Blue Laws Rise Again Across States
Blue laws long thought archived gain new life in Pennsylvania and New Jersey as states tighten Sunday sales rules. Pennsylvania raises fines from four dollars to one hundred for first offenses and two hundred for later violations, with exemptions for news vendors. New Jersey revisits a Sunday sales ban on clothing and home goods, proposing county referenda after a prior ruling struck down a similar law for partial county coverage. The piece traces blue laws from colonial Puritan roots to modern enforcement debates, noting public pushback from Seventh Day Adventists and Jewish groups and noting broader Sunday observance patterns nationwide.
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Pennsylvania
New Jersey
State Superior Court
Ocean
Cape May
Monmouth
Samuel A. Peters
Connecticut
London
Lord’s Day Alliance
Seventh Day
New York City
Closed Doors For The UAW
The Senate Labor Rackets committee meets behind closed doors to hear initial testimony on charges of misconduct against United Auto Workers officials led by Walter Reuther. Republican pressure, led by Sen. Barry Goldwater, aims to air charges against the union, while Reuther and allies brand the attacks as anti-labor rhetoric.
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Senate Labor
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Reuther
U.A.W
Kohler Co
Robert Kennedy
Pat McNamara
Dmich
Get
McNamara
Goldwater
Russia
Elaine Malbin Seeks Love Beyond Opera World
New York notes reveal Elaine Malbin a lyric soprano earning up to 75000 a year struggles with dating. She prefers older or more accomplished men and dislikes glib attitudes. She dislikes opera’s exhausting discipline yet remains driven, stormy, and determined to see more of life.
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New York
Elaine Malbin
Miss Malbin
Elaine
Raleigh County Vacation Spotlight Cites Lake Draw
Mrs. S B Toney of Raleigh writes Bug Dust praising Raleigh County as the best U S vacation spot in summer. She notes the cool climate, the proposed lake and motels, and urges more advertising to draw tourists to Beckley and surrounding areas.
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Sarah Toney
Raleigh
Canada
Niagara Falls
New England States
New York
Washington, D. C
Beckley
Raeleigh County
United States
Woodrow Toney
Vicki Sue
Sara Cathy
Charlie Smith
Prayer for Today Reminds Believers to Seek Thy Will
A devotional prayer asks God to deepen day by day the believer’s knowledge of His plan and to align will with Thy will. It urges shedding self seeking and dedicating powers to establish Thy kingdom and glorify Thy name through Christ. The prayer credits A Scott of Toronto as post moderator of the United Church of Canada.
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Christ
A, Scott
Toronto
Eisenhower’s 19th Century Diplomacy Views
President Eisenhower’s approach to diplomacy echoes 19th century practice. He opposes summit conferences, favors foreign ministers with broad authority, and cites Vienna 1814 15 and Napoleon era rafting talk as cautionary examples of overreach by heads of state. Khrushchev Macmillan press for summits, but no tangible gains from 1955 talks.
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Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Nikita Khrushchev
Harold Macmillan
Khrushchev
Dulles
Gress
Vienna
Europe
Napoleon
Alexander
Nikolai Bulganin
Congress of Me
Realistic etiquette on bus seats and female strength
Don Goodwin presents a Q A exchange on modern manners in transit. He argues etiquette reflects tradition that women are frailer and men protect them, yet rules adapt to practicality. Help with heavy loads should be offered by strength when needed, not out of dated show.
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Don Goodwin S. J
Riverdale
N. Y
S. J
Floyd Patterson
Mars named for war god and its fiery red hue
Factographs note Mars derives its name from the god of war and describe its diameter as about half of Earth's. The Leaning Tower of Pisa's tilt has increased by a quarter inch over the last 18 years. Constantinople’s name honors Constantine the Great.
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Mars
Dieameter
Earth
Pisa
Italy
Earl Wilson Reports From Puerto Rico Rum Tour
Earl Wilson tours Ponce and San Juan exploring rum production on a patriotic visit. He encounters the Serralles family behind Don Q, a pilot plant for distilleries, banana rum daiquiris, and the Tropical Itch cocktail at the Caribe Hilton. He notes Governor Munoz Marin’s stance on rum and shares late-night celebrity tidbits from New York.
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Commonwealth
Nixon
V. W
Columbus
Ed Gardner
Puerto Rico
Serralles
Don Q
Connecticut
Tito Wirsching
Coffin Island
Caribe Hilton
Gov. Munoze Marin
Coyotes Described In Junior Editors Quiz
Coyotes are American prairie wolves about the size of a small dog with shaggy fur and a long bushy tail. They bark when disturbed and howl at night to attract others. They eat gophers in summer but may prey on poultry in winter. Steve Ayers of Greenville wins $10 for this question.
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Steve Ayers
Greenville
S.C
Beckley
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