Editorial row in The World at Coos County questioned
The World of Coos Bay carried an editorial titled 1957 a Bad Year for America allegedly written by Sheldon F Sackett. The piece used eight cartoons and attacked Ike Eisenhower and Dick Nixon while recalling Truman era events and criticizing FDR, Pearl Harbor, and Hiroshima Nagasaki. The author defends Ike and rejects the charge that Shelly Sackett fooled Coos County readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coos Bay
Coos County
America
Ywo
Sheldon F. Sackett
Shelly
On Ee
Commie “Daily Worker
Sputnik
Ike Eisenhower
Ike
Eisenhower
Dick Nixon
Nixon
Harry Truman
Hiss
Dean Acheson
Loa
Dickon
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Yalta
China
Isphere
Joe
Fdr
Shelly Sackett
Korea
Douglas Macsersbiliry
Pearl Harbor
Washington
Commander Kimmel
Kimmel
Japan
Perr
Truman
Hiroshima
Nagasaki
Clarence Barton Defends Governor Holmes Tax Surplus
In a Herald letter, Rep Clarence Barton counters Wayne Glesys charge that Gov Holmes and allies overtaxed by 60 million. Barton praises Holmes for calling a special session to address a tax surplus and notes a 224 1/4 percent refund plan and 714 percent reserve concerns. The piece questions work ethic and modern living pressures.
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Clarence
Holmes
Clarence Barton
the Herald
Wayne Glesy
Glesy
House
Dooley
Yes
Mr. Barton
Oregon
Barton
Geisy
Gov. Holmes
Sig Anander
Tarpd
The American Way As Viewed by M W Eggleston
A Toronto Saturday Night magazine piece criticizes baby sitting as a social menace and blames parental overcommitment. It cites biblical competition references and argues for lawful, fair play in a free society before turning to CARE holiday aid for Hungarian refugees and others in Austria with thousands of packages and shoes distributed by American donors.
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Cowlbirds
Toronto
North America
Canada
Us.a
J C Ingebretsen
Austria
Northwest
Hungary
Youngoslavia
CARE
Vienna
Ambition and the push for shorter work weeks in modern economy
The essay argues ambition as a desire for money, status, and leadership fuels calls for a shorter work week. It targets labor leaders and figures like Walter Reuther and John L. Lewis, warning that reduced hours without lower costs could trigger inflation and shortages. It notes public doubt about widespread leisure and the strain on workers to support societal hazards of modern recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Reuther
John L. Lewis
Chuckles Broadcast Joke Card
Comic quip notes a wife in a theater and a punchline about coats. It opens with a joke about marrying off children to lengthen a car’s life and adds a sly jab about women being smart yet fumbling with coats in movies.
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Myrtle Point Herald
Eee Editorial
Lasgpckg Rin
G. W. Moll
K. F. Kolt
National Aby. Representative
Eerly Newspaper Representatives, Inc
Witoth Sri Puititree
Coos'Co
Sheldon Sackett Thught
U.S.2
Linn
Myrtle Point
Ore
M. W. Eggleston
Dan Taylor
U.S. Association
Northae Care Office
Seattle
Fuller Paints
Brodie Shingle Company
Vicks Vaporub
GROVE
T.V
Bea
Ashley
Michael G. Carney
Optometrist
North Adams
Coquille
Roxy Theatre
Nevada
California
Heeren & Linn Insurance Agency
Fifth Street
Edwards’ Electric
Ueses
Yeomn
Werner
W. A. Roberts
Timberlands
City Property
Harris
8Th St. Myrtle Point
Security Bank
Myrth Point
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