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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 07, 1955

Page

20

Voters weigh tax giveaways and government power defeat

The piece reports Clarence E. Manion arguing voters would reject a four and a half billion dollar foreign aid program if given a chance. He cites New York and New Jersey highway and housing defeats, condemns “unseen forces” and notes CIO and Ford stance against populist voice. It also covers the Commission on Intergovernmental Relations findings and publisher Tom Anderson’s socialism critique.

Mutual Clarence E. Manion Notre Dame University Dean Manion New York New Jersey France England Malaya Yugoslavia India Harold Stassen Manion CIO Ohio Notre Dame Ford

Public School Texts Under Fire in Santa Ana Debate

The Odessa American reprints a 1955 opinion piece arguing Santa Ana California Public Schools rely on a Ginn and Co history book, claiming it erodes American civic teaching. It cites Catherine Baldwin and David S Muzzey as part of a broader critique of British influence and world history in U S classrooms.

the American Santa Ana Calif David Seville Muzzey Ginn and Co United States California Catherine P. Baldwin Andrew Carnegie Britain America New York David S. Muzzey Cecil Rhodes Baldwin Great Britain England Western Hemisphere U. S Hoiles Muzzey William Thompson General McCamant Nati Society Suns Portland Oregon Pan American Union Fabian Socialists Unesco M. E. Brubaker

Better Jobs and the Federal Reserve in Public Debate

A reader condemns Muzzey and public schooling for promoting government power. The letter questions the Federal Reserve’s role, cites Isabel Paterson and Elihu Root, and argues that reforms under Wilson worsened depressions and class tensions. The author promises further discussion in the next issue.

Elihu Federal Reserve System David Saville Muzzey Muzzey Federal Trade Commission Wilson Congress

Miles Coverdale and the Emerald Anniversary Trivia

Miles Coverdale was an English bishop who produced the first English Bible translation in 1535. The emerald anniversary marks fifty-five years. The gadwall’s distinctive feature is a white spot on part of its wing, unique among American river ducks.

Miles Coverdale Exeter England

Southern unions brace for AFL CIO drive reshaping era

National AFL CIO push to organize Southern factories alarms regional leaders amid school desegregation fears. Meany and Reuther project expanded wage rules and broader federal contracts while predicting strikes and higher costs as plastics and light metals boost Southern industry.

Miami Fla Afl-Cio Walter P. Reuther Unified Labor Camp George L. Meany Meany Reuther AFL Executive Committee AFL United States South

Stalin and elections fate at Potsdam judged by Mosely

Professor Philip E. Mosely of Columbia recalled at Potsdam that Stalin said any freely elected government would be anti-Soviet and could not be permitted. Admiral Leahy confirmed the gist of Truman's stance on recognizing puppet regimes in Hungary Romania and Bulgaria. The piece critiques U S policy and calls for more experience and courage to avoid wishful measures.

Philip E. Mosely Columbia University Potsdam Stalin Yalta Hungary Rumania Bulgaria Czechoslovakia Poland Truman James Byrnes Philip Mosely Mosely Review of Politics East Central Europe Kremlin Soviet Russia Molotov Khrushchev Germany Leahy Pavlov Admiral Leahy United States Moscow Churchill State Department White House Geneva John Foster Dulles Walter George

Swiss political life seen in Geneva summit notes

The Geneva summit briefing highlights Swiss voting rights limits with 29 percent enfranchised and cantonal controls on relief, bankruptcy, and exile. It notes foreigners' rights, state church subsidies, and the lack of separation between church and state amid a history of espionage and refugee policy.

Jean-Pierre Grenier Foreign Office Geneva Switzerland Grenier George Lauser-Hah University of Geneva Press House Lauser - Hail Eleanor Roosevelt Anna Rosenberg Mortimer Byers U. S. Court Brooklyn Byers England Department of Justice New York Fiorello LaGuardia Kentucky Alben Barkley Harry Hopkins Senate

West Germans rebound on freedom and market goods

The author argues West Germany's revival came after 1945 to 1948 when a free market delivered food shoes clothes and radios while workers in England faced austerity. He credits social systems for work incentives and contrasts Franco Italian labor with socialist constraints. He notes Romans used shorthand around 100 B C by Marcus Tullius Tiro.

Cicero Marcus Tullius Tire

Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues

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