Nostalgic look at Fourth of July then and now
The piece laments the loss of old time Fourth of July celebrations from grand parades and patriotic orators to a "safe and sane" holiday. It attributes the change to modern life, traffic deaths, and shifting values, urging a return to traditional civic pride while noting government and industry responses to holiday scheduling and road safety concerns. It cites Eisenhower era orders, state dispensations, and the push for safer driving amid rising fatalities.
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New York Stock Exchange
National Safety Council
Beckley News Seeks Safer Cars Through Policy Talk
The article discusses automobile safety standards sparked by Rep Kenneth A Roberts of Alabama. It notes the government purchasing power and a House subcommittee hearings plan on his bill to require safety features as standard. It also contrasts voluntary industry action with potential federal mandates and mentions Detroit's push for performance.
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Kenneth A. Roberts
Alabama
Secretary of Commerce
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Church Camp Persuades Father to Send Boy
A 15 year old, Billy J., asks his father to let him attend a church summer camp with the Young People's Society. The article argues parents should send children to church camps for religious inspiration, noting trained leaders and a homogeneous peer group.
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Church Camps Shape Teens Into Loyal Religious Workers
Dr George W Crane extols summer church camps as a path to lasting religious values and future careers in teaching nursing medicine YMCA or church roles. He and Mrs Crane funded half the costs for church youths, arguing camps curb homesickness at college, broaden horizons reduce racial bias and boost lifelong church involvement.
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Nixon Faces 1960 Bid As Ike Sits On Sidelines
Washington AP Nixon again looms as potential 1960 Republican presidential nominee while President Eisenhower remains noncommittal on endorsing him. Mazo’s book cites Ike weighing whether Nixon should step aside for a cabinet post, echoing 1955–56 discussions. Rockefeller’s uncertain stance adds to the Factional watch.
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Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Earl Mazo
Richard Nixon
Eiesenhower
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
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New Hampshire
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Herbert Hoover
Ike Nixon Veep Bid Delayed by Ike's Reluctance
Ike resists direct push to name Nixon as running mate. Mazo says Eisenhower’s hesitation hurt Nixon’s career. By next summer convention dynamics could shift with Rockefeller entering the race. Nixon works inside to secure the nomination over the year.
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Sleep Later And You May Live Longer
Hal Boyle muses on waking, arguing civilization makes getting out of bed harder. He jokes that dieting, routine hours, and modern life test character, then suggests humor, psychology, or marriage as incentives to rise. He notes world news can numb resolve yet jokes a wife can pull one from bed to earn a living.
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Taffy Tutetle
Alan King
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Prayer for Today Celebrates 183 Years of Freedom
A brief prayer by James Ross McCain of Decatur Georgia honors the nation’s 183 years of freedom and founding sacrifices. It asks for moral strength to remain worthy of the past and for God’s guidance through Jesus Christ.
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James Ross McCain
Decatur, Ga
Agnes Scott Colelege
Diving's aqualung marks milestone in sport and science
The aqualung frees divers from surface air hoses by carrying compressed air in a back tank. First produced in France in 1943 by Yves Cousteau and Emile Gagnan, it spurred navy adoption in 13 countries and boosted sport diving's popularity.
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Emile Gagnan
Cousteau-Gagnan
Phillipe Bernier
Taunton
Mass
Beckley
Earl Nixon Stuns Nightclub Crowd With Stage Gag
Vice President Nixon visits the Bon Soir in Greenwich Village and joins comedian Milt Kamen on stage causing a playful exchange. Nixon regales the room with a Brooklyn autographs joke, while the party, including Mrs. Nixon and notable figures, enjoys a night of entertainment and backstage handshakes with Ethel Merman and others.
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Hal Price
Harold Lloyd
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Bill Bendix
Bon Soir
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Ingo
Florida
Henny Youngman
Floyd Patterson
Floyd
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Beckley Team Heads to Princeton for Mercer Countings
Beckley baseball squad travels by Virginian to Princeton to meet the Mercer countin gs in a two or more game series. Manager Bryan Phillips capt P Trail and the lineup includes Harvey Brown Wasa Trail Jack Mahoney Grover Hunt E We McDiarmid Erskine McCreery Aubrey Smith Paul Earwood Ted Kitts Milton Curtis Jr. Also noted: Pemberton may open at once and a mine car factory eyeing Pemberton amid a coalfield. Canada ranks high in gold production. snails can live four months without food on tissue reserves.
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Paul Earwood
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