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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1956
Page
2
Editorials condemn the Poznan demonstrations as a bold plea for bread and freedom against Soviet control. They accuse Moscow and puppet governments of brutal oppression and call Western workers to oppose the regime’s reach while praising Anderson’s upcoming South Side Junior High as a public school milestone.
Lapel prepares to open a three day homecoming starting today marking the 10th annual observance. Lions Club sponsors with help from Lapel High School Lettermen Job's Daughters Evangelical United Brethren Church American Legion and local home economics groups. Hundreds of former residents will return to renew friendships and view progress. The celebration showcases community spirit and cooperative effort behind Lapel's growth.
Orla D Phillips of Anderson, a Franklin native who moved to Anderson in 1929 to run Central Pharmacy and later Beacon Pharmacy, was killed in a Kenora Lake Ontario accident. A 49 year old business leader active in Central Christian Church and the Elks Lodge, his death saddens the community and many friends.
The piece traces Eisenhower’s four-year arc from a reluctant campaigner to a poised president who steadies the GOP. It notes his early wariness of press work, the Scripps-Howard spur boosting his renomination drive, and his calmer, more controlled public persona. It mentions health strains, Suez, and Panama as contexts for evaluating leadership and successor concerns, with figures like Homer Capehart and Claude Wickard in play.
The piece critiques Eisenhower's supporters and advisers including Roosevelt and Truman allies, arguing that George Allen and others back him to influence Republican power. It notes perceptions of media praise, NATO symbolism, and calls for a disciplined GOP stance to shape policy toward the Middle East and international regimes.
Debe B Crane notes global opinion split over Nasser and the Suez move as columnists from Higgins to the Alsops defend varied stances. Critics blame both Western policy and British action, while Callender and Digest editors offer cautious, nuanced takes. The piece also cites WW II era cautions and shifts in Middle East power dynamics.
Dr William Brady discusses GI series using barium and X rays, detailing pretest instructions including castor oil with ice cold milk as a chaser. He notes patient patience limits and offers alternative tastings for cod liver oil, then invites brief letters on personal health questions to his Beverly Hills address.
In San Francisco amid a picnic atmosphere voices warn against complacency as Dewey notes time and unity while Democrats nominate a strong Stevenson Keefeauver ticket. Analysts cite Eisenhower’s popularity but warn of palace guard influence health doubts and Nixon concerns.
The Washington Star columnist David Lawrence describes Nasser as a dangerous dictator akin to Hitler and argues that any agreement with him over the Aswan Dam would be worthless. He asserts peace in the Middle East depends on removing Nasser and establishing democratic governance, noting Nasser's ties to Russia and Soviet influence on canal policies.
An AP New York office tour sparks surprising moment as a French visitor misidentifies William Oatis the imprisoned journalist as a living great. The editor corrects the typo and clarifies attribution errors including a miscredit in Music Views. A light American saying about a smart wife closes the piece.
A 1936 broadcast tale recounts a payola style intervention by a European psychoanalyst pressuring a major network. The narrator asserts editors protect republic by resisting censorship, while recalling a later question on differences between 1936 and 1956.
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