Liberal versus conservative a shifting political lens
The piece surveys how liberal means different things across eras and places. It weighs U S and British views on welfare and spending under Eisenhower and outlines Australia’s Liberal-Country Party government facing Labor, inflation, and defense ties with the United States. It notes Evatt’s stance on China and a looming election challenge for Menzies amid economic strains.
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South
United States
Eisenhower Ma
Frank Sullivan
National Association of Manufacturers
Australia
Robert Gordon Menzies
Liberal-Country Party
Labor Party
U.S
Menzies
Herbert V. Evatt
London
Labor
Christian Science Monitor
Sydney
New Zealand
SEATO
Southeast Asia Treaty Organization
Pacific
London Times
U. S
Japan
Eisenhower
United Nations
Geneva
Canada
Evatt
China
Music Is a Positive Force For Good Among Children
A column argues that music helps youth by channeling energy and reducing delinquency. It cites Shakespeare, educators, and experiments by Prof. Conradi, noting environment can influence tastes and that music ranks with math and English in value for later life. Readers are invited to request a booklet from Dr. Crane.
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William Shakespeare
Prof
Conradi
John Erskine
Crane
Irwin H. Kramer
Edison
Albert Einstein
Mark You
Britain
University of Illinois
Clark Gable
Marilyn Monroe
New Zealand
Code of Ethics for Raleigh County School Board Members
The Raleigh County newspaper endorses ethical conduct for new Board of Education members Strake Walker Beaver and O A Phillips. It urges adherence to a West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers Code of Ethics, stressing children first, policy over politics, openness, and respect for majority rule. It outlines duties to provide facilities, avoid secrecy, respect the superintendent, ensure open transactions, and pursue adequate funding while avoiding personal gain.
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Strake Walker
Beaver
O. A. Phillips
Sophia
Raleigh County
Board of Education
Walker
Phillips
Raleigh
The
Register
West Virginia Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc
Star Chamber
Eisenhower aims to curb spending amid rising costs
President Eisenhower pledges to fight excessive spending during his final White House years. The article traces a history of budget growth from 1948 to 1959, noting rising expenditures, growing public debt, and recurring deficits including an estimated 12.2 billion deficit for the 1959 fiscal year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Pentagon
Truman
United States
Korea
Hal Boyle Wives Winning Christmas Party Battle
New York AP column notes mail reveals quirks of modern life. It cites lower risk of orphanhood for today’s children vs antique era and mentions strawberry birthmarks affecting about one in ten kids. A survey shows yearly declines in firms holding certain practices.
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New York
Mickey Cohen
Mickey
Anna Maria Alberghetti
Buddy Bregman
Cary Maguire
Harwyn
ABC
Hunting the
Guy
Dick Clark
Roy Campanella
Darryl Zanuck
Carl Foreman
Zanuck
Juliette Greco
Foreman
Aly Khan
Sigyn Lund
Sheb Wooley
Santa
Washington
Magloire
Martha Raye
Helene DuFresne
Denise Darcel
Peter Crosby
Harriman
White House
Earl’s
D. J. Zerbe
Tony Pettito
Earl
Brother
Manhattan Skyscrapers Highlight World Tallest Empire State
A quiz feature explains Manhattan Island’s 31.2 square miles housing 38 skyscrapers over 500 feet, led by the Empire State Building at 102 stories. It notes bedrock foundations, compares Chicago and Hartford towers, and adds quirky facts from the era about science, fashion, and daily life.
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Manhattan Island
New York City
Manhattan
Empire State Building
Woolworth
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Hartford
Conn
Morris Don Dumm
Fate
Tex
Beckley
Babylon
Eddie Fisher in trouble as TV panic sparks sponsor rethink
In a gossip spread, Eddie Fisher faces pressure as sponsors weigh re evaluating his popularity amid Liz Taylor nuptials. NBC reportedly plans no immediate action, while Cola Cola cites threats affecting ad buys. The item threads through Hollywood chatter about marriages, feuds, and shifting TV priorities.
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New York
Eddie Fisher
Liz
Debbie Reynolds
Cigaret Company
Eddie
Liz Taylor
NBC
Madison
The
Pan Mail
Cola-Cola
Family Reunion at J A Mankin Home in Marshes
A 1908 Raleigh Register note recalls a family reunion at J A Mankin’s Marshes home with C C Farmer Bolt Gus Mankin H T Calfee Beckley Eugene Mankin Dr J W Mankin Ash Mankin L A Fraser a prominent journalist who recently joined Charleston Mail has accepted Raleigh Herald management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Mankin
Marshes
C. C. Farmer
Bolt
Gus Mankin
Zada
H. T. Calefee
Beckley
Eugene Mankin
J. W. Mankin
Thurmond
Ash Mankin
J. L. McDonald
Johnson City
Tenn
L. A. Fraser
Charleston Mail
Raleigh Herald
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T. D. English
Meade Alcorn
Wayne Morse
Oregon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Liberal Party
Great Britain
Taft
George W. Crane
Charleston
Conrad I
Canaries
C.J. McQuade
James Marlow
Raleigh & Register
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
W. Va
Hinton
J. McQuade
Associated
Brooks & Finley, Inc
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Atlanta
Los Angeles
San Francisco
West Virginia
Hal Boyle
Walter Slezak
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Earl Wilson
Frank Sinatra
Jackie Gleason
Lyn
Taffy Turtle
Roxanne Arlen
Joe Kipness
Si Seadler
America
Jimmy Edmondson
Midnight Earl
Dean Jennings
Raleigh Register
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