Vaccine Troubles and Policy Haggling Over Polio Shots
A May dispute in Washington over testing procedures for polio vaccine shows manufacturers objecting to cost and complexity despite safety proof. The Public Health Service seeks safeguards to prevent errors, while acknowledging that tragedies where children contracted polio occurred. The piece notes progress overall and regrets innocent victims.
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Washington
United States
Public Health Department
Public Health Service
Support Home Merchants in Mount Airy News
An editorial urges local support for Mount Airy merchants to keep money in Surry County. It argues trade at home strengthens the community, highlights service and delivery advantages, and warns against overreliance on outside stores. The piece also stresses education, reading, and critical inquiry as paths to wisdom.
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Mount Airy News
Mount Airy
Surry County
Speculation Grows on Ike Possible 196? Presidential Plan
Speculation suggests President Eisenhower may not run again next year with Republican Senators doubting a candidacy. If he intends to step down, he would likely avoid public comment until party affairs near completion. Only a health or family issue could change this course.
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Eisenhower
Surry 4-H Camp plans outlined for Roanoke Island trip
Surry County 4-H Club members will join peers from Vance and Granville to attend a Roanoke Island camp the week of July. About 125 to 150 youths will tour Roanoke Island Nags Head Beach and the Wright Memorial and may view The Lost Colony pageant. Deposits of 10 dollars are requested to size buses and confirm attendance.
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Surry County
Roanoke Island
Manteo
Vance
Granville
Nags Head Beach
Wright Memorial
4-H
Views and Reviews on World Leaders and Disarmament
A collection of quotes from John Foster Dulles Dwight D. Eisenhower and others discusses pace toward freedom, world order, and military strength. Notable voices include G. M. Rogers and Harold Stassen stressing vigilance, peace through strength, and cautions against one sided disarmament.
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John Foster Dulles
Harold E. Stassen
Dear Louisa and the Shiftless Home Dilemma
A railroad worker writes about poverty while noting his wife’s housekeeping and the couple’s children. Louisa asks how to handle love and a dating rival. Louisa advises that a clean, thrifty home earns respect and that a “no work no pay” stance may prompt change.
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Louisa
Two Young Men Complete 279 Mile River Swim
John Daggett, 27, and William Beer, 26, two insurance salesmen from Las Vegas, finished a 279 mile 26 day swim down the Colorado River. They started at Lees Ferry near the Arizona Utah border on Easter Sunday and exited near Pierce Perry on May 5 near the Arizona Nevada border. They reportedly traversed roughly 280 rapids during the journey.
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Las Vegas
Nev
John
Daggett
William K. Beer
Colorado River
Lees Ferry
Arizona-Utah
Pierce Perry
Arisona-Nevada Gatetes
Gta
Sixth Living Generation Born in Kokomo Indiana
Mark Cory Ingels was born on May 4 in Kokomo to Mr. and Mrs. James Ingels, representing the sixth living generation. The lineage includes a 19 year old mother, grandmother 94, great grandmother 62, great great grandmother 68, and great great great grandmother 48 from Nicholsville Kentucky.
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Kokomo
Ind
Mark Cory Ingels
James Ingels
James McLay
Hazel Hubbard
Meta Keever
Mra. Y Katherine Walker
Nicholasville
Immortal Youth Theme in Poetic Excerpt
The fragment presents Whitman and others praising immortality and enduring youth. The lines envision living forever beyond war and cosmic destruction, preserving a serene, unscarred presence amid upheaval and decay.
Quiz Questions on Presidents and World Events
The questions ask for the last U S president assassinated the Lion of Judah the date and location of the first H bomb explosion the season when suicides peak the largest American union by membership Mexico's population the state religion the speed of the fastest jet aircraft and the current Postmaster General.
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U. S
Mexico
North Main Street plans a new dwelling by Harry Galloway
The item notes Harry Galloway will build a fine house on North Main Street. Also mentions Rev. J. B. Smith losing a horse, Granite Bakery delivering door to door, National Furniture Company expanding, and local travel plans for a Leaville reunion with veterans attending.
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Harry Galloway
North Main Street
Weekly Crossword Puzzle Carrying Case and Clues
Puzzle lists entries for a weekly crossword with clues such as carrying case, undead gear, grave, underworld, playing card, boredom, united, fastens, exist, prefix for two, and a performer. Readers fill grid with common crossword answers matching each clue.
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Underworld
United
Notable facts and figures from historical records
The notes list figures and names including William McKinley Hailie Selassie and Arthur Summerfield. It mentions Eniwetok Island in the Pacific in spring 1952 and a 1954 United Automobile Workers statistic. It cites a 20 million figure and a Catholic reference. It states the F-100 jet at 755 mph per Defense Department.
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Hailie Selassie
Ethiopia
Eniwetok Island
Pacific
United Automobile Workers
Defense Department
Arthur Summerfield
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