Eisenhower Faces Hurdles in Explaining South American Aid
The president weighs how much U S economic help to offer South American nations amid uncertain congress approval and differing national expectations. He notes foreign recipients seek more than offered, U S lawmakers balance domestic concerns, and military spending affects the hemisphere. He hopes to win trust with cordial diplomacy while urging support at home.
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Eisenhower
South America
United States
Congress
U.S
Inaccuracies in Iowa history and state Official Registers
Historian Marvin Oxley of Marion decries widespread inaccuracies in local and state histories and the two yearly Official Registers. He argues politics selects partisan superintendents of printing who misspeсify data, misidentify pictures, and hinder historians. The piece warns such errors will mislead future debates on reapportionment taxes and school reorganizations.
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Istorian
Marvin Oxley
Marion
Iowa
State of
Mr. Oxley
Iowa High Schools Push Driver Education Gains
Iowa high schools have expanded driver education from 3 districts before 1946 to 439 of 614 districts in the current year, training 22,875 pupils. About 71 percent of districts offer the program, reaching 63 percent of potential drivers before age 16, with expected safety benefits offsetting rising school costs. The piece ends with a quip attributed to Harry Truman.
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Iowa
Lions honor Tama carrier crew at King Tower dinner
Twenty nine newspaper carriers including 28 boys and a girl Peggy Dumbauld Cedar Rapids Gazette Tama recipient were feted by the Lions club at King Tower Tama. Superior Court Judge William J Matias filed nomination papers for the March 14 city election.
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King Tower
Tama
The
Lions Club
Peggy Dumbauld
Cedar Rapids
Neighbors Primaries and City Updates
The article notes a July start for a superior court judge and reports E. W. Williams of Manchester being reelected chief of the volunteer fire department after 47 years in the department and 27 years as chief. It cites Cedar Rapids population at 65,289 per 1940 city directories, up 9,000 from 1930, and mentions paving plans of over 265 miles in Eastern Iowa in spring and summer with Cedar Rapids merchants optimistic about sales. It also records Mrs. Frank Heald addressing AAUW on George Sand life and war.
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E. W. Williams
Manchester
Volunteer Fire Department
Cedar Rapids
William Broulck
Peter Hacks
Iowa
Frank Heald
AAUW
George Sand
Civil Rights Drama Shows Johnson's Changing stance
The piece traces shifts in stance from Lyndon Johnson from 1956 Chicago demand for a civil rights plank to present Senate floor scenes. It contrasts northern liberals absent on questions of rights with Johnson guarding the civil rights bill and Olin Johnston defending South Carolina's place. It also recalls 1937 South Carolina politics on party enrollment and race.
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Ashington
Chicago
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Earl Brown
New York City
Howard Bennett
Minneapolis
D. M. Grant
St. Louis
Johnson
Senate
Johnston
South
West
Olin Johnston
Columbia
S.C
South Carolina
Democratic Party
Background of Conspiracy Revealed in Soviet Anti Semitism
Dr Bela Fabian, speaking in U S News and World Report, outlines a Soviet led anti Semitic campaign across nations. He cites desecrated Jewish cemeteries in Baranovichi Bendery Kishinev Kiev Minsk Voronezh and Vilna and reports only 60 synagogues remain in the USSR with one in Moscow. He lists internal passport discrimination and limited Jewish access to civil service and higher education as systemic persecution. He warns the anti Semitic push masks a Nazi like regime and aids Soviet aims to weaken Western unity.
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Ashington
Soviet Union
Bela Fabian
West Germany
Fabian
U.S. News & World Report
Baranovichi
Bendery
Kishinev
Lawrence Kiev
Minsk
Voronezh
Vilna
Moscow
Evrei
Ukraine
Malakhovka
Adenauer
Germany
United Front
Western Alliance
Berlin
Free World
Nuremberg
Khrushchev
United States
Farmer Laughs At Monkey Wagon Joke In Manteca Bulletin
In a light moment a group of vacationing sportsmen asked a farmer if he saw a wagon load of monkeys pass by. The farmer replied that he did not, and then they asked if he fell off. The exchange captures a rustic joke featured in the Manteca Bulletin.
Dear Dr Mother column on blood type and cysts
A reader asks if blood type changes and notes feeling better after donation. Dr answers blood type does not change, suggests emotions explain energy boost, and cautions cysts rarely clear without surgery though small childhood scars fade. Additional query on soft drinks notes they don’t hurt the bladder but add calories, and may cause cavities due to acidity and sugar.
Political Contradiction In U S Budget Debate
The article ponders hypocrisy in U S politics as President Eisenhower faces charges of penny-pinching on defense while supporting foreign aid. It argues critics should avoid portraying him both as stingy and lavish, noting the need for balanced defense and aid.
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United States
Mr. Big
Eisenhower
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