Weekend Chuckles and Barbs From a Baltimore Letter
A column blends humor and social notes with quips on immigration, a $90,000 Jacksonville bank robbery, Yale senior Eugene Sutter Jr turning down $400,000, and a tale of ethics in returning overpaid cash. Governor McKeldin quotes frame pacifist reflections, plus a light barb about age.
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Jacksonville
Alabama
Eugene F. Sutter Jr
Yale University
New York City
Sutter
Yale
Hair Center signals glamor era for men in style shift
George Sokolsky remarks on a new men’s hair center offering skin and scalp treatment as aging men seek youthful looks. He muses on colorized hair and nails as social change, noting the shift toward photogenic, television friendly appearances and the decline of traditional masculine display.
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Gouri
Hemingway
Abraham Lincoln
Albert Einstein
Merchants urged to enter politics for survival in 1955
Joseph T. Meek, president of the Illinois Federation of Retailers, told the Kent State workshop that business must back active lawmakers as government taxes and policies threaten retail costs. He warned Raleigh and Washington show how laws and taxes shift burdens, urging small operators to engage to curb costly, organized lobbying.
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Joseph T. Meek
Illinois Federation of Retail Associations
Northeastern Ohio
Kent State University
Raleigh
Washington
Meek
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Pyrrhic Bell Strike Ends With No Clear Winner
The 68 day Southern Bell strike ends without a win for either side as union leader W A Smallwood calls the agreement honorable while the company rebuts that the timing is poor for boasting victory. The dispute shares blame for violence and property damage that harmed workers, the company and the public.
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Southern Bell Telephone
Southern Communications Workers of America
W. A. Smallwood
Southern Bell
Chamber forms advisory committee for local business
Conservationists commend the local Chamber of Commerce plan to form a special committee to aid small firms. Hobart M. Bryant leads with expertise to tackle sales, capitalization, reorganization, and operation issues joined by J. Roscoe Adams, Judge J. A. Myatt, and C. R. Wilcox.
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Chamber of Commerce
Hobart M. Bryant
J. Roscoe Adams
J. A. Myatt
C. R. Wilcox
Toll-Free Beauty on Blue Ridge Parkway Defense Fights Toll
Asheville man George M. Stephens warns the Blue Ridge Parkway Association to keep up the fight to keep the 468 mile scenic route toll free. Congress will hear the issue early next year and a toll is postponed for now. He calls tolls a de ferment not a cancellation and urges continued resistance to toll imposition.
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Blue Ridge Parkway
Congressional Committee
Washington
George M. Stephens
Asheville
Blue Ridge Parkway Association
Boone
Stephens
Public school grads at Princeton outshining private alumni
A Princeton Counseling Service study found 244 public school graduates at Princeton earned higher grades than 398 private school grads, with public entrants outperforming peers of equal ability in both freshman and sophomore years. The paper notes no handicap for public graduates and calls the result encouraging for taxpayers.
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Princeton University
Princeton University Counseling Service
Princeton
Revenue Bill Clears House With 80 to 0 Vote
Lynn Nisbett notes no quorum issue as the final revenue bill passes the House by 80 to 0 with no debate. The measure allocates about 410 million dollars to the general fund including 9.76 million from new sources. Senate expected to approve with no change. adjournment set for Wednesday at 6.00.
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House
Senate
Legislative barter and rising tempers at Capitol Square
Report notes trading of votes on tobacco tax bills and local legislation, with commentary on credit buying of support. It cites three readings controversy in the Senate, opposition to regulatory expansion, and shifting voting patterns amid a prolonged session with informal conduct after recess.
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House
Senate
Capitol
Attorney General
Beverly Lake
Notes on the News Highlight Port Rivalry and Tax Shift
The piece discusses legislative habits and a port development push led by Governor Hodges. It notes a million and a half dollars in contingency funds reappropriated for emergencies and covers a House debate over tax exemptions for goods stored near state ports. Representatives Hewlett and Bell proposed tax relief to attract shipments, while upstate lawmakers warned of revenue loss and centralization at the waterfront.
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Hodges
Morehead City
Wilmington
House of Representatives
Addison Hewlett
New Hanover
D. G. Bell
Carteret
Upstate
North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Port Point
Omniscience at a Washington Dulles Dinner
Washington social clash at a Sulgrave Club dinner features Mrs Dulles clashing with Mrs Mundt over CIA jargon and government ties. The exchange highlights family links and top officials including Nixon Knowland and Longeworth as guests.
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Washington
Central Intelligence Agency
Allan W. Dulles
Mrs. Dulles
Sulgrave Club
Uncle Sam
Mary Mundt
Karl E. Mundt
South Dakota
George W. Malone
Nevada
John M. Butler
Maryland
Gospel Mission
White House
Nehru Sees Shared Experience Between India and China
Nehru states that despite disagreements India and China share many experiences and have goodwill and friendship between their countries. He emphasizes a basis of cooperation and mutual respect amid tensions.
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India
Red China
Nehru
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North Caro
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Jim Spry
Nathan Ernest
Jim
Ernest
George Sokolsky
Southern Belt
Charleston News and Courier
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Capitol Square
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Sam Worthington
Pitt
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Teddy Roosevelt
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