Greece backs amnesty for guerrilla rebels amid US support
In March the United States urged aid to Greece to resist 9 000 guerrilla communists tied to Moscow. Congress approved the package, Greece installed Sophoulis as premier, and the new cabinet approved an Amnesty Act to welcome rebels back with sentences suspended. The shift prompts skepticism about the rebels' continued communism.
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Greece
Moscow
Truman
Congress
United States
Sophoulis
McCarthy urges productivity over wage cuts to curb housing costs
Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and the special Senate committee advocate boosting individual productivity in building trades rather than cutting wages. A Collier's survey links high housing costs to union practices like featherbedding. McCarthy calls for cutting material costs and modernizing building codes to ease shortages and price increases.
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Joseph R. McCarthy
Senate
House
Collier’s Magazine
San Francisco
Chicago
Senator McCarthy
Free Press and Global Freedom of Information
The State Department released a proposed international agreement on freedom of information drafted by American newspaper executives. It would give accredited correspondents full entry and travel rights across nations, aiming to extend press freedom worldwide.
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State Department
America
Proposal for world press freedom and censorship limits
The passage argues censorship would end except for military security and libel, with a commission to judge complaints. It envisions a treaty guiding worldwide freedom of news to newspapers, a long step toward peace and understanding, noting dictators in dark lands still control information.
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Darkness
Light
Barbara Jo Walker Choses Education Over Fame
Barbara Jo Walker of Memphis Miss America 1947 rejects Hollywood hype to invest prize money in education and a home with fiancé Dr. John Hummel. The New Orleans monologue recalls Dorothy Dell Goff and Dorothy Lamour, praising Walker’s plan as wiser than public pageantry.
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New Orleans
Barbara Jo Walker
Memphis
Hucksters
Hollywood
America
Dorothy Dell Goff
Dorothy Lamour
Atlantic City
John Hummel
Grass Roots in a Chapel Hill Yard
Louis Graves recalls a Chapel Hill project where a brick yard, laid by hands, protected from sun, stayed cool and moist, letting grass roots invade between bricks. The author notes grass overcame the brick patterns, turning a crafted surface into a green, living bed requiring effort to keep clear.
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Louis Graves
Chapel Hill
N. C
Export Boom One Third British
An informative pamphlet on British Commonwealth Trade shows American exports to British countries in 1946 at 3 billion dollars, three times the 1936 38 average, and notes a broader surge in exports to all nations. It warns that a loss of half the British share would still impact the American economy given global trade links.
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Richmond News
Britain
Amercan
Strength For The Day Strength For The Day
Most rivers have rapids along their courses and so do many lives. Sorrow disappointment pain and suffering interrupt calm periods but they deepen the current and the life returns stronger after the trials pass. The pattern holds and carries meaning in hardship.
Remember Pearl Harbor slogan echoes era claims
A quiz page asks seven questions on history and geography including the widow of a former ruler and the Venus de Milo, with a note to turn to page 4 for answers. It cites WWII and Spanish American War slogans and a Hambletonian incident.
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Hermine
Pearl Harbor
New York
U. S
Italy's Handicap
The revival of dueling in Italy faces a cost barrier, as would be duelists cannot afford rapier rentals, seconds fees, and medical attendance. Proponents propose forming a duelers association to aid needy gentlemen who wish to settle differences with steel.
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Italy
Nothing New Under the Sun in Women's Fashions
An Ashland Herald-Progress observer notes women's fashion repeats cycles, with most styles returning over time. The piece suggests nearly all past trends reappear, excluding hoop skirts, farthings, and bear skin.
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Ashland
Taft Looms as Campaign Issue in Lynchburg Target
The Lynchburg News notes the Republicans may nominate Bob Taft and warns he will be the central campaign issue. The column discusses potential impact on party strategy and voter focus.
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Lynchburg
Bob Taft
Rainfall Totals And Averages For Winchester Area
Present and past rainfall data show 24 hour precipitation none at 7 a.m. and Sept. to date .81 inches. 1947 year to date 25.79 inches. Average annual rainfall for 24 years 36.30 inches. Monthly averages from 1913 to 1946 list Jan 2.45, Feb 1.07, March 2.95, April 3.07, May 3.64, June 3.86, July 3.79, Aug 3.77, Sept 2.61, Oct 3.36, Nov 2.40, Dec 2.43. Courtesy of the Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Winchester, Va
Star
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Virginia
West Virginia
Stroup
I.Q
Europe
Asia
Africa
National Recreation Association
Katharine Pieher
Good Housekeeping Institute
Clinton P. Anderson
American Fat Selvage Comerities, Inc
James Welland
Paul F. Watkins
Winchester Research Laboratory
Luke
Glamor Girls
Don Flowers
Blondie
U. S. Patent Office
Chic Young
Dagwood
Henry Resisterea U. 8
Patent Office
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Carl Ane
Briven
Secret Agent X-9
Lefty
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Lery Slantz
Doc
Charmaine
Big Sister
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Ain
Etta Kett
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Clem
Muggs and
Skeeter
Gramps
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