Disarmament Conflicts Highlight 1960 Campaign
Editorial argues disarmament talks in London stall amid diverging views with Stassen credited by Republicans for progress. It warns that the arms race drains economies while Soviet actions in Korea and Germany threaten Western security and urges cautious political leadership.
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London
Harold Stassen
Soviet Union
Russia
United States
South Korea
Korea
Moscow
East Germany
Germany
Check Fraud Upsurge Reveals Rising Bad Checks Crisis
A 1956 surge shows 16 percent more complaints and 18 percent more arrests for bad checks, with a 19 percent national rise in dollar volume. About 50 percent passers are labeled amateurs, while only 47 percent of merchants check cashing and 41 percent aid police tracing. Supermarkets top targets, followed by gas stations and taverns. Merchants’ lax controls blamed alongside offenders.
Retail Wage Law Extension Could Hurt Jobs and Raise Prices
Witnesses before a Senate subcommittee argued extending the federal wage hour act to retailing would destroy thousands of temporary and part time jobs. Retailers warned of price hikes up to 15 percent and claim state regulation already governs wages. extending the law could worsen inflation and hurt local economies.
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Senate
Mail Response Indicates Nation Not Impressed With the Radio-TV Series
Analysis of presidents fireside appeals shows weak reception and signs of preorganized campaigns in telegrams and letters. Data from Bridges, Bricker, and Bourke Hickenlooper reveal limited support with partisan manipulation and possible IDAB involvement. Paroles in Arkansas 1956 totaled 1035 with 876 granted.
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Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Arkansas
Strife Between Congress And Chief Executive Costs In Politics
A House vote showing Democrats opposing President Eisenhower’s military spending plan highlights partisan tactics in 1957. The piece argues the split risks the military program, noting past spending increases and the danger of a divided government during potential crises.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Democratic Party
Congress
Eisenhower
Executive
United States
New York Herald Tribune Inc
Father Son Bond Strengthens Bishop Family Narratives
A 1957 King Features Syndicate feature reflects on John M. Bishop a Jersey City police lieutenant and patriarch, detailing his strict yet loving influence, practical jokes, and devotion to family, including his wife and children amid years of service, study, and resilience. A mining engineer adds a note about a coal silt and spent sulfite liquor fuel process.
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Schmeisser
Republican Congressional Campaign Committee
Jacob
IDAB
Congress
King Features Syndicate, Inc
John M. Bishop
Jersey City
Josephine
St. Paul's School
John
Johnny” Bishop
Fulton Avenue
Memorial Day Reflections On Spirit And Deeds Of The Dead
In New York America wears a rosemary sprig as memory returns the dead to home. The piece honors dead guardians who shaped our safety and vision, urges shared remembrance, and offers a hopeful view that the living and dead may understand each other across time.
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New York
America
John Keats
Thomas Hardy
Tom Wolfe
Sara Teasdale
Emily Dickinson
Mother Eve
If Parents Bar Baptism Trust Obedience to God
A Christian may not disobey God to please parents for baptism. Obey God as far as possible, but baptism is not essential to salvation. Faith in Christ justifies. salvation comes through Him, not through outward rites.
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God
Christ
Chicago Tribune
New York News Syndicate Inc
Two Systems Of Aircraft Traffic Control Crash
Washington debates the failure of two separate air navigation systems since 1948. A three member airways modernization board is proposed to unify radar control for safety. Major General Curtis argues for automatic plane control amid rising traffic and near Los Angeles incidents.
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Washington
Air Navigation Development
Military
Civil Aeronautics Administration
Warren G. Magnuson
Wash
Senate Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Airways Modernization Board
Defense Department
Commerce Department
CAA
Edward P. Curtis
Hisenhower
Capitol Hill
Erators
Los Angeles
General Curtis
City of the Angels
Curtis
Pentagon
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Frank Bow
Ohio
John W. Bricker
League of Women Voters
American Association of University Women
Corn Belt
Bourke Hickenlooper
Iowa
Foreign Aid Administration
International Development Advisory Board
Eric Johnson
Motion Picture Association of America
William Schmeisser
Betty Jacob
Swarthmore
Utah
Arizona
United States Capitol
National Geographic Magazine
By David Lawrence
Jim Bishop
Fishler
New Jersey
Televivision
Daddy
Hal Boyle
Billy Graham
Frederick C. Othman
Weed
Monroe News - Star
John D Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
Olive and
North Fourth St
Robert Ewing, Jr
William H. Bronson
Richard Hale
Edmund G. Brown
Jack Gates
Walter B. Hatten
Man
Asst
Gen Mar
Associated Press
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Branham Company
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Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
San Francisco
Charlotte
Monroe News-Star
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