Modern Age A Period Of Crises In Modern Times
The piece argues we live in a fraught era with near continuous crises and near wars. It notes World War II’s devastation, the risk of nuclear conflict, and near misses since then. It cites Suez tensions, Dulles remarks, and hopes for peace via League of Nations and the UN, urging action to end war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roth
Korea
Soviet
Russia
League of Nations
United Natins
Theodore Roosevelt
Peole
Hospital costs rise sharply while stay length falls
The American Hospital Association notes costs per patient day up 132 percent since 1946 from 89.349 to 76 in 1954, even as average length of stay per patient drops about two days in ten years. Researchers say new drugs cut fatalities and may reduce hospitalizations, but inflation drives overall living costs higher.
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American Hospital Association
Dallas News
Panama Canal
U N
Mpadrid
Francisco Franca
Toledo
Madrid
Toledio
Lubbock Avalanche Journal Ad Rates 1954
An archival page lists subscription prices for the Avalanche and Journal editions, including daily and Sunday rates by carrier and mail, for 1954. The page also contains standard masthead lines, pledge to the flag, and publication details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vem Cratic
Lubbock
Cubbock
Avalanche Journal
Avalanche Journal Publishing Co. Inc
National Advertising Representatives
Texas Daily Press
Texas Avenue
Texan
Associated Press League
Dallas
Texas
CHAS
Guy Parker
Proutty
Chai W Ralliff
Lubboch
Avalanche
Avalanche & Journal
Lubrick
Avalanche & Journall
Mall Avalanche
United States of America
Lubbock, Tex
The Long Night XVIII HE Labor Tug of War
John Thompson endures five hours of brutal forced labor in a wartime work camp. He watches comrades collapse under exhaustion while foremen and authorities ignore pleas for hospital care. A coffee break offers a brief pause as he plans a dangerous escape toward help.
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John
Sreevar
Jonn
Sur
Sie
Jim
Salvation Army
John Thompson
Font
Little Wife Handles Blasting Dynamite Disaster Tale
A Virginia woman describes stowed dynamite in a kitchen drawer and a post cellar stash as part of a strange tale with references to fuse safety and explosive signs. She links the items to her plans, including a dead tree and pears as odd motivators, while mentioning a florist shop and a red danger truck. The report notes authorities or page references for more details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann
U.N. Trust and Stevenson Career Headlines Stir Debate
Britain and France doubt the U N as a force for peace preferring Western alliance leadership. An expanded Assembly could tilt power to the Communist and Arab Asian blocs. Stevenson’s legal education clarified with Northwestern and Harvard stints and a path from Princeton to Wyoming to law.
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Ray Tucker
YY Asheisaton
Britain
France
F. 1
Los Angeles
Calif
United Nations
Sec. Dulles
U. N
Russia
Security Council
Korea
Council
U. N. Assembly
London
Paris
General Assembly
Morocco
Tunisia
Sudan
New York
North Atlantic
United States
Stevenson
A A. FL
Springfield
Choate
Princeton
Northwestern
Harvard Law School
Democratic National Committee
U. S. Naval Reserve
Princeton University
Wyoming
Floodwaters recede as Lubbock bridge reopens after surge
North Concho River floods receded six feet over the business district leaving about 1500 homeless and $1 million in damage. With water dropping, three Carlsbad men risked the Santa Fe bridge to reach a marooned family. regional efforts to aid continued as pamphlets and tickets circulated for the upcoming fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coneno
Concho
Carlsbad
Olympic ideals clash with propaganda in Soviet sport
The article argues that Soviet use of sport as international propaganda undermines amateurism and equates athletes with government officials. It notes Russian excess of territorial rights, lack of respect for foreign law, and treats the Olympics as a battleground of national superiority. It cites Grombach on Olympic values and recalls the ancient ethos of unity and fair play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United States
Russia
Fneland
John V. Grombach
Baron de Conhertin
Grombach
Olympia
Zeus
Grumbach
Anre
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Suez
State Dulles
U. S
Suez Canal
Getia Gael
Uouele Sans Sharldees
Wavon
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Gouth
Phes
By Martin Caidin
NEA, Inc
Frederick
Othvean
Hieh Fx
Othman
Egypt
Tucker
Bidscone
Lamesa
Slaton
Southland
Taheoka
O' Donnell
Semimole
Seagraves
Brownfield
Meadown
Ropesville
Chiev Elland
F. G. Grace
Bethlemen Steel
America
Pope Willarhieve
North Carolina
TWAT
Morning Star
Richard Hankyn
Maveley
England
George F. Sokolsky
Ince
Pheidippides
Australia
Greece
Rubber Holdings
Quan
Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
ACTOS
Bokolsky
By Galbraith
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