Editorial View: New Jersey Parkway Network Expands Toll Arteries
Editorial notes Garden State Parkway completion adds a second long toll artery from Paramus to Cape May linking to Delaware by Cape May Lewes ferry. It cites safety claims, partial honor-system tolls, and 7 percent August collection, contrasting with the profitable New Jersey Turnpike and East Coast highway ambitions.
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New Jersey
Garden State Parkway
Paramus
New York City
Cape May
Delaware
Cape May-Lewes
Katherine E. White
New Jersey Highway Authority
George Washington Bridge
Deepwater
N. J
Maine
Florida
Sam P. Brown
Washington
Georgia-Florida Line
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Omaha
North Jersey Shore
South Jersey
New York State
Buffalo
Winter Olympics Open at Cortina D Ampezzo
The seventh Olympic Winter Games begin in Cortina d Ampezzo with competition in skating skiing sledding and hockey. The Soviet Union will participate for the first time, signaling rising global rivalry ahead of the 1956 Australia track and field events.
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Cortina d’Ampezzo
Italy
Austria
Greece
Chamonix
French Alps
United States
Lake Placid
The
Oslo
Norway
St. Moritz
U.S
Sweden
Switzerland
Cortina
Soviet Union
Australia
Costly Moscow Trip Raises Soviet Ruble Value Gaps
Americans find Moscow prices high as the ruble trades at four to the dollar though its official value is about eight cents. A winter suit costs 1300 rubles, shoes 300, and a wife’s blouse ranges from $45 to $10 in the U S. S. R. prices, with an evening at a nightclub tallying around $30 for two.
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Russia
Moscow
U. S
S. R
Navy War
Geneva
MacMillan
Soviet Union
London
Eiber
Doctors and press seek common ground on ethics
A Beckley reader urges a broader medical ethics code to allow press coverage of successful surgeries and cures. WV conferences by the medical association foster better relations with journalists while noting current limits. The writer praises public relations efforts and cites anecdotes of miracle recoveries over tragic obituaries.
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Cormer
Beckley
W. F. Crouse
News
West Virginia
The
Medical Association
Charleston Gazette
American Medical Association
Virginia
Raleigh Register Publisher Information and Subscriptions
Publication details for Raleigh Register by Beckley Newspapers Corporation including offices in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia, editorial staff mention, Associated Press rights, and subscription rates by mail and carrier delivery with tax note and address change instructions. It notes independent contractor status of carriers and distributors and responsibility limitations.
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Raleigh
Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
J. McQuade
Associated Press
Ews
STORY
Brooks & Finley Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oey
Acwume
Ike’s Record Shows Change Indecision Over Running
The piece traces President Eisenhower’s shifting stance on a possible run for president from 1946 to 1952 and mentions how his public positions changed or remained unclear. It highlights key dates when he denied or hedged on running, including entries in 1948 1952 and 1952 while noting his roles as supreme commander in Europe and later as a political figure.
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Washington
Eisenhower
IMG
United States
New Hampshire
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Truman
Europe
Durindi
Defense Department
Abilene
Kan
Prayer Pledge from James Ross McCain in Decatur
James Ross McCain of Agnes Scott College, Decatur, offers a devotional blessing praising winter scenery and creation. The prayer asks for gratitude for the season and beauty of snow covered mountains and valleys, concluding in Jesus' name.
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Jesus
James Ross McCain
Decatur
Agnes Scott College
Parisian Says TV is Major American Industry in Jokemaking
The National Laugh Foundation’s 1955 report lists top 10 gags including The $64,000 Question and Davy Crockett. It notes 1956 quips about Dulles and automation, cites Hal Boyle humor, and reports Fernanda Montel denouncing American TV as a threat to romance, claiming Amour est fini.
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National Laugh Foundation
Davy Crockett
Texas
Dulles
Liberace
John Foster Dulles
Washington, D. C
U.S. A
Fernanda Montel
Amour
America
Boudoir
Montel
Military personnel assignments and promotions abroad and at home
Pvt. Charles E. Barnabi 18 and Patsy Amaa assigned to units in Hawaii and MacArthur area after training and furloughs. Airman Aimere Bit en route to Sheppard AFB Texas. Patsy Amaa is son of Mr and Mrs Joe Amaa. Lt. Robert T. Lynch promoted to first lieutenant at Fort Benning with West Virginia University ties. Cpl David W. Wix participates in Arctic food energy test at Hudson Bay with US Army medical team from Fort Lee Virginia.
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25Th Infantry Division
Hawaii
Pvt
Charles E. Barnabi
India Barnabi
Beck
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Airman
Patsy Amaato
Joe Amaato
MacArthur
Sampson Air Force Airman
Aimere Bit
N. Y
Sheppard Air Force Base
Air Force
Acme Super Market
Woodrow Wilson High School
Fort Benning
Third Infantry
Robert T. Lynch
Nash Campbell
Park Ave
Lynch
West Virginia University
Sigma Chi Fraternity
Estella Jo
Columbus
Hudson Bay
Canada
Cpl
David W. Wix
John Wix
Herndon
United States Army
Arctic
Wix
11Th Technical Service Unit
Fort Lee
Hermion High School
You're Telling By William Ritt
A fragmentary note references William Ritt and a phrase about Germany and German officers. The text appears as garbled OCR with stray words and partial names, showing no clear story, dates, places, or actions to describe.
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William Ritt
Hollywood gossip spins tale of stars and love
George Gobel bragged of losing weight while jokes fly about Virginia Warren and Conrad Hilton. Rita Hayworth faces changes at Columbia Pictures prompting a Paris departure. Ava Gardner buys a Madrid home and avoids late calls from Frank while Dean Martin’s return muddles the Hollywood scene.
Show business notes and marriages headline a noisy gossip page
Rita's Beau Hakim split rumors swirl around studio moves while Dean exits quietly. Jimmy Durante eyes Copacabana summer engagement. The Xavier Cupat band breaks up in Rome as Mills Brothers patriarch retires. Various Hollywood figures juggle weddings, cautionary tales, and showbiz gossip across New York and Las Vegas.
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Rita Hayworth
Raymond Hakim
Columbia Pictures
Rita
Paris
Columbia
Kirk Douglas
Joey
Hollywood
Hakim
Sturdo
Dick Haymes
Jimmy Durante
Chasen's
New York
Xavier Cupat
Coogie
Rome
Abbe Lane
John
Skipper) Mills
Ohio
Ciro
Case Records of a Psychologist ON ESS OF GF sychologist
Molly G a 24 year old pregnant patient seeks reassurance about fears surrounding first pregnancy. She worries about normalcy, marital love, crying spells, back pain, and husband’s anger. The text offers pregnancy facts and cautions against turning pregnancy into a medical spectacle.
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Molly G
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Midnight Earl
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20Th Century-Fox
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Candy Toxton
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June Havoc
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Perle Mesta
Hicks
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