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Newspaper

Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Dec 16, 1957

Page

4

Eisenhower in Paris Signals Resolve for Europe

The article frames President Eisenhower’s Paris visit as a pivotal symbol of the Western crusade for Europe. It asserts his return after a mild stroke reinforces American resilience and unity among free nations, offsetting Soviet advances. It also notes Soviet tactics to seize the spotlight and stresses the need for Allied unity to deter war. In a separate section, it reports New York transit unions initiating a bargaining election, triggering walkouts, service disruption, and public frustration amid broader union clashes.

Eisenhow Paris Europe Eisenhower Soviet Union John Foster Dulles Marshal Bulganin New York Transit System Transport Works Union Transit Authority Subway Independent of Craft New York City

Holidays and winter driving tips in a busy year

The piece notes that Guam observes the Feast of the Immaculate Conception as a major local holiday while December and April vary in holiday counts across states. It cites eighty seven holidays and estimates 173 work days in a five day week, then shifts to snow driving guidance detailing chains, jacks, batteries, tires, sand, speed, distance, braking and gear use for safe travel in bad weather.

Pacific Guam South Carolina Virgin Islands United States Manufacturer's Trust Company of New York

Betrayal Revealed At Dinner By Jesus And Judas Iscariot

Jesus speaks of a betrayer during the supper. The disciple beloved reclines beside him as Simon Peter seeks identify. Jesus dips bread and hands it to Judas Iscariot, after which Satan enters him and Jesus urges haste.

Jesus Simon Peter Judas Iscariot Simon Satan

NATO Needs More Infantry Divisions Says Norstad

Gen Lauris Norstad, NATO supreme Allied commander in Europe, says eight years after the alliance formed only 18 divisions face 175 Soviet and satellite divisions. He recommends 28-30 divisions to slow a Soviet onslaught long enough to trigger Allied retaliation, pushing for stronger ground forces despite missiles.

Paris NATO Nes Europe Lauris Norstad

Pressure Grows On Eisenhower To Fire His Secretary Of Agriculture

Washington dispatch notes growing clamor within Republican ranks for Secretary Evri Taft Benson to resign. White House aides warn that firing Benson would spark a political firestorm ahead of next year’s congressional elections while President Eisenhower weighs the advise risks. The piece also weaves in strategic military context and other political currents shaping the administration’s stance.

Eisenhower Secretary of Agriculture Washington White House Evra Taft Benson Sherman Adams Adams Benson Fdr Harry Hopkins

Editorially Speaking on Italian Communists and Cold War Shifts

The piece notes the Italian Communist Party shrinking by about half a million in three years while touting 1.7 million card carriers. It critiques Soviet recruiting and discusses Gen Alfred Gruenther opposing German unification. It mentions New York police pistol-permit scrutiny, reciprocal trade lines, Ohio exports, and Vito’s Moscow ties affecting US aid and food shipments.

Italian Communist Party Tron Ohio Atlantic

Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf

A Chicago wolf persuades a girl to join him for a Cubs game, she cancels and hangs up, prompting a heated confrontation at her apartment. The piece includes Lynn Sumner introducing a lecture and a teacher's amusing chocolate ice cream response, dated 1987.

Bennett Cerf IM Straley Chicago Cubs Re 1 Kine Sunaleatar Weit Cs

UN Adjourns For Christmas

United Nations delegates packed for home after its 12th annual session ended with a US protest over Hungary persecution. Secretary-General Das Hammarskjold to report on the work while a potential emergency session could be called should circumstances warrant. The assembly condemned the secret military trials in Budapest of Pal Maleter Istvan Kovacs and Sandor Korsi, former police chief, as part of continuing Hungary concerns.

United Nations Hungary General Assembly Das Hammarskjold Assembly United States U.S Henry Cabot Lodge Budapest Pal

Japanese court sentences Girard for Jan murder with suspension

A Japanese court issued a three year suspended sentence last month for Girard in the killing of Mrs. Naka Sak ai, 46, on January 30.

Girard

Manhattan Block Parties Thrive Amid Festival Frenzy

New York City hosts numerous Saint's day and ethnic festivals that attract up to three million New Yorkers. Block parties span blocks, cost from hundreds to fifty thousand dollars, and lure peddlers who hawk food and trinkets as bands play and people dance. Municipal leaders tolerate peddlers who donate to churches when funds are strong, while bad years push vendors to move on.

York Spanish Harlem Upper East Side Manhattan San Gennaro Mulberry Street Dr. Seuss Sen Gennaro Society of Sen New York Gunes Biles

Thar's Gold in Them Thar Alaska Hills Today

Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula yields 900 barrels of oil daily from the Swanson River No 1 well as oil firms push massive lease bids across 8.7 million acres. Secretaries and explorers flood Anchorage, signaling a frontier boom amid federal policy tensions and high engineering costs in subzero conditions.

Alaska Hills Tom McClary Central Press Association Anchorage Alaska Kena Peninsula Bureau of Land Management Moose Range Cook Inlet Swanson River Klondike California Kenai Anchorage Main Fourth Street Zere

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