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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 11, 1954

Page

16

Big Market of Leisure Captures Americans Spending Havens

A Fortune article by Saunders and Parker analyzes the vast leisure market in the United States, totaling about 30.6 billion dollars yearly. Growth centers around active spectator sports and related experiences, while static spending persists on alcohol and media, with future growth likely.

Fortune Dero A. Saunders Sanford Parker MesSrs. Saunders and Rarher

World Organization Handbook Critiques United Nations Role

The text discusses a Girl Scout Handbook edition from around 1933, noting it omits the American Bill of Rights and Constitution while praising the United Nations. It questions U N authority, cites citizenship debates, and warns against world dictatorship and abuses against women within a ruling bureaucracy.

World Organization United Nations Rand

Odessa American Puzzle Page June 11 1954

A word puzzle page from the Odessa American lists clues for across and down entries with numbers and partial answers. The page includes publication details, mailing and subscription rates, and a statement of editorial philosophy referencing the Golden Rule and Ten Commandments.

Odessa Texas Alwaye

The Income Tax, Root Of All Evil

A noting on the book The Income Tax Root Of All Evil by Frank Chodorov from Devin Adair Co New York highlights the tax as a central grievance and political issue.

Frank Chodorov The Devin-Adair Co New York

Ability to Pay Taxation Decried as Inequity in Democracy

A speaker argues that the ability to pay doctrine violates equality and promotes a caste-like system. He condemns progressive taxation as state coercion, likening it to highway robbery and warning it harms capital, production, wages, and government stability.

John Ise United States Europe Tms Highweyman Post Office Department Morris

McCarthy Clash Splits Democrats and GOP over Embattled Senator

Democratic critics charge McCarthy violated three laws as his push to expose defense secrets escalates. The White House faces doubts over pursuing action, fearing martyrdom and voter backlash, while pro McCarthyites resist censure as party leaders weigh strategy.

McCarthy Defense State Treasury Departments National Security Council Eirsenhower Everett McKinley Dirksen Ilinois Victor A. Johnson Senate Tke Joe

Polio Rehabilitation Emphasizes Patient Patience and Therapy

Doctors outline a long process after acute polio to relieve pain and relax tight muscles. Progress relies on gradual activity, massage, heat, and time with careful passive motion and underwater exercises. Walking and brace support may be needed, with possible tendon lengthening surgery and adaptive motions. The patient’s spirit greatly influences eventual recovery.

Ali

Richberg Praised and Censured for New Deal Roles

The piece condemns Donald Randall Richberg for his part in crafting the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 and leading roles in the NRA. It contrasts harsh critique with defenses noting prior norms and a reverent nod to the U.S. Constitution.

New York Republic Florence Donald Randall Richberg Roosevelt Mr. Richberg National Recovery Administration U. S

Noted author Richard Halliburton fate in 1939 storm

Q A style questions cover topics from Halliburton's disappearance aboard an ancient Chinese junk in a 1939 storm to debates on barnacles, potato tubers, and Socrates. The piece then quotes and critiques Richberg on politics and labor, ending with a flamboyant avowal of sin and redemption.

Richard Halliburton

Stevens and the Hearings on McCarthy Exaggeration Claims

The piece analyzes March 8 to March 10 proceedings and how Stevens and others described the Schine matter as exaggerated. It discusses the slow, ritualized Senate process, cross examinations, and how Roy Cohn and Joseph Welch shaped testimony amid Symington’s forceful questioning. The focus remains on the hearings’ strategic dynamics and political aims rather than substantive outcome.

Robert T. Stevens Symingston Senator Symington Stevens Committee Zwicker Joe Potter P Ut Ang John ‘Adams Roy Cohn David Schine McCarthy Congressional Sam Jenkins Army iAdams Cohn-Schine Joe McCarthy Symington

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