Neutral Belt Debate Frames Cold War Europe
A May 1955 analysis reviews Eisenhower comments on a proposed neutral belt through Europe. It discusses Yugoslavia Austria Switzerland and Germany as potential neutralized zones, the risk of a military vacuum, and how such neutrality would interact with Allied defenses and the Western alliance. It also notes Italy's stance in the Yugoslav visit context and contrasts with ongoing U.S. and NATO-oriented security priorities.
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Soviet Union
Eisenhower
Europe
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Communist Party
Nikolai A. Bulganin
Yugoslavia
Austria
United States
North Africa
Switzerland
Germany
Sweden
Italy
Mario Scelba
West
Giovanni Gronchi
Scelba
Oveta Culp Hobby
Department of Health Education and Welfare
Mrs. Hobby
Frances Perkins
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Anna M. Rosenberg
Defense
Truuian
Jose
Hobby
Margaret Chase Smith
Maine
Congress
Frances P. Boligay
Ohio
House of Representatives
South
Elkins Legion Pipers to Lead Grafton Memorial Day Parade
The Elkins Legion Post Pipe Band, known as the West Virginia Highlanders, will headline Grafton’s Memorial Day parade on May 30, wearing MacLeod tartans and marching to the cemetery. The 10 pipers plus drum-major and drums have a long record of performances and awards, including appearances for Governor Patteson and at national conventions. The band is under a seven-member Elkins Post committee, with Chester Phillips as chairman and David Dare Brown as instructor, and sources note extensive overseas-made equipment.
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Grafton
West Virginia Highlanders
Legion
H. W. Daniels
American Legion
Elkins
Highlanders
Elkins Post
Chester Phillips
David Dare Brown
Post
West Vitinia Legion
Hartington
The
MacLeods
Scotland
Canada
England
United States
Modern Artists Mad Fames Irish Visitor Irish Visit
Lord Dunsany the Irish poet and actor arrives for a visit in Palos Verdes. He mocks modern art and poetry while noting he writes best in prose. He has lived worldwide, loves America, and hunts big game, claiming a novel is a curse and that poetry resides more in prose. He has written three stories since arriving in America in late February.
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Vera William
Central Press
Palos Verdes
Callf
Lord Dunsany
Keats
Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett
Baron of Dunsany
London
County
Meath
Dubl
Kent
Africa
America
Truth For Today Lets Ask The Bible
Bruce works in the meat department of a large chain grocery and dates a girl at the checking counter. He rejects religion and boasts against faith. The piece urges humility, prayer, and seeking knowledge of God through religious instruction, citing John 15 16 and 6 44. Copyright 1955 by Globe Syndicate.
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Bruce
Gut
John
Jesus
Globe Syndicate
Controversy Over Natural Gas Regulation in Congress
Washington witnesses a looming fight over whether natural gas should be price regulated by federal controls or left to free competition. Independent producers argue competition stabilizes prices and exploration incentives, while cities and utilities push for regulation to lower consumer rates despite fears of higher field prices. The debate centers on the Phillips Supreme Court ruling and new bills by Rep. Harris and Sen. Fulbright to restore competitive status for independents.
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Adlai E. Stevenson
Tocn
Democratic Party
Trojan Horse
Byrds
Byrnes
Shivers
Ike
Federal Trade Commission
Ashington
Con- W Cresa
Congress
United States Supreme Court
Phillips
Federal Power Commission
Wellehead
FPC
Jerome Kuykendahl
Joseph Clark, Jr
Philadelphia
Robert F. Wagner, Jr
New York
David Lawrence
Pittsburgh
House
Senate
Oren Harris
Arkansas
J. Willam Fulbright
B and O plans limousine link Morgantown to Grafton
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad will start a nighttime limousine service between Morgantown and Grafton to connect patrons with eastbound trains 24 and 2 and westbound train 1. The Morgantown departure is 11 p.m. with a Grafton arrival around 12:05 a.m. and 12:36 a.m. for the two eastbound trains. Return trips from Grafton to Morgantown begin at 1:45 a.m. for ticket-holders.
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B&o
Morgantown
Grafton
Driver with learner's license crashes into CHP DMV office
In Marysville California Helen Roy practicing driving with a learner's license lost control at a risky spot as her foot slipped causing the vehicle to strike a building housing the California Highway Patrol and the Division of Motor Vehicles.
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Marysville
Calif
Helen Roy
California Highway Patrol
Division of Motor Vehicles
Uncle Sam seeks German Shepherds for Air Force service
The Air Force seeks German shepherds aged one to three for sentry duty at installations. Planes will visit communities that can gather 10 or more dogs meeting service qualifications. Dogs of either sex may apply, with females required to be spayed at least 120 days before enlistment.
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Uncle Sam
Minneapolis
Air Force
Ordnance No 215 designates Watkins Lane in Grafton
The City Council of Graf ton designates a street from Maple Avenue between Walnut and Spruce to Gould Alley, previously known as Watkins Alley and Moran Alley, as Watkins Lane. A public hearing will be held June 21, 1955 at 8 00 PM.
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Watkins Lane
City of
Grafton
Maple Avenue
Walnut Street
Spruce Street
Gould Alley
Watkins Alley
Moran Alley
Homer Garrell
Dorothy R. Beavers
Puzzle of Words and Numbers in 1950s Almanac
A scrambled crossword style entry lists numbers and clues across several categories. The note references coal production in the United States, 1954 versus peak in 1947, and odd phrases about penguin bill stones and courtship phenomena.
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United States
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