Editorials on Khrushchev and the dam debate in Idaho power
The piece argues wage price controls echo Socialist ideas, warning that private power has value over federalization. It cites Khrushchev’s prediction, Lenin, and the Push for a dam in Hells Canyon, urging support for private Idaho Power lines against expansion of state control.
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Nikita Khnushchev
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Senate
Hells Canyon
Idaho Power Company
Lenin
Justice By Pique Would Be Bad Proposals in Congress to elect Supreme Court justices
The piece argues against replacing the appointive system with popular elections for the Supreme Court. It cautions that elections would politicize the Court, erode the reins of conscience and confirmation, and risk the best jurist losing to more popular candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Supreme Court
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Senate
Middle East States Ask Two Billion Aid
President Eisenhower's policy costs are set at 118 million, with 67 million for economic aid and 51 million for military use. Richards presented a nine-nation package totaling 118 million, while broader requests reached two billion, to be decided by Secretary Dulles. The plan prompts questions on U.S. troop commitments and a claimed Israel assurance, which Richards denies, noting only presidential decision authority.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Middle East
James Richards
Congress
Richards
House ‘Foreign Affairs Committee
Afghanistan
Ethiopia
Iran
Iraq
Anon
Libya
Morocco
Saudi Arabia
Tuni
Greece
Israel
Pakistan
Sudan
Turkey
Yemen
Dulles
U. S
House. Committee
Marguerite Church
R-Il
Rep. D. S. Sound
Mrs. Church
U.S
Saund
Niner
Senators and Representative Invite Your Input on Capitol Hill
Solons addresses list U S Senator Wm F Know land paole Office Building Washington DC Senator Thomas Fr ick sends Office Building Washington DC Rep Jees P Miller 8th District House Office Building Washington DC Your Legislators are interested in hearing from you.
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U.S
Wm. F Knowland
Washington DC
Thomas ‘Frick
Washington, D.U
Jees P. Miller
House
Washington, D.C
Algonquian Names for Moose and Other Animals
A reminiscence on how Algonquian tribes named North American wildlife. The opossum, raccoon, caribou, and moose derive from native terms meaning white beast, scratcher, power, and bark eater respectively. The piece also traces etymologies from German, Latin, Greek, and Old French for antler trout and squirrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
North Carolina
Hudson's Bay
Atlantic
Missisippi
Opassim
Erathcone
Herame
Eisenhower Frowns on Election of Supreme Court Justices
President Eisenhower opposes popular elections for Supreme Court Justices. He argues judges should be appointed by the President with Senate consent, noting he screens appointees more thoroughly than Roosevelt or Truman. His aides say criticism targets lawyers and legal groups, not his selections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Supreme Court
Senate
Warren Associates
Ike
Fdr
Harry Ss. Truman
Ske
American Bar Association
Agsoon
Federal Judiciary
Department of Justics
Roosevelt
Truman
Herbert ‘Browne
Earl
Harold H. Burton
Ohio
High Tribunal
Senate Judiciary Committee
Heth
Willi: Reers
Department ‘of Justice
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
McClure
Eisenhower urged on states rights and a nuclear summit
In Williamsburg President Eisenhower is urged to reverse the power shift from states to federal authorities while Senator Mansfield presses for a four power summit to seek a multilateral nuclear test ban as a crucial first step for mankind’s survival. Crooner Frank Sinatra weighs in on marriage choices urging caution before signing a life contract.
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Williamsburg
Eisenhower
Hollywood
Sinatra
Agal
Washington
Mike, Mansfield
Mont
New Disability Benefits Proposals and Senate Action
The article reviews disability benefit rules aimed at eligibility at age 50 instead of 65, detailing criteria of permanent disability, six months duration, and five of ten years in covered employment. It notes Senate debates, proposed amendments by Sen. George, opposition from the Eisenhower administration and AMA, and a 1955 House pivot. The final enactment offers benefits for the permanently disabled and transitions to old-age payments at age 66, with dependent eligibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Social Seely
Social Security
House
Senate Finance Committee
Walter F.george
Senate
George
Eisenhower
American Medical Assn
Marion B. Folsom
Sector of Health, Education, and Welfare
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Byrd
Ee Sa
Georges
Fables, Fathers, and Feigned Medicine in Gershwin Tales
A cautious father once accepted a signed blank check from George Gershwin as a gift for a desired dog, then joked about the present. Opera star Feodor Chaliapin, troubled by Prohibition, used a medicine bottle for vodka, swigging at home and watering it for guests with a comical grimace.
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George Gershwin
Gershwin
Papa Gershwin
George
Dor Chaliapin
Strictly Personal Average Isn't Normal
In a magazine column, Sydney J Harris argues that average figures such as 2 percent for normal eyesight or 10 percent truthfulness do not define normal human behavior. He warns against using averages to justify conduct, noting risks in sexual behavior research and driver education, and calls for understanding true norms for human beings.
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Sydney
J. Harris
Kinsey
Childen
Genéral
Corp
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Mabel
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Solons
Tom
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Skiouros
Eugene Burns
Melura’ Sondicatey
Ray Tucker
Tke
Roosevelt-Truman
Tucker
Informational Hawn Service
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