Holiday driving deaths and public safety cautions rise
Editorial notes holiday weekend crash risk with drinking and speed as major factors. Cites NSC estimates for Independence Day Memorial Day and Christmas periods, contrasts New York New Jersey laws on drinking ages and penalties, and cites international responses in Britain and France. Ends with a roundup of notable historical figures quoted or referenced by the author.
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National Safety Council
N.S.C
mid-Atlantic
Rockefeller
New York
New Jersey
Meyner
Jersey
Britain
The Mink Coat That Outlived Its Owner
A narrator recalls the mink coat as a status badge worn by a wife who kept it hidden in plain sight yet wore it rarely. The coat’s journey from gift to closet symbol ends with its rehoming to Ginny, who has worn hers once in three years, illustrating vanity versus memory.
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U.p
Collins Avenue
Miami Beach
Sunset Strip
Los Angeles
the Sands
Vegas
Strand
London
Rome
Bishop
Elinor
Gayle
Ginny
Maggy
Agnes
Virginia Lee
Mommy
What Really Happened In Japan And Who Was At Fault
Washington notes that Secretary Herter admitted misjudgment over Japan inviting Eisenhower to visit. Japan failed to maintain order, risking the President’s safety. The piece argues the blame is collective, cites Communist instigation, and defends the President’s diplomacy and foreign goodwill missions.
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Japan
Washington
Herter
Eisenhower
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Mr. Eisenhower
James Hagerty
Tokyo
United States
Philippines
Formosa
Korea
Saltonstall
Massachusetts
How to Keep Well by Dr. Theodore R. Van Dellen
A reader column outlines medical Q and A about disease prevention with disclaimers on non diagnosis and non prescription. It includes anecdotes about dogs aiding diagnosis, phonemic regression, and a 60 year old woman who decorates the kitchen. Answers require stamped self addressed envelopes.
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van Dellen
Champaign, Sr
Florida
Unions and Mob Fury in a Faulted System
Opinion piece condemns government complicity with labor mob violence in the United States, contrasting Roosevelt era actions with Japanese government and Communist influence. It alleges the Wagner Act enabled widespread unrest, notes incidents in Detroit, Flint, Cleveland, and California, and asserts political manipulation by the Roosevelt faction and labor leaders.
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Roosevelt
First Labor Relations Board
Khrushchev
New York
Park Avenue
Porcine Mountebank
Heywood Brown
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Word a Day: Ennui Meaning and Usage
A concise note explaining ennui as a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction. It defines tedium and boredom, linking them to a general sense of listlessness and lack of interest in daily life. Includes example usage in a sentence.
Democratic Chairman Butler Discusses Kennedy Issue
Democratic National Committee chair Paul Butler discusses the Catholic issue in relation to Kennedy’s nomination. He warns that denying Kennedy could trigger Catholic bloc voting and affect the Democratic chances, noting the potential political risk for party leaders and the importance of Kennedy’s stance on the religion question. He cites past convention dynamics and ongoing party divisions over age experience and union alignment.
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Washington
Paul Butler
Democratic National Committee
National Press Club
Senator Kennedy
Massachusetts
Butler
Jack Kennedy
Catholic Church of the
United States
Mr. Kennedy
Kennedy
Democratic Party
Arthritis and Heart Effects Tied to Rheumatoid Patients
A medical note states a small percentage of people with rheumatoid arthritis develop heart disease similar to rheumatic fever effects. The reply explains the heart involvement is occasional and parallels rheumatic heart changes.
Lip peeling causes from irritants and environment
L. B. writes that lip peeling is mainly due to irritation from sun, cold, wind, or cosmetics. The note highlights exposure and product use as the key factors behind rough, peeling lips.
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L. B
Why ear infections follow a cold explained
H. H. notes that middle ear infections often follow a cold because the ear is vulnerable. Germs from the throat spread to the middle ear through the Eustachian tubes, making infection more likely after a cold.
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H. H
Leucoplakia linked to chronic irritation health tip
A health note explains that long term irritation may start leukoplakia in the mouth or tongue and can become cancerous if untreated. It rejects vitamin deficiency as the cause and offers a leaflet. A separate health hint urges designing daily exercises to prevent or overcome physical deformities.
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Long Island
Bible Digest Prompting Faith and Obedience in Belief
The excerpt cites Mark 9 23 about all things being possible to the believer and urges trust in God's word. It emphasizes faith as belief that God remembers and is true to His promises, urging readers to be steadfast like Daniel and to trust and obey.
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Jesus
Daniel
Monroe News Star history and staff notes
The Monroe News Star is an independent afternoon paper published in Monroe at Olive and North Fourth Street. It lists publishers Wilson Ewing and John Db Ewing, top executives Robert Ewing Jr and William H Bronson, and editors Edmund G Brown and Walter Breee, with national advertising reps The Branham Company.
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John Db Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe Post Office
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
Olive
North Fourth St
Robert Ewing, Jr
William H. Bronson
Richard Hale
Edmund G. Brown
Mgr
Jack Gates
Walter Breee
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Commission For Highway Safety
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Sam Houston
Republic of Texas
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Orville Wright
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Radio Corporation of America
Ly Fulton Lewis
Paris
India
Pakistan
Latin America
Russia
Moscow
Far East
Theodore R. van Dellen
Mr. S
Evanston
By Westbrook Pegler
Afl-Cio
Rooseviet
Lee Pressman
Flint
Mich
National Guard
Murphy
Lewis
United Auto Workers
Walter Reuther
Bach
Ennui
By David Lawrence
W. F
J. C
Bible Digest
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