United States of America 1950s (Articles)

Newspaper articles with content related to LGBTQIA+ communities or on topics of gender or sexuality from the years 1950-1959.

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1950

• World At A Glance, Nome Nugget (Article, 1950)
• The Way I See It Nell Russell, Minneapolis Spokesman (Article, April 1950)
• Initial Report Drafted On Sex Case Hirings, Evening Star (Article, April 1950)
• Senator Hill Proposes Complete Inquiry Into Hiring of Undesirables, Evening Star (Article, May 1950)
• McCarthy Is Accused By State Department, Evening Star (Article, May 1950)
• Probe of Undesirables Approved by Committee, Evening Star (Article, 1950)
• News In Brief, Nome Nugget (Article, June 1950)
• Senate Unit Asks Tighter Laws on Moral Misfits, The Evening Star (Article, 1950)
• To Close Sex Law Loopholes, The Evening Star (Article, 1950)

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1951

• Hoey Offers New Bill On US Undesirables, Evening Star (Article, 1951)
• Representative Miller Calls For DC Drive, Evening Star (Article, April 1951)
• Miller Calls Perverts Threats to Security, Evening Star (Article, April 1951)
• 58 Dropped as Homosexuals, Evening Star (Article, April 1951)
• Hoover Discloses New System to Fire Deviates, Evening Star (Article, April 1951)
• Senator McCarthy Refuses Comment On Davis Spy Guilt, Arizona Sun (Article, November 1951)

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1952

• The Record Shows, Peoples Voice (Article, March 1952)
• Weed Out 119 US Employees, Madison County Democrat (Article, March 1952)
• Probers Release Story of Male Sex Parties, Key West Citizen (Article, May 1952)
• Nora Jackson charged, Miami Times (Article, July 1952)
• Keep it Clean--if Possible, Evening Star (Article, August 1952)
• Opinions Keep it Clean--if Possible, Evening Star (Article, August 1952)
• Navy Skipper Resigns 24 Ousted, Evening Star (Article, August 1952)
• Publisher Sees No Harm In Sex Books, Daily Record (Article, December 1952)

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1953

• McCarthy to Summon Security Files Chief, Evening Star (Article, February 1953)
• McCarthys Charge Of Reprisals Angers Foreign Service Man, Evening Star (Article, February 1953)
• McCarran Hits Lack of Candor, Evening Star (Article, April 1953)
• State Department Morale High, Evening Star (Article, April 1953)
• The World Today, Key West Citizen (April 1953)
• Speed-Up Effort By State, Nome Nugget (Article, May 1953)
• 531 'Risks' Ousted by State Department, Evening Star (Article, July 1953)
• Laxity on Vital Files Charged, Evening Star (Article, July 1953)
• 107 Employes Of State Dept Fired, Key West Citizen (Article, July 1953)
• Hate-Mongers Favor McCarran-Walter Act, Southern Jewish Weekly (Article, July 1953)
• McLeod Say Probes Now Get Full Support, Evening Star (Article, August 1953)
• 1456 Employes Of Govt Get Axe, Nome Nugget (Article, October 1953)
• State Department Dismissals, The Key West Citizen (Article, 1953)

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1954

• Defends Stand on Loyalty Cases, Evening Star (Article, January 1954)
• Breakdown on Risk Firings Under Study, Evening Star (Article, February 1954)
• Justice Department Lists 1 Loyalty Case In 8 Security Ousters, Evening Star (Article, February 1954)
• McLeod Backs Security Rules, Evening Star (Article, February 1954)
• The World Today, Key West Citizen (Article, February 1954)
• 'Disloyalty List' Increases, Key West Citizen (Article, February 1954)
• Employes With Loose Morals, Evening Star (Article, February 1954)
• Numbers Game, Evening Star (Article, March 1954)
• Man Is Convicted Of Morals Charge, Evening Star (Article, April 1954)
• Scott Awaits Rover Memo in Morals Case, Evening Star (Article, April 1954)
• Rover Gives Judges Moral Cases Data, Evening Star (Article, May 1954)
• Youth Faces Hearing On Blackmail Charge, Evening Star (Article, May 1954)
• Second Man Faces Hearing Today on Blackmailing, Evening Star (Article, May 1954)
• Hearing of Second Man In Blackmail Case, Evening Star (Article, May 1954)
• Does Congress Need a Security Check, (Article, May 1954)
• 2 Indicted on Charge Of Extortion Through Pose as Policemen, Evening Star (Article, June 1954)
• Hearings Started With Conflicting Charges, Key West Citizen (Article, June 1954)
• 2 Youths Are Held In Steward Slaying, Evening Star (Article, August 1954)
• AF Adopts Regular Dismissals For All Except Disloyalty Cases, Evening Star (Article, September 1954)
• Sen Dirksen Speaks To Group, Evening Star (Article, September 1954)
• Adroit Democrats Put GOP on Defensive, Evening Star (Article, October 1954)
• "Rose Tattoo" Author Tells Of Filming, The Key West Citizen (Article, 1954)
• Judge Promises Crackdown On Local Perverts, Key West Citizen (Article, December 1954)

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1955

• Paper Claims 10,000 "Fairies" Have Invaded New York's Harlem, Minneapolis Spokesman (Article, February 1955)
• Revision of Sex Laws Arouses Controversy, Evening Star (Article, June 1955)
• Right Decision but Wrong Reason, Evening Star (Article, October 1955)

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1956

• Police Methods Criticized By Court in Morals Case, Evening Star (Article, September 1956)

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1957

• Harvard Expert Warns of Drift, Evening Star (Article, January 1957)

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1958

• Supreme Court Lifts Ban On 2 Nudist Magazines, Evening Star (Article, January 1958)
• Pornographic Items Sent In Code House Unit Told, Evening Star (Article, January 1958)

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