Air Force crash at Moses Lake prompts top official review
Brig. Gen. Richard O Keefe, director of flight safety for the Air Force, will personally examine the Moses Lake crash that killed nearly 86 people aboard a massive transport. The disaster follows a string of military plane accidents since November, raising questions of sabotage, structural faults, maintenance, and human error as aviation marks its 50th anniversary.
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Richard O’keefe
Air Force
Moses Lake
Wash
Alaska
North Pacific Rim
Korea
Montana
Kitty Hawk
N.C
Wright Brothers
Eisenhower May Expand Point Four Development Plans
The piece argues President Eisenhower may keep Point Four aid but push for a broader program of international economic development. It notes success in India with farming and health aid and warns that long term growth requires substantial industrial investment beyond relief and training. The administration could steer toward enabling conditions for future capital investment.
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Eisenhower
India
Truman
State Department
Business Advisory Council probe on anti trust laws sparks debate
The report suggests revising statutes to revive the rule of reason and ease interpretation. Critics warn changes could intensify fuzzy interpretations and invite more suits. A revamped FTC and clearer standards could curb unfair competition more than endless DOJ lawsuits.
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Washington
Charles Sawyer
Lawrence
Business Advisory Council
Congress
Department of Justice
Federal Trade Commission
Caprice
Capitol Dome Notes on Wisconsin politics and budget skirmishes
Madison dispatch surveys state government life, noting welfare workload and pay debates, UW budget grilling, and clashes over state board of tax appeals. It highlights welfare office changes, Kohler economy budget talk, DOC fundraising, highway safety committee roots, and potential reappointment doubts for Ray Jensen.
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Kohler
State Board of Tax Appeals
State Tax Department
State Capitol
University of Wisconsin
State Highway Department
Ray Jensen
Calumet
Rennebohm
State Commission
Ten year and twenty year retro notes in La Crosse Tribune
The La Crosse Tribune recalls past events from ten, twenty, thirty, and forty years ago. It notes city rubbish trucks canvassing streets in a drizzle, a $45 increase to the Greek War Relief fund, a fourth annual Alt College Club dance, and local business and social happenings. It also includes a long excerpt from Bernard De Voto and a 1939 Geological Survey summary on Louisiana territory costs.
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Alt College Club
Pioneer Hall
Sylvester
C. F. Oertel
la Crosse
Bernard de Voto
Louisiana
United States
France
Geological Survey
Washington News Notebook on labor education and election results
James L. McDevitt notes Labor's League for Political Education helped prevent a reactionary Senate shift. The Senate sits two seats worse than before with 38 labor allies to 40. four labor friends were defeated but gains include Henry Jackson, Stuart Symington, Mike Mansfield, and John Kennedy replacing Lodge. Harding Coolidge Hoover won by larger margins than Eisenhower.
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James L. McDevitt
Labor
League For Political Education
Congress
Senate
Senate Friends of Labor
Henry Jackson
Sen
Harry Cain
Washington
Stuart Symington
James Kern
Missouri
Mike Mansfield
Zales Ecton
Montana
John Kennedy
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Eisenhower
Christmas customs traced from many lands to America
The history traces Christmas traditions across nations from Germany and Holland to France and Denmark. It covers tree origins, lighting, cards, stockings, carols, and Santa Claus, noting shifts in England and New England, Puritan bans, and later restoration. It highlights figures like St. Nicholas, Luther, and Nahum Tate, with carols by Wesley, Sears, and Hopkins.
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France
Belgium
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Arthur
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York
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New England
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Boston
White House
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Germany
Martin Luther
Ancient
Egypt
Gregory I
Nahum Tate
Charles Wesley
Herald Angels
Noel
Duke of Leeds
London
Oberndorf
Joseph Mohr
Phillips Brooks
Bethlehem
Manger
Isaac Watts
Edward Sears
Santa’s tricky list for Ike and Harry in a political spoof
James Marlow presents a Christmas fable where Santa ponders gifts for Ike and ex president Harry Truman. The piece satirizes national debt Korea inflation and anti Communist pressure while imagining holiday tokens from a benevolent Claus to a retiring leader. The humor centers on debt eraser red ink and envelopes for critics.
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Mr. Claus
Harry
Santa
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