Waterway Compact Backed by Alabama Mississippi Delegation
Rep Robert Jones supports Congress approving the Tennessee Tombigbee Waterway Compact. The plan envisions a 260 mile nine foot deep channel from Demopolis Alabama to Pickwick Pool Mississippi. Engineers received 160000 in 1957 to study impacts with results due later this year.
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Robert Jones
America
Alabama
TWA
Mississippi
Congress
Tombigbee
Demopolis
Ala
Tennessee
Pickwick Pool
U.S. Corps of Engineers
Sunset Magic Beyond Your Door
A poet notes that no travel can surpass the beauty of a sunset visible from home, celebrating the universal, simple wonder found in daily skies.
Judge delays Central High School integration in Little Rock
A federal judge ruled that integration at Central High School in Little Rock be postponed for two and a half years. The NAACP plans to appeal, but the action is viewed as unlikely to succeed or alter the outcome.
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Central High School
Little Rock
NAACP
Argument for Changing Presidential Election Method
The piece argues for reform of the Electoral College, noting Alabama will lose a House seat in 1960 and that national power concentrates in a few large states. It suggests awarding electoral votes by popular vote within each state to reflect overall voter preferences and curb dominance by big states.
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United States
Alabama
Congress
Bob Ingram
Montgomery
New York
California
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Texas
Michigan
Poison in the air and soil: DDT dangers discussed
John H. Baker writes in Outdoor America about toxic chemical fallout from aerial pest control. He contrasts Communist fears with the threat of DDT, arguing toxic soil treatment and gold-backed finance pose a global menace to capitalist states.
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John H. Baker
America
Soviet Russia
Baker
Byrd Committee
Fort Knox
United States
George Malone
the Treasury
George Humphrey
Malone
Senator Malone
Humphrey
Secretary Humphrey
Marriage Advice For Women From Arlie Davidson
The column counsels women on marriage with seven rules. Emphasizing a stable character, compatibility, and readiness for motherhood, it advises delaying marriage until after age twenty, choosing a partner with compatible background, and balancing family duties with a career as a wife.
Adams Round the clock power shines in Sherm Adams
Washington columnist Drew Pearson outlines Sherman Adams as the White House power broker who dictates policy to regulatory agencies and influences Congress. The piece details Adams’ reach over the FCC FTC SEC and CAB and cites instances of him pressuring officials and lawmakers to advance administration aims.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Sherman Adams
Sherman
FCC
Eisenhower
Pearson
Adams
United States
Bernard Goldfine
White House
Matt Connelly
Truman
Connelly
O.K
S.A
Sherm
Roosevelt
National Security Council
Congress
Gen
Wilton Persons
Ed Howrey
Federal Trade Commission
Paul Rowan
Securities and Exchange Commission
Dixon-Yates
Tennessee Valley
Col
Joseph Adams
Civil Aeronautics Board
Robert Gray
Leonard Scheele
Public Health Service
Peter Strobel
General Services Administration
Anay
Richard Mack
Legislative Branch
Robert Kennon
Louisiana
Sam Rayburn
USA
Kennon
Rayburn
Fulbright
Arkansas
Norris Cotton
New Hampshire
Cotton
Ike
McClellan Kennedy to Probe Mafia Labor Ties June 30
The McClellan Committee plans a three week hearing starting June 30 led by Bob Kennedy to expose mob influence across industries from trucking to steel and meat markets. Investigators show the Mafia operates through unions using muscle and money to fix wages and control markets.
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Atlantic
Canada
Africa
Bob Kennedy
Kennedy
Sen. McClellan
Detroit
Chicago
New York
FBI
Ace
Little Apalachin
Internal Revenue Service
America
Italy
McClellan Committee
Mafia
Mafia Grand Council
Big M
the Hall Syndicate
Chemstrand Execs Sent to Summer Executive Programs
Chemstrand announces three more executives will attend summer programs at Northwestern Cornell and Ohio State. J E Bromley. R E Wright. D W Chaney begin four to six week courses with plans to extend over two years. Earlier selected executives attend advanced management courses to keep pace with industry advances.
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Chemstrand
Edward A. O’neal
J. E. Bromley
Pensacola
R. E. Wright
Decatur
D. W. Chaney
Bromley
Institute For Management
Northwestern University
Wright
Cornell University
Chaney
Ohio State University
R. G. Hemminghaus
A. A. Nellis
Aeri«lan
The Theory of the Earth and James Hutton’s 1765 work
The foundation of modern geology rests on James Hutton’s book The Theory of the Earth written around 1765.
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James Hutton
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Decatur Daily Foam Reservry
Ceria
Soinea
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R Shelton
Associated Press
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ATES
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Claude A. ‘Arent
Charlotte, N. C
Jane Ee
E. Sokolsky
Arlie
Davidson
Europe
Russia
Certs
King Features Syndicate
North
Albertville
Athens
Collinsville
Cullman
Falkville
Florence
Fort Payne
Hayeyville
Huntsville
Scottsboro
Sheffield
State National
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
McClellan
Riesel
Nebrig Plumbing Co
Otto Nebrig
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