Speculation Over Eisenhower Health Draws Press Fire
The piece argues that many reporters pursue doubt about President Eisenhower’s health despite doctors’ assurances of improvement. It contrasts current coverage with coverage of FDR’s illness, urging reliance on doctors’ private assessments and on Eisenhower’s own readiness to lead, rather than public speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eisenhower
James Hagerty
Franklin Roosevel
FDR
Lisenhower
NAACP Convention Faces Desegregation Debates in San Francisco
The NAACP opens its 47th annual convention in San Francisco, with sharp focus on desegregation. Observers warn against precipitate action and urge a balanced path that honors racial dignity while pursuing broader freedoms, noting the tension between urgency and steady progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
San Francisco
Supreme Court
NAACP
Logrolling Over Natural Resources Sparks House Clash
Washington report details a sharp House Interior Committee clash as Democrats accuse Republicans of trading votes over the Upper Colorado and Fryingpan Arkansas projects. The dispute centers on public power aims, with implications for Nevada California Colorado New York Nebraska and other states, and a bid to shift control to federal ownership.
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Walter Rogers
Texas Democrat
House Interior Committee
Capitol Hill
Idaho
Texas
Colorado
Fryingpan- Arkansas
White House
Interior Committee
Hell’s Canyon
Democratic National Committee
Rae
Nevada
California
Fort Randall
South Dakota
Nebraska
GOP
Frost
Rogers
Edgar Chenoweth
Sam Rayburn
Hell's Canyon
Adabo
Ubarals
Congress
Arkansas
New York
Idaho Power Company
Sam Tay
Senate
Paul’ M. Butler
Interior
Russell B. Long
W. Kerry Scott
North Carolina
Rayburn- Chenoweth
The
Power Trust
Rajoneca
McChite
Syd
Europeans criticize Moscow over Stalin legacy in Khrushchev era
European Communist leaders and parties condemn Stalin's legacy and question Khrushchev's handling of the past. Togliatti, Italian Communist leader, criticizes Kremlin readers while French, British, and American Communist outlets echo doubts. Prague radio praises Togliatti and hints at the secret report exposing Stalin’s errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Martin
Earnational
Palmiro ‘Toglia
Kremlin
Iron Curtain
Stalin
Soviet Union
Tossiatti
Tito
Communist Party
Nikdta Khrushchev
Taken Red
Khrushchev
Moscow
Togliatt
Thorus
Prague Radio
Togliatti
Red
Path to Oblivion for America’s Endangered Wildlife
Ranger Eugene Burns discusses the looming extinction of about 30 American species including the Key deer and ivory billed woodpecker. The piece blames habitat loss, pollution, and unwise human actions, and urges public action. It cites steps from the National Wildlife Federation on research, enforcement, refuges, education, sanctuaries, and pollution control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Great Lakes
Lows
Alaska
National
Wildlife Federation
Protest Against Nuclear Blasts Sparks Public Debate
A reader letter laments nuclear test dangers and hammers for peace over arms races. The writer cites Hiroshima survivors, questions the testing's sanity, and urges a shift to peaceful nuclear uses while noting neutral leaders have a right to protest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiroshima
Rousewiefe
R Equest
Burgeoning missile era and highway tax debate spark remarks
Washington sources quote Adm. Burke predicting rapid ship and submarine missiles with the main threat a submarine. London reports Truman amid crowd chatter. Rep. McGregor argues highway expansion will show the need for higher taxes to extend four-lane roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ENS
Washington
Adm
Arleigh A. Burke
Naval Operations
Russia
London
Harry S. Truman
Rep. J. Marry McGregor
Ohio
New Approach Aims to Overcome Disarmament Hurdle
Washington reports a proposed Western Russian disarmament plan by Harald Stassen. It envisions mixed military missions for open dialogue to enforce an accord. Backers include the United States Britain France Canada with cautious Soviet interest. Congress meanwhile debates chaplain pay and assorted Senate House spending.
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Russia
Eisenhower
Harald Stassen
White
House
U.S
Britain
France
Canada
Msjor Ground
Stassen
Moscow
Grate Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
U. S
London
Andrei Gromyko
Famous Fables All for Music Grainger’s Folk Quest
Pianist composer Percy Grainger spent years studying folk music and undertook a walking tour of the British Isles to seek forgotten tunes. In remote hamlets some villagers resisted his questions, but persistence and a moment of charm led to a mother’s reluctant song recounted by Grainger with pencil ready behind a divan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy
Grainger
British’ Isles
Strictly Personal About That 35 Hour Week
Economists predict a 35 hour work week in the future but the author argues for longer and better patterned vacation periods rather than shorter hours. He notes doctors often relieve stress by extended split vacations, suggests multiple short vacations yearly, and urges employers to adopt extended winter and summer breaks across jobs as the economy grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney J. Harris
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Pietro Wenz
Italy
U.S. State Department
Ranger Eugene Burns
Tre
Wrich
Unc
Eugenie Burns
Robert Allen
Nathan Twining
State Department
Pentagon
Twining
Vasily Sokolovsky
P.fy Zhigarev
Red Air Force
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House Appropriations
Dulles
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