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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1954
Page
6
Public Aid Research Council for Economic Security reports that U S public assistance programs focus too much on relief and too little on rehabilitation. The privately funded study covers 18 years of aid from 1936 to 1953 and criticizes the lingering low mood psychology in welfare spending.
City council director Gerhard Hirschfeld criticizes relief over rehabilitation calling for prevention measures. Social security rolls have risen with aging population and aid for dependents and the blind. A chess match between Soviet and U.S. teams slated for New York City in 1954 is discussed as a return contest. The article notes historical expectations and attitudes in chess among nations.
The piece marks Flag Day on June 14 amid Cold War fears and subversive anxieties. It praises President Eisenhower’s call for a united western front against communism, urges patriotic youth education, and notes Elks Lodge’s role in observance. It recounts flags’ history from 13 stripes to the 15 star flag, Fort McHenry, and Key’s Star Spangled Banner, urging daily dedication to American ideals and ongoing victory.
A narrator muses on betting experts, horse racing, and stock tips, noting that even seasoned advice often misleads. He recalls Charlie Smith, a supposed racing authority, and Arthur Brisbane, arguing that experts rarely beat self-reliance. The piece concludes that seeking advice poisons decision making and may lead to ruin.
A New York writer visits the Stage Delicatessen on Seventh Avenue to observe a cross section of show business figures and locals. He contrasts stage glamour with the casual, earthy atmosphere: horse players, celebrities, and audience alike share a plain, convivial dining room where Montmorency Montgomery can be a boy again and Max Asnas presides with sly humor over pastrami and rye.
Hollywood dateline reports Robert Francis, son of a postman, landing a breakout part as Willie Keith in The Caine Mutiny. He recalls his first screen experience as nauseating yet thrilling, and recounts years of struggle, a Navy stint, and a pivotal meeting with producer Stanley Kramer that launched his career.
Washington reports amusements in Schweinfurt Germany where twelve GIs buzzed small airplanes and broke windows. They insured against damages for 100000 German marks, per Pvt. Charles Foreman.
A compact reader quiz gathers quick facts across topics from Great Lakes initials to state nicknames capitals and notable names. Includes questions on Honduras capital, Adams House location, airmarked WWII figures, and birthday peeks plus short historical notes and a few names and dates.
A Washington column surveys Adlai Stevenson's blunt talk on foreign policy and bipartisan aims. It honors Maury Maverick for pioneering cancer funding and urban renewal in San Antonio, and notes Texas political shifts affecting McCarthy era dynamics. A Worcester firm makes noise reducing plastic car muffs for hearings and ships.
Police report a pedestrian bumped an automobile causing a $200 dent and fled before the driver could identify him. A stray, unrelated text fragment follows involving celebrations, misquoted remarks, and references to a TV star’s friend.
Excerpts quote Briz vowing destruction and “Au revoir” to France as Gen de Cantiles’ Dien Bien Phu words. Also Truman remarks express sympathy for Eisenhower and avoid embarrassing the president on foreign policy.
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