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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1956
Page
2
Defense seeks higher pay to boost youth reserve volunteers
The Defense Department plans to urge Congress to raise the pay for 17 to 18 year olds in the ready reserve from 18 to 50 dollars a month. Officials say higher compensation, plus a reduced draft, may increase voluntary enrollment toward a 2.9 million ready reserve by 1960.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Defense Department
Congress
Armed Forces
Defense
YMCA Week Observance Highlights Growth and History
The article notes YMCA Week opens Sunday with estimates of 1560 to 2000 associations and about two million members in the United States. It traces YMCA origins to London 1844, led by George Williams, to promote spiritual improvement for young men in trades, and recalls North American beginnings in Montreal 1851 and Boston 1852.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men's Christian Association
March of Events Inside Washington Tightening of Time-Pay Buying
Washington observers expect new federal rules to curb installment buying amid rising consumer credit. Regulators may require down payments and shorter payoff periods, with 24 months cited as an example, as credit growth fuels inflation concerns. A soil bank plan to reduce surpluses faces heated debate over contract length policing and payments to farmers for land put into pasture or woodland. Senator Richard Russell is seen as a principal Democrat opponent to Eisenhower on foreign aid and defense spending, criticizing the State of the Union as insufficiently bold.
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Central Press Association
Washington
Federal Reserve Board
Russell
Richard B. Russell
Georgia
Eisenhower
Senate Armed Services Committee
White House
17Yearold Carol Barrett Wins National Essay Contest
Carol Barrett a 17 year old senior at Pius X High School Hollydale California has won a nationwide essay contest on What the Bill of Rights Means to Me conducted by the National Association of Real Estate Boards She will receive a five day all expenses paid trip to Washington D C for herself and her mother Jan 18 22 plus she will read her essay at the inaugural NAREB banquet Jan 18 at the Mayflower Hotel Clarence M Turley of St Louis will be installed as president succeeding Henry G Waltemade of New York The prize event marks a series of NAREB meetings drawing 800 participants in Washington The essay describes the Bill of Rights as the citadel of democracy and urges youth to safeguard freedom and liberty
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Carol Barrett
Pius X High School
Hollydale
Calif
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Washington, D. C
Washington
NAREB
Mayflower Hotel
Clarence M. Turley
St. Louis
Henry G.waltemade
New York
Carol
Origins of Home Sweet Home and Eton's foundation
The line Home Sweet Home was written by John Payne for a stage play later adapted into an opera. Eton College, an English public school, traces its founding to 1440 by Henry VI.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Payne
Eton
Henry VI
Remembering a News Columnist in His Last Days
The piece recalls the life of a famed New York columnist who died at 32 after a meteoric rise. It highlights his romance with Mrs. C. C. McIntyre, their Park Avenue home, their quirky nicknames, gifts, and the couple’s early financial ups and downs from Cincinnati to New York.
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New York
C. C. McIntyre
Park Av
B.W
West End
Stoop
Nat
N. Y
Feb. LY
Gallipolis
Cincinnati
We Go Riding In a Rolls with Mrs. C. C. McIntyre
A vivid portrait of Mrs. C C McIntyre and her husband Ike McIntyre featuring a Rolls Royce purchase suggested on the go. The piece recalls their Europe trips, dog stories, hotel moves, and dinners with hash and spare ribs amid a saloon of social gossip and celebrity mentions.
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Rells
Europe
Odd
Central Park
McIntyre
Ts “Gallapoleece
Ohio
E. W
Midnight Earl
Grandma Moses
Ike
Worry Clinic case links delinquency to parental actions
Judge Marion W. Gooding outlines teen delinquency causes in a Jacksonville church talk. He likens debatable parental scandals to bars and warns that moral guidance shapes youth. psychologists and leaders critique neutral gray views and urge clear moral standards.
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Jesus
Gooding
Carrie Nation
Hoover Attacks Cop Label But Slang Endures Across Law
In a critique of the term cop, FBI Director J Edgar Hoover argues it demeans officers. Journalists, police insiders, and media depictions defend the word as crisp and widely used, noting officers themselves prefer addresses like officer or rank.
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New York
Hoover
Underworld
New York Policeman’s
Dragnet
Los Angeles
Flatfoot
Gumshoe
Harness Ball
Nnchins
Cop
J. Edgar Hoover
Prayer request from Charlotte minister at St John's Baptist
A Charlotte church minister at St John s Baptist offers a devotional prayer asking for guidance to walk righteously and humbly through Jesus Christ. The prayer is presented as a church note from Clade VII Broach of Charlotte N C.
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or.Mary’s Cross
Jesus Christ
Broach
Charlotte
N. C
St. John’s Baptist Church
Dulles Seen as Surprising to Reds on Indochina War
Life magazine quotes U.S. Secretary of State John Foster Dulles saying the United States has twice or thrice teetered on war in 18 months, including Indochina. He recalls his role in Indochina and notes French failure, Geneva talks, and Dien Bien Phu as pivotal events shaping the Cold War stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dulles
Viet Nam
Life Magazine
United States
Indochina
Eisenhower
Jess
Nixon
U. S
Sen. Knowland
California
Senate
Indochin
Berlin
Geneva
Dien Bien Phu
Britain
France
Bing Crosby Joins High Society On MGM Lot
Bing Crosby films High Society on MGM lot with Grace Kelly and Frank Sinatra under So Siegel's independent release plan. He recalls Going Hollywood and Marion Davies days, noting lavish bungalow memories and on-set orchestras that set the mood. James Stewart earns top box office honors in Motion Picture Herald poll.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Paramount
Culver City
Grace Kelly
Frank Sinatra
Celeste Holm
Walter Pidgeon
Louis Calhern
MGM
So Siegel
Bing
Marion Davies
Davies
Cosmopolitan
Warner Bros
James Stewart
Motion Picture Herald
Quiz questions about religion, White House births, and more
A set of trivia items asks if Christianity has the most adherents, whether any presidential child was born in the White House, and what fraction of new car buyers drive to work. It also inquires about the reciprocal trade act, Walter Camp's sport, automation in furnace thermostats, and Saul of Tarsus.
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White House
Walter Camp
Saul of
Tarsus
Kuwait Reserves Reported at Fifteen Billion Barrels
A Kuwait estimate claims oil reserves reach 15 billion barrels. A Los Angeles physician comments that modest deeds foster family happiness, implying fewer unhappy homes.
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Kuwait
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