Debate over California creating an Department of Commerce and Economic Development
Editorial argues California may need a state agency to promote new industries as migration surges and defense dependence risks slumps. It cites Gov elect Pat Brown and Sen Richard Richards backing, notes potential costs, regulation fears, and questions whether private groups already perform the function. It concludes voters will accept costs if the need is proven.
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California
Pat Brown
Richard Richards
Department of Commerce and Economic Development
Epilepsy Heredity and Marriage Should Be Individual Choice
Dr Jordan notes epilepsy runs in families but urges personal choice in marriage. A Baltimore view questions heredity as sole cause, citing birth complications. Electroscean graph tests help assess risk. study of 12,000 relatives suggests about 1 in 40 children of epileptics may have seizures, higher than general population.
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Baltimore
Huge Price Tag On Rebuilding U.S. Cities
Luther Gulick of the Institute of Public Administration addressed the National Conference on Metropolitan Growth, warning that rebuilding American urban structure to handle 20 years of growth could cost about 250 trillion dollars, a task impossible for divided, poorly funded local governments to handle alone.
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Washington
Luther Gulick
Institute of Public Administration
National Conference On Metropolitan Growth
Janus Words: Two Faced Terms in Language
Sidney Harris notes how children reveal language’s paradoxes through Janus words that hold opposite meanings. He cites Noah Jacobs on dual senses like fast and loose, open and close, and vain/invaluable, arguing languages harbor opposing ideas within a single term and that children sense these tensions beyond grammar.
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Eden
Noah Jacobs
Michael
Alaska Vote Seen Shaping Up In Tough Senate Fight
Alaska prepares for a historic upstate election as voter participation could reach 40,000 to 45,000. Gruening faces Stepovich in a close Senate race while Bartett and others challenge for governor and the U.S. House seats in a sparsely populated estado with minority turnout and Alaska’s unique political context.
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Alaska
Aleutian Islands
Anchorage
Senate
Ernest W. Gruening
Mike Stepovich
E. L
Bob) Barttett
U.S. House
Nomines
E. Robertson
Juneau
William Egan
Uver Dob Bukovich
Ralph Rivers
Henry Benson
Jane House
Gruening- Stepovich
Gruening
Roosevelt
Truman
Stepovich
Hisenhower
Town Meeting Papal Coverage Echoes On Peace And Love
A reader letter page thanks editors for respectful papal coverage and fair treatment of election issues. Authors urge focus on peace and brotherhood beyond politics, religion, and personal agendas, citing scripture and community values while praising Homespun writing style.
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Pope Pius
Fogarda
M&s
Cating
Marbor Ave
Drive-in Package Office opens at Lakewood theater
Postmaster Howard I. Goodwin announces a temporary Drive-in Package Office at Lakewood Drive-in theater Carson Street and Cherry Avenue starting December 10 through December 24. Packages only accepted no letters no stamps sold two clerks weigh packages and ring up meter slips.
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Howard I. Goodwin
Lakewond Drive-in
Carson St
Cherry Ave
Houston
Tex
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Washington Dulles Seeks to Downplay Allied Disunity
In today’s report Secretary of State John Foster Dulles asserts there is no evidence of disagreement among major Allied powers over handling the Herlin situation. The piece also notes comments by William H. Praper Jr on a new presidential committee to review U S military assistance, and Valerian Zoria’s remarks at the United Nations about space research plans.
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Washington
Alaska
Fairbanks
Paint Barrow
Nocthery
Hailiwick
Yale
U.S. Senate
U. S. House
John Foster Dulles
Herlin
Levant
Federal Republic of Germany
Augusta
William H. Praper Jr
United Nations
Valerian At
Zoria
United States
Nerlin
Ussr
American
Strategic Air Command
Berlin
Red Air Force
USA
Russia
U. S
Eisenhower
Eisenhower’s Berlin Blockade Claims Stir U S Debate
Drew Pearson outlines postwar air power shifts from 1948 to 1958, citing USSR bomber gains and U S missile cuts. He recalls Truman’s Oakland speech criticizing Republicans, arguing Berlin access was mishandled and Ike bears blame. The piece notes Eisenhower’s bitterness toward Truman since 1932 remarks.
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Truman
Oakland
Calif
Berlin
Eisenhower
America
Trumian
Ike
Stalin
Germany
Europe
Derlin
Clay
Beo
Hatty Trumat
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