Size Not Size Alone in Conant High School Debate
The Conant report argues small high schools under 100 graduates hinder education and should be consolidated. Critics cite examples of quality in small schools and note practical limits in sparse, distant areas. Ford Foundation adviser Woodring suggests focus on qualified teachers and core subjects with new technology to maintain sound instruction.
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Conant
United States
James B. Conant
Paul Woodring
Ford Foundation Fund For the Advancement of Education
Nepotism Rules in Courts versus Congress
An 1887 ban on hiring relatives by federal judges is noted alongside 1911 and 1948 reenactments, while Congress permits relatives on its payrolls. The piece argues for transparency, proposing public disclosure of relationships and salaries to inform voters about nepotism in Congress.
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Congress
Washington
It Ap
Pears
Tom Lingard
Conrad
Roger Byram
Patna
John Silver
Christopher Jones
Mendelssohn
United States
Arthur Fiedler
Sousa
Tanglewood
Berkshires
Stars and Stripes
Great Britain
Partial Nuclear Ban Prompts Fresh Talks on Test Moratorium
The United States and Britain propose a limited moratorium on near surface nuclear tests under inspection to break the Geneva deadlock. The move could push toward a broader ban and eventual disarmament, despite Soviet initial skepticism and concerns about verification methods.
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Geneva
Soviet Union
Boating Recklessness and Safety Laws Across States
Jim Bishop reports on boating dangers from a fatal accident on a Delaware river and a near miss on Upper Greenwood Lake. He cites 7.33 million Americans boating, argues for licensing and stricter oversight, highlights New Jersey and California approaches, and notes officials like Salvatore A. Bontempo and Peter J. Gannon enforcing marine law.
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Delaware
Greenwood Lake
United States
California
Michigan
New York
Wyoming
Nevada
New Jersey
Salvatore A. Bontempo
Department of Conservation and Economic Development
Bureau of Navigation
Peter J. Gannon
Manasquan
Eugene Olaff
Doctor Crane's Guidance on Newspapers and School Success
Doctor Crane argues daily newspapers boost a child's school performance and reading skill. He recommends readers request his booklet How to Raise Your Child's School Marks, with a stamped return envelope and 20 cents, promising grade improvement in six weeks.
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Russell
George W. Crane
Russell B
PTA
Crane
U.S.A
Man Invents Glamorous Shoe Polish Kit
Irving Bottner from the Bronx, dubbed America's shoe polish king, seeks to modernize a 70 million dollar industry with a scented home kit and pushbutton cleaners. He notes most Americans polish shoes themselves and aims to lift annual spending to 3 or 4 dollars by glamorizing cleaning with fragrance and convenience.
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Irving J. Bottner
America
Bottner
Buttner
Bronx
Martin Overcomes Stage Fears In London South Pacific
Director Josh Logan helped Mary Martin quell nerves before the London opening of South Pacific. He quoted Blake to reassure her as she faced a new audience after wins in New York. The London baptisms ended with thunderous applause and she later sent a Blake poem pillow to Logan.
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Josh Logan
Mary Martin
London
South Pacific
New York
Logan
William Blake
Blake
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Dulles Out and English Doubt U S Strength
Postwar British commentators question Eisenhower leadership after John Foster Dulles resignation. Henry Brandon in the Sunday Times warns Ike must shoulder broad duties to sustain Western talks. A J P Taylor argues British American leadership hinges on the American side, while Taylor adds Ike's illness weakens resolve. Muggeridge notes Eisenhower ailing and less effective abroad.
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London
John Foster Dulles
Eisenhower
Henry Brandon
Sunday Times
Brandon
Dulles
Adenauer
A. J. P. Taylor
Sunday Express
Taylor
Malcolm Muggeridge
Sunday Pictorial
Highbrow and popular music mingle in American works
A Boston Symphony press release highlights 31 American composers in recent decades and argues that popular film scores and patriotic tunes like Sousa music lift national morale. It contrasts Tiomkin's Oscar music with classical ideals and envisions a future where nationalistic music resurfaces in American culture.
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Boston Symphony Orchestra
Hollywood
Boston Symphony
Europe
Samuel Barber
Arthur Berger
Busley Blackwood
Ernest Bloch
Aaron Copland
Paul Creston
Henry Cowell
Mabel Daniels
David Diamond
Lukas Foss
Isadore Freed
Alexei Haieff
Roy Harris
Alan Hovhaness
Norman Dello Joio
Peter Mennin
Robert Moers
Nikolai Nabokov
Walter Piston
Gardner Read
Wallingford Riegger
William Schuman
Roger Sessions
Leo
Cautious American Investment Grows in Italy Amid Barriers
American firms increase funding in Italy aiming for access to the common market and Middle East trade, though officials note investment remains below hopes. Tensions in Europe, Algeria and Berlin slow plans, while Italy protects local and state firms. Squibb expands plant to boost drug production for the Middle East.
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Italy
Middle East
Belgium
France
Algeria
Berlin
Mussolini
Squibb
Horoscopic Outlook For Tomorrow And Birthdays
The reading notes planetary restrictions lift allowing headway in most endeavors. For birthdays tomorrow, expect pleasing prospects in the year ahead with June and October strong for jobs and July for travel. romance looks favorable through 1959 while finances need conservatism until 1960. A practical child born today may have a green thumb.
The Athens Messenger Publication Details
The Athens Messenger lists daily and Sunday editions with carrier delivery options and weekly rates. It notes pricing for various subscription periods and confirms second class postal status under the 1918 act.
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Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Mali
Ohio & W.va
Athens
Ohio
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Miss Martin
U.S
Ceorge
Dimitri Tiomkin
Tiomkin
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Brahms
Tchaikovsky
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