Vacation Plan in Nordic States Calls for State Subsidies
A discussion in News of Norway notes 10,090 Norwegian housewives will receive two week vacations funded by a one million kroner State Housewife Holiday Board and matched by voluntary groups. The plan faces limits like need-based selection and banning strenuous activities. Critics warn of compulsory vacations and social directors, while a magazine asserts Americans’ leisure often becomes destructive.
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Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Finland
Why Eisenhower's landslide failed to elect a GOP Congress in 1956
A study of Congressional Quarterly district returns shows coattails mattered little in 1956. Angry farmers and independent voting helped Democrats hold the House, with 36 pivotal districts deciding party switches. Twenty-eight shifted Republican to Democratic, eight the reverse, shrinking GOP from 221 to 207 seats. Split-ticket voting limited presidential coattails, as Texas hopes faded and the race ended with a stubborn note that politics defies simple confidence.
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Congressional Quarterly
Congress
House of Representatives
GOP
West Virginia
Eisenhower
Adlai E. Stevenson
Pause For Reflection on Economic Liberty and Individual Choice
J K Galbraith reviews John T Maurice Clark's Economic Institutions and Humane Welfare in the New York Times Book Review. Clark argues liberty equals both freedom of choice and access to a rich range of alternatives aligned with public preferences. He warns that standardization and concentration threaten individuality and urges an economic system fostering varied, wholesome expression.
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J. K. Galbraith
Warward
New York Times Book Review
Columbia Economics
John T Maurice Clark
Palm Sunday Commemorates Jesus Entry Into Jerusalem
Palm Sunday marks Jesus triumphal entry into Jerusalem the Sunday before the Crucifixion. The term get the brush or brashoff appears in historic travel notes about Pullman cars and high tipping service changing with passenger treatment and end of trips.
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Jesus
Jerusalem
Sheen
Alt
Religion and Evo lutionary Progress Addressed in Boston Church
A Boston church address by H. Bayard Phillips argues that freedom must balance individual rights with societal good. He critiques socialism and warns against letting emotion rule politics, urging science as the pathway to universal truth. He links economic progress to education and health, notes a shift from sentiment to fact, and sees progress as a divine but participatory process. The speaker, a mathematician, contends that true religion aligns with eternal progress and human welfare.
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H. Bayard Phillips
Boston
Jesus
United States
Europe
St. Mathew
God
Pulitzer
Walter Williams
University of Missouri
Williams
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama Canal
Jefferson City
Supreme Court Du Pont GM Decision Highlights American Progress
The Brennan essay lauds the Supreme Court ruling linking interlocking directorates to GM and Du Pont, arguing U S industrial leadership spurred wartime production and postwar innovation. It traces Roosevelt era shifts to new materials, paints, synthetics, and autos, noting policy helped housewives and fashion, with warnings for other industries about the decision's impact.
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Washington
du Pont
General Motors
Supreme Court
United States
Nikitai Chrushchev
Free World
Russia
Dior
William J. Brennan, Jr
Theodore Roosevelt
the du Pont
T. R
Army
Navy
duPonts
Tokyo
Roosevelt
du Fonts
Wilmington
Henry Ford
Ga Pants
Deslantre Rives
Dacron
Orlor
du Ponts
Brennan
America
Editorial Rant on American Journalism Language
A letter laments modern journalistic writing in U S media and academia. It cites examples from The New York Daily News and attacks shifts toward slang and awkward phrasing while praising older, clearer forms. The writer questions journalism programs and notes emphasis on trends, politics, and nonoffensive personalities over real reporting skill.
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New York Daily News
Ventures Limited and Canada US finance ties in new Treasury secretary era
The new Treasury secretary Robert Anderson leaves Ventures Limited, a Canadian holding giant worth about 22 million dollars with vast global holdings. The article highlights Ventures Limited as a major mining group with subsidiaries in Canada, the US, Africa, and South America, noting interlocking boards led by T. Lindsley and strong US Canadian financial links and London financing.
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Treasury
Robert ‘3. Anderson
Ventures Limited
Canada
United States
T. Lindsley
Frobisher Limited
Geoil Limited
Africa
South America
Geoil
Trans Border Limited
Williston Oil and Gas Limited
the Treasury
George Humphrey
Mark Hanna
Thermore
London
New York
Toronto Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Toronto
Defense
Alexander Hamilton
Navy
Anderson
Public figures weigh leave of absence and budget critique
Quotes from Sir Anthony Eden on public life and budget reactions by Sen. Byrd and Sen. Bush. A Rockford man, Theodore Sabin, freed after seven months for a crime he denies. A Marine officer defends belly dancing mockingly in Beirut. Admiral Radford cautions reliance on atomic weapons.
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Sir Anthony Eden
Theodore Sabin
Rockford, Lr
Odessa American Prefers Moral Guides For Public Duty
A fragment from the Odessa American urges alignment with moral guides such as the Golden Rule and the Ten Commandments. It asks readers to point out inconsistencies with these truths and notes public publication terms and subscription rates.
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Texas
ROR Ceret 16 Drops and Ancient Word Crisscross
Puzzle filled with mixed clues and letter play challenging readers to solve for scale notes, synonyms, and hidden phrases. Includes archaic spellings and several longer entries hinting at ship terms, plants, and emotions.
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By Ray Tucker
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Ial
Lindbergh
Ieturn
John Smith
South 12Th Street
South Side
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Trotsky
Hitler
Board of Regents
George E. Sokolsky
Harry F. Byrd
D-Va
Sen
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R-Conn
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Lebanon
Marine
Andrew I. Lyman
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