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Newspaper

Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 17, 1956

Page

17

Snatching Candy and the Debt We Owe to Our Children

A veteran critic denounces persistent government spending and looming national debt harming future generations. The writer argues promissory notes, foreign aid, and a permanent bureaucracy threaten liberty, urging citizens to demand accountable budgeting and restraint.

Truman Washington

Illness of Ike prompts call for a government of laws

The reports on President Eisenhower’s condition reveal a nation shaken by the idea that government depends on the person in the White House rather than the rule of law. The writer hopes for Ike’s recovery and for a return to a system where laws govern, not personal whim.

Eisenhower Washington White House Illinois Chicagoan James E. Finegan Ike John F. Kennedy Bay State Organization House John W. McCormack Kennedy Leverett Saltonstall Massachusetts Foster Furcolo Furcolo Americans For Democratic Rooseveltian

Odessa American moral guide statement notice

Daily Odessa newspaper page text outlines consistency with moral guides and laws. It lists publication details including address and subscription rates and asserts adherence to the Golden Rule Ten Commandments and the Declaration of Independence.

Odessa American Fourth St Odessa F&7 Texas

Looking Out for Yourself by Read at IIT Commencement

Leon Read of the Foundation for Economic Education urges IIT graduates to adopt a self-reliant, liberty-minded life over collectivism. He argues individuals control only themselves, while true help comes from personal understanding and responsible action.

Leonard F. Read Foundation For Economic Education Illinois Institute of Technology Read

Doubt and disillusion mark preconvention politics

In the national scene two months before Chicago and San Francisco meetings both parties face uncertainty. Eisenhower’s health and a possible partial presidency unsettle Republicans while no strong substitute emerges. Democrats split over strategy and leadership with Harriman and Stevenson clashing with liberal wings as Kennedy loses standing in Massachusetts.

Washington Chicago San Francisco GOP Eisenhower Walter Reed Hospital Ike Kefuaver Tennessee Stevenson Symington Frank G. Clement Alan Bible Nevada Bible Julien Sourwine Pat McCarran Harry Truman

Gore bill would push six nuclear plants under federal control

In Congress one senator introduced S 2725 to authorize six nuclear power facilities in six regions. Edison Electric Institute testimony argues the move duplicates private progress, risks taxpayer dollars, and would discriminate against investor owned utilities.

Albert Gore Tennessee Atomic Energy Commission United States Joint Committee On Atomic Energy Gore Uncle Sam Filmer L. Lindseth Cleveland Electric Hluminating Co Congressional Joint Committee On Atomic Energy Committee On Atomic Power Edison Electric Institute Lindseth U. S Russia Great Britain Canada France Switzerland India Norway Holland Sweden Italy Australia Belgium West Germany America Jesition

Power and the balance of federal authority in the United States

The piece argues that tension among the Presidency, Congress, and the Supreme Court has grown under Eisenhower, challenging constitutional government. It compares American governance with British and French systems, cites court expansion in enforcement of policy, and warns of executive data withholding and unapproved budget practices as threats to constitutional order.

Congress Supreme Court Eisenhower White House House of Representatives Union House of South Slochower Board of Education Anthony Eden Treasury

We Must Grow Up to Global Truths Says Critics

In remarks cited from Rev. Dr. George E. Drew of Lakewood Congregational and foreign correspondent Ludwell Denny, Americans are urged to rethink the belief that American prosperity justifies global cure-alls. Critics warn speedy aid and military power cannot mask domestic sacrifice.

America George E. Drew Lakewood Madison Ave Ludwell Denny

Truman cites Russian treaty breaks in Paris report

Eagle Rock dispatch notes President Truman on his first day in Paris stating the Russians broke twenty six treaties. The column adds a quip about a mad dog and a Red Herring with a wary view of trust in the Soviet bloc.

Eagle Rock Cal Paris Harry Truman White House

Q and A on trees fruits and bridges from 19th century notes

Includes questions and answers about bald cypress roots and knees air, plum food value at 20.1 percent carbohydrates, the Rock Island Railroad bridge in Davenport Iowa opening in 1856, and a knot garden defined as a formal design of slow growing plants or hedges.

Mississippi River Rock Island Davenport Iowa

Crossword Puzzle Clues From an Old Page

A cold compilation of crossword clues lists across and down entries including Shovel Relatives Contend Residence Compass point Salty drops Prevaricator Polynesian chestnut Bring into being Topsy's friend One opposed Breathing Coal sound Fortune Cross Goddess of discord Wonder and fear Body joint Rose genus Dismounted Confined Wise men Article of food Monkey Subject of a sermon Added The President Haunt Tidings River island Wooden seat Out of meat Slave Early Briton Drug plant Apart Murder Fruit Age Absolutely Allude Presently Invisible emanation European linden Otherwise Old musical note Solemn promise Drive a nail slantingly

Contend Fortune Cross River Island

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