Stassen Named Cabinet Adviser Sparks 1960 Presidency Talk
Inside Washington notes President Eisenhower's selection of Harold E. Stassen as a peace and disarmament adviser rekindling talk he could seek the 1960 Republican nomination. Stassen, once a 1948 presidential hopeful, declines current ambition but leaves doors open while remaining in the White House circle.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Harold E. Stassen
Minnesota
Jassen
Stassen
White House
Richard M. Nixon
Weather and wanderings from a southern trip
A traveler recalls a somnambulist on a Louisiana night bus, quirky signs in Louisiana towns, and reflections on weather trends. The piece muses on weather talk, signs, and the oddities of travel culture, blending humor with casual observations.
Talking and listening praised by Toastmasters leader
Charles H. Griffith of Seattle president of Toastmasters International says both talking and listening are fine arts. He notes the organization has about 60,000 members in 14 countries and 1,000 clubs. He advocates brevity with most talks under five minutes and cites a 18 minute personal cap. A French electric locomotive record sparks forest fires, illustrating extreme speeds.
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Charles H. Griffith
Seattle
Washington
Griffith
Toastmaster International
Baytown Sun Publisher and staff listing notice
Publication information for The Baytown Sun includes staff names and roles. Subscription rates by carrier and mail are listed with monthly and yearly prices. The notice notes second class mail status and post office entry in Baytown Texas.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashhel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Bakter
Syd
Gould
C.cs.ae
Beilah Mae Jackson
Armed Services
Raytown
Congress
National Advertising
General Advertising Service
Bygone Days Watch Priced At Three Dollars
North Dakota feature notes the revival of the Ingersoll dollar watch at 2.95 to 8.95, with a sweep second hand and magnifying glass. Princess Lil le Thunder, a Chippewa jewel bearing worker from Rolla, explains precision work on synthetic ruby bearings while Turtle Mountain ordnance plant makers show parts and history of the famous watch.
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Warman W. Nichols
Washington
Newt
Ingersoll
Ameri Watch and
Department of Commercce
Little Thunder
North Dakota
Rolla
N. D
Turtle Mountain
Bulova Prople
Robert Thegersoll
Robert
Try And Stow Me In The White Mountains Tale
An odd reminiscence recalls Max Perkins and editor Wak urging a hike up Mt Washington. Friends urged him to join but he declined with a characteristic, quirky quip about delaying the tale until later.
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Max Perkins
White Mountains
Mt Washington
Grab Bag Of Easy Knowledge The Answer Quick
A mixed set of trivia questions and notes. 1 Marlin in Arthurian legend is a minor figure. 2 Mosaic and masiac differ in meaning and spelling. 3 The quote about two women and a cigar is misattributed. 4 Falcon dam sits on the Bio Grande river near Laredo, Texas. 5 Texas named for the Tejas people. The page also lists birthdays, awards, and biographical hints with names like Herbert Holloman and Jay Sieward.
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Marlin
Masiac
Falcon Dam
State of
Texas
Putchyard Kipling
Bio Grande
Laredo
Tex
Fisenghower
Adalfa Cartines
Alien
Washington Merry-Go-Round: High level feints over Quemoy and Mats
Washington dispatch notes a quarrel over cottage cheese at a White House luncheon as Dulles and McCormick defer to each other. It then reports Ike’s cautious stance on defending Quemoy and Matsu, noting no decision yet on whether the United States would defend the offshore islands and detailing differing date estimates for a possible Red attack.
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Baytown
Uncle Sam
Sun
The
Post
the Chronicle
Drew Pearson Washington
Eisenhower
White House
John Foster Dulles
Tam
John McCormick
Massachusetts
McCormick
United States
Alphonse
Gaston Senquence
House
John
Dulles
Dull
Senate
Alexander Smith
New Jersey
Princeton
Alao
Senator Smith
Quemoy
Matsu
Korea
National Security
Denver
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Ike
Admiral Radford
Joint Chiefs
Carney
Europe
Naval Operations
Redy
Army
Central Intelligence
CIA
Botany Fun Facts About Poinsettia and Carnivorous Plants
The poinsettia is named after Joel Roberts Poinsett, who served as secretary of war under Martin Van Buren. Three American plants trap and digest insects are Venus flytrap sundew and pitcher plant.
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Poinsettia
Joel Roberts Poinsett
President van Buren
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Aircraft Industries Association
Association
Richard Neuberger
D-Ore
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Scottie, Fala
Gettysburg
Hisenhowers
Trinity Bill
Trinity River Authority
Barefoot Sanders
Dallag
Iast
Farris County
Harris
Houston
By Fred Hartman
Harris County
Country Boys
Students of Government
Austin
You
ARMS
Tennessee
Louisiana
Bayou
By Preston Pendergrass
New Orleans
Birmingham
Prayerville
Lat
Kiljoy Theater
Kiljoy
Lake Charles
Baton Rouge
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St. Regis
America
Harry Boyd
Natlon
Elmer Wheeler
Mik
Sterling
Che Baytown Sun
Lille Thunder
Waterbury
Cont
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Frank Artilla
Theodore Roosevelt
Central Press
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Datke
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
General Electric
Schenectady
N. Y
Summerville
Ind
Butler University
Terre Haute
White
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Nic
Bette Davis
Melvyn Douglas
Cry Perot
Spencer Tracy
Bob Hague
Elihu Yale
Yale University
Sir Joseph Lister
Alphonso
Gaston
Agnew
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Bau
Willie Wants
Sobbin
Sam
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