Prospects for GOP control in 1958 elections
Political strategists gauge GOP chances to gain the House or Senate as experts doubt a congressional shift. With a 50 46 Senate deficit narrowed by a WV death, GOP hopes hinge on candidate quality and party programs aligning with public sentiment.
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Congress
House of Representatives
GOP
Senate
Matthew Neely
West Virginia
House
Eisenhower
People
The
Times
Demagoguery Over A Bomb Crashes Stir UK Debate
The piece cites London papers using the A bomb crash story to counter anti American demagoguery in Parliament. It notes U.S. planes carried nuclear weapons on training missions from British bases, and argues that A bombs do not detonate without a proper firing mechanism. It condemns sensationalism and urges literacy over alarmism.
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U.S
Britain
London
Labor Party
House of Commons
Spirit Of A Ranger Lives On
The article recalls William Orlando Darby founder of the American Rangers in World War II. It highlights his leadership, his death near war’s end, and memories from Col. Darby’s Rangers, including driver-interpreter Charles Contrera. Contrera describes Darby's courage, tactical skill, and a final frontline fatality while inspecting positions with the 10th Mountain Division.
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William Orlando Darby
American Rangers
Charles Contrera
West Pointer
Fort Smith
Ark
Hollywood
Col. Darby
Army
Warner Brothers
Darby
Rangers
Con
Sicily
Contrera
Italy
Cisterna
Anzio
Camp Butner
North Carolina
Army General Staff
Washington
10Th Mountain Division
Dancing with the bear a stalemate and a gamble
The piece argues that postwar disarmament talks face a stalemate between the United States and the Soviet Union. It notes Russia’s growing arms edge, warns against a risky gamble if the US halts aggression, and critiques Khrushchev’s demand for basing concessions as part of any missile ban.
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United States
Russia
Bulganin
Eisenhower
State Dulles
Congress
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Toll TV and the dream of consumer choice
A columnist argues Congress should let viewers decide Toll TV vs Advertisers’ TV. He dislikes disruptive ads and low quality, with calls for fair FTC action, consumer viewpoints, and opposition to networks and theater owners blocking the shift. He recalls politics and Khrushchev and hopes to simply watch a film without interference.
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Congress
Ward Bond
Boy
Girl
Tell TV
FTC
Nikita Khrushchev
George Kennan
Sputnik
Humphrey Bogart
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Toll TV
Credit cards speed up oil station transactions nationwide
Millions of car owners adopt embossed plastic cards to cut processing time in service stations and hotels. Oil firms report average credit handling drops from about two minutes to under one minute with imprinters and electronic tabulators. Cardmakers include Farrington Manufacturing and Addressograph Multigraph, with clients like Atlantic Refining and Shell.
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American Hotel Assn
ELSO
Texaco
Socony
Continental
Socony Mobil
Tomer
Farrington Manufacturing Co
Needham Heights
Mass
Atlantic Refining
California Standard
Humble
Phillips
Shamrock
Shell
Tidewater
Addressograph Multigraph
Cleveland
Cities Service
Try and Stop Me quotes on husbands and oil barons
Russell Lynes laments American husbands as part-time fathers and cooks. He notes bleak prospects for improvement and a call to daily chores. Everette De Golyer, Texas oil magnate, dismisses self judgments of success. A small-town exhibitor criticizes Hollywood cliches about romance in films.
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George W. Crane
Rita R
Dr. Crane
Rita
Russell Lynes
Everette de Golyer
Texas
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Robbers Force Five Into Meat Cooler
Three masked robbers held five people inside a Cleveland supermarket meat cooler during a weekend robbery. The captives escaped about thirty minutes later when a store clerk Jack Wynbrandt his wife and two sons and a nearby butcher found safety after the incident.
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Cleveland
Jack Wynbrandt
South Euclid
East Side
Nine Commandments for Headache Patients Offer Guidance
The article summarizes a recent American Medical Association meeting in Philadelphia where four headache focused exhibits were shown. It stresses headaches as symptoms with various causes and highlights emotional factors in headache severity, urging diagnosis before treatment and listing nine personalized commandments from a Cincinnati physician to reduce stress and improve coping.
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American Medical Association
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Moon and planets used to placate a sick child
The piece argues against wasting resources on grand displays for a child's eye and questions the cost. It warns of overinvestment in spectacle, suggesting a clash between appeasing fear and preserving moral balance amid a universal show. Many voices worry about excess and its impact on humanity.
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the Messenger
Post Office Employees Organization Proposed in Ohio
United National Association of Post Office Crafts proposes a single Ohio organization. Paul Eckles of Warren, president of 650 Ohio post office craftsmen, told state officers that unification would bring benefits, especially on legislation.
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Cleveland
Ohio
United National Association of Post Office Craftsmen
Paul Eckles
Warren
Post Office Craftsmen
Athens newspaper rates and delivery options
The Athens Messenger lists pricing for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail delivery, and seasonal subscriptions. Rates cover Ohio and West Virginia, with monthly, six-month, and yearly options, and a specimen rate in Ohio and nearby areas.
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Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Ohio & W. Va
Eisenaher
Ohio
Athens
Postoffice
Associated Press
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