Tired Administration Struggles With Defense and Unemployment
The piece critiques the Eisenhower era and Secretary of Defense Neil H. McElroy, arguing the administration is tired and hindered by internal politics. It notes stalled defense unification, wasted potential, and Republican calls to act faster on unemployment, urging fresh resolve to avert broader national drift.
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Neil H. McElroy
Washington
McElroy
Defense Department
White House
Eisenhower on Gavin and a tired world of power
President Eisenhower comments on General Gavin calling his retirement a personal right. The piece contrasts tired, conforming personalities with aggressive leaders, noting fatigue in Europe and the United States and comparing Stassen, Dulles, Reuther, Meany, and Khrushchev’s tactics in global politics.
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Eisenhower
Gavin
Europe
West Germany
Konrad Adenauer
United States
Harold Stassen
Soviet Russia
John Foster Dulles
Walter Reuther
George Meany
Reuther
Meany
White House
Sherman Adams
Harold Stassens
Arthur Larson
Stalin
Communist Party
Khrushchev
Molotov
Mongolia
Nomads
Kaganovich
Alma Ata
Satlin
Uncle Sam
Millikan’s View Shifts on Basketball Tournaments
In seven years Bud Millikan built a university basketball program into a powerhouse and now questions the value of tournaments. His stance reflects a possible shift from past enthusiasm to a more tempered view amid recent events.
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H. A
Bud) Millikan
University of A Land
Cuban rebels threaten Gran Premio disruption over Batista
The text reports on Cuban rebels briefly kidnapping Argentinian race driver Juan Manuel Fangio to pressure cancellation of Cuba’s Gran Premio and embarrass President Batista. It contrasts with other political remarks about the Atlantic Coast Conference and coach Millikan’s view on the tournament.
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Juan Manuel Fangio
Batista
Adlai Stevenson
Mickey Mantle
Libertyville
Eisenhower
Cuba
Millikan
Senate considers incentive plan to curb highway billboards
Editorial research notes Sen Albert Gore opens hearings on three billboard control plans for inter state routes. Proposals favor rewarding states that limit signs with higher federal funding rather than punishing non compliant ones. The amended Neuberger bill would raise federal cost share to 90 percent for states that restrict roadside advertising.
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Senate Public Roads
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
U. S. Senate
Senate
Richard L. Neuberger
D-Ore
Neuberger
Billboard Bill Proposals Clash Over States Rights and Highway Safety
Sen. Kuchel and Sen. Bush introduce bills with liberal exemptions on outdoor advertising. Kuchel seeks state rights recognition while Bush trims mileage and time extensions and caps federal funds for easements. The debate ties to Neuberger’s defeats and the 1956 highway program origins, with advocates citing driver attention and opponents citing accident studies.
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Thomas H. Kuchel
Calif
Sen
Prescott Bush
R-Conn
Kuchel
Bush
Senate Public Works Committee
John A. Carroll
D-Coro
Carroll
Walter F. George
D-Ga
Neuberger
Averell Harriman
New York
Minnesota Highways Department
U. S. Bureau of Public Roads
High Point Enterprise staff and office details
The High Point Enterprise lists its founding and staff roles including president D A Rawley secretary treasurer Mrs R B Terry editor Joe Brown managing editor W Paterson and advertising director and circulation manager names and positions shown in an excerpt.
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D. A. Rawley
R. B. Terry
Sunday Morning By Mail And Carrier Rates Noted
The notice lists home delivery rates for Sunday Morning By Mail at $15 per year and by carrier at $18 per year. It mentions Associated Press copyright and states carriers and distributors are independent contractors with no responsibility for ads or service. Publishing details include postal registration and contact notes.
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Associated Press
AP News
High Point
N. C
High Point Enterprise
Prison progress and population surge in North Carolina
The North Carolina Prison Commission reports progress toward economical operation and rehabilitation while facing a rising inmate count above 11 600 as of March 1. Per capita costs sit near 1 027 annually with plans for savings through improved farms, prison enterprises, and forestry.
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Highway Department
Prison Commission
North Carolina
New York
Texas
W. F. Bailey
McGraw Hill study forecasts U S economy to nearly double by 1975
Business Week reports McGraw-Hill economists project GNP reaching 835 billion dollars in 1957 dollars by 1975, up from 434.4 billion last year, with labor force rising to 94 million and average weekly hours at 35.5. Productivity expected to grow about 2.4 percent annually.
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Business Week
McGraw-Hill
Department of Economics
McGraw- Hill
U.S
Bureau of Labor Statistics
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George Sokolsky
James Hagerty
Robert Montgomery
James M. Gavin
Dulles
THE
High Point Enterprise, Inc
North Main Street
National Advertising
Ward-Griffith Company
Humphrey
Lynn Nisbet
Capitol Square
Bailey
Brotherhood of St. Andrew
Good Shepherd Church
Raleigh
Pris
Charles Pearson
Holt McPherson
America
Soviet Union
George Dixon
Columbine
Elizabeth Arden
Arizona
Beauty Ranch
Lizzie Arden
Sister Moore
Denver
Mrs. Doud
Leo William O’brien
Alaska
O’brien
Abilene
Yuma
Anchorage
Atlanta
Georgia
Memphis, Tenn
Louisville
Baltimore
Washington, D. C
Nixon
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