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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1952
Page
2
A government document from January 14 1982 outlines public debt totals including 25 403 990 495 00 and 30 705 846 124 00, with a maker value of 259 258 650 210 00. The report notes each citizen bears a share of the debt, calculated at 1 665 37.
A 1961 city proclamation in Park Ridge Illinois ordered the Christain flag raised at City Hall Plaza from Christmas Eve to Christmas Day. Mayor Alfred P Haake led the event with youth groups presenting the Royal Banner of Christianity to a clergyman as the flag was raised. The ceremony closed with the Lord's Prayer and the pledge to honor God as the source of freedom and liberty.
Richard Hanser recalls anecdotes about Abraham Lincoln including a campaign moment with Peter Cartright where Lincoln stays seated when asked to stand for heaven, and a quip about parliament and faces. The piece also notes Stephen Douglas calling Lincoln two faced and a diplomat praising Lincoln's learning.
Readers from Myrtle Point share letters from Charlie Bingham at Harvard and Ralph Moore, with notes on local politics, German letters, and the 1952 global outlook. The piece mentions Taft Warren and Stasseen speakers, a mock convention, and a call for constructive reader letters.
A political column urges rejecting the Deal era in 1952 and replacing the administration with a firm foreign policy and honest government. The piece questions peace negotiations in Europe and Asia, warns against socialism, and advocates return to sound economy and democracy. Local notes mention Fred and Herman Tedsen's California visit and a social golf outing.
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