Washington the Founder of a Nation and Its Values
The nation marks a holiday honoring George Washington, famed as the Father of the Country. His leadership, courage, and political skill forged 13 colonies into a republic, guiding the new nation through its first years and shaping enduring freedoms and moral strength. Washington’s vision and vigor remain the model of national greatness and honesty.
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New Republic
George Washington
Virginia
Valley Forge
Washington
Republic
America
New Jersey Adopts Speeding Crackdown After Connecticut
Report notes New Jersey’s intensified highway safety push with 400 state police on duty daily and 15 000 summonses since January 1 1957. Moving violations total 11 000 and drunken driving linked fatalities rose from 78 to 93 in seven weeks. Ribicoff touted Connecticut success while Meyner observes similar measures.
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Connecticut
New Jersey
Washington
Ribicoff
Paper that stretches the currency idea raises concern
A humorous critique urges printing money on stretchable paper to ease finances. It jokes that aging can be gauged by a man’s view of the young generation and that each profane word in his reply would add five years to his apparent age, using a 30 year base.
Meriden embraces open meetings to reveal tax talks
Meriden will open its Board of Apportionment and Taxation meeting to the press and public to set the 1958 tax rate, the first such move in 35 years. Mayor Altobello ordered records of executive sessions kept and made available, except for the Board of Education which still governs its own rules. The public right to know gains broader acceptance across cities and towns.
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Connecticut
Meriden Board of Apportionment and Taxation
Meriden
Altobello
Board of Education
Star Chamber
There’s a Good Time Coming and World Change Ahead
A reflective piece on resilience and moral progress through hard times. It cites Puritan England and America’s founding era as examples, notes Washington’s warning amid global upheaval, and argues modern man can build a better world with brains and character. It recalls Thoreau, notes microbes under the South Pole, and critiques profit in labor, urging cautious optimism about a future improved by collective effort.
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England
George Washington
Thoreau
Eric Johnston
U. S
Eric
Hollywood
Jayne Mansfield
Kim Novak
Audrey Hepburn
Jennifer Jones
Connecticut Traffic Safety Record Promoted for 1958 Plan
The Connecticut Safety Commission cites a 1957 highway death total of 277, with 77 pedestrians, alongside rising car usage and four billion miles driven. It credits broad safety cooperation and outlines a 12 point program for 1958, asking public support to sustain progress.
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Connecticut
Stamford
Connecticut Safety Commission
Maillion
College dress code crackdown sparks campus fashion debate
An eastern college dean orders neater student attire, banning sloppy looks with shirts and jackets for men and prohibitions on Bermuda shorts and jeans for women. Reported spread to other colleges, while observers query whether campuses mold ladies and gentlemen or promote shabbiness on campus amid a wave of casual wear.
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Colleges of
Macy
Roosevelts Press in RFC Tales Spark Debate
National Whirligig newsletter features Ray Tucker rebutting East Lansing professor T H G on Roosevelt era pressure in RFC and related loans. Journal excerpt cites Jesse H. Jones memoirs detailing alleged White House insistence on loans to Stern newspaper, Chattanooga project, Kaiser Hughes ventures, and South American sulfur venture.
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East Lansing
Mich
House
Delphia
Roosevelt
Renard Michigan University Press
Jesse H. Jones
RFC
Jones
Cies
White House
Jones Roosevelt
Texan
David Stern
New Deal
Philadelphia Record
F Roosevelt
Stern
Chattanooga News
George Fort Milton
Tennessee
Jess
Chattanooga
Henry J. Kaiser
Howard Hughes
Kaiser
War Production Board
Hughes
WPB
Navy
South America
U.S. British Talks Open Over Tunisia Crisis
U S and British ambassadors opened negotiations in Tunis over the French Tunisian crisis. The talks aim to set up a good offices mission led by Undersecretary Robert Murphy with Dag Hammarskjold in reserve, as Tunisian officials hope to broaden discussions to include the Algerian war. France and Tunisia weighed the scope amid tensions over a village bombing and ongoing French troop deployments along the frontier.
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Tunis
U.S
Robert Murphy
Murphy
New York
Dag Hammarskjold
London
Paris
Eisenhower
Harold Beeley
Middle East
Lewis Jones
Charles Malcolm
Sadok Makkadem
Beeley
Sakiet Sidi Yousseff Village
France
Tunisia
UN Security Council
Mabib Bourguiba
Jean-Pierre Benard
Ieen
Sakret
Remada
Thoughtful quotes on youth, science, and global trust
A collection of fragmented quotes from Dr. Darrell V. Newsom and others on the influence of comics on children, the urgency of planetary stewardship, Khrushchev’s leadership, and the push for East West cultural dialogue. The text highlights concerns about science literacy, global diplomacy, and youth imagination amid the missile era.
Overseas Outlook on North Africa Middle East Crisis Deepens
Responsible officials fret over global trouble in North Africa and the Middle East and its impact on domestic policy. The piece notes tensions with France over Tunisia, calls for shifts in Arab relations, and critiques U S handling of colonial and Cold War dynamics amid the Eisenhower doctrine failures.
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North Africa
Middle East
GOP
America
Bourguiba
France
Tunisia
Bizerte
National Assembly
Free World
Sakiec Sidi Youssef
Washington
Algeria
Douglas MacArthur
Korea
Paris
MacArthur
Christian Pineau
Gaillard
Africa
Morocco
Egypt
Russia
Cost cutting reshapes urban retail in recession era
New York February 21 AP. Merchants tackle rising costs as downtown stores lose customers to suburbs and bargain-hunting grows. Self service expands to cut clerking costs while delivery pauses and small parcel pickup rise. Some shops charge for alterations and credit services. debates over employee discounts and installment plans continue amid mounting paperwork from purchasing.
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AP Besinesa
Sam Dawess
New York
Retailing looks to automation and data processing
The article notes how electronic and automation engineers study how costs are weighed against profit margins for goods. Large chains use automated warehousing and handling, with conveyors and lifts, and now consider electronic accounting and stock control devices. Initial install costs deter many, though some large operations recoup savings. many retailers remain small. Some medium stores discuss cooperative data processing centers to tackle the paper blizzard.
Belafonte Leaves Hospital After Eye Surgery in New York
Singer Harry Belafonte exited a New York hospital after a four day stay for muscle surgery on his right eye. His condition was called very satisfactory as the operation corrected a minor issue following a prior retinal detachment surgery. He will stay briefly at home before traveling to California to work on two films.
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New York
Harry Belafonte
New York Hospital
Belafonte
California
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