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Newspaper
New Castle News
Location
New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1957
Page
4
The text argues prosperity hinges on research, noting $7 billion spent by industry on research this year and a projected $9 billion by 1960. It highlights the role of research scientists in developing new products, processes, and markets, urging more young people to enter science to raise living standards.
The state Department of Justice probes distribution of scurrilous pamphlets in New Castle ahead of the May 21 primary. The piece besmirched local reputations and prompted calls for swift, stern justice to deter future underhand tactics. Citizens are urged to report any facts to authorities.
Vocabulary shifts as Rome showcases the American model with a Rome fair attracting over 400,000 visitors. The exhibit inspires new Italian terms like supermercato and pre-impacco and prompts several Romans to adopt ready-to-eat and pre packed foods, signaling a shift in mass distribution and living standards.
Senator Knowland questions a plan to give $2 billion in federal aid to schools over four years. He warns that Washington money always brings government control and never ends after four years.
The piece argues Gov. G. Mennen Williams protects UAW figures like John Gunaca against extradition, linking his actions to a broader Labor influence. It revisits 1954 Wisconsin border violence, Flynn’s 1948 case, and ties to U.S. politics amid a Wisconsin special election with Walter Kohler and McCarthy’s death reshaping race dynamics.
The White House celebrates a civil rights bill House passage with Republicans backed by 25 to possibly 45 votes. Senate chances remain uncertain, but Douglas says filibusters may drop. Nixon plans Atlanta speech tying civil rights to 1960 election, while policy moves include African affairs offices and expanded diplomacy.
A collage of captions notes quirky questions about work vacation plans and wealth. It also references New York City's noise crackdown, a Santa card, a Montreal radiophone theft, and Gov Thomas B. Stanley’s Virginia career from 1930s to governor in 1954.
Column notes on various entertainment figures and events. Brief items include Love for Françoise Sagan and her marriage plan, O’Brian and Bracken romance, blondes in show business, Montalban joining Jamaica, Donnell and Ray dating, Bill O’Dwyer in Ireland, Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne biography, McClellan committee gossip, Aga Khan marriage rumor, Bert Lahr slim waist, Tin Pan Alley tune, Ram Gopal Buddha film, Mom Dorsey book idea, and Portago crash survivor aid.
Helen E. Jones of The Humane Society argues the meat industry resists humane slaughter and calls for compulsory legislation. She cites Hormel’s carbon dioxide system, other packers adopting humane methods, and House hearings critiquing the American Meat Institute. She notes 29 year committee history and quotes Congressman Cooley on lacking progress.
Washington column recounts J Russell orchid ceremony in a rickety Capitol greenhouse. Architect J George Stewart asks for $587000 to relocate orchids, faces House rejection. Senate inquiry reveals barbers in the Senate building earn 975 yearly, House barbers 2200, satire on payrolls.
Inside Communist China reports warn of a fresh purge as Mao Tse-Tung’s "let a hundred flowers bloom" call reverberates in eastern Europe and China. Non Communists like Chang Po-Chun and Chu An-Ping face denouncement or firing amid Beltway-style power plays, while critics warn of a looming counter reaction from the masses.
A speaker describes careless shaving causing a chin cut that bleeds persistently despite pressing and using home remedies. The verse warns shavers to beware the chin as a dangerous spot and to take care with safety razors.
A 39-year-old Philadelphia mother and elementary school crossing guard, Mrs. Mary Curran, dove onto the sidewalk to shield 6-year-old Albert Krause as a car sped toward the intersection. The driver stopped half a block away and apologized. Curran’s quick actions stopped a tragedy.
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