Roark predicts election outcome and party critique
Robert C. Roark argues the 1950s election offers little opportunity for valid argument. He skewers Ike and Truman eras, questions Supreme Court rulings, and muses on duplications of power plus a fanciful two-Presidency idea amid prosperity.
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Robert C. Roark
Ike Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Truman
Ike
Supreme Court
Greece
Cyprus
North Africa
Averell Harriman
Herbert Lehman
Burgess
McLean
Coonskin
Stevenson
Grant
ADA
Mamie
Ban Sy
Dick Nixon
Harry Truman
Henry Wallace
Medical progress through free enterprise shown in The Exchange
The Exchange Magazine highlights dramatic health gains from medical research over the last fifty years. Life expectancy rose from about 49 to 71 years, with future hopes of 90 to 100. Pneumonia deaths plummeted, home antibiotic cures cut costs, and child survival improved dramatically with lower infant mortality and whooping cough deaths. It credits free men and a free system for these advances.
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Exchange Magazine
Millions of Capitalists and the New York Stock Exchange
The NYSE issues a Fact Book outlining how the exchange is organized, dividend records, why prices vary, and how the monthly investment plan works. It argues mass ownership underpins free enterprise, noting 7.5 million stock owners in 1954 and growing.
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New York Stock Exchange
Stock Exchange
U. S
Venus Heat Wave Undermines Space Travel Fantasies
Navy findings show Venus is hotter than thought with surface temperatures above 212 degrees Fahrenheit. Radio waves detected from Earth support the heat claim, making human travel to Venus unlikely soon. The piece notes planets yield information and the heat on Venus offers crumbs of comfort during Earth's heat waves.
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Navy
Venus
Earth
Dairymen and Daily Worker quoted on self help and red ink
In Grass Roots Opinion Grass Roots in International Falls notes dairymen resolve surplus problems by self help and praise their self reliance rather than expecting relief from Washington. Dillon Herald remarks Daily Worker claims it has operated without money, arguing a Communist paper can run in the red.
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International Falls
Minn
Daily Journal
Washington
Fifty Million Cars and Pedestrians On American Streets
An observation notes the vast scale of urban traffic with fifty million automobiles and a hundred million pedestrians relying on city streets, highlighting the mobility challenge and everyday congestion.
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Sail
Tito calls for disarmament and arms-inspection debate
Yugoslav leader Tito joins Soviet leaders in urging disarmament while questioning the West’s commitment and the feasibility of any pact without a robust inspection regime. The article contrasts past Korea armistice inspections with current calls for reciprocal cuts amid doubt over verification.
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Marshal Tito
Tito
Soviet Union
South Korea
Korea
United Nations Command
Armistice Commission
Sweden
Switzerland
Poland
Czechoslovakia
South
North Korea
Syngman Rhee
Red
Kremlin
Notable quotes on democracy aid and marriage vows
Secretary Dulles questions the legitimacy of a system not freely chosen by peoples and Soviet rulers avoiding a people’s verdict. Rep Zablocki announces an inquiry into foreign aid to assess effectiveness. Marilyn Monroe states her priority is marriage over career plans.
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San Francisco
INS
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Clement J. Zablocki
Wis
Earth
Be Careful While Driving Says Edgar A GUEST
Just Folks by Edgar A. Guest urges readers to drive carefully and watch for children and strangers. The verse emphasizes safety, right of way, and the hope everyone arrives home unharmed tomorrow.
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Just Folks
Edgar A. Guest
Verse Quote From Romans Challenges Human Reply to God
A devotional snippet cites Romans 9 20 asking who questions the creator and why he formed humanity as he did. It reflects humility before divine design and the limits of human understanding.
Self-Segregation and the Drive for Equalizing Education
Holmes Alexander argues that voluntary self-segregation persists among Negro students and that most educated African Americans prefer mixed schools but pursue excellence anyway. He warns desegregation efforts threaten to lower educational standards and calls the equalizing impulse a dangerous global trend.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
Herman Sweatt
Law School
University of Texas
Sweatt
Colored Law School
Texas State University
The
NAACP
Ambrose Caliver
Office of Education
District of Columbia
Thompson
Citizens Question City Tax Policy and Slum Upgrading
A letter to the editor questions the 1956 property tax raises and millage increases, criticizing assessors and officials for high levies and condemnations. The writer highlights residents commuting to Cleveland to pay New Castle taxes and asks whether government by the people is perishing.
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Cleveland
Ohio
New Castle
Belmont big bettor bets $65,000 a day at race track
A wealthy California real estate broker reportedly averages $65,000 daily at New York’s Belmont Park. The piece notes the high stakes and asks if he’s ahead, reflecting on the sport of kings becoming a pastime for tycoons.
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California
New York
Belmont Park Race Track
Frank A Seiberling Citizen of Akron Dies at 95
The not ed manufacturer and executive Frank A Seiberling born 1859 in Western Star Ohio died August 11 1955 at age 95. He led a tire and rubber firm in Akron and chaired the rubber company bearing his name. He served as a trustee for educational institutions and was a Republican.
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Frank A. Seiberling
Western Star
Tire and Rubber Company
Akron, CO
Housing Woes in Richland as FHA Sells Wartime Homes
Richland residents object to FHA valuations of their wartime houses tied to plutonium work. Officials fear permanent peace could end demand, leaving workers with high prices for aging duplexes. leaders urge lower values and warn of town’s decline.
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Washington
iIt
Uncle Sam
Hanford
Wash
Richland
Congress
Federal Housing Administration
R. W. McKee
General Electric Co
James Minor
Dr. Minor
Harold O. Munson
Citizens’ Committee
FHA
Fred Clagett
Sam
John J. Dempsey
Joint Atomic Energy Sub-Committee
Week's Good And Bad News Shown In Review
A two part review of the week notes Soviet Stalin blame debates in Communist parties and NATO talks in Paris about broadening alliance. It cites Mollet confidence vote and French stability plus rising Western support, with a separate bad section on Soviet propaganda moves and Cyprus tensions.
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Kremlin
Josef Stalin
Free World
Moscow
Stalin
Russia
Tito
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Paris
NATO
Guy Mollet
National Assembly
All in a Lifetime Try And Stop Me
A humorous column notes servant woes in a Las Vegas household as a cook struggles with beet prep and black specks. Paris dining disaster story recalls Harry Kurnitz discovering a restaurant so bad the waiter confidently recommends a rival across the boulevard.
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Las Vegas
Harry Kurnitz
Paris
Kurnitz
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William Ritt
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Grid Star
James Petrillo
American Federation of Musicians
Grandpappy Jenkins
Argentina
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United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, Conn
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F. C. Othman
Charles M. McCann
East Germany
Nathan F. Twining
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Dmitri T. Shepilov
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