Verdun of the free world is Quemoy in a crucial showdown
The piece argues the fate of Formosa hinges on Quemoy and Matsu, warning that loss or withdrawal could sap Nationalist morale, empower Communists, and turn the region into a strategic base while urging firm American action and rejection of UN involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Formosa
Quemoy
Matsu
Iraq
United States
Japan
Philippines
America
Strait of
Dulles
United Nations
China
Free World
West Berlin
Korea
Budapest
Wake Up Americans on National Defense Education Act
A column arguing against the National Defense Education Act claims federal expansion of control through education funding. It cites a Office of Education report showing unused loan funds at colleges, suggesting the loans were unnecessary and the act was a political maneuver to widen government reach. The piece quotes Andre Maurois Emerson and Ibsen on marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Teachers College of Columbia University
Congress
Office of Education
Des Moines Vaudeville Train Drags Off After Fools Laugh
Des Moines hosts a chaotic vaudeville tour finale as Rogers and his mutts clash backstage with Mulligan and Murphy. Dan Healy reconciles the troupe with liquor and a staged peace, ending with a booze-fueled, fragile truce as the train departs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Tee
Rogers
Antonelli
Helen Kane
Mulligan and Murphy
Dan Healy
Mulligan
Murphy
Miss Kane
Healy
Helen
Kane
Doctor Crane's Personal Case on Teen Maturity
Norman Q., 16, faults his father over car use and household habits in a Dr. George W. Crane column urging teen-agers to take a two way view of parent-child relations. The piece promotes a Behavioral Test for Teen-Agers and discusses costs and keeping house with a steady tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman
America
George W. Crane
Norman Q
Dr. Crane
China
Auto Makers See Growth in Small Car Market
Auto producers believe compact American cars will mirror the trend set by foreign models in recent years. Intermediate models offer more space than imports but remain smaller than Detroit size, targeting Americans seeking roomier cars without adopting full-size dimensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Detroit
Horoscope and automotive market hints for Libras and compact cars
The piece delivers Libra forecasts with financial gains between mid 1959 and four weeks ahead, warning against extravagance. It then surveys auto industry notes with American Motors Rambler, Studebaker Lark, Ford imports, and rumors of aluminum engines as GM Chrysler Ford enter compact car competition, signaling shifts in consumer tastes and value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Librans
American Motors
Studebaker - Packard
Studebaker
Ford
Detroit
General Motors
Chrysler
Quackery and the Big Business Across the Globe
In a German health magazine critique, a quack touts a gold based cure for liver trouble, citing dubious research from Uruguay. The piece warns against foreign mystique and HMO style promises, noting the gullibility of buyers and urging confidence in legitimate medical care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
du Und Die Welt
West Germany
Pagos
Uruguay
India
Try and Stop Me
A humor piece about a businessman who fears every ride ends in a blown tire, consulting a psychiatrist who finds him comfortable but eager to jack up the couch. Frances Parkinson Keyes recalls a New Orleans man reproached for neglecting his wife after 30 years, insisting he still loves her but has lost interest.
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Healy
A. c
Frances Parkinson Keyes
New Orleans
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Roots of American Education A Chronicle of Sears Mann
A reflective piece tracing the rise of compulsory public education in the United States. It highlights Barnas Sears and Horace Mann as pivotal figures, notes Massachusetts early schooling laws, and emphasizes the blend of classical and religious instruction at the system’s heart. It cites colonial schools, private academies, and parental choice in schooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Steinmetz
Barnas Sears
Horace Mann
Sandisfield
Massachusetts
Brown University
Jesse Hartwell
Baptist Church
Montville
Sears
Peabody Education Fund
George Peabody
South
Franklin
Boston
Harvard
United States
Mann
Massachusetts Board of Education
New York City
Lear and
Samuel Phillips
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MacArthur
Otto Garr Tague
Andre Maurois
Emerson
Ibsen
Jim Bishop
Alcoholics Unanimous
Dan
By Hall
Willya
Newt
Mindspui A
Jerry Welsh
Doctor Crane
Mamma
By Sam Dawson
George Romney
Harold E. Churchill
Studebaker-Packard
Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Richard M. Nixon
U. S
Rob Roy
Ulysses
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Diamond
Mohammad
Garth
Ravenswood
WW. Bauer, M.D
American Medical Association
Quackery International
Fort Knox
George Sokolsky
Athens
Aturdays
Ohio & W.va
Ohio
W. Va
Were MM Her
Pedtege
Cessenger
W. Union
Athens, Ohio
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