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Grafton Sentinel

Location

Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 15, 1957

Page

4

Subscription Rates and Delivery Regions for Virgins Area

Payable to Advance Sy Mart tm Weet Virgins and Virginia where carrier service is act availants 2 months 32.00 6 months- By Mail outside the Virgins: 3 months 33.74 months $7.60 1 year-316.00 HUMP DELIVERED BY CARRIER Where available in Taylor Barbour and Prenton Counties week 20 cente 1 months to 3 months 32.90 6 months 1.80 $15.60 Omtared ax second class roatter at the Post Office In Grafton W.Va under the act of Congress of March 8 1870 'oO. W. T. Lockard Business Manager.

Sy Mart Tm Virgins Virginia Act The Taylor, Barbour Prenton Counties Grafton W.va Congress

Nixon adapts marshal Foch order to win political battle

Richard Nixon, then a toddler in Yorba Linda, is referenced alongside Marshal Foch's famed Marne order. The piece portrays Nixon as a rising GOP strategist, outlining a plan to attack the Democratic Congress, shift urban voters to Eisenhower, and position Nixon as 1960 standard bearer amid a perceived political crisis.

Richard Milhous Nixon Yorba Lima California Marshal Foch Marne France Joffre Nixon Washington Moch Congress Eisenhower Ike White House San Francisco Foch

View of Write-Offs Sparks Debate on Economic Growth

The piece argues for broad fast write-offs to boost construction and modernization across industries. It claims incentives would spur job creation, improved working conditions, and a chain reaction through suppliers and services, offset by ordinary tax collection on new activity.

Hell’s Canyon Snake River

Status of Forces Agreement Controversy Over Girard Case

Debates over the Status of Forces Agreement in the William Girard killing case in Japan prompt calls to abrogate such pacts. Congressmen question jurisdiction rules while public sentiment on both sides of the Pacific grows tangled and misinterpreted. If Girard was on duty when the fatal shot occurred, a court martial would be proper. off duty, host nation jurisdiction applies. The dispute highlights a need to settle jurisdiction before international tension escalates.

Army William Girard Japan Eisenhower Girard Pacific Supreme Court

The Mayflower II Voyage and Pilgrim Legacies

The piece reflects on the Mayflower II voyage drawing focus to the original Mayflower and Plymouth Colony. It highlights Pilgrim independence, the Mayflower Compact as a forerunner of local democracy, and the origin of Thanksgiving, noting these legacies shape American heritage.

Plymouth Colony Jamestown Plymouth New England Town Meeting

Martha and Mary Lesson On Faith And Service

In Luke chapter 1b 38 42 the narrative finds Martha serving and urging Jesus to tell Mary to help. Jesus gently rebukes Martha for being anxious about many things and affirms that Mary has chosen the better part which will not be taken away.

Martha Mary Jesus

Washington March of Events Highlights Trade Ban Rumors

A Central Press roundup notes business groups quietly eye a possible lifting of the Red China embargo amid hush hush preparations by steamship firms. It also covers Eisenhower’s stance on an H-bomb test ban, Nixon’s political future rumors, and the farm price support program fight led by Ezra Taft Benson.

Central Press Association Ashington United States Red China Shanghai Tsingtao Dairen Capitol Hill Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson Congress Benson

Debonair Bachelor Encounters London Starlet at The Republic

A Wall Street bachelor renting near a glamorous London starlet visits her room by mistake and suffers a black eye after an uppercut. The next day the starlet forgives him and the tale ends with a playful twist while Mary Pickford makes a state appearance in New York with understudy Clare Boothe Luce in A Good Little Devil.

Wall Street London Mary Pickford Republic Theatre New York Clare Boothe Luce

Foreign Aid Program Advances After Senate Battle

The Eisenhower administration sees the foreign aid bill move to the House after the Senate approved 3.637 billion dollars in aid on a 57 to 25 vote. The measure authorizes military aid, defense support, Point Four tech aid, and a new development fund, with Latin American aid added by the Senate. Dulles to urge rapid House action as appropriations face further cuts.

Washington Eisenhower Senate House John Foster Dulles Lyndon B. Johnson Tex Johnson GOP William Knowland Calif Bil Congressional House Foreign Affairs Committee Dulles House Appropriations New Development Fund Senate Foreign Relations Committee Latin America

Administration Wins Credited Civil Rights Vote Clash

Washington operation credited Eisenhower with shaping the defeat of the civil rights trial amendment as the House voted 199 to 167, boosting administration credibility amid southern opposition. Leaders on both sides praised presidential and GOP support for the outcome, while other congressional items covered farm surplus uses, disclosure of welfare funds, and veteran home-loan program adjustments.

Nixon Washington Richard M. Nixon Sherman Adams Alfred M. Gruenther American Red Cross Senate William FE. Knowland California Old Guard Eisenhower House White House Nnde Farm Congress Labor James P. Mitchell House Labor Committee Mitchell Graham Barden D-N.c Senate Banking Committee

U. S. Provides Yugoslavian Aid

The United States has supplied over 1.25 billion dollars in economic and military aid to Yugoslavia and Poland to encourage independence from Moscow. Poles plan a 95 million dollar aid package with hopes of growing economic ties, while officials say the aim is peaceful shifting away from Soviet control. Yugoslav and Polish officials have sought details on Tito’s US relations, economic aid prospects, and trade experiences with the free world.

Washington United States Yugoslavia Moscow Poland Thas Tito Gomulka Belgrade Free World

Hen Receives TV Offer After Egg Laying Record

Meggs O'Day, a leghorn hen owned by Routers University Agriculture Department, set a 22 day egg laying record at Huntercon County contest and received a television offer. Officials refused to allow her to perform, citing probable stage fright and unlikely egg production.

New Biunswick N. J Meggs O'Day Huntercon County Ruters University Agriculture Department

Accidental Patient Ends Up Under Knife

In South Bend Indiana Sampson Eder aged 38 went to St Joseph Hospital to visit a friend and unexpectedly required emergency surgery to remove his appendix while chatting with the friend he doubled up in pain and was treated.

South Bend, Ind Sampson Eder St. Joseph Hospital Eder

Nuclear SETAF in Italy reshapes war power and image

In Verona Italy American SETAF forces deploy mobile nuclear arms to deter Soviet invasion. Officers claim the 5000 man force matches a WWII army in firepower while overwhelming a conventional unit. Locals and US officers stress visibility and credibility of the threat.

Omer Anderson Central Press Association Verona Italy U. S. Army SETAF United States Ite Europe Lombardy Unis Lfnd John Tegic Austria Gorisia Yugoslavia

Victoria Falls Dwarf Niagara in Historic Evidence

Near 102 years ago an intrepid missionary named David Livingstone described Victoria Falls as astonishingly vast with the Zambezi river plunging into a deep fissure. The piece details falls dimensions, river length, and the 1905 Victoria Falls bridge linking Northern and Southern Rhodesia, plus travel notes for motorists and best viewing times.

Steve Libb Central Press David Livingstone Victoria Falls Victoria Northern Rhodesia Zambesi Dr. Livingstone Angela Zambest River Zambest Angola Portuguese East Africa Indian Ocean Chinde Alfred Bethel Lupani Bulawayo Halfway House Wankie Bulaswayo Falls Northern Rhodesia Southern Rhodesia

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