Editorial on California jails and Santa Rita reforms
A special commission chaired by Governor Knight criticizes California jails as overcrowded and poorly maintained with scant rehabilitation programs. Alameda’s Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center stands out for reform efforts and farmwork programs though funds have cut its education. The report urges statewide improvement and hopes it won’t be shelved.
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Goodwin J. Knight
California
Alameda County
Santa Rita Rehabilitation Center
Santa Rita
Commission
Billy Graham and Niebuhr on True Evangelism
The debate contrasts Billy Graham’s method of taking the gospel to people with Reinhold Niebuhr’s critique that conversion hinges on signing a decision card. The piece argues Graham’s approach values quiet, daily evangelism by clergy and laypeople and asserts that genuine conversion includes active church membership chosen by the convert. It notes Niebuhr’s oversimplification and defends the significance of a sincerely formed decision as a prerequisite for effective work.
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Billy Graham
New York
Dr. Graham
Reinhold Niebuhr
Billy
Niebuhr
Niebuher
Dr. Nieburn
Logjam blocks Stewart promotion amid Senate fight
Washington reports a stalled promotion for James Stewart to brigadier general in the Air Force Reserve as Senate Armed Services delays persist. Senator Margaret Chase Smith questioned the officers' training, sending additional information requests. Stewart ranks fourth among eight reservists facing confirmation this year. Meanwhile SAC assumes control of four new bases in Spain at Torrejon, Zarafossa, Moron, and Rota with about 12,000 personnel, cost estimates around 350 million dollars.
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Air Force Reserve
Senate
Margaret Chase Smith
St. Me
Hwly
Smith
Armed Services
Stewart
Jess Larson
John Beverly Montgomery
Daniel DeBrier
Kenneth Styles
John Oliver Bradshaw
Joly Richardson Alison
Ramsey Douglas Potts
William Lewis
Senator Smith
Strategic Air Command
Spain
SAC Command
Isne Lod Air Force
Henry Mooney
SAC
U.S
Torrejon
Madrid
Zarafossa
Moron
Rota
Say It Right Names in the News Pronunciations
A guide clarifies pronunciation for Abdel Latif Boghdadi president of the New Egyptian National Assembly with phonetic spellings. The feature notes common mispronunciations and offers a regional pronunciation guide.
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Abdel Latif Boghdadi
Naional Assembly
Abd-del Lahteef
Bog-dah-dee
Codthaab
Greenland
Go-top
Kodiak Bear Facts And Common Misconceptions
The Kodiak bear is described as the world’s largest flesh eater though it often grazes like cattle. Bears eat grasses, roots, insects, fruit, fish, and game, with polar bears rarely denning. The famed “bear hug” is likely myth, as bears attack with paws and immense strength capable of breaking a neck in a single blow.
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Eugene Burns
Snox
Bears and Their Closest Relations Through Time
Bears do not truly hibernate but sleep deeply with only small temperature drops. Cubs are born naked and helpless. fathers rarely help and may threaten them. Bears are related to dogs, with Hemicyon noted as a fossil link. Bears range worldwide, with color variants of the same species. Copyright 1587 Eugene Burns. released by McClure Syndicate.
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Ark
Joseph O'Hara
Minn
Sem Rayburn
D. Tex
House
Newsaper
the Hall Syndicate
Papa Bears
Hemicyon
British Islands
Rome
Eugene Burns
McClure Syndicate
Ballot box shifts predicted in 1958 Washington
Veteran observers in Washington foresee major ballot box shifts in the 1958 and 1960 elections for Congress and president, with the opposition more confident than Republicans if Eisenhower does not run again. Civil rights, foreign aid, and labor issues fuel uncertainty as influential groups race to align, while Negro voters and labor unions loom as decisive factors in state outcomes.
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Washington
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
GOP
Eisenhower
Commerce
Weeks
Mitchell
Treasury
Humphrey
Seaton
Federal Power Commission
Vriion
Solons Invite Citizens to Contact Lawmakers in D C
U S Senator William F Knowland and Senator Thomas F Kuchel share Senate Office Bldg Washington D C with U S Rep George P at Stn Dist House Office Bldg Washington D C urging constituents to write or call their representatives Your legislators want to hear from you.
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U. S
Wm. F. Knowland
Senate
Washington, D. C
U.S
Thomas F. Kuchel
George P
Stn
Washington, D.C
Opinions From Readers What’s Yours
Reader Mrs E S of San Lorenzo shares a camping trip praised for California State Parks and coastal discoveries. She recounts route, parks, lighthouses, and costs, noting value in maps and touring books from the Automobile Association.
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B.A
B. A
Automobile Association
California
Sacramento
Russian Ey
Redwood Grove
Mendocino
Ft. Ross
Ft Brigg
Cloverdale
Caere
Outsider Praises Your Newspaper's Clean Look
A reader from Martinez commends the midweek edition for its appealing make-up bold headlines and clean copy praising the journalistic quality of the Review in Hayward.
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Hayward
Charles D, Streuber Martinez
California Cancer Society lauds Review on quackery bid
Cancer Editor notes the Weinberger bid failed but spurred a funded legislative committee to study cancer quackery in California. The group hopes the panel uncovers tricks and deceptions by quacks and promotes passage of corrective laws soon. Mrs Roger Goodan, president.
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California
American Cancer
Fabled Fraternity Tales Across Screen and White House
In a Hollywood studio anecdote Lionel Barrymore laments aging while a young actor asks if acting remains fun. A Amherst fraternity tale follows Calvin Coolidge as president helps his son join, but not without an initiation fee and a clever refund request using an old pin.
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Barrymore
Joe
Calvin Coolidge
White House
John
Coolidge
The Curse of Bigness Reflections on Theft and Society
A sitter in a supermarket notes daily theft by otherwise respectable adults in a large impersonal system. The piece argues big business erodes personal accountability, claiming high auto insurance costs and fraud stem from a split moral code and mechanized economy. It warns the social order faces greater danger from bigness than any ism.
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Generel Features
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