The News Company Staff And Contact Details
The News Company of New Castle announces its editorial leadership and office policy. It lists officers including Lessie Treachel Anderson as chairman and Richard E. Rents as president and GM, with key staff and advertising roles, plus payment terms and subscription rates.
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North Mercer Street
New Castle
Lessie Treachel
Anderson
Richard E. Rents
Lucy Treachel
Ray
Fred Rents
George W Conway
Fred C Scheppele
International News Service
Turncoats in the News and the Korean Prisoner Exchange
The article critiques the release and return of 21 American prisoners from Panmunjom in January 1954, calling them turncoats and questioning U S diplomacy. It notes three ex-soldiers among those who defected and suggests they face no serious penalties after dishonorable discharge.
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Reds
U. S
Red China
Panmunjom
GM to Build High Speed Passenger Train For Railroads
The article reports General Motors plans a revolutionary passenger train to aid railroads against airline competition. GM President Harlow Curtice says the streamlined train could exceed 100 mph, promising faster city pairs and lower operation costs.
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General Motors
Harlow H. Curtice
New York
Washington
Detriot
Chicago
New York City Adds Street Court Powers in 1955
The article notes a federal judge using U S marshals to recruit jurors from pedestrians in New York City raising concerns about street shanghaiping. It mentions a litter ordinance with fines up to 25 dollars and potential mail payment option of 10 dollars.
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New York City
New York
U. S
Europe
U.S
Grass Roots Opinion Calls for Reassertion of States Rights
In Tempe Arizona the Daily News urges a return to the original principle of state sovereignty with limited federal power, warning that the nation risks losing heritage if powers remain centralized. In NowWalk Connecticut the Hour notes earnings reinvested to expand amid growing competition for new markets.
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Tempe
Ariz
Daily News
United States of America
Russia balks at concessions as Big Four talk looms
Molotov told the UN anniversary session in San Francisco that Russia will not concede. Moscow seeks Formosa to Chinese Reds, a ban on atomic weapons, and U.S. withdrawal from bases including West Germany. Experts expect renewed high level probing at Geneva with Germany as the key issue and potential shifts in NATO alignment.
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Vyacheslav Molotov
Russia
San Francisco
Formosa
U.S
West Germany
Geneva
Eisenhower
Germany
United States
Western Alliance
Singing The Blues Again by Doris Fleeson
Adlai Stevenson laments lack of staff funds and backing as he contends for the Democratic nomination. He is isolated, divorced with three sons, and unsupported by major party figures, yet he presses on, viewed by many as the party’s best spokesman. The piece notes rivals and political dynamics.
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Washington
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
Do You Believe Weights and Measures Fixed by Law?
The article notes no federal law defining basic units of the U S customary system. Washington urged Congress to fix a basis for the pound and yard, yet federal legislation is lacking. Some agencies states and localities publish standards but the federal government does not.
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The
United States
Washington
Congress
U. S. Department of Agriculture
U. S
Willie
Wildle
You re rae Me by William Ritt observations in a playful column
A lighthearted column surveys odd facts and curiosities from science and daily life. It notes a 50 million year old Atlantic rise, a Michigan janitor winning a 1600 dollar fellowship, Nessie as a 40 foot eel, a 100 mph railcar, June weather, Java’s 125 volcanoes, and 350000 known plants with only about 1000 useful to humans.
Willie's Calamity Prophecies and Censorship Echoes
In Washington Willie the Wailer mocks drought fears and presses a satire on censorship and government conspiracies. He riffs on past conflicts and current topsoil and mineral fears while joking about a psychiatrist and a wired bathtub.
New Castle Development Board Reports Ongoing Outreach
At a four hour GNCA meeting Murray Stevens outlines active outreach to nine manufacturing prospects. Four are near site inspections and two are contacting local builders for costs as residents, trade papers, and visits spread news of New Castle growth. Three committee members plus Elmer Reiber Jim Rugh Brown Zahnizer and Dick Rentz kept the contact line open with United Engineering in Pittsburgh. Geoffrey Beard Cyril Gardner stress United’s support and cautions about leaving New Castle but emphasize the town’s potential for growth and expansion.
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Greater New Castle Development Corporation
Murray Stevens
Development Corporation
Stevens
GNCA
New Castle
Pittsburgh
United Engineering
Elmer Reiber
Jim Rugh
Brown Zahnizer
Dick Rentz
United
Geoffrey Beard
Try And Stop Me By Bennett Cerf
Lucius Beebe, editor of a Nevada newspaper from a private railroad car, once sought an interview with Woollcott who refused and quipped he was bottom of the ocean. A red faced motorcycle cop accosts a deaf young lady driver and warns she'll hear in the morning.
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Bennett Cerf
Lucius Beebe
Nevada
New York
Alexander Woollcott
A. W
Woollcott
Beebe
World Leaders Urge Peace and Honest Negotiations
In brief remarks from Rutland and San Francisco, President Eisenhower and Sir Percy Spender stress peace and genuine negotiation. Gene Tunney comments on the Moore Olson fight praising a decisive hook as unmatched since Dempsey. Separate notes state Mocha coffee is from Arabia and bananas originate in the East Indies.
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Rutland
Eisenhower
New York
Gene Tunney
Archie Moore
Bobo Olson
Moore
Olson
Dempsey
Getting Enough Money From Military Sales
Washington reports question whether the military gets enough money for the billion dollars of goods sold yearly. GSA official cites junklike Gibson lift trucks from Mechanicsburg as examples of wasteful pricing and unsafe gear. Navy and lawmakers recount finance errors and dangerous vehicles leading to thousands spent on failed rebuilds.
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Washington
General Services Administration
Navy
Mechanicsburg
R. J. Arnold
Bureau of Supplies
Congress
Gibson Trucks
Gibson Manufacturing Co
Longmont
Colo
Gibson and Co
Army
Rep
Riehlman
Rep. Holifield
Fairly Spoken By MARGARET LATROBE
Neighborhood kids arrive after a school bus trip to a mother’s party prep. Five boys seek cake and marbles while debating guest towels and whip cream as neighbors converge on the front porch. They slip out to play marbles, unsure about the party tomorrow.
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Pop
Wallenstein’s Rise from Chicago to World Music Stages
Alfred Wallenstein, a Chicago native, studied in public schools and started cello public performances at age nine. He toured Europe and the Americas as a concert cellist and served as solo cellist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He recorded extensively and conducted the Los Angeles Philharmonic.
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Alfred Wallenstein
Europe
South
North America
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra
I Have Never Shouted at Umpires in My Life
The speaker reflects from the stands on umpire decisions, denying harsh calls or shouting, noting umpires act from the field while fans may misjudge. He cites patience and humility, and quotes Psalm 145 verse about calling on the Lord.
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