Smiles and subtle danger in Geneva era Cold War rhetoric
The piece argues Russia uses charm to hide hostile aims as Geneva peace dawns. It cites Simms on Kremlin strategy, notes Eisenhower security screenings for 2.3 million federal workers with 3,432 discharged and 5,447 leaving on unfavorable grounds, and discusses broader risks and public sentiment toward communism. It emphasizes vigilance, trust in God, and keeping powder dry while engaging diplomacy.
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Shakespeare
Hamlet
Geneva
Russia
William Philip Simms
Kremlin
United States
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Eisenhower and Company
Moscow
United States Court of Appeals
Philip Young
Civil Service Commission
Appeals Court
Highway bill battles and foreign policy stance summarized
The article notes the House defeat of highway funding plans as lawmakers clash over financing, with President Eisenhower urging passage. It also discusses atomic deterrents for Okinawa and Japan, promising weapons as conventional tools, while addressing English language courses for relief recipients and progress in New York. The piece links road, defense, and social policy debates of the era.
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Representative McCormack
Massachusetts
Hose of Representatives
House
Okinawa
Japan
Far East
Eisenhower
Dienbienphu
Todochina
Far Pacific
Making Marriage Click The Core Of Life
Msgr Irving A DeBlanc argues that true marriage centers on women as persons not mere sex objects. He cites biblical and historical views, stating Christ elevated women to companionship and moral equality. He warns American culture resists this view and contends veiling women serves as moral reminder.
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Christ
Homer
Plato
Aristophanes
Thucydides
Rome
Muhammedan
Israel
Ruth
Rebecca
Esther
Judith
Anna
Jesus
St. Paul
America
Illiteracy, Basic English Courses Aid City
The armed services sped up basic English courses to fight illiteracy. In New York, this education pays dividends, costing the city funds per member and yielding graduates who gain employment and reduce welfare costs. The five year program saved the city millions.
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Armed Services
New York
Kale the winter keeper in fall garden guide
The article urges late season plantings for 1955 focusing on kale as a hardy staple. It covers kale’s flavor after frost, plus sowing, spacing, and fertilizing steps including soil preparation, 5 pounds of garden fertilizer per 1000 square feet, row spacing 30 inches, thinning to 8 inches, two nitrogen applications, and weekly methoxychlor dusting for pest control.
Home Agent Warns Flies Endanger Homes and Guests
Taylor County extension agent Mrs. Helen Fleming warns that littering and discarded food attract houseflies that spread disease. She urges year round sanitation, screened homes, and targeted insecticides with pyrethrins, noting fly resistance to DDT and recommending outdoor baits and sprays.
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Helen Fleming
Taylor County
Crochet Prizes at Taylor County Fair 1955 Contest
Taylor County Fair offers 16 blue ribbons with over 3000 in cash prizes for the Nationwide Crochet Contest finals in New York City. Top awards include 500 Grand National Champion and 100 each for Teen-Age Girl and Men’s Champions, all with free trips. Entries dated since Jan 1 1955 may be multiple pieces in various crochet classes using mercerized cotton up to size 100, including metallic strand.
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Taylor County
United States
New York City
Ancient eagle emblem dates back five millennia
A brief note states the eagle is among the world’s oldest national symbols, tracing its use to ancient Mesopotamia over 5,000 years ago.
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Mesopotamia
Aurora Dairymen Buy Young Guernsey Sire
Peterborough New Hampshire based G O Flint buys Hill Girl Baron’s Pioneer, a young Guernsey sire from Harry G Haskell Jr of Chadds Ford Pennsylvania. The sire is from Hill Girl Emory's Holly, a Very Good type cow with a 12 923 pounds milk 712 pounds fat record, produced on a three times daily milking schedule for 365 days as a junior two year old.
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Peterborough
N. H
G. O. Flint
Aurora
West Virginia
Pioneer
Harry G. Haskell, Jr
Chadds Ford
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Emory
Holly
Fairlawn Peer
Nile River Headstream Named From Kagera System
The National Geographic Society recognizes the 500 mile Kagera River system, rising southwest of Lake Victoria about four degrees south of the Equator, as the Nile River's true headstream.
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Kagera
Lake Victoria
Equator
National Geographic Society
March of Events and Health Insurance Take Center Stage
Washington buzzes over Stevenson’s nomination chances with Harriman and Kefauver challenging. Marion Folsom backs 1956 health reinsurance, proposing a deductible plan to cap big hospital bills. Tax tipsters draw up to 10 percent of recovered taxes, with rewards ranging from a few dollars to nearly $80,000, tax free.
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White House
Eisenhower
Congress
House
Folsom
Retired Ruth Shipley, once powerful government figure
Ruth Bielaski Shipley, known as Ma Shipley, retires after 47 years in federal service. As chief of the State Department passport division for 27 years, she wielded vast influence over who could leave the country, earning respect on Capitol Hill and from presidents, despite court limits on the office’s exclusive issuance of passports.
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Washington
Ma Shipley
Capitol Hill
Legion
Ruth Bielaski Shipley
State Department
Mra. Shipley
United States Court of Appeal
Department
Ruth Shipley
Walter
Shipley
United States
Government
Patent Office
Frederick Shipley
Federal Service
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Msgr
Irving A. DeBlanc
Egypt
Parson Bay
Bird Capital
Woodbridge Stout
Aurora Dairymen
Guernsey
Gav
Averell Harriman
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
Aleo
Ape Les
U. S
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Tim
Adlai Stevensor
Raymond Wilcove
Central Press Association
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Dean Acheson
Pat McCarran
Nevada
Judiciary Committee
Francois Walter
Pennsylvania
Subcommittee On Immigration and Naturalization
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