Mixed signals in postwar economy show overall near peak
Activity remains close to the late 1956 peak with mixed indicators across sectors. Steel runs near capacity, auto production ahead of last year, and retail sales up about five percent year over year, while appliances, textiles, and home construction weaken and rail carloadings lag a year. Bond yields rise as stock prices ease and credit spreads widen. Cleveland Trust Co.
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Federal Reserve
Standard and Poor’s Corporation
Cleveland Trust Co
Detect Middle-Aged Spread With Simple Tape Test
HAL BOYLE summarizes Dr. Thomas Cureton's method to spot middle-aged spread by measuring abdomen and chest. He urges a diet change and regular exercise, including knee bends, walking, swimming, or cycling, to restore muscle tone and reduce belly fat. If you quit, fat returns.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Joe
Thomas K. Cureton
Physical Fitness Research Laboratory
Dr. Cureton
Cooper’s Inc
Moody’s Gazette Publishes Reader Feedback On Worry Clinic
Dr Crane profiles Clarence Moody, publisher of the Hawk Eye Gazette, Burlington Iowa, as a modern editor who invites frank reader comments to educate and stimulate. Readers praised the Worry Clinic column, with 73 percent average readership and strong gender and age splits.
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Clarence Moody
George W. Crane Case
Clarence W. Moody
Hawk-Eye Gazette
Burlington
Iowa
Mr. Moody
Moody
Meniere's disease questions answered by Dr Jordan
The Family Doctor discusses how Meniere's disease is diagnosed with tests like spinning in a chair and tuning forks, whether it is related to brain tumors, treatment options to reduce inner ear fluid, and the role of surgery and prognosis. It notes the disease is not fatal and can last for years with variable surgical outcomes.
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M. D
Meniere
S. R
Mrs. R
Meniere’s
Wild Jack Mason and Pawnee City Chaos in 1868
In Pawnee City Texas cowboys clash with city authorities over marshal Wild Jack Mason. Vandalism and gunfire erupt as officials discuss the marshal's fate and the race for mayor ends unresolved with Chad Morgan named as candidate. The piece paints a volatile frontier feud with lingering tensions between Texas cattlemen and Pawnee City elites.
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Wild Jack
Main Street
Texas
Chisholm Trail
Pawnee City
Kan
Mississippi
Red River
Justice of the Peace
Buffington
Joe Jagger
Letter contends media silences Arab suffering in Middle East debate
Harry R. Barnes of Middleport cites a December 26 1956 Public Forum letter accusing U S media of Zionist influence and biased coverage in the Arab Israeli conflict. He quotes voices supporting Arab refugees and asks NBC’s Reuven Frank Huntley to address Arab displacement on March 10 1957.
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Public Forum
Genghis Khan
Reuven Frank
NBC News
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Virginia C. Gildersleeve
Barnard College
New York
Middle East
Huntley
NBC
Chet Huntley
Mr. Frank
Harry R. Barnes
Middleport
Eisenhower doctrine wins Senate approval amid Middle East concerns
The Eisenhower doctrine receives congressional backing with a 72 to 19 vote in the Senate. Supporters see clear intent, while critics say it adds little beyond restating policy. The author notes the need for broader Middle East resolutions, including Suez and Arab-Israeli issues, to fill the power vacuum. George Bernard Shaw credits.
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U.S
Middle East
America
Russia
Congress
Eisenhower
Senate
McCarthy Jenner
Malone
Poland Faces Question of Soviet Ties Under Gomulka
Washington weighs whether Poland under Gomulka has shed Moscow's influence as Stalinist power shifts and a US aid decision loom. The State Department keeps quiet while Poland seeks economic help and tensions rise over independence from Russia.
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Washington
Dulles
Congress
Poland
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Stalin
Communist Party
Moscow
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Middle East
Egypt
NEW York Times
Warsaw
Gomulka
Russia
United Nations
United States
Iron Curtain
State Department
Yugoslavia
Tito
Horoscope for Tomorrow and Year Outlook
The forecast notes tense personal relations but urges tolerance and empathy. For those with tomorrow as a birthday, 1957 could bring pivotal changes with stimulating aspects in business and personal life. Financial issues may arise late August, yet resourcefulness should cope. September to December favor job and money, avoid late June conflict. year end outlook is strong with effort and planetary support. A child born today is idealistic and sympathetic but possibly self indulgent.
Chickens Lay Eggs Colored for Easter in Peoria
Peoria residents discover hens laying naturally colored Easter eggs. Clarence Begner raises 40 Araucanas chickens imported from Chile whose eggs reportedly come in green blue and pink often with stripes, bypassing artificial coloring.
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Peoria
Ill
Clarence Begner
Chile
Army Tests Vaccine On 10000 Soldiers In Los Angeles
Maj. Gen. James P. Cooney deputy surgeon general says a vaccine against virus produced colds is being tested on 10,000 soldiers. He reports the first 500 recruits showed about 90 percent efficiency at an alumni convention of the College of Medical Evangelists.
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Los Angeles
James P. Cooney
Army
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