Dr Sabin polio vaccine gains international attention
Dr Albert Sabin of Cincinnati has developed a live virus polio vaccine administered by a syrup. Russians report 12 million have tried it since 1957 and 77 million more may receive it in spring. A U S Soviet meeting in Moscow will discuss the vaccine experience. U S health officials have not licensed live vaccines for general use and favor the Salk killed-virus vaccine though Sabin argues for broad access once approved.
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Albert Sabin
Cincinnati
Soviet Union
Sabin
Sabine
U. S
U.S
U. S. Public Health Service
National Institutes of Health
State Department ice show questions culture as policy
The State Department funds a touring ice show aimed at Africa, claiming no political message, while critics call it a soft sell and worry it drains taxpayer money. My Fair Lady’s success in Russia is cited, but the piece argues cultural attractions rarely avert conflicts and questions allocating scarce national funds.
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State Department
Africa
Kenya
Egypt
U.S
Uganda
America
Germany
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Keely Smith
Juliet
Prowse
South Africa
H'wood
Katyna Ranier
Felix Young
Polyclinic
Christiane Martel
Spain
How did you observe the 15th anniversary of WWII
Hal Boyle reflects on the 15th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe noting a quiet celebration in his neighborhood. He laments that after 15 years there is little to cheer about as global safety remains elusive and daily life races ahead.
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New York
Europe
John J. Plomp
Jack Herbert
Earl
Not Much To Celebrate On War II Anniversary
A century of conflict ends with Eisenhower and de Gaulle as last leaders in power and Eisenhower's retirement. Seventy years after Hitler’s invasion, a new generation knows little war memory yet bears its unresolved costs. The UN, anti colonial movements, and superpowers strain amid arms advances and population growth, with humanity facing potential extinction and a global political summit approaching.
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Eisenhower
Charles de Gaulle
France
Adolf Hitler
Poland
Gains Revealed Rural Electrification is Cold War Factor
Washington note recalls FDR signing Executive Order 7037 creating the Rural Electrification Administration on May 11, 1935 and its 20 year impact. REA financed 957 rural coops serving over four million families, with 1960 appliance demand projected as a billion dollars, led by freezers and ranges.
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Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Rural Electrification
FDR
America
REA
Russia
Soviet Empire
Morris L. Cooke
Philadelphia
George Norris
Nebraska
Senate
Sam Rayburn
Texas
National Rural Electric Co- Operatives Association
Paul Nelson
NRECA
Prayer for Today Bless Institutions of Learning
A prayer asks blessing on all learning institutions where research spreads knowledge. It prays for truth finders to pursue full investigation humbly, free from arrogance, and to seek roots of things in humility before God. Signed by A A Scott, Toronto, Ontario, Past-moderator, United Church of Canada.
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Christ
Scott
Toronto
World Today: Khrushchev leverages plane incident before Paris summit
The article outlines Khrushchev using the downing of an American spy plane to pressure the Eisenhower administration ahead of the Paris summit. It discusses Khrushchev’s potential to reveal more or release the captured pilot Francis Powers, the US responses, and the possible impact on post-summit relations with Abel and power exchanges. A second brief item notes Mrs. Rose Marie Sabo’s cockatoo rescue with fire department aid.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Soviet Union
United States
Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Paris
Khrushchev
Francis G. Powers
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
State Department
Lincoln White
Powers
White
Rudolf I. Abel
Supreme Court
Abel
Charles de Gaulle
Harold Macmillan
Milwaukee
Rose Marie Sabo
Mrs. Sabo
Fire Department
Raleigh Register Subscription Rates and Policies
The Raleigh Register outlines subscription rates for mail delivery in various terms and locations, including daily and Sunday plans and carrier rates. It notes the two percent sales tax for West Virginia subscriptions, directs customers to provide old and new addresses for changes, and states that carriers and distributors are independent contractors with Beckley Newspapers Corporation not liable for advance payments.
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Beckley Cl
C. J. McQuade
AP News
Ward-Griffith Mpany, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
Atlanta
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
Portland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Greenville
Eceseseses
West Virginia
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Old Age Health And Politics Clash Over Medicare Plans
In a Chicago setting the debate over medical care for the aged intensifies between the AMA and the AFL-CIO supported Forand bill linking seniors to Social Security. The AMA favors expanded voluntary insurance and prepayment plans, while Forand proposes extending Social Security to those over 65 financed by small payroll tax rises. Senate hearings continue as political clashes mount ahead of possible Democratic pushes and Eisenhower vetoes. Andrew Terrel, 13, sent a message in a bottle from Boulder to Portugal. a Spaniard answered with a note claiming discovery near Villalonga.
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Am.a
A.F.L.C
AMA
Blue Cross
Forand
House
Ways and Means
Senate Labor and Public Welfare
Walter P. Reuther
United Auto Workers
Nixon
Secretary of Health and Welfare
Arthur S. Flemming
Everett McK. Kirksen
R-Ill
James B. Carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
America
Dirksen
Congress
Eisenhower
Brannigan
Tony Armstrong-Jones to live royal life with help at hand
A Buckingham Palace source says Tony Armstrong-Jones must learn to be waited on hand and foot for life, unable to drive or perform personal tasks as staff anticipate his every wish. The shift marks a Cinderella-like future as Princess Margaret’s consort.
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New York
Tony Armstrong- Jones
Buckingham Palace
Tony
Palace
Jones
Princess Margaret
Antony Armstrong-Jones
Margaret
Seadogs: From seals to sea dogs in folklore
Seals were the original seadogs, differing in size from small pups to over two tons. True seals lack outer ears while sea lions and fur seals have ears. they use two flippers to swim and bark like dogs along coastal rocks. Howard Broom of Berkeley wins $10 for the quiz question.
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Howard Broom
Berkeley
Calif
Beckley
Tolstoy on historical action and ordinary motives
Tolstoy notes that ordinary people driven by private interests shaped events more than self sacrificing heroes. He observes that conscious participants miss the true significance of history, while unconscious action yields fruit. In the retreat from Moscow soldiers fixate on pay and quarters, not Moscow’s fate.
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Leo Tolstoy
Russia
Moscow
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