White House conference spotlights educational problems
Editorials discuss the 1950s White House Conference on Education, noting its lack of resolutions and highlighting the push for federal aid to fund school facilities. Texas leaders oppose federal aid citing strong local funding. Eisenhower plans to request initial federal funds set to aid states unable to meet expanding needs. The piece urges proactive national action to avoid lagging behind the Atomic Age.
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White House
Texas
Eisenhower
Congress
Tennessee Valley Authority
Ita
Texans face tax cases and prison rehab in State runs
AUSTIN reports a crowded Texas political scene with debates over consumer demand, retail trade, and highway funds. The Texas Safety Association warns shoppers about parcel safety while the state contemplates prison reform, parole supervision, and rehabilitation programs. The Legislature faces budget decisions on road funding, higher education governance, and potential special sessions, with notable appointments and county funding supports across Denton Collin Kaufman Navarro.
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Pardinsid’ Park
Texas
Allo
Cevisin
al Muldrow
Brone Sielgaiman
Sec- Feary
Sint Gras
Shatrees SF Gar
Allan Shivers
al Wdarham
Jimrlingen
M. W. Giosserman
Lockhart
Harry Mo Sbytles
Sherman
H. F. Connally Jr
Waco
Harrie Melasky
Teylor
Hal A. Dewar
San Antonio
John W. Newton
Beaumont
Mr. F. Boren
Abilene
Jack Cox
Corpus
Chris Millard Cope
Marshand
Joby Headitt
Lufkin
A Bit Of Washington musings on birds and lights
Washington notes reflect on government compassion toward nature and a bird death toll from airport beacon lights. The piece cites "cetometer stations" and multiamillion candlepower beams as the killer, with 25 000 birds dying in a single night at one airport. It also critiques religious content in public notices and lampooning items, including a misdirected letter from Rep Harrison Williams.
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Washington
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington chatter and quirky DC talk in Ed Koterba column
Ed Koterba notes friends praising a hit song in Russia and a surprise party for Joseph E. Davies in Detroit. He ponders radar stores, FCC licenses for housewives, electric voting in Congress, horse meat shortages for pet food, bicarbonate in briefcases, and cabinet meals after helicopter transport.
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Joseph E. Davies
Moscow
Roy Freyhaus
Detroit
Davies
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Ucensex
House of Representatives
Fish and Wildlife Service
Dot
Jeni Eisenhower
Pennsyt
Young engineer Campbell leads $24,000,040 project on White River
A junior engineer Arinar W Campbell Bel Jr heads the main concrete structure for Tab Dai at the White River site in Taney county. Eight years post graduating from Texas A and M, Campbell joined Morrison-Krodson Construction and oversees the large scale build. The article notes his rapid rise and project leadership.
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Tien
Arinar W. Campbel Jr
Anger
Tab Dai
White River
Taney County
Texas A and M College
Campbell
Morrison-Krodson Construction
Baytown Sun masthead and publishing details
The Baytown Sun listing shows publisher Tom Hartman and editor Harry Boswell with staff roles, advertising manager Beulah Mae Jackson, office manager, and subscription rates by carrier and mail. Rates listed include monthly and yearly options, with a note of second class mail status and post office entry under federal act.
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Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Asabel
Texas Fun Hartman Ditor
Harry Boswell
Beulah Mae Jackson
Secong
Baytown
Texas
Postoffier
Congress
National
General Advertsing Service
Campbell Leads 675 at Fable Rock Dam Project in Idaho
Elmer Wheeler profiles Arthur Campbell of Baise Idaho as project engineer for a huge dam effort at Fable Rock Dam with 675 workers. Campbell’s history spans tunnel work at Ft. Campbell and flood walls in Louisville, plus a railroad relocation near McNary Dam. He spent 18 months in French Maorgeco Africa as air base chief, and is praised for persistence, attention to detail, and efficient problem solving under round-the-clock construction demands.
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Baise
Idaho
Ft. Campbell
Louisville
McNary Dam
Columbia River
Maorgeco
Africa
Bridgeport
Wash
Campbell
Arthur
Fable Rock Dam
Youre Telling Me By William Ritt Icebreaker News Item
The piece references the U S Glacier sailing to the Antarctic for a Deep Freeze operation and humorously questions catering for the furnace. It mentions Mohammed Mossadegh Iran's ex premier serving a three year sentence and studying medicine while hoping for a cure on release.
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U.S. & Glacier
Antarctic
Mohammed Mossadegh
Iran
Human Windpipe Described In Century-Old Washington Paper
Washington files recount a century back in the Washington Evening Star a full column explains the windpipe and its function as the tube through which air passes to and from the lungs. The story notes readers preferred such anatomy details over political news about Congress and Christmas events.
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Washington Files
Harman
Nichols
Congress
Washington Evening Star
Gladiators and Nero referenced in wild old-time tale
An eclectic fragment recalls gladiators startling Nero with feats, a test involving a hundred hungry tons, and a chaotic dressing room intrusion. It shifts to reflections on 1850s Christmas ads, toy gifts, and prices, noting simple country crafts and a Washington Daily Union ad for five months of English tuition and board for $90.
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Nero
7Th Street Stower
W. F. Seymour
Washington Daily Union
Notable 19th Century Maps and Insurance Facts
The item notes that 19th century maps labeled lower Michigan as an interminable swamp and described the Upper Peninsula as infested with wild animals and Indians. It also cites motor vehicle insurance premiums exceeding 4.165 trillion dollars per year and mentions Babe Ruth’s major league home run records across several years.
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Lower Michigan
Upper Peninsula
Babe Ruth
Ovid and Other Oddities in This Central Press Feature
A collage of trivia and quotes asks who was Ovid and reveals clues: a famed accountant, a Broadway and film figure, and a radio star. It cites dates like 1890 birth, Pearl Harbor, and 1787 Delaware ratification, plus puzzle-like questions about prefixes, a nun’s hood, and a Greek root for water. The piece blends biographical hints, “Happened Today” notes, and light wordplay from Taunton, Massachusetts.
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Mary
Queen of Seota
Delaware
United States
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Philippines
Guam
Washington Merry Go Round Op Can Count On Demos To Yell
Drew Pearson reports on Democratic clamor for probes fading into a busy tour abroad by Kefauver Magnuson and others while Democrats tout smaller TV stations and FCC actions threaten UHF and education channels. He notes GOP critics blaming Democrats for overpromising and industry influence shaping policy.
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Washington
Drew Pearson
Congress
Cama
Globe
Rom
Helsinki
Buenos
Warren Magnuson
Northwest
O' Mahoney
Wyoming
Sparkman
Alabama
Hennings
Missouri
Manny Cellier
New York
Wright Patman
Texas
Hays
Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Commission
Rose Hyde
ECQ
Uae
Robert Bartley
Sam Rayburn
Hyde
Tle
McCottaughey
Bell Telephone
Ohio
John Doorfer
McCarthy
Wisconsin
Lee
Richard A. Mack
Republicrat
Florida
Nott
David Sernoff
NBC
Frank Stanton
C&s
McConnaugyey
Eagle Camme
GOP
Sol Talshoff
Tittle Business
TV Communications
Magnuson
Puget’ Sound
Joe Eving
Tennessee
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Houston
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Maniya Mangoe
Harrison Williams
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