Ike's Doing Well Despite Political Sharpshooting At End Of Half Year
The editorial defends President Eisenhower's first six months in the White House noting progress amid attacks from Senators Humphrey and Monroney. It lauds his management of the federal bureaucracy, Korea disentanglement, budget restraint, and inflation control while urging cautious, steady leadership and continued public discourse.
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Demographers Study Growth as U S Population Surges
A discussion of demographers forecasting population trends, noting past errors in predicting 1960 levels after the U S crossed 157 million. The piece links population growth to rising demand for goods and housing, with Agriculture Department projections of meat milk eggs and broader consumer needs rising as the nation grows.
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U. S
Department of Agriculture
History and legitimacy in autocratic rule across regimes
The text argues that autocracies seek legitimacy by linking to a nation’s historic past. It cites Napoleonic marriage into the Habsburgs and the Holy Alliance’s logic after Vienna, noting rulers’ drive for regal respectability across France, Europe, and China.
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Napoleon
Josephine
France
Holy Alliance
Vienna
Tightening the Capitiol Square C D board push entered
Indications show the Department of Conservation and Development will be reorganized for tighter coordination. Governor Umstead backs stronger director control while the board debates by laws and active chairmanship.
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Umstead
McLean
Ben Gounies
Cad Board
Commercial Fisheries Commission
Geologic and Economic Survey
McLean, Gardner, Ehringhaus
Morehead City
Douglas
McCarthy Era Reflections and Eclipse Notes
A collection of opinions and notes on thinking in leadership, Gamaliel's wisdom, church state relations, and a Charlotte Observer critique of McCarthy methods. Also announces a partial lunar eclipse visible Sunday morning and a lighthearted Homer story about a coat with a pawnshop tag.
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Mau Mau in Kenya prompts Ruark cautionary views
Robert Ruark discusses the Mau Mau conflict in Kenya, arguing the killings are ritualistic and politically manufactured by Russians and Jomo Kenyatta. He compares the unrest to Chicago in the 1920s, notes the violence is confined to a Kikuyu corridor, and predicts continued danger unless whites withdraw.
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Park Avenue
Jack Block
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Mama
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