Adam’s attention with charm and emeralds. Tensions rise as trust frays and work pressures mount.
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Missouri
Adam
Ann
Seabees
Kennerly
Alexander
Adam Laird
Linda van Sant
Dr. Alexander
van Sant
Theodore Bell
Bell
Linda
Blood Bank
Curtis Alexander
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