Space Age and Cold War Reflections in 1957 Editorial
The piece recalls the 1908 Wright flight and links it to plans for a two to three year space milestone with a small satellite under the International Geophysical Year. It discusses US aims to launch satellites, European economic cooperation, and cautions about trusting rival powers while urging practical demonstrations of goodwill.
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Orville Wright
United States
Earth
Soviet Union
Youthful crime roots and family responsibility emphasized
A strong editorial argues youth crime has many roots including family neglect and social ills. It urges personal effort, parental discipline, and moral reform across society to curb delinquency, insisting strong, responsible households protect children and keep communities balanced.
Ohio axle mile tax may be refunded after court ruling
West Virginia truckers stand to gain retroactive refunds as Ohio Supreme Court voids axle-mile tax collections from states with reciprocity. West Virginia, Michigan, and others seek refunds. Ohio may cancel reciprocity pacts to exclude axle-mile tax, re negotiating new terms for regulatory fees.
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Ohio
West Virginia
Ohio Supreme Court
Emmett J. Bush
Bush
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Public Service Commission
Congress Ends The Talk Begins
Congress ends amid continuing debate on tax cuts as 1950s administration proposals for highway and school construction face rejection by Democrats. They attempted to draft their own measures but failed to pass them, signaling ongoing policy battles into next year.
Eisenhower Cheers Foreign Policy Amid Rally Remarks
The article reports President Eisenhower praising a foreign policy initiative as he addresses a rally. Secretary Rez and Vice President are cited in relation to the statements on Communist China and the release of American prisoners. The piece notes government efforts and public reactions to the policy stance.
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Eisenhower
Tax voided Taylor County budget shows year-to-year cut
Budget notes reveal a reduction from 53 966.08 last year to 751.91 this year with a 142 216.17 swing largely due to South West Grafton bridge repairs. Other receipts rise modestly from delinquent taxes and state sources while some funds and state tax revenues fall. In Congress, Taft Hartley amendments and 18 year olds voting faced defeats, yet foreign policy wins were highlighted by Sen. Walter F. George who urged Big Four talks with Red China and supported treaties affecting Europe and Asia.
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Justices of Peace
Congress
House
Republican Congress
Senate
Democratic
Formosa
Austria
Germany
Southeast Asia
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Red China
Funeral rites set for former governor's wife
Funeral services for Mrs. Lee Hawse Patteson wife of former Gov Okey L Patteson will be held at 10 a m Thursday at the Patteson home and burial will follow in High lawn cemetery Oak Hill Her body was found in bed by her father George W Hawee She had been suffering a heart ailment for three years but had not been ill recently Patteson now heads the state Turnpike Commission and learned of the death in Beckley on his way from Charleston to White Sulphur Springs.
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Lee Hawse Patteson
Okey L. Patteson
Patteson
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Oak Hill
State Turnpike Commission
Beckley
White Sulphur Springs
Charleston
Johnson improves at Bethesda after heart attack
Senator Lyndon Johnson, Democratic Leader in the Senate, lies recovering in Bethesda Naval Hospital Washington after a serious heart attack. He was stricken recently while visiting friends in Virginia, with his wife nearby smiling as he rests.
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International
Miss Lily Pons Decamps to San Francisco for Westward Move
The New Yorker narrator defends New York women as the city’s chicest, noting Lily Pons plans to leave Manhattan for San Francisco. He criticizes San Francisco’s roses and praises New York’s elegance, calling the city home to the world’s most stylish women despite fringe city criticisms.
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