Defeat of Harold Stassen in Republican PA primary
A cheerful sign in politics, Stassen’s loss signals voters in Pennsylvania have preserved some political sense. The piece critiques Stassen’s long, fruitless campaigns and warns that in office he could threaten American life, associating him with a belief in aiding foreign nations at Americans’ expense.
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Harold Stassen
Pennsylvania
Childe Harold
Stassen
Minnesota
White House
Crash Diet and the Call for Educational Variety
Henry McLemore recounts attempting a dry fruit crash diet in a tailor shop, then pivots to a critique of rigid schooling. He argues that forced conformity threatens American freedom, urging diverse private and local public schooling to preserve individuality, initiative, and resistance to manipulation. He cautions against federal standardization and calls for local control over curriculum and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Better Jobs By R C Hoiles on Compulsory Union Membership
R C Hoiles argues compulsory union membership erodes individual rights, citing the Declaration of Independence and First Amendment issues. He contrasts voluntary railroad unions' success with forced membership, asserting right to work and voluntary service preserve wages and freedom.
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Congress
Supreme Court
High Court
Warren G. Stone
Locomotive Engineers
Time Magazine mocks Khrushchev liquor choice in era of rulers
A reader interjects with skeptical humor about Khrushchev drinking habits and jokes about Lincoln and Grant. He proposes sending vodka cases to the Pentagon while referencing modern leadership. The message blends satire and nostalgia with a provocative wartime touch.
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Eagle Rock
Cal
Time Magazine
Khrushchev
Lincoln
Grant
Pentagon
De Gaulle Eyes Personal Talks With World Leaders
Washington reports De Gaulle plans a man-to-man summit series with top East West and Middle East leaders including Eisenhower Macmillan Adenauer Khrushchev Nasser and Tito. Soundings are under way by Maurice Couve de Murville while Macmillan welcomes Paris talks after his Eisenhower visit.
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Washington
de Gaulle
Eisenhower
Macmillan
Adenauer
Khrushchev
Gamal Nasser
Marshal Tito
Maurice Couve
de Murville
Paris
Eisenhower - Macmillan
State Department
Russia
Middle East
Dulles
Congress
Kremlin
Sergei Vinogradov
France
U.S
Britain
Gaillard
Algeria
Regipe
West
Thomas Murray
Joint Committee
Powell Symptomatic Election Pressure in Harlem
The article portrays Adam Clayton Powell Jr. as a demagogue who has used race to command political leverage. Negro leaders denounce him yet demand his nomination, fearing street reaction if denied. It argues Powell embodies race consciousness, shaping New York politics and party dynamics amid Harlem’s shifting loyalties.
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Republican Party
Adam Clayton Powell
New York County Committee
National Republican Club
Thomas J. Curran
Harlem
Eisenhower
Powell
United States
New York
Senate Judiciary Committee
Adam Clay
Jon Powell, Jr
Congress
New York City
New York County
Brooklyn
Bronx
Trish
Connecticut
New Jersey
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr
Washington talks drift through idle masks of state visits
A parade of foreign leaders arrives in Washington for hush hush discussions. German President Heuss and British Prime Minister Macmillan meet with President Eisenhower, with talk of de Gaulle possibly visiting. The piece swaps witty banter and speculates on private chats and a formal communique.
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Washington
Heuss
Macmillan
de Gaulle
Ike
Huess
Mac
North Africa
U. S
Tke
Burning Tree
Dulles
Britain
France
Tice
Monsieur le President
CULTURE COMES A CROPPER AND BACK DOOR OPEN
A Nation's Press critique questions cultural exchanges with the Soviet Union as John Baker Jr faces a Moscow University ban for diplomatic conduct. CY RUSS. EATON is subpoenaed by HUAC to answer about Communist ties. An Industrial News Review piece warns of a back door through which socialism encroaches on US liberty as federal defense funding balloons.
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Kremlin
U.S.A
Russia
U.S. Moscow
John Baker Jr
Moscow University
Cyrus S. Eaton
House Committee On Un-American Activities
FBI
Soviet Union
Communist Party
Eaton
Industrial News Review
Constantinople
United States
U.S
Freedom as a Gift Not Government Grant
A philosophical stance asserts freedom derives from God not the state. It argues freedom is not license and must align with moral guides like the Golden Rule, the Ten Commandments, and the Declaration of Independence.
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Mary
Charlie
By Howard Kershner
R. C. Hoiles
Jack Moffitt
Jim
Preg-Manning
Tito
Allen
House
Senate
Murray
Joint Chiefs
General de Gaulle
Capitol
Michael O'Neill
Ske
Nation's Press
N. Y. Daily News
Your Freedom Newspaper
Odessa American
East Fourth St
Odessa
Ketor County
Mountain Lake
Portuzese City
Heavenly Body
Fir
Reise
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