Helicopter hops link New York to Idlewild for Istanbul trip
A humorous travelogue recalls riding a Sikorsky S-55 helicopter from La Guardia to Idlewild to reach Hilton Istanbul, aided by Diana Lynne and other Hollywood figures. The author notes weather delays, nearby heliports, and plans for future Manhattan heliports while mentioning famous passengers and odd cargo. The piece references baggage, fares, and scenic views of parks and race tracks.
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Atlantic
Davy Crockett
Conrad Hilton
Istanbul
Diana Lynne
Ann Miller
Idlewild
la Guardia
Jack Compton
Hilton Hotel
Turkey
New York Airways, Inc
Dick Wheatland
Bernard Baruch
Andre Kostelanetz
Bolton
Ohio
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Ginger Rogers
Air Express
Newark
Jamaica
Aqueduct
Teterboro
New Brunswick
White Plains
Stamford
Trenton
London
Joe Cowan
Content Peckham
Andre Francois-Poncet Birthday Honors and Roles
Andre Francois-Poncet born June 13 1887 Provins France is noted as French ambassador to the German Federal Republic. He served after 1949 as French high commissioner in West Germany. A World War I infantry lieutenant he was imprisoned by the Germans for two years. He chaired the International Red Cross and authored many books.
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Andre Francois - Poncet
Provins
France
German Federal Republic
West Germany
International Red Cross
Midnight gossip and show business notes from New York
A collage of entertainment items and rumors from the era. Joyce Mathews faces a rumored Europe wedding, Eddie Fisher cancels a Hollywood trip, Frank Sinatra plans a TV musical, and artists like Shelley Winters Eddie Fisher and Greer Garson appear in various engagements.
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Joyce Mathews
Billy Rose
Europe
Eddie Fisher
Hollywood
Debbie
Baltimore
Fred Allen
Little, Brown and the
Boston
Mariners
Godfrey
Shelley Winters
Maria Riva
Madison Sq. Garden
Gant Gaither
Gloria de Haven
Foreign language study urged to broaden minds
An editorial stresses the need for Americans to learn foreign languages as global travel and communication shrink the world. West Virginia University and the German department under Victor J. Lemke push for wider French German Spanish Italian Polish and Russian offerings in schools and colleges, recognizing language study as essential to culture and life.
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America
Dumkopf
Transoceanic
United States
Europe
West Virginia University
WVU
Victor J. Lemke
West Virginia Foreign Language Bulletin
Lemke
Beckley
Frank Herrera
Woodrow Wilson High School
West Virginia
Herrera
The
Register
Prof
Telephone Rates Threaten Consumers in Charleston Editorial
The Associated Press dispatches from Charleston critique the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. for repeated rate hikes and higher valuation to justify higher charges. The piece argues one competing system is better for efficiency, urges civic action, and notes potential tax impacts and bond funding alternatives to curb price increases.
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Associated Press
Charleston
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co
Register
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
The
Chesapeake and Potomac
Beckley
Marriage Boom Expected as Postwar Generation Ages In
Metropolitan Life statisticians forecast a rise in marriages in the early 1960s as war baby cohorts reach marriageable age. By 1956 about 8 million men aged 20 25 are potential grooms, up from 6.5 million, with the total married male population expected to grow to about 40 million by 1960 and to roughly 42.6 million by 1960.
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United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Car Theft Theory and Teacher Honor Roll Noted
The article discusses car theft mechanics, arguing owners may be accessories by leaving keys in ignitions, and notes a Midwestern case with potential penalties. It also reports two Wayne County teachers recognized in McCall’s 1955 Honor Roll for civic education and one-room school programs.
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Raleigh
Fayette
Wyoming
Nan Temple Davis
Huntington East High School
Mona R. Janes
Staley School
Wayne County
McCall's
Davis
McCall’s
Beckley Newspapers Ad Rates and Delivery Terms
Publication details for Naleigh Register Evenings and Sunday Morning by Beckley Newspapers Corporation. Includes mailing entries, AP affiliation, national reps, subscription rates, taxes, address changes, and carrier responsibility notes.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
C. J. McQuade
Associated Press
AP News
West Virginia
Reds Made Mistake In Pushing Too Far
Analysis of Kremlin strategy since Stalin's death shows a shift from threat and brinkmanship to cooperation and negotiation. Malenkov's ouster spurred a softer line led by Bulganin and Khrushchev, with China joining in pressure for neutral Germany, Austrian independence, and a Big Four dialogue.
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Reds
West Germany
Stalin
Germany
Kremlin
Chamber of Deputies
Georgi Malenkov
Western Alliance
Malenkov
Stali
Nikolai Bulganin
Nikita Khrushchev
Yugoslavia
Red China
Austria
United States
Formosa
Julius Raab
Cemetery Visit Gives Life New Prospective
A reflective piece on Fort Stanton New Mexico cemeteries describing two old burial grounds. It contrasts newer and older plots, notes German sailors from Graf Spee and Scandinavian names, and recalls civilian pioneers amid rolling hills and a shiplike view. The essay finds life’s renewal in a dove's nest and a quiet cemetery mood.
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Fort Stanton
N. M
Pershing
United States
Army Post
Graf Spee
South America
Herman Neuhoff
Otto Zeitsch
Iron Cross
Great Wide West
Charles
Prayer for Parents and Teachers of Growing Children
A devotional prayer asks God to bless parents and teachers guiding tomorrow's children. It calls for wisdom patience tenderness and resolve in shaping growing souls to the divine pattern through Jesus' name.
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Jesus
Alfred N. Sayre
Lancaster
Theological Seminary
Evangelical and Reformed Church
John Carroll Students Fight Obscene Magazines
In Birmingham a John Carroll High School group led by Father John Brunson targets obscene magazines sold near newsstands. They urge a self regulation seal like a comics code, seek cooperation from dealers and police, and oppose government censorship while gaining broad community support.
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Jack Stillman
Birmingham
Ala
John Carroll High School
John M. Brunson
John Carroll
James Morgan
G. L. Pattie
Martha Boggan
Father Brunson
Indivi
Charles F. Murphy
City Commission
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Earl
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Artie Shaw
Greer Garson
Las Vegas
Ann Sothern
New Frontier
Tony Pettito
Harry (Balmoral) Toffel
Mike Connolly
Topeka
C. J
Menad
Story
Brooks & Finley, Inc
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
James Marlow
Washington
Eisenhower
Travelers Safety Service
Student Crusade
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