Repeal the 16th Amendment in Farm Magazine's Bold Call
In Straight Talk from Tom Anderson of Lacanda The Farm and Ranch, taxes are blasted as crippling. He urges abolishing the federal income tax, selling federal lands and corporations to private buyers, and shrinking government to cut costs. He cites Tax Foundation figures and a plan by Rep. Gwinn to end all income taxes and federal business, arguing states would reclaim taxing power and prices would fall.
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Farm and Ranch
Nashville
Tom Anderson
Anderson
Tax Foundation
Congress
Representative Gwinn
New York
Gwinn
U. S
U.S
Illinois
Georgia
Democrats Confident Of Victories At Polls
Democrats express optimism after primary wins in Pennsylvania and Maryland, shaping expectations for the November congressional elections and indicating strong support for their slate.
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Pennsylvania
Maryland
Dems See Gains For Pittsburgh Leader in Pennsylvan ia Contest
In Pennsylvania, Democrats expect gains as Harold E. Stassen challenged GOP leadership and suffered a defeat. They believe Mayor David Lawrence of Pittsburgh for governor and George M. Leader for US senator will defeat Arthur McGonigle and Hugh Scott, aided by primary dynamics. Some theorize Stassen may return to government work, possibly as a diplomatic troubleshooter, though retirement is not anticipated.
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Pennsylvania
Harold E. Stassen
David Lawrence
Pittsburgh
George M
United States
Arthur McGonigle
Hugh Scott
Maryland
Thomas Dalésandro
Baltimore
J. Millard Tawes
Glenn Beall
James P. S. Devereaux
Wonder Boy
Washington
Harold Stassen
Eisenhower
Boy
Wonder
Stassen
Military Men In News At Home And Abroad
A roundup of Beckley area service members assigned to pilot training, parachutist wings, naval duty, and overseas assignments. Details include 1st Lt. Donald A. Flood of Beckley starting pilot training at Barstow Florida, Lt. Paul L. Corder earning parachutist wings at Fort Benning, and Lt. James A. Estep Jr. commissioned as ensign after graduating from the U S Naval Academy. Also listed are Specialist 3 C Lloyd Plumley on three day pass in Germany, Clarence R Trail in Germany with the 32nd Artillery, and James D Zutant sailing from Norfolk aboard the USS Taconic for the Mediterranean with the Sixth Fleet.
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Donald A. Flood
Bertha Harlick
N. Oakingod Ave
Beckley
Flood
Bartow, Air Base
Fla
Palm Beach Air Force Base
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia University
Air Force
Infantry School
Fort Benning
Paul L. Corder
Robert M. Corder
Crow
Corder
Army
Fort McPherson
Edythe
Hves
Roberts St
Florence
Ala
U.S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
James A. Estep Jr
James A. Estep
Reservoir Road
U. S. Navy
A. Estep
Pensacola
Garmisch
Germany
Bavarian Alps
C. Lloyd P. Plumley
32Nd Artillery
Clarence R. Trail
M.T. Pilsenbarger
Sophia
Europe
Sophia High School
Norfolk, Va
Amphibious Force
Taconic
Mediterranean
Sixth Fleet
James D. Zutant
Adam J. Zutant
Magdaline J. James
Si Srybnik
Grossinger
Paul Douglas
Tvwer
London
Peter Ustinov
Victor Borge
Pontiac
Frank Sinatra
Monaco
Nancy Steele
Alan King
Queenies Command
Mom Dorsey
Lansford
Baby Pignatari
Big Rome
Karen van Ange
Anita Ekberg
Reb't Paige
Doris Day
Casey Jones
Earl Holliman
Tony Quinn
Tony
Cloris Leachman
Monty Tanenbaum
Tropical Park
Miami
Dagm
Statehood
Alaska
Earl
Zahra Noth Sweden beauty to take acting aim
New York gossip column details Zahra Noth Miss Sweden 1954 studying acting under Lee Strasberg in Hollywood. Zahra discusses dieting temptations, English lessons, modeling gains, and ambitions beyond beauty contests, including TV and film work. The piece notes her brunette look and rising profile in entertainment circles.
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New York
Long Beach
Cal
Zahra Noth
Sweden
Aeling
Zahra
Anita Ekberg
Jayne Mansfield
Lee Strasberg
Hollywood
Martha Raye
Garbo
Midnight Earl
Jerry Lee Lewis
Cafe de Paris
Betty Hutton
Elizabeth Taylor
Eddie Condon
Milton Berle
Jay Burton
Jay
Como
Phyllis McGuire
The
Singing Sisters
Bitter Trade War Could Be Deadly
James Marlow analyzes Khrushchev's trade proposal to Eisenhower, warning a US Soviet trade war could become deadly without shooting. He notes Soviet limits, aims to win political influence, and the potential shift toward controlled economies even as consumer goods drive reform.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
Siil
Khrushchev
Committee For Economic Development
Red China
Asia
Pacific
Daniel Boone story of a frontier pioneer's life
The narrative portrays Daniel Boone as a skilled woodsman and explorer born in 1734 near Reading Pennsylvania. He fought in Braddock’s campaign and the Cherokee War, led expeditions into Kentucky starting in 1768, endured capture by natives, and died at 86 in Missouri, buried in Frankfort Kentucky.
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Daniel Boone
Boone
Reading
North Carolina
Britain
General Braddock
New Territory
Kentucky
Booney
Wyoming
Missouri
Frankfort
Portable rocket could change war for a doughboy
Hal Boyle imagines a future combat scenario where a doughboy carries a rear mounted portable rocket. Inventor Alexander H. Bohr touts the device as vastly increasing speed and jumping ability. Veterans express skepticism about battlefield ethics and practical uses of such a device.
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New York
Alexander H. Bohr
Try And Stop Me And The Hillbillies Radio Tale
A traveling salesman loses a radio gift to two hillbillies in a feuding region near the Blue Ridge. The radio starts a political rally broadcast and is destroyed, then resumes with organ music at dawn. The piece shifts to military life and veterans, referencing Normany and the dogface problem. Also noted are Gore sight restoration efforts and local notices including an election bid, a fire loss, a telephone exchange move, a Kroger vacation, and regional papers.
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Art van Horn
Blue Ridge Mountains
Washington, D. C
Thomas P. Gore
Oklahoma
Gore
Wint Lilly
Daniels
Constable
Shady Spring
R. E. Peters
Stamford City
Trap Hill Telephone Company
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Tyron Edwards
Raleigh O Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
W. Va
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McQuade
Eee Mesiber
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Brooks & Finley
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
West Virginia
Detroit
Hegan
Beckley Newsapera Corporation
Eznot
Crear
Peggy Kessinger
Great Lakes
Naval Center
Michael Gonzalez
Camilo Gonzalez
Lanark
George W. Plumpley
Plumley
Richmond High School
Beckley College
Earl Wilson
Zahra Norbo
James Marlow
China
David Lee Gault
Akron
Ohio
Hal Boyle
Normany
T. S. Sebree
Steet Kroger
G.C. Hedrick
Pars Avenue
Oppie Lee Hedrick
Hedrick
David G. Lilly
Patrick Springs
James Campbell
Morgantown
J. A. Campbell
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