City Fire Issue Cleared By Calm Consideration
After two and a half hours of calm discussion Charleston Mayor Copenhaver and firemen reached a tentative accord on department rules. They acknowledged diverse views, and the talks aimed to avert a drop in the city’s fire insurance rating. The piece urges ending the seniority rule and securing disciplined, efficient operations through agreed standards.
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Charleston
National Board of Fire Underwriters
Charleston Department
Copenhaver
Living Costs Rise in April as Prices Climb
The cost of living advanced for the eighth straight month with the retail price index edging higher in April. Clothing prices dipped slightly while items like food and diapers rose, prompting questions about the Eisenhower administration’s hold-the-line promises from last year’s campaign.
Intercepted Message Mentioning George Elphick
A June 20, 1957 intercepted message to Neil Elphick of Big Westvaco West Virginia warns that spilling much of that stuff will lead to word spreading. It notes George Elphick as the sender or related figure and places South Charleston, West Virginia.
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Neil
George Neil Elphick
South Charleston
W. Va
Strictly Personal by SYD HARRIS in Chicago column
A column of personal quips on communication, morality, exams, time and fame. It satirizes punctation errors, moralizing, and the gap between public persona and private truth, citing insights from Max Eastman and reflections on biographies and living poets.
Quick or Dead Choice on Nuclear Tests
In a Moscow cable Igor Bestuzhev asked for a two minute script or tape on banning nuclear tests for a June Forum. The writer recalls Baruch's 1946 choice between the quick and the dead and urges a global ban on testing, warning that without action the world faces continued peril.
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Radio Moscow
Moscow
Igor Bestuzhev
United States
Bernard M. Baruch
Baruch
United Nations
Nuclear policy and the peril of world peace
A Western stance argues for continued nuclear deterrence and inspections to prevent secret arming. It warns against disarmament without strict guarantees, insisting the West will not yield its atomic leverage and urging a shared modus vivendi despite divergent beliefs.
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United States
Russia
West
Thought for Today On Virtues in Daily Life
A brief aphorism notes faith courage kindness and related virtues gain value only when put into action in ordinary daily affairs. The message emphasizes living virtues in everyday behavior rather than empty belief.
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K.H.T
Honeymoon Over For South GOP In Civil Rights Clash
The Dixie Republican coalition breaks as Mississippi Rep. Bill Colmer declares the party’s southern vote trading for civil rights and labor bills is finished. Senate talks hinge on Jim Eastland offering Hells Canyon deal for jury trial, while Lyndon Johnson seeks a compromise.
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Ap Uve
Mississippi
Bill Colmer
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Truman
Eisenhower
South
Senate
Jim Eastland
Hells Canyon
Eastland
Jim Murray
Montana
Warren Magnuson
Washington
Joe O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Murray
Snake River
Magnuson
Magueon
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
House of Representatives
Rep.Smith
Virginia
William Miller
Lockport
Niagara Falls
Miller
Brooklyn
Justice Artment
Joe Marlin
Massachusetts
Eve
Joe
Country Parson Reflects on Prayer and Focus
In a breezy local column the Country Parson muses that prayer steadies the mind like straightening a desk. He suggests prayer helps locate the tasks worthy of effort and keeps the reader centered on meaningful work.
Readers' Forum Critique of Christian Teenagers Views
James L Criner from Fraziers Bottom criticizes the Logan reader and Christian teen sex education note. He argues parental instruction could curb youth misbehavior and warns against church hypocrisy. He mentions Alimony and DPA payments and says he fights for right and justice.
Arctic Nudists Welcome Beer Break At Goose Bay Camp
Westbrook Pegler recalls a 1944 Goose Bay Labrador scene where U S bombers crewmen, exposed to Arctic cold, built a snow sauna and shared beer with fellow airmen. Amid drills and warnings about Nazi radio traps, the impromptu nudist camp provided comic relief before combat departures and a stark reminder of wartime life.
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Fish
Buster
Goose Bay Air Base
Labrador
Col. Hassell
U. S
DPA Applicants Advised Editor Letter to the Gazette
A reader offers practical advice to the editor about a sick man denied by DPA and wondering why. The letter references farm ownership, renting land, livestock such as horses cows hogs chickens tobacco allotments, and a father living with him drawing monthly checks.
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the Gazette
DPA
A Bouquet for Us Girard Editorial Draws Calmed Legal View
The editorial favors a prize for the bouquet and urges the case to stay in legal questions. It asserts jurisdiction as the key issue, notes the irrelevance of Girard's innocence or guilt until jurisdiction is settled, and rejects bias against foreign judges or nations. St Albans, Herbert H Lambert.
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the Gazette
Girard
Gazette
St. Albans
Herbert H. Lambert
Democrats Shy on Link Between Dulles and Adenauer
Washington report notes Democratic reluctance to join London disarmament talks, citing Dulles Adenauer ties and Mansfield's stance on H bombs. Humphrey, Johnson, Anderson and Stassen loom in debates. The piece hints at adjournment mid September and recalls a past column misattribution about the Gettysburg Address author.
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Adenauer
Washington
John Foster Dulles
Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
London
United Germany
United States
Soviet Union
Senate
Harold Stassen
Sen. Mansfield
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Mansfield
Clinton P. Ander
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Chicago
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