Electoral Reform Proposals Stir Congress Action Likely
The article notes pushes for constitutional reform to end the electoral college and elect the president by direct popular vote. It discusses Senator Mansfield and Senator Margaret Chase Smith plans, including presidential primaries and funding reforms, with debate over timing, partisan impact, and the need for a national consensus.
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Congress
Mansfield
Sen
Margaret Chase Smith
Smith
Accidents Of Folly and Snow’s Atomic Forecast
Sir Charles P. Snow, famed novelist and scientist, warned at the AAAS that a dozen nations would possess atomic bombs within six years and some bombs could explode within ten years. He urged action toward a permanent test ban and urged the US to accept less than full detection to speed a ban. His view echoes widespread debate among scientists and laypeople about preventing nuclear proliferation.
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Charles P. Snow
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Snow
United States
Mand
Odd Snippets From Mail, Meals, and Old Sayings
A collage of brief curiosities covers dieting tips with cucumbers, New Year grape customs in Madrid, mandated maker markings on matchbooks, sleep duration, beds as household essentials, teen priorities, Swiss courting habits, egg preferences in restaurants, the okapi’s eye washing ability, Lincoln ancestry quips, aging rates, and a jibe about elbow aesthetics in earlier fashion days.
Story Teller Jim Bishop on Ike and Mooney at the White House
Jim Bishop writes about President Eisenhower in the White House era. Master Sergeant Mooney, Ike's valet, guides the daily ritual and night routine with discretion. Hagerty and Hagerty confirm the piece for Cosmopolitan and thePresident approves the final wording.
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Eisenhowers
Mooney
James Hagerty
Sergeant Mooney
Haggerty
Jim Hagerty
Dear Abby Feathering Nest Or Feather Bed In Motels
A reader asks if feather beds still exist in modern motels and how scratches on a bed might occur. Abby notes the scratch story is unlikely from a feather and offers practical guidance.
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Abby
Prize Contesting: A Couple's High Stakes Hobby
Doctor Crane profiles William Suners a 56 year old New York high school teacher who turned prize contests into a lucrative business earning watches rings automobiles and TVs. The piece explains three contest types and promotes morale boosting benefits for families retirees and invalids while urging readers to enter multiple contests and request Crane's booklet.
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CASE
William Suners
New York
Diary Fragments and Gossip From Early Cambridge and London
Excerpts blend Pepys diary violence at Charing Cross with campus chatter in Cambridge 1659 and a playful exchange about Miss Ekhart and Ridsley Hall. The piece then pivots to a witty 1900s Bennett Cerf styled vignette sourced from King Features Syndicate.
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Cambridge University
England
Thag
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Christmas Gatherings Circulate Through Mason City Families
Mrs Frank Reynolds hosted a party for her employee at her Mason City home. Guests included Judy Roush Linda Kearnes and Doris Morning among others. Christmas visits extended to Rev Roush and family from Volga West Virginia with several relatives from Point Pleasant Middleport and New Haven also joining in.
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West Columbia
Frank Reynolds
Mason City
Fiffe
Judy Roush
Thelma Luckeydoo
Linda Kearnes
Dorothy Cartwright
Joanie Stewart
Helen E. Roush
Nancy Carr
Doris Morning
Jimmie Bumgarner
Susie Bolin
Larry Luckeydoo
Nelson Reynolds
Kenneth Reynolds
Norman Reynolds
Benjamin F. Roush
Ben O. Roush
Oris Lieving
Roush
Volga, W. Va
Dale Priddy
Pomeroy
Charles Roush
Point Pleasant
Shelby Grinstead
New Haven
The Fateful Decision Behind 1860 Election
A brief analysis of the 1860 presidential contest, highlighting the breakdown of the Democratic Party over slavery, Douglas versus Breckinridge splits, Lincoln’s Republican victory, and the emergence of the Constitutional Union party as tensions headed toward the Civil War. Lincoln won with a solid electoral majority, yet no clear compromise emerged.
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Associated Press
America
Charleston
S. C
North
South
Stephen A. Douglas
Illinois
Douglas
Sen
John C. Breckinridge
Kentucky
Chicago
Abraham Lincoln
Constitutional Union Party
John Bell
Tennessee
Federal Union
Lincoln
Bell
Breckinridge
Health And Happiness For Aging Parents And Grandchildren
Advice to readers on preserving independence for aging parents while fostering warmth and respect from children and grandchildren. Tips include not overstepping, being non interfering, and guiding grandchildren toward ambition, with parents encouraged to model considerate behavior for their offspring.
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