GM to build pioneering high speed passenger train
Editorial notes General Motors plans a new streamlined passenger train capable of over 100 mph to compete with airlines, serving routes like New York to Washington and Detroit to Chicago. Officials claim lower costs, faster service, and potential railroad revival amid deficit passenger traffic.
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General Motors
Harlow H. Curtica
New York
Washington
Detroit
Chicago
Caution Not Alarm Over Record 31 Billion Credit Rise
The piece notes consumer credit reaching 31 billion dollars driven by installment purchases charge accounts and personal loans. Analysts see caution and optimism, arguing strong credit and rising wages support a higher standard of living and buyer confidence while regulations curb unsustainable debt.
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Nisk
The Vandal Instinct and Public Property Damage
A discussion of vandalism across cities notes adults often initiate destruction of public property and the costly burden on taxpayers. It highlights a 22 500 dollar repair to The Battle of Lake Erie at the Capitol and cites inspector observations of vandalism patterns and prevention efforts.
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National Capitol
Lake Erie
J. George Stewart
Capitol
House Appropriations
Stewart
Oliver Hazard Perry
U.S. Navy
Harrison
Middle Age Daydreams
A humorous 1960s style meditation on how aging men abandon heroic fantasies. The piece contrasts imagined feats with daily realities and small humiliations, ending with a wry note on the endurance of ordinary concerns and a nod to Davy Crockett.
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New York
Mic
Ondine
Pheas
Nehrus Mediator Role At San Francisco UN Meet
The San Francisco UN anniversary session hears Nehru praised as mediator while Krishna Menon defends India. Western leaders push for a Geneva push to ease tension by pressuring the Soviet bloc to renounce coercion, infiltration, and aggressions.
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United Nations
Afr
Nehru
Krishna Menon
India
United States
Moscow
San Francisco
China
Korea
Sun
West
Bulganin
Geneva
Outlaw Planet Sparks Sci Fi Debate in Hollywood
Hollywood discussion centers on whether life on Mars or other planets must be hostile to Earth or could be friendly. The piece notes rapid advances from early flight to space radar and suggests fiction should explore kinder themes while mentioning Lex Barker’s bidding and Debbie Reynolds preparing to start The Tender Trap.
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Mars
Wright Brothers
Debbie
Debbie Reynolds
MGM
Eddie
Rumor and Call Tap West Springfield Circle
Ray Griffith and Brad Ted Caford contacted James Payne a family friend and lawyer for a family oriented matter in the Hollywood region amid circulating rumors about a simple business call.
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Crawford
Kay
Brad
Mrs. Crawford
Hollywood
Ray Griffith
Hirs
Brad- Ted Caford
James Payne
Film Stars Seen in 1930s Chatter Column
In 1930 and 1931 a gossip column highlights Buddy Rogers Grant Withers Loretta Young Nermaia Sherrer Gloria Swanson Kay Francis and Barbara Stanwyck. The item notes Colleen Moore departed for Europe joining Virginia Valli and Charles Farrell.
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Buddy Rogers
Grant Withers
Loretta Youes
Nermaia Sherrer
Gloria Swanson
Kay Francis
Barbara Stanwyck
Colleen Moore
Europe
Virginia Valli
Charles Farrell
Critique of Press Censorship By Alsops In The Herald Tribune
The author argues bureaucratic secrecy harms journalism more than external forces and blasts the press for laziness and self interest. He cites the Washington scene, pamphlets, and past papers while defending reporters' duty to disclose truth despite claims of censorship.
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Alsop
New York Herald Tribune
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the Duce
National Press Club
Washington
Pentagon
Alsops
Herald Tribune
Greenwich Village
Kansas
Haldeman Julius
New Republic
Nation
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Henry Wallace
Henry
Paul Robeson
Henry Luce
Fleet Street
United Nations
Roosevelts
Roosevelt
Wallace
Congress
Harry Dexter White
Moreenthau
Truman
Operation Alert 1955 Left Washington in Confusion
Reporters labeled the drills Operation Foul-Up and Goof-off as 15 000 federal workers evacuated Washington. The emergency press HQ lagged behind, some civilian officials mismanaged briefings, and many files went to wrong destinations. John Garrett Underhill, deputy Civil Defense director, was removed after criticizing policies, while supervisors claimed success that evidence did not support.
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Washington
New York
Murray Snyder
Val Peterson
Civil Defense
Defense Department
Mr. Petersen
Civil Defense Administration
John Garrett Underhill
Underhill
King Features Fivndicate, Inc
Monroe News-Star Founded in Monroe Respecting Public Service
The Monroe News-Star operates as an independent local paper in Monroe with AP dispatches and national advertising through Branham Company. Published every afternoon except weekends, it pledges nonpartisan reporting while backing views it deems right and opposing what it considers wrong. Friday, June 24, 1955.
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Joan D. Irwing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
News-Star—World Publishing Corporating
North Second Street
Associated Press
Twe
Branham Company
National
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Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St Louis
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Dallas
San
Dog
GES
Gu K
Tne
Monroe
Btar
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