Congress Nearing The Stretch For Ike In 1956
As Independence Day nears the 84th Congress stands amid stalemate and partial victories. It has advanced a soil bank farm program highway bills and tax extensions while debates over school construction civil rights and health proposals stall or die in the Senate. President Eisenhower’s vetoes and rare appeals to the public mark a cautious year of governance.
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Congress
Harry Truman
Formosa
Senate
Powell
House
Echo Park
Hells Canyon
White House
Alaska-Hawaii
Common Sense Still Pays Off Says Babson on Hiring
In a column echoed by Amarillo Daily News, Roger Babson argues that corporate hiring should deprioritize high grades. He recalls a Harvard graduate who excelled in math yet preferred collecting streetcar transfers and mowing lawns. Babson favors studying scrappy, action-minded newsboys as likely future business performers.
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Roger Babson
Babson
Harvard College
New “York Stock Exchange
Babson Park
Amarillo
Tex
Daily News
Old Wives Tales and Tom Thumbs Alphabet from Old Farmer’s Almanac
The article catalogs folk wisdom from Old Farmer’s Almanac including wind lore by Isaak Walton and proverbs about spiders webs ant hills green thumbs and rain. It notes the Tom Thumbs Alphabet from England 1788 with lettered roles from Archer to Zany and comments on language origins.
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Old Farmer’s Almanac
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OFA
Isaak Walton
Tom Thumb
England
West Virginia Indians and the call of conservation
An editor’s note profiles West Virginia Indians as early woodland conservationists who valued land as free by birth, hunted only what was needed, and taught future generations to protect nature. The piece links ancient migrations from Asia to the present wonderland of 10 million forest acres, highlighting figures like Boone and Clark.
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West Virginia
Division of Education, Conservation Commission of
Harold Lambert
Mother Nature
The
Conservation Commission
West
North America
Asia
Bering Strait
Americas
America
Steve Allen Seeks New Challenges Beyond TV Fame
Steve Allen laments not enough time to read and do all he wants. He left college for radio work, rose to television fame, and juggles acting, composing, ceremonies, and three weekly Tonight shows. He values sleep and camera presence, notes Ed Sullivan as a fellow relaxed performer, and criticizes an overly rating driven industry.
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New York
Steve Allen
Steve
Park Ave
Jayne Meadows
Allen
Irving Bertin
Ed Sullivan
Dave Garroway
Arthur Godrey
Jack Paar
Garry Moore
CBS
Prayer for perception and action in daily life
A. A. Scott of Toronto offers a prayer asking God to grant sight and hearing to perceive divine love in nature and voice in all things. The prayer seeks Spirit's influence, shining light through good deeds as true followers emulate Christ’s example.
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A. A. Scott
Toronto
The
United Church of Canada
Arrest in Stalin's Hometown Sparks Comical tale in Tbilisi
Writer recalls being arrested in Stalin's birthplace Tbilisi for photographing milk queues. A polite police exchange and a crowd, the mock seriousness of "Document" and a later release in the name of friendship, with travels revealing milk shortages and quirks of postwar life. Also notes on celebrities and cultural tidbits from the era.
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Tbilisi
Joseph Stalin
Warm Springs
Georgia
Stalin
Gou
Intourist
Middle East
Istanbul
Hotel Intourist
Gori
America
Case Records of a Psychologist The Worry Clinic
Case notes recount Otis L a 47 year old man recovering from a coronary thrombosis after an attack where fear and self talk helped him reach hospital care. Dr Crane warns obesity alcohol and tobacco as major life threats and cites a low fat diet study. He urges dieting and a booklet offer to lose 10 pounds in 19 days.
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God Almighty
Journal of Our American Medical Association
Bec
Lester MM. Morrison
Los Angeles
Military Men in News y. At Home and Overseas
Military personnel across services are highlighted with overseas service dates and assignment details. Matthew G. Booker of the Fourth Infantry Division in Germany and other servicemen including WAC Lt. Enough W. Finney at Fort Knox are noted for training, awards, and postings.
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Matthew G. Booker
Mary Ellen
Zack Booker
Garten
Fourth Infantry Division
Germany
20Th Field Artillery Battalion
Army
Fort Chaffee
Ark
DuBois High School
Washington, D. C
Fort Belvoir
WAC
Enough W. Finney
George W. Finney
Allen Junction
Fort Knox
Pfe
Benjamin F. Worley
Ben Worley
Herndon Heights
Fort Leonard Wood
Factographs On Daily Shaving And Pet Ownership
On working days three of four men in the United States shave but only 16 percent shave daily. Brazil and Italy study a possible bananastor ships trade with potential slips. Dogs are owned by four percent of families and cats by twenty eight percent.
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United States
What Is The Answer Quiz Review Items
The passage lists a set of questions and statements about politics economics and biology. It touches on Yeitis operation effects, guaranteed annual wage for steel auto coal or clothing workers, coffee prices, Eisenhower re election, Marx burial places, adrenal glands location, and Robert Humphreys as a US Senator with various regional options.
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Rep
Hall
Eisenhower
Karl Marx
Moscow
London
Berlin
Paris
New York
Robert Humphreys
Georgia
Kentucky
Maine
Oregon
Texas
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Ehee
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Chief Red Jacket
George Washington
Dave Cruise
Story
Hal Boyle
Phil Silvers
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MacDonald Carey
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Zsa Gabor
Inon
Ene Ag
Dagmar
Algers Hotel
Miami Beach
Tennessee Willams
Judy Tyler
Town House
Aly Khan
Sadruddin
Harvard
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Christopher O'Donnell
Tony Martin
Stage
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George Gobel
Vewers
Jimmy Nelson
Earl
George W. Crane
Stead Air Force Base
Refo
Nev
J. Lowell Foley
Sam G. Foley
Porter St. Oeerey
L. Potey
Nevada
Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
N.Y
Sheppard Air
By Peggy Kessinger
West Palm Beach Air Force Base
Fla
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Woodrow Wilson High School
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Glenn J. Hogue
Andrew Hague
Woodlawn Ave
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Philip 5. Croy
Shady Spring
Norfolk, Va
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Brazil
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Yeitis
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