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Newspaper
Bluefield Daily Telegraph
Location
Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1957
Page
4
A brief, dated quotation collection contrasts Proverbs 24 7 with Thomas Carlyles claim that wisdom has infinite value. The excerpt emphasizes wisdom as a peak human achievement beyond exaggeration.
A 1960s Civil Defense Administration projection to a Joint Congressional panel outlines grim casualty estimates if Russia detonates 250 ten megaton bombs across the United States. It says 180 million population, 146 million casualties, 82 million killed, 24 million permanently injured, 60 million with minor injuries, and notes potential reductions if evacuations of five to fifteen miles are possible.
The article mocks Nikita Khrushchev's 1961 pledge that the USSR would match US food output. It argues collective farming limits growth, cites past lows under czars, notes Soviet experiments with hybrid grains and Yugoslav-style reforms, and concludes real Russian consumption would still lag.
Legal scholars warn the Girard ruling could extend beyond education to nearly all activities financed by public funds. Actions from New York to California seek to apply it to housing and private institutions, with NAACP and agencies ready to push cases nationwide. State executives decry federal encroachment as the opinion fuels calls for stronger state sovereignty.
Marl on Brando eyed Romeo and Juliet as his next project possibly after The Young Lions in France on June 17 with Clift Randall Rush and Mai Britt. Jean Simmons to co star with Gregory Peck in The Big Country delaying England trip with Stewart Granger. Jeanette MacDonald and Gene Raymond mark 20th anniversary June 16. Dana Wynter complains of sore lips after Playhouse 90 scenes. Brian Aherne signs for My Fair Lady touring company for one year as he fears losing wife home and friends.
The report traces misused bakery union money in 1948 with Anthony Conforti of Baker Local No. 1 in Chicago controlling funds via George Stuart. Conforti says he mixed union cash with personal savings to fund drives while witnesses describe cash transfers to union chiefs and big organizational expenses.
A Chicago bakery union tale unfolds with Stuart’s alleged organizing for bosses, gifts to leaders, and a 1954 scheme to pass out cameras. Conforti claims he only did his job while facing threats of firing as the local union ends trusteeship and elects him president. The piece hints at high level travel, roses, and a looming resignation.
The USDA Market Research report 169 questions whether trading stamps benefit consumers or raise costs. It notes merchants bear about 20 percent of gross sales in stamps and advertising, with potential extra payroll and theft prevention costs. Prices may rise or profits shrink to offset expenses.
The report questions if trade stamps hold value and how much a 1500-book is worth with premiums and discount equivalents. It notes average stamp book value around 3.74 dollars with savings 1.67 to 2.50 percent, and mentions a forest sale near Klagenfurt and oil industry tax issues.
Raymond Moley argues rapid five year amortization for Snake River dam costs raises moral and fiscal questions. Kefauver aides cite defense needs and prior practice, asserting eventual full recovery through depreciation. Critics claim lost interest amounts to a huge subsidy to Idaho Power and question the policy's public interest implications.
The article discusses Kefauver hearings and the push to curb rapid amortization certificates, arguing not to politicize Idaho Power’s ongoing dam project. It notes private investors’ money involvement, suggests severe penalties for insider speculation, and mentions Senator Byrd’s bill to tightly limit such certificates.
Geographer and novelist John Steinbeck lists biblical and historical figures he believes should be barred from U S entry under current laws. He cites Cain Noah Saul David and others, arguing many would be denied admission while some figures like Haile Selassie might be allowed, and notes David’s biblical kingship and prophetic checks on rulers.
A compilation of historical snippets from the Daily Telegraph recounting milestones from fifty to ten years ago. Mentions of Rev E Olivier Glen Lyn trips, civic league theater work, coal industry conventions in Chicago, and a wry anecdote about Jarvis and Cincinnati. Includes a controversial blurb about the K K K with cautionary assessment.
A long running shift in baseball is finalized as the Brooklyn Dodgers move to Los Angeles and the New York Giants to San Francisco with contracts signed for 1958 or 1959. Paid television rights and tax savings shape the deal while officials in Los Angeles and San Francisco push the migrations.
A fragmented poem recalls a whistle theme with riffs on imitation and memory. It mentions an unseen thief of air and a repair of a tune, then shifts to divining rods and relics of old souvenirs from Rosa Zagnoni Marinoni. The piece closes with a kaleidoscope of images and a final name.
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