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Today, we are happy to celebrate the 69th birthday of Elder JPZ! In recognition of his continued efforts in maintaining the WLBOTT alliance and upholding our burgeoning Twine faith, we are happy to announce a guest-Blott from his son, Elder DZ, in Santa Barbara, California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today, we are exploring what appeared in newspapers across the globe on the day of Elder JPZ’s birth — Saturday, August 4th, 1956. This was during the height of the Cold War (Berlin air-drops were still under way); Eisenhower was president, and the second US Presidential Election between him and Adlai Stevenson was only a few months away. Canada’s PM was the Liberal Party’s Louis St. Laurent. It was a happening time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Using the newspaper microfiche and microtape archives at the University of California’s library, today’s Blott explores highlights from dozens of newspapers published 69 years ago, on this historic birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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First, the headlines on August 4, 1956…<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From The Washington Post<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From The New York Times<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the Hartford Courant<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From an Op-Ed in The Atlanta Daily World<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From The Atlanta Constitution<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The full article reads: \u201cWalter Reuther, president of the CIO said today he believes Sen. McCarthy (R-Wis) has \u2018done more to reinforce communism than any other American.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The American labor leader told newsmen \u2018McCarthy employs immoral methods and plays communism\u2019s game.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018He has weakened the position of America in Europe,\u2019 Reuther declared. \u2018The CIO has always fought against McCarthyism and will continue to do so.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From The Times of India<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From The Jerusalem Post<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From Toronto’s Globe and Mail<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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From the Irish Times<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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And this oddity from Hong Kong’s South China Morning Post<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A number of the headlines underlined the racial tensions in the United States:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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and from The Austin Statesman<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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But not everything was doom and gloom<\/strong>. The cinema of the day offered an escape from the ails of the world. Local ads encouraged people to come in (and, oftentimes, drive-in) to watch the latest flicks (shown here with their 1956 trailers).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The King and I<\/em>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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