Editorials praise seasons and New Year cheer in varied verse
The piece surveys poets from Shelley to Tennyson and Dickens, noting how they welcomed the New Year with hope and ritual. It contrasts London and Eastern views, mentions Horatio Nelson Powers, and ends with a wary take on India hosting Khrushchev and complicity in harassment of the U N.
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Shelley
Tennyson
Timothy Cole
Dickens
Horatio Nelson Powers
East
Europe
United States
India
Khrushchev
Giveaways Backfire In Cold War Diplomacy Analysis
The piece argues US aid to Asia yields little tangible return as India and others react with suspicion toward Washington. It recalls UNESCO speaker Sir Zufrulla Khan explaining the East expects US leadership in freedom and reacts to perceived compromises with disappointment and anger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
National Commission For Unesco
Zufrulla Kahn
Pakistan
Unesco
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
East
National Coal Association Warns Against Over optimism on Atomic Power
The association argues that abundant fossil fuels will meet U S power needs for centuries and notes atomic energy faces unresolved technical and economic hurdles. It cites England’s coal shortage driving its nuclear push and praises free enterprise for innovations across all energy sources.
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National Coal Association
England
The
Coal Association
Unanswered Question on Communism's foothold in free nation
The text argues that Communism has a foothold among workers despite its tyranny in Russia. It blames both government and business for failing to persuade workers of the worker’s best interests and criticizes political leaders for pandering to leftists. It also notes Taft Hartley law debate and points to a degraded political system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Congress
New Years Eve Parties in New York Discuss Morality Shift
New York observers note growing restraint on New Year’s Eve celebrations as protests by wives and moralists influence behavior. The annual Fourth of July style revelry is described as safer and saner with each passing year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sensible New Year Party Plan Counters Wild Scene
A columnist mocks rambunctious New Year celebrations and offers a tame alternative. Proposes invite-only guests who travel by non driving means, bottle searches at the door, early fruit punch, and a rule for stopping excessive laughter by sending the offender home with hat and coat.
Hollywood Yuletide Gifts For The Stars
Rock Hudson dominates fan gift mail with exotic items from abroad while starring in Written on the Wind with Bacall Stack Malone. Jerry Lewis on location near Phoenix reports six days to Bday as Patti awaits a February delivery.
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Hollywood
Rock Hudson
Universal
Hudson
Rock
England
Singapore
Cyprus
Australia
Moreland
St. Francis of Assissi
Italy
South Africa
Spain
Suzanne
Lauren Bacall
Robert Stack
Dorothy Malone
Jerry Lewis
Jerry
Phoenix
Patti
Doctor Stork
Korea
RKO
Hal Wallis
Burt Lancaster
Anna Magnani
New Year's resolutions target Cyrus Cudge comeback
A humorous column lists comical New Year resolutions with a rivalry against Welsh ironmonger Cyrus Cudge who won last year. The author vows to outdo him in 1956 and shares a sample of planned vows, from restraint at the checkout to dodging cigarette ashes and defeating the rival.
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Cyrus Cudge
Cudge
Mary
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Bar Group Meets Lafayette Up
The fifth Louisiana conference of Local Bar Associations will be held here January 26 through 28 with Joseph Onebane of Lafayette as general chairman. Chief Justice John B. Fournet of the Louisiana Supreme Court will be a featured speaker.
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Lafayette
Louisiana
Joseph Onebane
John B. Fournet
The
Louisiana Supreme Court
Haschke Kept From Potatoes Phone Calls In Dresden Split
The case of Gerhard Haschke, a Dresden city hall clerk, ends with dismissal and a fine of about 1700 marks for a 14 minute personal phone call on government lines. The labor court and higher court both ruled the action a breach of duty harming the democratic order.
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Gerhard Haschke
Dresden
East Germany
Haschke
Labor Court of
Court of Appeals
Bonn
Schmaltz
Henry Morgenthau
Eleanor and
Anna Roosevelt
Harry Hopkins
Morgenthau
Washington
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
Coast Guard
Secret Service
Wendell Willkie
Sam Pryor
Pan American Airways
Eleanor
Guadalcanal
Joe Lash
Anna
Elliot
Blaze
Santa Anita
White House
Gerhard
Keller
Democratic Republic of Free Communist Germany
Democratic Republic
Heil Freedom
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Dear Teacher and the American Spirit in 1955
Westbrook Pegler recalls his 1930s Dear Teacher joke and reflects on American optimism, restraint, and grit. He notes 1955 as generally good with rising incomes and low unemployment, while warning about military service for youth and ongoing global tensions.
Funeral set for Ernest Dupont Sr. former Terrebonne sheriff
Funeral services were scheduled today for Ernest Dupont Sr. 84 a former Terrebonne parish sheriff who died at his home on Grand Caillou He served as sheriff from 1916 to 1924 and was connected with local department stores and wholesale companies He is survived by his widow four sons and two daughters.
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Houma
Ernest Dupont Sr
Terrebonne Parish
Grand Caillou
Monroe News-Star 1955 Staff and Publication Details
The Monroe News Star announces ownership history with John D Ewing Wilson Ewing and Robert Ewing Jr as leaders. It lists publishers from 189 to 1959, printing at 110 114 North Second Street and notes AP membership and independence, with a date of Friday December 30, 1955.
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Monroe News-Star
John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
Saturda
Sunda
News-Star
North Second Street
Robert Ewing, Jr
William H. Bronson
Richard Hale
Willam Q. Jasper
Associated Press
Branham Company
National Ad&vertisin
New York
Cago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
Monroe
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Charlton
Ann Bancroft
Marty May
Ann
Marty
Arizona
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Gene Pollar
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