Year 1957 a dramatic leap into the Space Age and civil rights
The year 1957 defined a generation with the Space Age birth following the Sputnik launch and the Little Rock school crisis. Eisenhower's stroke and Nixon's rise shaped politics, while Khrushchev's ascent, Middle East tensions, and global decolonization marked a world in transition. Audrey hurricane and McCarthy death closed a sweeping chapter.
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Benny Hooper
Long Island
Audrey
Cameron
Girard
West Coast
Sen
Joseph R. McCarthy
Case W-386: Clarence W. and the good resolutions debate
A classroom discussion on making and keeping resolutions as a path to better habits. The talk cites tobacco risks with figures from a 188,000 person survey tied to the American Cancer Society, plus dieting tips and a call to set short daily goals.
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Clarence
Clarence W
Young People’s Society
Daniel Horn
E. Cuyler Hammond
The
American Cancer Society
Mrs. George B Sefton Sr Death Ends Noted Anderson Life
Funeral services yesterday closed the long career of Mrs. George B Sefton Sr a Dayton Ohio native and early Anderson civic leader She was known as Christmas Mother for aiding needy families and a founding member of Trinity Episcopal Church plus active in Friendly Club Birthday Club and American Legion post duties Her life bridged from Buchanan to Eisenhower and she remained vigorous and devoted to church family and community.
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George B. Sefton Sr
Anderson
Dayton
Sefton
Trinity Episcopal Church
Friendly Club
First Methodist
Personal advice from Dr. Crane in Mellor Indiana
Instructions to enclose stamped self addressed envelope and 20 cents when seeking Dr. Crane’s personal advice or one of his psychological charts in Mellor Indiana.
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Dr. Brady
William Brady
el Camino
South
Beverly Hills
Calif
Dr Brady on exercise and calcium for bone health
The article stresses daily brisk walking to sustain calcium stores in bones and teeth. It warns that bed rest or inactivity depletes calcium, weakening bones and causing irritability and moodiness, urging daily intake of calcium through milk or cheese.
Folklore and health notes mix in scattered excerpts
A collage of anecdotes and quotes touches on education, sports, and culture with jokes about eggheads and rockets. It includes health remarks on calcium metabolism, vitamin D, and rheumatic disease, plus a public health note from Dr Brady and a Russia forest land statistic.
Christmas Reflections on Faith and Providence by Hyer
A reflective Christmas note from Julien C. Hyer urges trust in divine care through the coming year. It emphasizes faith in God’s wisdom, patience, and guidance for all days from now until the next year’s end.
Urgency on Soviet Challenge Needs Real Action
Roscoe Drummond argues urgency must trigger concrete steps across government and private sectors to outpace Soviet advances. He warns that mere spending on defense won’t suffice and stresses mobilizing private and public resources to fund broad national programs in science, education, and economic aid.
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Washington
Munich
Free World
Postwar GI bill era to reshape national education system
The piece argues that a new government education program will accelerate college growth over a decade, creating a college-primed generation and strained facilities. It notes veteran and high school enrollment, engineering and science demand, and debates over the value of classical education amid expanding science education and teacher shortages.
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United States
Owever
Bernard Baruch
PTA
Brussels preps for World’s Fair with modern skyline boom
Brussels buzzes as 1958 Brussels World’s Fair nears with new highways, skyscraper, and boom in construction. The American pavilion rises on a six and a half acre plot, including a 340 foot diameter circular main building and a 1100-seat theater. Russia and USA share equal space. atomic age exhibits loom large amid plans to outshine rival showings.
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Brussels
Belgium
North Station
Boulevard Des
Paris
America
Exposition Grounds
Euroe
Vatican
Europe
Russia
USA
New York
Kiwanis Installs Officers Monday For Coming Year
Kiwanis members plan installation of new officers next Monday with Enoch Drumm named incoming president. Disaster relief work by the American Red Cross was discussed at the weekly Kiwanis meeting yesterday with Robert Spangler, executive director of the County Red Cross, as speaker. He described relief in Scranton and New York state and noted the Red Cross accepts no pay for such work.
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William Schofield
Kiwanis
Enoch Drumm
American Red Cross
Kiwanis Club
Robert Spangler
County Red Cross
Spangler
Red Cross
Scranton
New York State
Purdue horticulture chief Cecil Burkholder dies on trip
Cecil L. Burkholder 65 assistant chief of horticulture at Purdue University died Sunday night of a heart attack while returning from a quail hunt. He died at Sturgis Kentucky after 40 years on the Purdue faculty, conducting research on Indiana apple and peach growing.
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Lafayette
Ind
Cecil L. Burkholder
Purdue University
Burkholder
Sturgis
Purdue
Indiana
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