Court Purges God from Schools Says Editorial
A editorial laments a Supreme Court ruling banning Bible readings and Lord's Prayer in public schools. It argues the decision betrays constitutional intent and majority will, urging a constitutional amendment to restore balance among government branches and preserve democracy. It warns of a creeping liberty disruption and calls for action to reflect the people’s will.
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Supreme Court
America
Judicial Branch
Justice Clark
Madison
Moon Dust Dilemmas Shape Lunar Landing Plans
Scientists debate moon surface properties as data remain sparse. Ranger missions failed three tries to capture close-up images and seismograph data, delaying confidence in landing gear design for the Apollo program set for 1968.
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U.S
Moon
Ranger
Delaware County Chamber Campaign for Higher Truck Weight Limit
The Delaware County Chamber of Commerce urges increasing the maximum gross weight for trucks from 60 000 pounds to the federal standard 73 260 pounds. Advocates say five axle configurations would improve weight distribution stability on turns and braking power.
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Delaware County Chamber of Commerce
Pennsylvania
Robert Ruark on soft lives for June graduates in 1945
In a reflective column, the author recalls 1945 when graduates faced bleak prospects yet found work, noting modern recruitment ads promise rapid wealth and security. He contrasts past rugged luck with today’s maps to wealth, criticizing the career pressures shaping young talent and the lure of high salaries and insurance packages.
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Snodgrass
Mixed Yemen aid policy shocks House committee
The Kennedy administration pursues a controversial Yemen aid plan aiding all sides. Bundy testifies that funds cover economic aid to Egypt and Saudi Arabia and a new military training program for Yemen officers at Fort Benning. The State Department also guards details of the Egypt Saudi talks.
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Washington
Kennedy
Yemen
United Nations
Vie White Howse
U.S
State Department
Egypt
Saudi Arabia
U. S
Witl
Abdullah al-Salai
Royal Guard
Iman
Nasser
Defense
William Bundy
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Vernon W. Thomson
R-Wis
Bundy
Fort Benning
Yemen Army
Thomson
Hygpt
Public Is Ahead of Politicians on Civil Rights, Cuba
Robert Spivack argues public opinion leads on civil rights and Cuba, condemns Dixiecrat racism and Republican split over how to handle Kennedy era civil rights. He cites Javits, Scott, Cooper, Case factions, Dirksen compromise, and warns missed chance to avert crisis.
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Washington
Cuba
York
Hugh Scott
Pennsylvania
John Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Clifford Case
New Jersey
New
Goldwater
Midwee'rners
Sen
Ekerett McKinley Dirksen
Kennedy
Javits- Case-Cooper-Scott
Dirksen
Hollywood Slump Cuts Actors Earnings Across World
Victor Riesel reports live actors face reduced incomes as Hollywood production shifts abroad. He notes 1957 averages of three to four thousand dollars yearly while films are shot in state studios from Prague to Lodz and Budapest with star names like Anthony Quinn and Ingrid Bergman drawing shoots in Yugoslavia.
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New York
Hollywood
U. S
Yugoslavia
Prague
Czechoslovakia
Lodz
Poland
Budapest
Hungary
Anthony Quinn
Ingrid Bergman
Barbers Face Home Shave Trend And Local Notes
Fifty years ago Chester barbers decried the rise of home shaving and longer hair, signing a circular about the low pricing and changing tastes. Also reported are Moyamensing Hook and Ladder Company officers and a Pennsylvania Military College graduation with honors for Col. Charles E. Syatt. The Polish community debates Green Sunday after an earlier celebration and Chester police issue new discipline orders. An Upper Chichester High School athlete, Edward Paskic, was wounded while hunting groundhogs.
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Chester
Harry Meganigal
Thomas Nuttle
C. F. Worrilow
James R. Bagshaw
Robert Lowry
Horace Esrey
Edward Preston
Pennsylvania Military College
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
National Statesman
Board of
Doctor of Laws
Pon
Charles E. Syatt
Edward Passick
Upper Chichester
Birmingham Township
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Robert S. Allen
Paul Scott
Mmilitary
S. Allen
Robert Spivack
Lexington
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U.S. Senate
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