Corporations Expand Aid to Liberal Arts Colleges
A nationwide movement of corporate philanthropy increases gifts to colleges and universities, shifting support from technical schools to liberal arts. The Council for Financial Aid to Education, led by Dr. William Compton, coordinates funding and guidance, with projected gifts reaching about 500 million dollars annually by 1970.
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Tur
New York Times
A. H. Raskin
Raskin
Council For Financial Aid To Education
Washington State College
William Compton
America
Supreme Court reaffirmed segregation ban without deadline
The Supreme Court signals continued commitment to ending segregation while declining to set a compliance deadline. It stresses national inescapable integration but cites practical delays due to local conditions. Critics may seek delays, but lower courts and the Court itself will enforce constitutional duties.
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Supreme Court
High Tribunal
H.G
Cease-Fire Thought in Formosa Straits Widens Hope
New York Herald Tribune reports a de facto cease-fire in the Formosa Straits, with officials silent publicly. Chou En-lai has not promised new actions, maintaining claims to Formosa while not moving against the islands, a pause seen as potentially temporary but hard to reverse the longer it lasts.
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Formosa
Chou £N-Lai
Names and identity ride through marriage and culture
The piece notes Lucy Stone’s insistence on preserving her maiden name after marriage, amid trends where women keep or even reverse name practices. It cites Edith Summerskill and her husband Jeffrey Samuel, whose children take Summerskill as their surname, and ends with assorted quips about naming and popular culture from the 1965 King Features Syndicate column.
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Lucy Stone League
Lucy Stone
Henry Brown Blackwell
Mrs. Blackwell
Edith Summerskill
Jeffrey Samuel
Michael
Shirley
Michael Summerskill
Shirley Summerskill
Mister
Wodehouse’s Hollywood stay spurs Grand Canyon tale
Leonard Lyons notes P. G. Wodehouse recalled his Hollywood stint. He accepted a film offer against his agent’s protests, rode west, and spent three months in a paradoxically lucrative but unproductive run. Calhern buys in Beverly Hills and muses on California wealth and the vanishing servant class.
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P. G. Wodehouse
Hollywood
Aaid Wodehouse
Grand Canyon
Homes Growing Bigger and More Features for 1955 Homes
Average new house last year measured 1140 square feet about 5 percent larger than 1941 homes. Fourth of the 15 000 class homes will include year round air conditioning. Eveleth Minnesota connections appear in Cin era Holiday with James Peterson penning Hail to Our Land sung by the Minneapolis Glee Club. Various notes on pop culture and trends from the era.
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Eveleth, Minn
James Peterson
G. E. Peterson
Eveleth
Our Land
Minneapolis Glee Club
Margaret
Peggy
Mairghread
Peigi
My Daughter's Wolf Dilemma and Family Banter
A home scene unfolds with Mrs Bennett and her daughters as the college girl jokes about balancing two dates Ken and Kermit. The mother tolerates the situation while the father jokes about patriarchal costs and matrimony, reshaping the family dynamic.
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Sis
Poke
Ken
Kermit
Readers urged to write letters to the editor
A Tri-State Forum letter argues free access to many ideas aids freedom of choice in education. The writer defends phonetics, recalls personal schooling success, and supports teaching reading early, while challenging the view that children should be told what to learn.
Crossroads Report on Air Power Debate and Funding
Dear Editor notes the ongoing debate over which nation has the greater air power: the U.S. or Russia. The writer criticizes how experts equate military strength with government spending, praising America’s abundant money throwers while suggesting budget priorities shape national prowess. D. E. Scott, Wellington.
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U.S
Russia
Army Engineers Seek 450000 for Red River Bank Stabilization
The Army Engineers ask Congress for 450000 to stabilize the Red River bank below Denison Texas for the coming year. The request was disclosed with the Arkansas White Red River basins hearing transcript before a House Appropriations subcommittee. They say the Arkansas River navigation project is economically justifiable now but long range work should not start immediately.
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Red River
Washington P
Army Engineers
Congress
Denison
Tex
House Appropriations
Arkansas River
Amarillo High seniors vie for Edison scholarship in Austin
Lloyd Farnsworth named best all around boy in Amarillo High School’s 1930 class joins 83 others representing Texas high schools in the June 10 Edison scholarship contest in Austin. Also noted are social events and a resignation at the Catholic Welfare Bureau.
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Lloyd Farnsworth
Amarillo High School
Austin
Texas
Edison
Mary Storm
Amarillo Country Club
Formosa War Scare Diminishes Yet Feared Attack Remains
The Formosa war scare recedes though danger is not entirely gone. Washington notes a rising de facto cease fire, influenced by Afro-Asian support, Soviet diplomacy, and Red China's fear of atomic retaliation. The United States aims to defend Formosa at all costs and support Chiang Kai-shek in defending Quemoy and the Matsus.
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Roscoe Drummond Washington
Formosa
Washington
Seventh Fleet
Quemoy
Matsus
Chou En-lai
China
Bandung
Red China
Soviet Union
United States
U.S.S
Eisenhower
U. S
Chiang Kai-shek
Solons Make Good Use Of Newsletter Fr Texas Congressmen
Washington May 31 21 Texas Congressmen use newsletters to inform constituents and media about key issues. Reps Patman Burleson Wright Kilgore Alger Poage Ikard Rogers share headings and topics from Washington activity with district relevance.
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Fru
Washington
Texas
Clore
John Q
Wright Patman
Texarkana
Patman
Omar Burleson
Anson
Jim Wright
Weatherford
Wright
Joe M. Kilgore
McAllen
Kilgore
Capitol
Bruce Alger
Dallas
W. R
Rob” Poage
Waco
Frank Ikard
Wichita Falls
Walter Rogers
Pampa
Bob Poage
Crusty Clair Hoffman
Michigan
Power To Attract The Abundant Life
A Canyon, Texas meditation warns against sacrificing morals for social gain. It emphasizes that true attractiveness comes from the basic characteristics of a good life shown in behavior rather than external displays. The piece cites George Mayo’s warning to avoid compromising integrity for society.
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George Mayo
Bos Wvar Canyon
Texas
Bar Owners Seek Women Access to South African Bars
South Africa’s bar owners urge allowing women in bars claiming it would curb anti social drinking and reduce public disorder. Johannesburg reports the motion cites social and economic benefits from gender integrated drinking spaces.
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South Africa
Johannesburg
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U.S. Army
Korea
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Leonard Lyons
Cedric Adams
Holiday Magazine
Philadelphia
Bob Crosby
Kathy
Crosby
Bob
WCCO
Minneapolis Star-Tribune
Mrs. Poke Bennett
Tri-State Forum Letters
Dr. Flesch
Johnny
McGuffey
Crossroads Report
D. E. Scott
Wellington
C. C. Walden
Amarillo
University of Southern California
Walden
Forest Hit
Agnes Goodwin
Catholic Welfare Bureau
John E. Dyer
A.T.& S.F. Railway Company
Mosa Strait
Chiang Kaishek
Fense
Matsui
Chiang
Solons
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Hoffman
Poage
Rogers
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Rogers House
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