March of Dimes campaign urged to fight polio
The piece promotes the 1958 March of Dimes campaign led by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis with the theme Survival Is Not Enough. It cites Madison County efforts, a 24,033 dollar aid total for 112 polio victims, eight new cases, and a 12,000 dollar case cost, plus campaign leadership details and volunteer drives.
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National Foundation For
Polin
National Foundation
Madison County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
William Herbig
Ted Wainscott
Anderson
Herbig
Wainscott
1958 Indiana political year focuses on local offices
Madison County voters face a pivotal year with a senate contest to replace William Jenner and numerous local races. The Herald outlines the stakes for township and county offices and urges voters to study candidate responsibilities as Lee Lortz debuts a series on major local positions for 1958.
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Indiana
United States Senate
William E. Jenner
Sen
Jenner
Madison County
Indiana General Assembly
United States
Lee Lortz
The
Herald
Moonwatchers Expect Sputnik I Fall This Week
Cambridge reporters note Moonwatchers await Sputnik I’s predicted death plunge as Smithsonian and Harvard observers doubt midwestern fireball sightings. Harvard astronomer Frances Wright links flashes to Quadrantids meteor shower while Fred Whipple cites Sputnik I decelerating to earth in a descent every 87 or 88 minutes.
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China
Altman United Press
Cambridge
Mass
Russia
Red Star
Springfield
Saidi
Smithsonian
Freds
Whipple
St. Louis
Ferguson and
Afton
mid-Mo
Ween Sapscm O
Frances Wright
Harvard
Miss Wright
End of Active Skywatch Phase Signals Ready Reserve Shift
The United States closes the active Skywatch phase and moves the Ground Observer Corps to ready reserve status. The change follows successful DEW Line testing and expanded radar networks. Skywatch 24 hour coverage remains only for emergencies or training, with training continuing for civilian volunteers.
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Wacgland
Washington
American Air Defense Command
Colorado Springs
Colo
Skywatch
United States
Air Force
Arctic Circle
mid-Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
GOC
Moscow's distraction strategy risks Western defeat in the Middle East
Roscoe Drummond argues Washington must counter Soviet moves by boosting economic aid and diplomacy in the Middle East. He cites Newsweek editor Lindley urging a stronger, broader program beyond missiles, including backing democratic leaders, Baghdad pact, and closer ties with regional regimes to deter Soviet aggression and protect oil interests. Time is on our side only with swift, decisive action.
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Moscow
Washington
Kremlin
NATO
Paris
Europe
Middle East
United States
Congress
S Kremlin
Ernest Ix
Lindley
Newsweek
Western Europe
Western
Mr. Lindley
Free World
Russia
Soviets
Jordan
Lebanon
Sudan
Tunisia
Ethiopia
King Saud
Nasser
U.S
Cold War diplomacy debated by analysts and leaders
J M Roberts interprets recent calls for secret diplomacy replacing radio channels as unlikely to resolve Cold War tensions. He notes Stalin and Yalta style aims reemerge, Russia’s confidence, Allies’ resolve, and the role of propaganda in shaping armistice prospects despite potential benefits of behind the scenes diplomacy.
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George Kennan
President Huess
West Germany
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Russia
Sailles
Stalin
Yalta
Europe
Korea
Mussia
Building Committee Considers Plans For New 4-H Structure
The 4 H Building Committee meets at the Alexandria 4 H Building to study plans for a new exhibit structure. Chairman Paul Thurston oversees review with County Agent W C Haynes as tentative plans call for a 92 by 120 foot building to house 441 exhibits from poultry to farm shop. The Madison County Council allocated funds last fall for architecture and contractor drawings.
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Alexandria
Paul Thurston
W. C. Haynes
Madison County Council
Dr Brady's Constipation Reform Digest
A column advertises Dr. Brady promoting a new view on bowel health urging readers to reject the old keep the bowels open creed. It encourages sending 25 cents for a booklet and a self addressed envelope and notes personal letters may be answered by Dr Brady at 265 El Camino South Beverly Hills.
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Brady
John Harvey Kellogg
Yankeeland
Sir Arbuthnot
Dr. Brady
William Brady
el Camino
Beverly Hills
Hogs and History in a Humorous Yet Candid Overview
A quirky piece surveys hogs from their thick skins and dirt rep to their diet and role in pork history. It notes their natural cooling mud, salt curing, and the origin tale of roast pig linked to a Chinese boy, then shifts to a brief legal twist and a Panama fact.
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Europe
Asia
Just
Folklore Parodies and a Drunken Driving Rhyme
A fragmented verse piece satirizes urban rhymes and stock hopes while recounting a drunken driving case. A judge clears a man asleep at the wheel, with a wry defense about sleeping despite intoxication.
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