Small Town Editor Weighs Adams Controversy in Editorial
The piece cites Will Rose's column Small Town Comment on Big Town Stuff arguing the Adams affair has become a farce. It notes Eisenhower's May 4 1956 pledge to dismiss aides, praises Adams as a fine man yet shifts blame, and imagines how the President might have handled the situation differently to preserve popularity. Writer Wil Rose is credited with the bullseye verdict.
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Sherman Adams
Washington
New York
Will Rose
Eisenhower
White House
Adams
Rouse
Ike Eisenhower
Republican Party
Wil Rose
Treasury
Robert B. Anderson
Town Meeting Band Wreckers
Editor laments a group of band wreckers in Long Beach who oppose the municipal band. Local seniors from Iowa defend the music, urging city officials to keep benches clean and preserve the 49 year history of the band. Harold B. Stephens praised as a guest soloist on June 22, 1958.
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Band Wreckers
Long Beach
Iowa
Curtis Clark
San Diego
Harold B. Stephens
Sarah Brown
Strictly Personal Smell Is Dying in Kids and Roses
Sydney J. Harris laments a modern trend toward form over essence, using roses bred for size and resilience yet lacking fragrance as a metaphor. He argues children share this loss of innocence and fragrance amid rapid modernization and outward polish.
Gift to Internal Revenue official tests Eisenhower policy
Washington report notes a costly automobile gift to an Internal Revenue official prompts discussion of rules on gifts to federal workers. The episode involves the Adams Goldfine affair and raises questions about executive orders clarifying ethics guidance for government employees.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Sherman Adams
Eisenhower
White House
Adams
James C. Hagerty
Fatty bodies pay price says Dr Jordan
Dr Jordan writes that carrying excess fat is dangerous and unattractive. Obesity affects about one fifth of people over 30 in North America and raises mortality and health risks across ages. Willpower and steady dieting are the keys to reducing weight for lasting results.
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Edwin P. Jordan
M. D
NEA
North America
Long Beach Officials See Court Moves and Naval Drill
An item recalls July 15 ten years ago when Judge Joseph M. Maltoy was sworn as a Superior Court judge by Presiding Judge Fred Muller to replace the late Judge Leslie Still, with oath by the Long Beach branch judge. It also notes twenty years ago the USS Naval Reserve unit 14R trained at the Municipal Airport under Lt Nickerson before being replaced by 19R, and eighty years ago C Lee Crone led Exchange Club delegates to promote the Pacific Southwest Exposition in Long Beach.
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Charles Haas
Los Angeles
Joseph M. Maltoy
Leslie Still
Fred Muller
Long Beach
Malaby
Benhh
Miller
USS Naval’ Reserve
Naval Reserve Base
M. Nickerson
Exchange Club
National Convention of Exchange Clubs
Toledo
Ohio
Competition Keen to Expose Mafia
DREW PEARSON outlines a behind the scenes fight between the Justice Department and the Senate Rackets Committee over who cracks down on the Mafia. The piece notes eight years of investigations, key arrests, and a web of criminal fronts, with narcotics trafficking as the big Mafia controlled racket. It cites Apalachin, Luciano, and multiple city rings, plus proposed legal changes to aid local police against interstate murder plots.
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Washington
U.S.A
Justice Department
Senate
Sen. Kefauver
James McGranery
Atty
Gen
Brownell
Paul Willliams
U.S
New ‘York
Williams
Vito Genovese
New York
Bob Kennedy
FRY
Chicago
Quoted voices wrap Middle East, politics in Washington
United Press International reports from Washington and Leningrad feature reactions on Middle East tensions, House hearings, and U.S. presidential candidacy. Samuel P Sears accuses the committee of shadowing progress, Joseph Martin urges White House action, Mike Mansfield calls the Soviet Union the current victor, and Adlai Stevenson notes American democracy invites candidates from any background.
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Washington
UPI
House
Joseph W Martin Jr
White House
Middle East
UPS
Mike Mansfield
Dmont
Soviet Union
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Lincoln Fark
Sydney J. Harris
Shakespeare
American Rose Society
New York Botanical Garden
The
Botanical Garden
BARIS
Ray Tucker
Tucker
Sam
Vieuna
Mink
Vicuna
Bernard Goldfine
Boston
Fatty
Drew Pearson
Apelachin
Sicily
California
Cuba
Miami
Las Vegas
Denver
Omaha
Detroit
Philadelphia
Atlanta
Tampa
United Press International
Leningrad
Ussr
Adlai Stevenson
United States
Merman
Ridder
Harold M. Hines
Publaher
Samual G. Cameron
50Th St
Aree Wrigley
Detroi
Penobscot
Minneapolis
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