US Students React to Russian Tour Plans
A 1957 article describes American students visiting the Soviet Union reacting with mixed curiosity and skepticism. Delegates report costs around 140 dollars for the two week trip and express interest in sights, U.N. condemnations, and exchanging views with Russian citizens while some plan to attend Communist seminars. Some youths anticipate using their experiences to critique Soviet propaganda back home.
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Moscow
Russia
U.S
Reds
Nika Katushche
U.N
Khrushchev
Lead Poisoning: Hidden Dangers From Paint Exposures
Health officials warn lead poisoning is widespread among children and often causes lasting injury or death. Exposure comes from old lead paint in homes, fumes from batteries, pipes, and dust. Parents must limit child contact with lead and seek medical help promptly to prevent irreversible harm.
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U. S. Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Purabie
Visa
Cale
Arm Russia and Allied Arms Policy in Disarmament Talks
AP News Analyst J. M. Roberts weighs how Western concessions at the London disarmament conference affect Russia’s willingness to risk atomic war. He argues arms for small nations risk provoking a great power clash, questions the efficacy of inspections, and warns a breakdown could edge the West toward a first strike dilemma.
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Russia
Middle East
Ence
Alps
Dulles
Korea
Help Wanted and Censorship Questions Echo 1940s News
A stock summary notes demand for domestic help in the U S rising as wartime shifts ease, with many women seeking independence and better pay. It also reports a New York appeals court overturning a film ban over censorship terms, contrasting immoral and obscene standards, and introduces Pittsburghs new college president Leonard H Axe and the colleges enduring leadership legacy.
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Minneapolis Star
United States
Towa
Fowa
New York Court
Supreme Court
New York
Avesenting
Heyallie
Leonard H. Axe
Rees H. Hughes
Axe
Pittsburg
State Department of Administration
University of Kansas
Ane
Lawrence
Hit and run driver charged after train scrape
In Alexandria Joanne Little faced hit and run driving charges after her car collided with a Southern Railway freight train and she allowed 11 freight cars to pass, saying she reported no train damage. In Elmdale Ontario contractor Gordon Hamacher recalled the Elmdale Public School’s 50th jubilee noting the building remains unchanged.
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Alexandria
Joanne Little
Southern Railway
Miss Little
Elmdale
Bible Verse Excerpt Reading Today
A reader cites a Bible verse phrased as Now will I fift my cestapy mow will I be exalted Isalah 13 16 noting archaic phrasing and spelling. The excerpt presents a devotional line from Isaiah with irregular wording.
Nixon to Back Knowland in California Governor Fight
Nixon will publicly support Sen. William Knowland in Knowland's bid to defeat Gov. Goodwin Knight for California governor. The move, driven by political logic and personal respect, signals Nixon's path toward the 1960 presidential nomination while outlining risks of aiding a rival.
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Joseph Alsof
Washington
Richard Nixon
Sen
William Knowland
Knowland
California
Goodwin Knight
Nixon
Knowand
Knight
Local Socials and Business Notes from Town News
Old Home Town hosts Rosemary Buehler's group of girls this evening with Mary Wilkins Elaine Elvig Betty Martin Janice Meredith Barbara Hays Nancy Moore Ruth Barbara Hurwitz Leis Ann Fuller Shirley Stewart Arlene Hill Barbara Nash. Nearby trips include Ray Wrights family return from Hamilton Lodge Park Rapids Minn I W Hartley from Colorado. Traffic accident injures Keith Lackey in Eudora. Local executives appoint bank directors J W Howard George Kirchhoff W J Busch. Stenography demand grows as government jobs offer starting $900 to $1200.
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Rosemary Buehler
Mary Wilkins
Elaine Elvig
Betty Martin
Janice Meredith
Barbara Hays
Nancy Moore
Ruth Barbara Hurwitz
Leis Ann Fuller
Shirley Stewart
Arlene Hill
Barbara Nash
Ray Wright
Larry
Sue
Linda
Hamilton Lodge
Park Rapids
Minn
I. W. Hartley
Colorado
Keith Lackey
Eudora
Merchants National Bank
J. W. Howard
George Kirchhoff
W. J. Busch
Laura Rankin
Varsity Theater
Weidemann's
Margart Stubbs
Lucinda Griffith
Alice Griesa
Josphin Farri
Catherine Jackman
Virginia Feindleton
Helen Friend
Marcella Chalkley
Jeannette Wagstif
Sarah Farrell
Business College
Saroyan Theater Shake up Prompts Ticket Tale
The piece recalls William Saroyan giving his play The Cave Dwellers to Ca palbo and Chase, liking their approach while criticizing gatekeepers of theater who lack love for the stage. He envisions 50 cent tickets and notes he could live on $25 weekly.
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William Saroyan
Capalbo
Chase
Saroyan
New Books This Week Highlight Light Fiction and Some Nonfiction
The week's new books mix light fiction with a few serious works. Highlights include The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard, Where Did You Go Noting by Robert Paul Smith, and Pacific Ordeal by Captain Kenneth Aisne. Also featured are The Sandcastle by Irish Murdoch, The Golden Strangers by Henry Treece, Fire Burn by John Dickson Carr, and Don Camillo Takes the Devil by the Tail by Giovanni Guareschi.
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Vance Packard
Robert Paul Smith
Pacific
Kenneth Ainsiie
Free Public Library
Irish Murdoch
Henry Treece
Britain
John Dickson Carr
London
Don Camillo
Giovanni Guareschi
Best Sellers List From Publishers Weekly
Current best sellers include fiction titles such as Peyton Place by Grace Metallico and The Scapegoat by Daphne du Maurier, along with The Last Angry Man by Gerald Green and Life at Happy Knoll by J. P. Mayquand. Nonfiction features The Hidden Persuaders by Vance Packard and The Day Christ Died by Jim Bishop.
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Publishers’ Weekly
Christ
Jim Bishop
Philip Wylie
Sir Arthur Bryant
Norman Vincent Peale
Sea voyage and court battles in 1957 literary review
A compact survey of 1957 titles and public debates. Alger Hiss recounts his 1948 House Committee appearance and post trial motion. Other works include Tombs Temples and Ancient Arts by Lindon Smith, Marvels of Ancient Rome by Scherer, We Are Seven by Una Troy, and In the Time of Greenbloom by Gabriel Fielding, each with brief descriptions and critical notes.
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Alger Hiss
Alger Hise
House Committee
Joseph Lindon Smith
Egypt
Rome
Margaret R. Scherer
Valley of the Po
Una Troy
Monaghan
Greenbloom
Gabriel Fielding
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