Spike Jones Praises Elvis Presley and Rock Revival
Inez Robb quotes Spike Jones praising Elvis Presley and rock n roll, noting Presley’s money making impact on the record business and the era’s big hits. Jones mocks satire of Elvis while acknowledging his influence, and mentions contemporaries like Guy Lombardo, Perry Como, Sinatra, and Gleason. Helen Grayce, Jones's wife, teases a Las Vegas engagement and fashion plans, while Jones comments on stage gimmicks and public taste.
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Spike Jones
New York
Elvis Presley
Elvis
Gene Austin
Guy Lombardo
Hotel Roosevelt
Perry Como
Sinatra
Gleason
Frankie Laine
Spike
Polio vaccine shortage ends but apathy grows in nation
Editorial notes public anger over Salk vaccine shortages has faded as supply rose, but officials warn a danger of public apathy remains. Health leaders tally millions of doses available while tens of thousands still await inoculation, risking next year's polio cases.
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America
Washington
Folsom
Leroy E. Burney
United States
Burney
West Virginia
N. H. Dyer
Health Department
Christmas buying spree fuels record era sales surge
Consumers rush gift shopping as disposable personal income nears 288.2 billion dollars annual rate and department store sales climb seven percent for the week ending November 17. Shoppers snap up items from 50 cent baubles to 6750 dollar diamond studded clip pins while early buying continues.
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eThe Department of Commerce
U. S
Intercepted Message Dee 1956 Dear Art Note
A brief intercepted message from 1956 shows a letter style inquiry about recruiting Russian athletes addressed to Art. The fragment suggests a Cold War era sports recruitment context with potential espionage implications. The readable text emphasizes a casual inquiry rather than firm action.
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Art
Editorial Soviets Defeat Selves in Budapest Crisis
In Charleston last week bitter words about barbarity in Budapest sparked rallies at Yale and UNC for Hungary's freedom. American aid poured in from New York to Vienna with donations, jobs, housing and supplies. Across the nation 50 relief agencies mobilized as Russians crushed Budapest, fueling anti Communist sentiment and a rising Cold War mood globally.
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Yale
University of North Carolina
Hungary
New York
Charles Pfizer & Co
Vienna
Pan American World Airways
Penn-Texas Corp
Thought for Today thought for today
A brief, reflective line about accepting limits to understanding and choosing to live and teach what you do understand, ending with a note on belief and learning.
Bugs Baer T death and gem drops for buttons
Fragmentary note outlines bugs Baer T death and use of gem drops on buttons. Mentions easier predictions with eak ney and amabecus. Vague references to methods and outcomes without clear events or sources.
Readers Forum rejects Dunbar annexation plan
The Gazette prints letters arguing against Moran Ave residents joining Dunbar citing privacy loss for road gains. A reader recalls historic hardships and politics, while another writer defends Democratic administrations, noting past food shortages and protests.
No Right to Cripple Our Community Says The Gazette
Beckley argues polio and other injuries can be prevented by using vaccines and safety measures. He condemns those who refuse preventatives as a burden on others, urging responsible use of vaccines and common sense to avoid crippling diseases, auto and gun-related injuries.
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Editsy the Gazette
Beckley
Underwood
Cooperation Thanking Toyland Parade Planners
On behalf of the Charleston Jay-She's, thanks for the cooperation in planning the first Toyland Parade. The organizers were encouraged by the strong response and support received.
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Charleston
Columnists urge party loyalty and support for Underwood
Letters and editorials from Olin Miller Billy Arthur and others urge Democrats to avoid cross party roles and back Cecil Underwood. They stress party unity, public service for all West Virginians and the governor’s responsibility. A Louisville Courier-Journal note questions Christmas gift schemes for children.
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Cecil Underwood
Voice of
West Virginia
West
Morrison quotes on the one true heavyweight champion
The public imagines a single heavyweight champion. Morrison notes the phrase evokes Jack Dempsey, the storied fighter from St Albans, as the sole real heavyweight icon in American imagination.
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Morrison
the Gazette
Jack “Dempsey
St. Albans
Afro Asian ties spark debate in Eisenhower era
Washington reports the administration faces serious debate over aligning with the Afro Asian axis and risking Western allies. Gruenther and Humphrey oppose eroding the Atlantic alliance and warn of domestic unemployment. Kefauver’s relentless campaigning is noted, while Latin American diplomats fear a shift endangering the good neighbor policy.
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Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Gen
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Red Cross
Ike
Gruenther
NATO
Western
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John Foster Dulles
Africa
Asia
South America
United States
Pension Funds Turn Labor Leaders Into Bankers
Victor Riesel reports on union pension funds shifting control to bankers and labor leaders like James Hoffa. He notes million dollar deposits by Teamsters factions in Missouri and 12 other states, funded by payroll deductions, with aims to diversify and strengthen local communities while warning of weak safeguards and pending ethical scrutiny by the AFL CIO committee. The piece envisions a future where labor figures adopt banker credibility and questions the ethics of such arrangements.
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Hoffa
Harold J. Gibbons
Teamsters Joint Council 14
St. Louis
Brother Gibbons
Central Council of Teamsters
James R
Mutual Bank and Trust Co
Ment Pension Fund
Hoffa and Gibbons
Teamos
John L. Lewis
Aflocio Ethical Practices Committee
Washington
Ethical Practices Committee
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