Brotherhood Week Serves as Call to End Hatred
The piece urges sustained brotherhood beyond a single week, citing Bernard Baruch and urging good citizens to break down barriers of bigotry. Sponsored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce, National Brotherhood Week aims to extend into a national project with the Jaycees, stressing respect for human rights as defense against Communism.
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Bernard Baruch
America
Chamber of Commerce
National Jaycees
Washington Biographer Freeman and Washington Portrait
The article recalls Douglas S. Freeman finishing his six volume Washington biography on the day he died in 1953. It notes Freeman’s decade long labor of 15,695 hours from 1945 to 1954 to illuminate Washington as a living national memory amid criticism.
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Washington
Douglas S. Freeman
Freeman
Youth Crime Rise in New York City Sparks Alarm
New York City reports a sharp rise in youth crime with a 53 percent jump in arrests for ages 16 to 21 from 1955 to 1956. About 11,500 youths were arrested. 33,500 under 16 were brought before authorities in 1954, up 15 percent. The piece notes broader national concern over juvenile delinquency.
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New York City
United States
Washington Birthday Seeks Senate Censure of Washington
A Georgia attorney Marcus Alexander petitions the Senate to censure George Washington for abuse of General Charles Lee at Monmouth and urges that Washington's birthday be omitted from observances. The measure, led by Senator Walter F. George, faces unlikely action as readings of Washington's farewell address continue. Senator Theodore Green chairs the Rules Committee and comments on historical lineage to General Greene.
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Wisconsin
Senate
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Henry A. Alexander
Peachtree Rd
Atlanta
Capitol Mill
George
Hamilton
Washington
Watkins Committee
Go. W
Lee
Robert BE
Charles Lee
Library of Congress
Lees
Virginia
Dernhall
England
Monmouth
Nathaniel Greene
Theodore Francis Green
Rhode Island
Green
Greene
General Washington
Brooklyn doctors use drug to stop persistent hiccups
Two Brooklyn physicians report chlorpromazine effectively halting unmanageable hiccups. A patient hiccuped daily for nine months before treatment and stopped after five days. another ceased in three minutes. They warn hiccups can exhaust strength and worsen illnesses, though relief is welcome when they end.
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Brooklyn
Charries FE. Friedgood
Charles B. Ripstein
Conformity Deadens The Mind Says Sokolsky
George Sokolsky argues that conformity dulls thought while controversy sharpens minds. He recounts a Canton Ohio church gathering of 1,500 men at William McKinley’s Presbyterian Church, praising diverse beliefs over a universal creed and warning against groupthink across Christianity, Marxism, and politics.
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Canton
Ohio
William McKinley
Presbyterian Church
Earth
War talk and quotes on statehood and global tensions
A collection of dated quotes from politicians and officials discussing Hawaii statehood, Chinese threat postures, Costa Rica revolutions, and diplomatic paths. Notables include Rep John P. Saylor, Rep Graham Barden, Gen Douglas MacArthur, and Britain’s Foreign Secretary.
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Gen
Douglas MacArthur
Seven Basic Economic Theories Guiding Eisenhower Era Policy
Peter Edson outlines seven core economic principles guiding Eisenhower administration policy as Congress reviews messages. Emphasis on free price signals, limited government price controls, incentives through tax policy, and strong local public works over federal programs. The approach favors equal opportunity, anti redistribution, restrained public spending, antitrust enforcement, and targeted defense funding.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Council of Economic Advisers
Cabinet
Cordell Hull
United States
Mardi Gras and Lent Begin Amid Pleasure and Weather Warnings
The notice recalls Shrove Tuesday and Ash Wednesday marking Lent, with Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans and Whitman’s city-life reflections. It notes a plane crash in a snowstorm near Baltimore and weather hampering aviation, plus evolving public health debates on smoking and dieting in a local context.
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G. W
New Orleans
Walt Whitman
Gulf
Ash Wednesday sermon and patriotic reflection
The piece recalls Ash Wednesday in Catholic tradition and quotes a voice attributed to Uncle Sam. It laments unfinished duties and missteps since freedom began under law, while affirming a pledge to provide for citizens in their pursuit of happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam
Eisenhower Popularity Questioned by Rep. Temaothy Pers
A congressman from the Midwest challenged Chairman Hall in Washington, suggesting Eisenhower's popularity is uneven in some regions. The exchange touched on party direction ahead of the San Francisco convention and potential Formosa impact.
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Npne
Leonard W. Hall
Washington
Eisenhower
Eehan
Hall
San Francisco
Formosa
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George Washington
Senate Project
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High Point
N. Y
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Co. W. Patterson, JR
Charles B. Loflin
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Associated Press
LaGrange Daily News
George Sokolsky
Socrates
Jesus
Ferdinand and
Isabella
Spain
Hitler
Germany
Stalin
Russia
Beunate
Asia
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John P. Saylor
Graham Barden
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Costa Rica
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Rica
Teodoro Picado
Edgar
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Britain
Peter Edson
Kirtland Field
Baltimore
Hooveree
Heme Tee Ret Cos
Iano Amercan
Federal
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New Mexico
American Institute of Baking
Pangan
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