Texas View Points at Louisiana Tax Battle and Brainpower
An editorial excerpt from the Greenville Banner discusses Louisiana’s new governor Earl Kemp Long and rising taxes on gas, sulphur, and timber. It argues Texas could gain by higher taxes on Louisiana industries and notes broader questions about American intellectuals and public policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Louisiana
Pelican
Greenville
Earl Kemp Long
Kingfish
Huey
Long
Baton Rouge
Intellectual and practical men in Time study clash
Time magazine features the American intelligentsia in a broad mix as editors confront divergent ideals. Oppenheimer’s line about balancing immortal life with practical living contrasts with Frank Lloyd’s views, highlighting the tension between theory and practicality in mid century thought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Time
Bossier Parish
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Frank Lloyd
The Family Boss in Modern Times
A reflection on the fading role of the traditional family father as boss. It argues authority may be shared but asserts a decisive leader is essential in crises. The narrator recalls his own father as the final authority, enforcing routine and order with strong, memorable discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wright
Jacques Barzun
Columbia University
America
George Kennan
Raymond-Leopold Bruckberger
United States
Cornell
Harvard
Braintrust
McCarthy
New York
Mama
Dad
Alarmist claims on Russia’s aviation gains challenged
Wayne W. Parrish of American Aviation Magazine decries alarmist propaganda about Russia’s leadership in armaments and jet transport planes. He concedes Russia’s strides in military aviation but says Western reporters exaggerate a Russian lead and warns that such claims are foolish and dangerous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Wayne W. Parrish
American Aviation Magazine
Parrish
West
Soviet Union
United States
Eisenhower's foreign aid program under fire in Congress
President Eisenhower's foreign aid program mostly military faces trouble in Congress. Critics blame his offhand press conference remarks for unsettling allies in Asia and complicating State Department diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
United States
Southeast Asia
America
Asia
Capitol Hill
State Department
New York
White House
Postcard writer in Madrid Keeps Up With Every Card
A traveler in Madrid writes dozens of postcards daily describing weather, meals, and local sights. He spends on stamps, laments dull messages, and notes his habit of mailing hundreds despite costs. He also mentions a beef cattle breeding program from McNaught Syndicate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mama
California
New York
Sioux City
Europe
Journey
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Pegler Seethes at Eisenhower and Labor Rackets
Pegler delivers a satirical tirade attacking President Eisenhower and AFL CIO leaders. He cites past unions, rackets, and figures like Meany, Ryan, Scalise, Padway, and Green, weaving a partisan critique framed as investigative lore from his archives.
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Ben Pross
Labor
George Meany
New York Federation of Labor
Joe Ryan
Ryan
Meany
Press
Schenley
Panther
South
Pross
Treasury
Mahopac
Scalise
Ridgefield
Tom Dewey
Browne
Bioff
Joe Padway
Milwaukee
American Federation of Labor
Teamsters
Padway
William Green
Pssl
Ike
AFL
George
Capone
Building Service Union
Green
Big House
Wall Street
Analyzing Communist Tactics in U S A and Soviet Policy
Washington commentary questions the Communist Party U S A freedom to speak while fearing future crackdowns. The Daily Worker editorial critique links socialism and communism, warns against a united front, and notes plans for a new mass socialist party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Communist Party
Kremlin
Eisenhower Est
Russia
Josef Stalin
The
Daily Worker
Eisenhower
State Department
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Ussr
United Front
Monroe News-Star June 12 1956 front page
The Monroe News-Star declares itself an independent newspaper printing news impartially. Publisher information lists John D. Ewing and Wilson Ewing, with Robert Ewing Jr. as chairman and William A. Bronson as president. The paper is published daily except Saturday and Sunday from Worth Street. The Associated Press holds reproduction rights for major dispatches. similar promotional notes and staff roles are included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
Worth Second Street
Monroe News-Star
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Hal Boyle
Dren
By David Lawrence
Henry McLemore
Madrid
Philip V
London
Cimes
Soames Forsyte
John Galsworthy
MEL
Jimmy Collins
Chicdgo
Pegler
By Westbrook Pegler
Paul Gallico
Afl-Cio
Harry Butcher
Bushelman
Bubblehead Wallace
Rocquencourt
Paris
Tony Riddle
John L. Lewis
Sam Gombers
Locomotive Engineers
Joe Fay
Jim Bove
George Scalise
Yankees
Lazzeri
U.S. A
Fulton Lewis
Robert Ewing, Jr
William A. Bronson
Richard Bale
William G. Jasper
Associated Press
Branham Company
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
Ran Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlottee
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