President Eisenhower's Succession Dilemma Rekindled
The article reviews the unsettled rule for presidential disability and succession. It covers Eisenhower's proposal to define Acting President powers, cabinet approval for disability, and congressional reactions including Rayburn's skepticism. It notes the constitutional gap and compares to Wilson's era.
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Eisenhower
United States
U. S. Senate
House
Congress
Sam Rayburn
D Tex
Rayburn
Like Little Boys By THOMAS L. STOKES
A column argues disarmament by the United States and Russia as essential to civilization. It critiques nuclear brinkmanship, compares grown men to children with toy weapons, notes McCarthy era rhetoric, and warns of rising military costs and budgets. Will Rogers is invoked as a counterpoint to generals and dictators.
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Washington
United States
Russia
London
Harold E. Stassen
Los Angeles
Joe McCarthy
Jim Eastland
Mississippi
Robert Morris
Internal Security Committee
Will Rogers
Harold Stassen
John Foster Dulles
Stassen
Britain’s socialized medicine blamed for doctor unrest
The British Medical Journal argues socialized medicine causes trust loss, pay disputes, and administrative overreach. It cites doctors considering leaving England for the Dominions, as regulators expand control and erode professional direction.
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British Medical Journal
Britain
National Health Service
British Medica Journal
England
Dominions
First sugar mill started in Hispaniola in 1509
In 1509 the Western Hemisphere’s first sugar mill was established on the island of Hispaniola, in the area now comprising the Dominican Republic and Haiti. This marked the beginning of sugar production in the region and a major shift in colonial economies.
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Dominican Republic
Haiti
Pythagoras and the idea of a spherical Earth
A summary notes that Pythagoras, a Greek philosopher from the sixth century BC, is credited with first proposing that the earth is a sphere.
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Pythagoras
B. C
Week's Good And Bad News Shown In Review By McCann
A 22 day French cabinet crisis ended with Maurice Bourges Maunoury confirmed premier in Parliament by a 240 194 vote. He leads a coalition government and pursues immediate reforms though he lacks a solid majority in the 596 member National Assembly. In the Middle East Jordan Egypt Lebanon and U S positions shift as tensions rise and a Big Four Middle East conference is rebuffed in favor of UN talks.
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Charles M. McCann
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
Bourges-Maunoury
National Assembly
Socialist Party
Guy Mollet
Bourges-Maunour
Mollet
France
Middle East Middle
Middle Eastern
Jordan
Egypt
Hussein
Jerusalem
Samiel Solh
Lebanon
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Defense chief on 10 percent cut in armed forces
Charles E. Wilson says he has no elastic dollars for a proposed ten percent manpower reduction in the U S armed forces. Aldous Huxley remarks that most people are naturally boring and know little about eliciting interesting conversation. Sharks hunt by scent.
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Washington
Defense
Charles E. Wilson
U. S
Hollywood
Aldous Huxley
Disgusted mother objects to school age rules in New Castle
A reader from New Castle writes angrily about school age and preschool clinic tests. She questions why six year olds are the standard and asserts taxes should guarantee full access to school when children reach the ag e. She urges a definite law to curb overcrowding and asserts parents deserve clarity on when children can start school.
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the News
New Castle
Voice Of Broadway Gathers Buzz In Celebrity Columns
Dorothy Kilgallen notes Brooklyn Dodgers move to California approved by the front office and Mayor Wagner. Natalie Wood and Nicky Hilton attend Milk Fund premiere. Pamela Curran dates Serge Obolensky and Jack Carter. Various showbiz tidbits and industry rumors fill the page including awards, TV plots, and theater projects.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
California
Wagner
Natalie Wood
Hollywood
Nicky Hilton
Milk Fund
the Prince
The
Cafe Society
Pamela Curran
Serge Obolensky
Jack Carter
Hal March
Francis Salvatore
Candy March
Auction yields strawberry crate for charity in Benton Harbor
A charity auction in Benton Harbor Michigan saw a crate of straw berries fetch 300 dollars. Grandpappy Jenkins, described as a veteran shortcake addict, remarks they were probably worth it.
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Benton Harbor
Mich
Sir Henry Bessemer Inventor of the Bessemer Process
Sir Henry Bessemer, born January 19, 1813 in Hertfordshire England, studied mechanics in Holland and built a floating steam engine at twenty. He improved microscopes in France, joined the French academy at twenty five, fled to England during the French revolution, and later focused on iron to develop steelmaking from iron. He demonstrated the process before English ironmasters in 1856 and received many honors.
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Sir Henry Bessemer
Hertfordshire
England
Holland
Haarlem
France
French Academy
Try And Stop Me Memorabilia From Bennett Cerf
A humorous reminiscence notes socialite host gossip from Hollywood high life. Items include Groucho Marx toast Greta Garbo dream of hair sprigs and a Wilshire flirtation quip plus Zsa Zsa Gabor’s rapid diet results.
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Hollywood
Groucho Marx
Greta Garbo
Zsa
Gabor
Gibberellin craze spurs garden hubbub in Fairfax County
Othman notes cabbage plants soar to seed and fruit trees reach twenty feet under gibberellin craze. He cites rising prices, dubious brands, and FTC action amid suburban garden fads and warnings about overgrowth.
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Mclean
Othman
Japan
Fairfax County
Federal Trade Commission
Washington Calling on billboards and lobby power
Marquis Childs argues that organized lobbies exert broad influence in Congress over the billboard protection bill. He notes big business and labor blocking tactics, the highway sponsorship by Senator Neuberger, and the billboard industry's argument that advertising is cheap and pervasive. The piece critiques the political dynamics and questions the fate of scenic preservation versus expanding roadside advertising nationwide.
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Washington
Congress
Richard Neuberger
Oregon
McClellan
Teamsters
Senate
Neuberger
Abraham Lincoln
Secretary of Commerce
Robert S. Kerr
Okla
America
Who Is To Blame For Poorly Trained Math Students
James Keller reports on a discussion at the 35th annual meeting of the National Council of Mathematics Teachers in Philadelphia. A university professor warned college math professors neglect future teachers, arguing this harms students and future teachers alike and calls for high standards and moral values.
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National Council of Mathematics Teachers
Philadelphia
William A. Gager
University of Florida
James
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