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Building From Ground Up: Zeckendorf on urban renewal
William Zeckendorf argues cities must be rebuilt to meet swelling populations and cultural needs. He cites city proximity as a driver of ideas and commerce, but notes suburbs offer escape from urban limits. He warns of overhauls or even leveling of cities to reconcile living and work with land access.
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William Zeckendorf
New York
America
Zeckendorf
U. S
Nixon Faces Delicate Path in California Delegation Fight
The piece argues Vice President Richard Nixon must avoid alienating Sen. William F. Knowland as California’s GOP delegates loom large for the 1960 nomination. It notes how home-state support often drives convention ballots and California’s leverage could determine Nixon’s prospects if a clear path to the presidency is blocked by the governor.
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Richard M. Nixon
William F. Knowland
California
Knowland
Texas
Kansas
New York
Wendell L. Willkie
Indiana
Willkie
Nixon
Royal couple's Atlantic flight to Canada and US
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip completed a 13 12 hour BOAC DC-7 Atlantic crossing from London to Ottawa with head winds but a blue mid Atlantic sky. The royal visit marks their second Canadian trip with a ten day schedule and expected large crowds eager to greet them.
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Ocean
Queen Elizabeth II
Prince Philip
Atlantic
London
mid-Atlantic
Ottawa
Canada
United States
New Rail Merger Idea Aims to Unite Northeast Systems
Patrick B. McGinnis of Boston and Maine argues at a Chicago conference that railroads east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio should merge into two large systems to improve through service and compete with cars and trucks. He says 14 states would be united, serving half the nation’s population and industrial core, with public support possible if passenger service improves. Congress would face antitrust hurdles, but the plan could reshape industry if feasible.
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Patrick B. McGinnis
Boston and Maine Railroad
Railway Systems and Procedures Association
Chicago
Mississippi
Ohio
McGinnis
Congress
Connecticut town elections hint at Republican decline
Worcester Gazette notes Democratic wins in 10 small Connecticut towns challenge the GOP stronghold on the General Assembly. The piece suggests the results, while not conclusive, signal a shift away from traditional Republican control and warn that future elections in 1958 and 1960 will require targeted campaigning in rural areas.
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Connecticut
Worcester Gazette
J. Henry Roraback
Connecticut Republican
Go Look at Autumn Colors in a Manchester Herald Note
The author praises this fall’s foliage as the best, noting colors of deep bronze and purple on oaks after gradual emergence from late September rains. It promises future perfection as green trees remain, urging readers to go look and experience the display firsthand.
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Manchester Herald
Eureka Bartender Claims Sputnik Cocktail
An Eureka California bartender announces a "sputnik cocktail" guarded like a state secret. He says it delivers wallop comparable to an ICBM, with a beep and perhaps a burp. Two drinks leave you spinning in wide circles.
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Ansonia Sentinel
Eureka
California
Moving spree reshapes America as 34 million relocate
The article calls 1957 the peak year for a massive national move driven by decentralization of industry and military-related relocations. It notes most moves are voluntary, with 20 to 24 year olds most mobile, and emphasizes regional shifts and rising mobility across races and un/ employed groups.
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New York City
America
Los Angeles
San Francisco
New York
Europe
Asia
National Whirligig: Rayburn Sees Regulator Shift in New Deal Era
Sam Rayburn warns of a drift from New Deal reform toward reactionary regulation as Cohen Corcoran laws empower agencies. Missouri’s Morgan Moulder leads a probe into Civil Aeronautics Board decisions favoring Pan Am amid political pressure from both parties. Harris defended Pan Am on windfall tax issues while O’Connell protested White House influence on CAB.
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Sam Rayburn
Eisenhower
F.D.R
Rayburn
Cohen-Corcoran
House
Qren H. Harris
Arkansas
Sam
West Coast
Moulder
Orient
Harris
Republican
Pan-American the Northwest
World Airways
CAB
The
Missourian
Pan Am
Civil Aeronautics Board
Roosevelt
American Overseas Airlines
House Judiciary Subcommittee
Joseph O'Connell
White House
Northwest Airlines
Antitrust Committee
House Judiciary Committee
O’ Moulder
Bonham
Texas
Nobel Peace Prize Outlook and Pearson’s UNEF Role
AP analysts discuss the 1957 Nobel Peace Prize with Lester B. Pearson favored for his work on stopping the Egypt fighting and creating UNEF. The piece notes Hammarskjold’s UN leadership, Pearson’s behind the scenes diplomacy, and the potential political impact in Canada.
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United Nations
N.Y
Egypt
Lester B. Pearson
Canada
Dag Hammarskjold
Pearson
Nodjine
Hammarskjold
Imaker
Nobel Committee
Oslo
Button
Mike
Britain
France
Israel
UNEF
General Assembly
Dulles
U. S
Arsenio H. Lacson
Maalla
Panamen
Ralph Bunche
John Boyd Orr
Lord Orr
Food and Agricultural Organization
UN High Commissioner For
G. J. van Neuven Goodhart
UN Assembly
Polish exile prime minister warns talks won't help
Antoni Pajak, prime minister of the Polish government in exile, states that the Polish people can only hope for action within Russia or the outbreak of war to gain freedom, asserting that talks are futile.
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Poland
Russia
Antoni Pajak
Middle East tensions rise as Turkey looks to US aid
In Ankara and Istanbul, Turkish officials urge a rapid US military aid program amid growing concern over Soviet expansion in the Eastern Mediterranean. The crisis centers on Israel, Arab states, and Russia's influence, with Turkey wary of war but seeking security guarantees and weapons.
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Middle East
Turkey
Syria
Washington
Ankara
Istanbul
Mediterranean
West
United States
Israel
Iraq
Lebanon
Russia
Morocco
Pakistan
Egypt
Yemen
Britain
Red Sea
Kremlin
Khrushchev
America
Saudi Arabia
Aramco
State Department
Saud
Iran
Free World
Jordan
Connecticut farmers opposed by party politics in special session
In the Connecticut special session Republicans aimed to protect farm rates while Democrats courted urban votes. The dispute over milk packaging exposed fault lines as both parties drifted from farmer welfare toward consumer interests, ending with a verdict that the session failed to aid farmers and risks repeating the ordeal.
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Connecticut
Hartford
Big City
Wooly bears forecast colder winter in Washington
Constable H Lincoln Fenn notes three wooly bears with unusually large dark areas near the head. He says this suggests a cold early winter and a second hard spell later, a prediction based on caterpillars seen recently in Washington, Connecticut.
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Washington, Conn
H. Lincoln Fenn
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