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Newspaper
Jefferson City Post Tribune
Location
Jefferson City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1958
Page
2
A Jefferson City news item critiques boastful driving and Insurance attitudes, urging drivers to show true judgment. The editorial voice warns readers that champions must have substance and not rely on hype or cheap adulation.
Jefferson City marks its tenth annual After Graduation Party for public and parochial students, a program that began here and inspired numerous communities nationwide. The party, run by service clubs with help from others, has evolved with engaging acts and audience participation, aiming to provide wholesome post diploma entertainment.
A guest editorial condemns drivers aged 16 to 25 as a menace on the roads. It cites insurance data showing higher rates for boys, argues girls are improving drivers, and urges young men to change risky behaviors to reduce costs and prevent harm to others. It challenges the notion of invincibility and calls for accountability.
Washington reports in Scotland that Harold Macmillan is practicing golf to play Eisenhower, while Khrushchev may soon join the sport. The piece contrasts GOP image campaigns about Ike’s work with golf and notes broad American uptake of the game, plus Dr. Paul Dudley White’s remark linking golf to Ike’s health. President Eisenhower’s illness and political criticism are examined.
HAL BOYLE reports from New York that Dr. Harlow Shapley, Harvard Observatory, upends the calm sky myth, suggesting the heavens hold vast crowds of stars and perhaps a hundred million planetary systems with life, altering our sense of quiet wonder. The piece toys with distant life and humorous images of flying pantries as imagination runs.
The piece discusses polio's decreasing impact yet lingering danger, contrasts presidents’ public duties with private recreation, and notes Eisenhower’s golf stance amid privacy expectations. It cites historical figures and quotes Dr Edwin P Jordan, in a reflective column on public life versus private activity.
Polio rates have dropped with low death counts but experts warn fluctuations persist by year and region. While two to three vaccine doses offer substantial protection, uncertainty remains about superior vaccines. Adult polio appears more severe and cases skew female among adults, male among children.
The Eisenhower administration shifts toward benevolent neutrality on public power policies. Interior Secretary Benson favors federal and local electricity facilities and marketing. Seaton’s influence is cited as political smartness guiding federal state development debates. GOP candidates for Congress.
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