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Logical and eloquent case for independence in the Declaration
The text explains the Declaration of Independence as a reasoned defiance of royal authority, arguing Parliament’s complicity, and the colonists’ shift from loyalty to separation. It notes a slow shift in public opinion, three months after Lexington, with independence not yet universal by July 1776.
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Nore
Lexington
Second Continental Congress
Great Britain
0 Years Of Philippine Freedom
The article recalls Philippine independence proclaimed July 4 1946 and the long path to freedom. It notes U S support including postwar aid and military pacts, and cites Bandung 1955 as a Western-aligned, Asia based stance. It mentions the Hukbalahap suppression and Filipino forces in Korea.
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West
Carlos P. Romulo
Bandung
Indonesia
The
Philippines
U.S. Congress
United States
Republie
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Elpidio Quirino
Hukbalahap Guerillas
Huks
Ramon Magaysay
N Turn
U.N. Saramand
Korea
Old Glory Still Waves Proud in American Spirit
Hal Boyle surveys 180 years of American identity and global perceptions. Quotations from Emerson Einstein Wilson and Lincoln reflect a nation defined by debate, liberty, and self reliance amid external curiosity and internal challenges.
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Sam
Samet
Alfred J. Talley
Emerson
America
Oscar
O.W. Holmes
Albert Einstein
Eric Linklater
Woodrow Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Trend Toward Ignorance In Government
George E. Sokolsky argues for open debate on government policy and information access as the 1960 election nears. He cites secrecy in the defense establishment, classification practices, and the public’s right to know, urging truth over glamour in leadership. He notes parallels with Cold War fears and presses for transparent discussion of domestic and foreign policy.
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George E. Sokolsky
Nasser
Egypt
Soviet Russia
Middle East
James S. Pope
Louisville Courier-Journal
Committee of Congress
Estrellita Horoscope for Tomorrow
The stars warn of gains and setbacks if you miss pitfalls especially with contracts in the next day or two. Afternoon favors outdoor recreation and sports as a birthday chart shows favorable business and personal prospects with profits from bright ideas and harmony through late 1956 into 1957.
Navy Poster Youth From Bonham Appears on Posters
Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn learns a Navy poster features Kenneth William Smith, 15, a Bonham Texas page. He is the Speaker's page, 5 ft 4 1 2 in tall, 107 pounds, who dreams of Annapolis but lacks height for service.
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Sam Rayburn
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Navy
Sam
Navy Annex
Bonham
Texas
Captain Bligh
Rayburn
Congress
Kenneth William Smith
Annapolis
U. S. Naval Academy
Secrecy Critique Prompts Calls for Open Government
The speaker argues the public is not adequately informed by the government. Leaks and investigative reporting reveal data while official channels remain secret. Congressional committees and occasional remarks from the President and the Secretary of State provide the only transparency.
Secretary Salaries Stir Anger in Manhattan Gossip
A reader notes New York top secretary weekly average pay of 78.50 and office boys at 46.50, recalls past wages, and cites a lusury of scorn in love and work. The column also answers queries on Lindbergh, Two Gun Girl, Parrish, and snoring cures.
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Thomas Moore
Avenue
New York
Manhattan
Coney I
Pennsylvania Railroad
Q. I
Charles Lindbergh
Shannon
Ireland
Racquet and Tennis Club
St. Regis
Middletown Planned Fourth of July Picnic and Rotary Talk
Plans for the Fourth of July are under way in Middletown with Knights of Columbus chair Carl A Wedekind organizing the bus picnic at Gordon Park. Eagle Scout Paul A Siple, chosen by Admiral Byrd for the second Antarctic expedition, will speak at the Middletown Rotary Club meeting. A journal photographer failed to get cooperation from a newborn Marcia Ann Bowlin, the first two-tooth baby born at Middletown Hospital, who did not flash her teeth for the photo.
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Middletown
Carl A. Wedekind
Knights of Columbus
Gordon Park
Paul A. Siple
Admiral Byrd
Marcia Ann Bowlin
Middletown Hospital
Papa
Clarence Bowlin
Twenty per cent off on bathing suits ad vignette
Quirky clippings remind readers of a store sale while a magazine notes watermelon juice can be turned into vinegar. The piece jokingly questions who would try such a thing and jokes about bowlegs as courage and a lone school graduation.
Pretty fair sermon, but I thought it was fine
A Franklin family attends church amid heat. The father praises the minister’s sermon while the son later smiles at the chat on the street. Lou Phillips shifts to train travel, noting Middletown’s famed hotel and regional rail connections.
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Franklin
Broadway Grapevine Highlights Celebrities and Scandals
A collage of Hollywood gossip lists Arthur Miller 8 by 10 glossies, Judy Garland in Las Vegas, Gina Lollobrigida in Paris, Ava Gardner's Dior setback, Imogene Coca and Michael Butler socialites, and Frances Langford rock n roll record. Mentions of Monk Goodson romance, Frances Langford, Sammy Davis sister Ramona, Vanessa Brown at the DNC, and Marilyn Monroe housing spotlight.
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Arthur Miller
Jack Carter
Suezenne Fordham
Hatcheck
Hickory House
Judy Garland
Mae West
Las Vegas
Gina Lollobrigida
Paris
Ava Gardner
Christian Dior
Monsieur Dior
Atelier
Andre Roussin
Ava
Dior
Mark Goodson
Sammy Davis
Ramona
Billy Daniels
Charles White Jr
Detroit
Vanessa Brown
Chicago
Vannessa Brown
Factographs: Notable facts on animals people and history
The passage lists varied facts from the giraffe not vocalizing to Umberto as the last king of Italy before the republic. It cites Franklin founding the first volunteer fire department in 1736, average skin area and fat, Canada’s exports and U S trade, pigment color change, motorist vision, the USS Saratoga’s height, and management-aptitude estimates.
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United States
Benjamin Franklin
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