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Sailing into Detroit's Cadillac Square for a Labor Day appearance, Stevenson drew aim on domestic issues. Before a crowd smaller in size and enthusiasm than those of other Detroit Labor Days, he blasted the G.O.P. for what he called "ugly patches of poverty and insecurity which still deny dignity, even decency, to the lives of almost one-fifth of all American families." To the Republicans he also assigned blame for reduced farm income and layoffs among Detroit auto workers. "When the Republican Secretary of Defense looks at these facts and says that he never liked kennel dogs anyway...
From legionnaires who one day later approved continuation of the peacetime draft he drew scattered applause by urging that "it is the national will . . . that the draft be ended at the earliest possible moment with the national safety." Some Democratic strategists hoped that Stevenson's end-the-draft call would draw the dramatic reaction of Ike's 1952 "I will go to Korea," but they were disappointed. The proposal was a dud; it was sharply criticized as a perilous panacea that would stir up neutralism abroad and preparedness letdown at home...
Architects drew up plans based on the findings of the archaeologists. Limestone and marble were brought in from the quarries at Piraeus and Mt. Pentelikon that had supplied materials for the original building. Even the clay for the new roof tiles was dredged from the same clay beds on the outskirts of Athens. Only in the heart of the building (where they could not be seen) were new materials, such as reinforced concrete, used to give added strength...
Asked if he considered it possible that he would ever again play a role in American politics. Earl Browder, 65. head of the Communist Party. U.S.A.. during its 14 most powerful years (1931-45), drew thoughtfully on his pipe and replied: "Realistically, there are no grounds on which anyone could base such a prediction...
Yellow Planet. As Mars drew close last week, even laymen noticed that it could hardly be called red. This time it looked definitely yellow. One reason for this, reported astronomers from Japan to Texas, was a gigantic, yellow dust cloud, presumably raised by unusual turbulence in the Martian atmosphere. It was first seen by Japanese astronomers in the middle of August. Later it spread until it obscured much of the planet's surface, making all observation difficult...