Federal education aid expands loans and programs in 1958 bill
The 1958 education act authorizes an $800 million four year program for loans to students, vocational training, school guidance, and science and language equipment. It sets loan terms, repayment rules, and tax relief context, with emphasis on science, teaching, and national defense skills.
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Soviet
Russia
Family Income Insurance Gift For New Bride
Dr George W Crane promotes a Family Income policy as a wise wedding gift for brides. A $10,000 policy pays $100 monthly for 20 years if the husband dies, and the full $10,000 at the end, providing long term support and peace of mind for the wife and future children.
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George Jessel
L. A
Farley Granger
el Mocrocco
Anita Ellis
Farfel
Bea Lillie
Bruce Laffey
Mgr
Roz Russell
Lance Bris
Jada Rowland
N. Y
Life Magazine
Bardot
John Gielgud
Eva Gabor
Destry
Rob’t Q. Lewis
Phil
Sgt. Bilko) Silvers
Joé E. Ross
Earl
Filibuster Fight Revisits Senate Rule No 22
Washington faces a prolonged clash as northern Democrats and Republicans press to amend Rule No 22 to allow a simple majority to end filibusters. The rule, long praised for debate liberty, forces a two thirds threshold and has blocked many measures. Analysts warn the struggle will test how a continuing body adopts new parliamentary rules.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Nightly Forecasts and Show Biz Sparks From Earl’s Page
Earl Wilson reports a blitz of entertainment buzz with Eddie Fisher’s TV sponsor renewing options, Liz Taylor and Marilyn Monroe era hints, and Diana Dors set for Steve Allen’s show. Milestone notes include Jack Barry and Dan Enright separating, Gina Lollobrigida vs. Deborah Kerr and Ingrid Bergman among top contenders, plus a Turkey-gift surprise for 39 Colts players.
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Liz Taylor
Harry Truman
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Jack Barry
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Honey Merrill
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Yale
Lynn Galvin
Copacabana
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Archibald MacLeish
Deborah Kerr
Susan Hayward
Ingrid Bergman
Roz Russell
Jean Simmons
David Niven
Spencer Tracy
Burl Ives
Tony Curtis
Asia Mercodova
Jayne Mansfield
Baltimore Colts
Carroll Rosenbloom
Left-Wing Thinkers and the Communist Party’s New Path
A Syracuse American Legion outline presents a shift from strict Communist party line to a broad mass socialist approach. It argues a unified left with Marxist groups, merging activities, and adopting American socialism while softening ties to Soviet policies.
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Syracuse
New York
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The
Eugene Dennis
Beckley News Rates and Delivery Details
The notice lists subscription rates for Beckley newspapers including daily and Sunday options, per year or half-year terms, with home delivery by carrier. It notes tax adds. carriers are independent contractors and the paper cannot assume responsibility for advance payments.
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MAMI
Scscsce
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Netherlands Named Kingdom of the Netherlands in Official Status
The designation Kingdom of the Netherlands is established as the official name. The United States begins its fiscal system with import duties and an excise on distilled liquor as early federal taxes.
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Netherlands
Kingdom of the Netherlands
United States
Hal Boyle Resolutions Breaking On All Fronts
Hal Boyle notes America’s leading industry is making and breaking resolutions. Children finish the year well but adults delay reforms until New Year.
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New York
America
Message to Garcia Became Quizon Joke and New Year Bills
The text mixes a joke about Carrying a Message to Garcia with a quiz answer, references to General Calixto Garcia and West Point, and a humorous look at New Year resolutions. It contrasts heroic wartime lore with a wary glimpse of a husband’s self-improvement spree that quickly collapses, showing family reactions and domestic quirks.
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Genera Iniquez Calixto Garcia
Cuba
Spain
United States
Arcia
McKinley
Andrew Rowan
Leutenant
U. S
West Point
Rowan
Danny Gregg
Brecksville
Ohio
Beckley
Santa Claus
Admiral’s single word reply to shipwork sparks debate
The American Medical Journal recalls a navy admiral who scolded a cruiser being tied up at berth, then softened with one word Good and added God to it. Separately, Somerset Maugham, at 84, cites Balzac Dickens Tolstoy and Dostoyevsky as the great novelists, arguing that skill in writing matters less than storytelling and passion.
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Somerset Maugham
Balzac
Dickens
Tolstoy
Dostoyevsky
Raleigh Register 1908 shows marriages and city actions
Fifty years ago from the Raleigh Register notes marriage licenses for Robert Nelson and Mary Hall Kaster Thompson and Dora Foster William Green and Kate Ham Stanislawas Banis and Ludowika Sake alasky Lacy W Worley and Clara Brown City council appoints C J Hollandsworth assessor at sixty dollars and orders assessments due by March 1 A D McClung named East Beckley special police An ordinance calls a March 2 special election to approve a bond issue of percent of assessed city property value for paving streets
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Robert Nelson
Mary Hall
Kaster Thompson
Dora Foster
William Green
Kate Ham
Stanislawas Banis
Ludowika Sakealasky
Lacy W. Worley
Clara Brown
C. J. Hollandsworth
A. D. McClung
East Beckley
1933 Officials Draft Funding Bid for Courthouse and Jail
A list of local figures including John Drew Fayetteville Mildred Smith and others prepared the final draft of an applicant to the federal government for funds to build a new courthouse and jail. The Mabscott New River Company, idle 18 months, plans to resume production by January or as crews can ready the site.
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Fener Alley
Aetry
Water
John Drew
Fayetteville
Mildred J. Smith
Dempsey
Frank Blake
Page
Gladys Beals
Ernest Robinson
Kaymoor
Bessie Morton
Boone
Noel Kincaid
Ramsey
Ruth McClung
Willie Gibson
Rush Run
Grace Mae Green
Alex Mahood
Bluefield
Clarence Meadows
Mabscott
New River Company
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