Flood Response Shines in Alameda County Aid Efforts
An ode to the flood relief work in Southern Alameda County during December’s cloudburst. Police, sheriff, fire departments, Red Cross, Boy Scouts and volunteers formed a rapid, militarylike response to rescue, evacuate, and protect residents. Gratitude goes to the workers who sacrificed holidays and homes to save others amid the disaster.
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California
Alameda County
Red Cross
Boy Scouts
South County
Grand Slam In The Wrestling Ring
Opinion pieces defend wrestling as genuine sport against alleged match fixing by legislators. The writer argues real strength and stamina prove authenticity, while criticizing political interference and praising wrestlers for keeping contracts and enduring risk. The piece labels lawmakers as straw men and lauds the wrestlers’ honor and resilience.
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Samish
Democrats Face Convention Hassle in 1956 Nomination Fight
Washington dispatch analyzes the 1956 Democratic race as chaotic, with Ohio Governor Lausche driving potential favorite-son bids and a Southern bloc ready to stall nominations. It notes possible stakes among Russell Byrd Johnson factions and the need for a strong, unified leader to avert a prolonged deadlock.
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Washington
Harry S. Truman
James A. Farley
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio
Stevenson
National Party
Averell Harriman
New York
New York Times
Adlaid E. Stevenson
Estes Elauver
Tennessee
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Lyndor B. Johnson
Texas
Russell
Kefauver
Russell-Harriman-Kefauver
Lausche
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Robert B. Meyner
New Jersey
A. B. Chandler
Kentucky
Frank G. Clements
Robert S. Kerr
Oklahoma
Mayor Wagner
New York City
Madison Square Garden
Harriman
Dick” Russell
Christmas Message Brighter World Promise Says President
News service reports President Fheatens delivering a Christmas message praising a brighter background and a better future than recent years. Secretary of State Dulles voices confidence after NATO Paris meeting that European nations are more free and secure. Senate GOP Policy Chairman Bridges touts a balanced budget, arguing tax cuts already delivered seven billion dollars in savings.
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Washington
John Foster Dullés
NATO
Paris
Europe
Senate
GOP
Styles Bridges
Republican Party
Congressional Quiz Test Your Knowledge Of 1958 Politics
A fragmented quiz tests readers on Congress, presidents, and conventions. It cites Andrew Johnson and Andrew Jackson, naming GOP solid states, district unemployment, and regional delegate weight for 1958 conventions with answers and commentary.
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Andrew Johnson
Tennessee
Congress
Andrew Jackson
Jackson
House
Senate
Old Hickory
Florida
GOP
United States Aid Exceedingly High to Many Nations
U S foreign aid since 1945 totals over 53 billion dollars with about 37 billion in economic grants and nearly 16 billion in the Middle East and Asia. Soviet loans and tech exports to less developed nations accompany a broader campaign of influence alongside arms deals like Egypt’s, prompting warnings that Western promises must strengthen to counter Soviet maneuvering.
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Washington
United States
Russia
U.S
France
Britain
Italy
Cital
Moscow
Fox Straight
Dea
Reds
Chicago
China
Ameri
Acties
Egypt
Middle East
India
Afghanistan
Southeast Asia
Far East
Dulles
Aswan
Iti
Andria
Cairo
Soe
United
Figg on Cold War Fronts Opens Middle East Asia
Secretary of State John Fostex Dulles states at the North Atlantic Treaty meeting that a new cold war front has opened by the Soviets this year in the Middle East and South Asia. Bonn reports on the redefection of former chief of the Bonn Intelligence service Dr Otto John.
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Figg
Barvica Paris
John Fostex Dulles
Middle East
Asia
Bonn
Otto” John
Nuclear decisions loom over Eisenhower Strauss talks
President Eisenhower held a secret conference with Atomic Chief Lewis Strauss to decide on including a new type of hydrogen weapon in May South Pacific tests. They also weigh test method and NATO SEATO observers while Britain plans its own Australia tests and observers. A US joint task force under Admiral Hanlon will conduct the tests with Air Force air drops.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Lewis Strauss
South Pacific
North Atlantic Alliance
NATO
Southeast Asia Alliance
SEATO
White House
State and Defense Departments
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
National Security’ Council
Strauss
U.S
Russia
Britain
Australia
Tlee
Monte Bello Islands
Maralinga
Woomera
Forsi
Defense Department
Joint Task Force
Byron H. Hanlon
Citizens’ Panel
Clinton Anderson
Joint Atomic Committee
Enchanting Snow by Ranger Eugene Burns
A lyrical meditation on the first snowfall its beauty hexagonal snowflakes and wind sculpted drifts. It contrasts winter wonder with harsh truth noting snow shelters life yet can trigger dangers like crusted turns and floods while promising renewal in spring.
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Earth
Thoreau
Magis
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Adlai E. Stevenson
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Herbert Hoover
Rutherford B. Hayes
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