Rockefeller A Tryer Seeks New York Governor Nomination
Nelson Rockefeller uses professional polls to gauge New York voters. They show Democrats favored 60 40 against the strongest Republican, Harriman, with California results echoing a Democratic surge. Rockefeller remains hopeful but faces a competitive convention fight and doubts about winning.
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Joseph Alsop
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Averell Harriman
Harriman
New York State
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Abraham Ribicoff
John Kennedy
California
Lyons Den Hosts Dwelling on Historic Estate in England
The piece notes Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh living at Suney Abbey near Oxford with 12th century estate marks. Leigh found a bust from Alice in Wonderland in Cardiff for the garden, Olivier grows a beard for Macbeth, and plans for future projects include a collaboration with Orson Welles.
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Leon
Elizabeth
Philip
England
Laurence Qhvier
Vivien Leigh
Suney Abbey
Oxford
Olivier
Henry V
Tno
Henry VII
Catherine
Cardiff
Alice
Miss Leigh
Macbeth
Lady Macbeth
Orson Welles
France
Italy
Germany
Nutley Abbey
Henry
Abbott
Coffee cooling study mocked as wasteful research
A columnist ridicules a coffee cooling experiment by a research team arguing such work has little practical value. The piece questions the necessity of pursuing trivial science while noting breaks and drink rituals.
War Like Secrecy Marks Auto Makers Race in Small Car Field
The article treats the auto industry as waging a covert war over the U.S. small car market. It notes tightened lips, warning signs at plants, and cautious plans from General Motors Ford and Chrysler as foreign imports press sales. Automotive leaders guard product timing while signaling shifts toward economy models.
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Reagan
America
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Reed Pushes Industrial Growth to Aid Kansas Farmers
Parsons publisher Clyde Reed campaigns for the Republican nomination stressing industrial jobs for Kansas farmers. He argues new plants create markets, offer employment, and help farmers stay on the land while stabilizing rural populations, despite some opposition and the governor’s stance on expansion.
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Clyde Reed
Parsons
Kansas
Reed
Lawrence
Boas
Merpgers
Never Mind Sentiment Just Send the Cash Dear Bernie
A rambling plea from Ro Roark to Mr. Goldfine written as a boastful social climber. The letter promises favors and influence in exchange for cash and free perks, listing connections from Washington to Paris and a desire for friendship with promises of access and luxury. It weaves in travel plans and idle boasts about society access and a potential interview with the Kabaka of Buganda.
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Bernie
Bernard Goldfine
New York
Boston
el Morocco
Grandpa
Mr. Goldline
Royce
Washington
Lima
Peru
John
Mr. Golds
Mr. Goldfine
Abercrombie and Fitch
Cabots
Idlewild
TWA
Madrid
King Freddie
Buganda
Entebbe
Freddie
Soviet Flop In Alaska Recounted
An Associated Press piece recounts early Russian missionary efforts in Alaska under Baranov and archimandrite Joseph, detailing harsh early conditions, clashes with the trader leader, and the hardships of the first mission to the territory that became Alaska. The narrative blends historical account with a later aside about a TV performer turned hymn promoter.
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Baranoy
Tather Juvenal
Baranov
Alexander Alexandrei
Viteh
Crssiel
Hymns Dominate Records On Album Charts
Hollywood blurbs note hymns top the charts with Tennessee Ernie Ford's Near the Cross leading the list. The rock and pop ranks include another Ford album, cited for three weeks on the best sellers list, highlighting simple reverence over flashy production.
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Gue Thoma
Hollywood
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Old Home Town Recap: Local Events From 1948 and 1933
Highlights include the city council approving a 21 inch Kaw water intake, Mr and Mrs Paul Kirkpatrick naming their newborn Roger Paul, Neal Wherry’s East Coast vacation and Camp Kilmer service, and wedding trips to Emporia. Also noted are the Fraternal Aid Union rename to Standard Reserve Life, returns from Lawrence officials, rising potato prices, a 1933 wedding in Kansas, Kaw Beach plans, and church anniversary notes.
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Paul Kirkpatrick
Roger Paul
Neal ‘Wherry
Wherry
Camp Kilmer
New Jersey
Ogden
Jones and Ogden, Jr
Emporia
Ina Lou Conkin
Willard Hilton
That City
Fraternal Aid Union
Standard Reserve Life Association
Samuel
Baty
T. Sweeny
Lawrence
Kaw Valley
Florence Edmonds
J. R. Edmonds
John McAlligher Jr
John McAllister
Scarsdale
N.Y
France
Petain
Field Marshall von Hindenburg
Germany
Presbyterian Church
Caryl Bodds
E. Huddleston
Illinois Street
Twin Mound
Hardwicke Nevin
Arthur’ Nevin
New City Library Books and 1958 Releases
A list of 1958 library titles including The Cattlemen by Mari Sandoz The Affluent Society by John Kenneth Galbraith Can People Learn to Learn by George Broch Chisholm The Beat Generation and The Angry Young Men edited by Gene Feldman Max Gare Voltaire in Love by Nancy Mitford The Leopard by Victor Stafford Reid A Friend in Power by Carlos H Baker The Midnight Plumber by Maurice Proctor Catch as Catch Can by Frances and Richard Lockridge. A mixed catalog noting themes from history to crime suspense and social critique.
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Mari Sandoz
America
Rio Grande
Montana
John
Kenneth Galbraith
George Broch Chisholm
Gene Feldman
Max Gare
Voltaire
Nancy Mitford
Emilie
Victor Stafford Reid
Carlos H. Baker
Maurice Proctor
Frances
Richard Lockrice
Manick
Current Best Sellers and New Releases Highlight 1958 Works
A compendium lists FICTION titles such as Anatomy of a Murder and A Summer Place, plus NONFICTION like Inside Russia Today and Masters of Deceit. Other entries include Wind Rose and Brandon's Empire, with notes on authors and publication details from 1958.
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Russia
Gunther
Hoov
Pam North
Brandon
Dave Harden
Helen Hull
Maine
Alice Ebert Rotholz
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