Hiss Book Reignites Debate Over Court of Public Opinion
The former Soviet liaison denier Alger Hiss returns from prison to renew the case in his book In the Court of Public Opinion. He repeats motions for a new trial, but courts have consistently rejected them as insufficient to reopen the issues. Hiss argues against notes and a forged typewriter, while experts cast doubt on his fabrication claims. Public opinion remains unmoved as the long-running controversy endures.
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Alger Hiss
Hiss
Whitaker Chambers
State Department
Woodstock
Chambers
Department
Baltimore
Congress at the Crossroads and the Budget Clash
In Human Events, a look at Republican rebels against the President's Budget. It notes Congressmen driven by re election pressure and public pressure via letters and telegrams. It describes how the Administration uses persuasion, identifying vulnerable lawmakers while noting some are immune to influence.
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Congress
Washington
Webb and Loughery at Luchow's echo drill instructor tale
The scene features Jack Webb and Miss Jackie Loughery at a New York venue with a German style band and diners. Webb stars as a stern drill instructor in The D I while Captain James Hamilton of the LAPD and a Brooklyn beauty share the table. The piece questions General Randolph Pate's actions after a Parris Island incident and notes Webb produced directed and starred in the film.
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Luchow’s
Scheutzen Park
Jack Webb
Dragnet
Jackie Loughery
Brooklyn
United States
James Hamilton
Department of Intelligence
Los Angeles
New York
Hamilton
The
D. I
McKeon
Parris Island
MR. Webb
Miss Loughery
Randolph Pate
General Pate
Pate
Congress
Marine Corps
Mark
Darryl Zanuck
Zanuck
Golden Pen letters cheer 90s amid church project
Dr George W Crane recounts how Mamie Eisenhower sent a birthday greeting to Eli Miller 94, part of Beloit University psychology class how to spread cheer. The League of the Golden Pen invites everyone to mail kind letters to elderly strangers, funded by a small 20 cent booklet request.
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Mamie Doug Eisenhower
Grandpa Miller
League of the Golden Pen
George W. Crane
Eli Miller
Pearl Hulse
Sheboygan
Wisconsin
Pearl
Karl T. Waugh
Beloit University
Waugh
Dr. Waugh
Mrs. Eisenhower
Steinbeck’s Five Names as Immigration Test Case
John Steinbeck lists biblical figures as hypothetical entrants to the United States, arguing four of the five could be admitted under past policy. He labels Cain as unacceptable for murder, while Adam Noah Saul and David are discussed with focus on morality, kingship, and prophetic authority. The piece critiques Steinbeck’s logic and references Eisenhower and Dulles in the era context.
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John Steinbeck
United States
Saturday Review
Steinbeck
Adam
Cain
Noah
Saul
David
Leo McCarey
Shem
Lot
Saud
Ishmel
Blair House
Haile Selassie
Ethiopia
Solomon
Sheba
God
Lenin
Trotsky
Goliath
Jonathan
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Uncle Sam Faces Bond Woes Amid Global Debt Survey
The piece compares wartime savings bonds, Russian, British, Swedish, German and Canadian securities, noting yields, inflation effects, and government borrowing. It highlights U S savings bonds yielding less than elsewhere, Russia freezing redemptions, Britain lotteries, Germany and Canada inflation dynamics, and overall U S resilience despite tight money pressures.
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Kremlin
Britain
Uncle Sam
France
Algeria
Canada
U. S
Japan
Fort Knox
U. S.S. Treasury
Sam
Treasury
Stop Me 7 Late Mizner Turkeys Across Country
Mizner, a storyteller, bought 500 baby turkeys at ten cents each after reading a Chicago paper predicting a turkey shortage. He invested in feed and walked across the country to Chicago to cash in at Thanksgiving. The flock’s sore feet drove the turkeys away before the venture could pay.
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Wilson Mizner
Yukon
Mizner
Chicago
Oregon
Windy City
Cicago
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Local Callers Visit Garland Sisters in Minersville Area
Mrs. Kath erine Poindexter of Middleport and Mrs. Robert Starkey and Mrs. Raymond Williams of Toledo Ohio called on Misses Ethel and Clara Garland. Also visiting were Mrs Odin Fitch James Fitch and Miss Crassy of Charleston West Virginia and Miss Virginia Lewis of Huntington West Virginia. Sunday afternoon visitors to Mr and Mrs Don Rea included Mrs Ethel Tedrow Mrs Val Cottrill of Hamden and Mrs Grover Erb.
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Minersville
Katherine Poindexter
Middleport
Robert Starkey
Raymond Williams
Toledo
Ohio
Ethel
Clara Garland
Odin Fitch James Fitch
Crassy
Charleston
W. Va
Virginia Lewis
Huntington
Don Rea
Ethel Tedrow
Val Cottrill
Hamden
Grover Erb
The Family Doctor on Dandruff and Scalp Nuisance
The article discusses dandruff as a common scalp nuisance and notes ongoing reader inquiries for more information. The author mentions a preference or term selection related to the subject.
Brain Game History Quiz Answers
A quiz asks which poem mentions Balaklava, who led Koppenberg Mountain, and other literary geography questions. It also includes questions about Wilkins Micawber, Peer Gynt, Brobdingnag, Hiawatha, Walden Pond, and the settings of Green Mansions. The text then shifts to health notes on dandruff and its causes and treatments.
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Balaklava
Koppenberg Mountain
Boston
London
Wilds
South America
Wilkins Micawber
Peer Gynt
Brobdingnag
Hiawatha
Walden Pond
Optimism and romance favored by midyear influences
The reading urges staying positive despite minor obstacles and notes P. M. influences favor romance and travel. For those with birthdays tomorrow, optimism remains as 1957 ends and well into 1958 with prospects of marriage for singles, especially to an older person. It cautions conservatism in finances and highlights creative, earned rewards through hard work.
Athens Ohio Messenger Ad Rates And Publication Details
The notice lists daily and Sunday Messenger editions with single copy prices seven and ten cents. Delivery by carriers and mail options show weekly and monthly rates for Ohio and West Virginia, with one month at $1.00, six months at $1.55, and one year at $8.00. The paper is entered at the Athens Ohio Post Office as periodical matter.
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Athens MI Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Mail
Ohio
W. Va
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Dunk
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Edwin Jordan
Brain Game
Weasonly
MOAT
Riteasny
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