Big Cars Set Off Revolt Against Parking Lots
Thoughtful note on a public uproar over oversized 1959 automobiles and shrinking parking spaces. Garages in New York and St. Louis test higher rates and reduced lots while Washington and Life Magazine connect car size to political rhetoric. The piece links broader themes of policy, reform, and public sentiment.
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Harriman
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Estes Kefauver
Small Bite Strategy Boosts Hitting and Morale
Dr George W Crane explains a simple goal based on one extra hit per week to lift batting averages from .250 to .300. He compares this micro target to AA s small bite method for sobriety and urges daily, tangible steps for children, athletes, and teams. He credits positive psychology with raising morale and performance and notes a coach could uplift a team’s batting by about ten points.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Alcoholics Anonymous
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Paul Richards
Leo Durocher
Casey Stengel
Bill Veeck Eeck
Knute Rockne
Bob Zuppke
A. A. Stagg
Lynn Waldorf
Sleepy Hob Ellsworth Election Delayed by Alarm Clock
An early New Hampshire election tale notes Ellsworth villagers planned a midnight ballot but the clerk slept due to no alarm. Waterville beat Ellsworth to the box as AP and UP reports contrasted reporting timing. The piece blends comic local history with WWI and WWII reflections on peace and moral concerns.
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Associated Press Review
Ellsworth
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Waterville
United Press International
Associated Press
Mary Ann Forren
Textbook
Mullens High School
Mr. Textbook
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Stock Exchange
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Congress
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Pearl Harbor
Texas
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Christian Brotherhood
Osage
West Virginia
Local News Service Terms and Delivery Rates
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Associated Press
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Nixon Loses Momentum As GOP Faces 1960 Challenge
Washington AP reports Republican state chairmen favor Nixon for the 1960 nomination though Rockefeller's New York win shifts the field. Nixon's political calculus centers on Eisenhower's leadership, party splits, and potential shifts to the right to maintain backing and funding amid looming Congressional losses.
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Herbert Brownell
Lodge
Boston Herald
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Cabot Lodge
Nixon
California
Warren
Supreme Court
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Ike
Republican Party
Washington
Reublican
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Associated Press
Rockefeller
Congress
Main routes of migrating birds answers
Junior Editors Quiz on nature explores how birds migrate. The piece reviews several theories from ice-age movements to daylight changes and food supply, noting none proven. Pamela Cheatham earns a $10 prize for the question, with tomorrow’s prompt asking for the largest meat-eating animal.
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Pamela Cheatham
Beckley
Frank Sinatra assault denial from Harwyn doorman
The Harwyn nightclub says photographer charges that Frank Sinatra ordered a chauffeur to run over him are false. Doorman Joe Bernardi testified Sinatra used no swearing and the incident ended without further conflict. The photographer claimed injury but remained on site briefly after Sinatra left.
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Harwyn
Frank Sinatra
Joe Bernardi
Frank
Photog
Sinatra
Building ordinance ordered to curb promiscuous construction
Councilman A Z Lilly was directed to draft a building ordinance aimed at stopping promiscuous building across the city to protect street appearances and reduce fire risk to property. Ex congressman Charles E Littlefield of Maine heads a Virginia West Virginia debt case in the US Supreme Court of Appeals to take accounts at Richmond this week.
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United States Supreme Court of Appeals
Richmond
Charles E. Littlefield
Maine
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