Thought For Today Abstinence and City Spending Considerations
An analysis of how American cities fund services shows police, fire, streets, and sanitation consume about half of municipal budgets. Large cities rely more on property taxes and sales taxes, with schools sometimes financed separately, while general taxation trends indicate cities continually spend more and tax citizens more.
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U. S
Census Bureau
New York City
Chicago
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Detroit
Baltimore
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
St. Louis
San Francisco
Pittsburgh
Milwau
New York
California
Illinois
Mississippi
Washington
Cincinnati
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Food as Love of Music Figures in Encore Cookbook
Hal Boyle notes chefs and meals accompany many stars from Caruso to Toscanini. Musicians across ages are linked to dishes from risotto to szegediner gulyas. The Minneapolis Symphony’s Women’s Association curates recipes in Encore, a Random House cookbook with Dorati illustrations.
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Hugh A. Mulligan
Hal Boyle
New York
Shakespeare
Enrico Caruso
Paderewski
Assa
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
Random House
Antal Dorati
Minneapolis Symphony
Earl Wilson Baseball Player Flops Into Western Stardom
New York story on Chuck Connors, Brooklyn Dodgers bench moments, and his break into TV and film as a western star. Details his rise from baseball to Hollywood, plus quirky anecdotes about his wife Betty Riddell, MGM contact, and career shifts from baseball to acting and back to showbiz themes.
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Earl Wilson
New York
Chuck Connors
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
ABC
Gregory Peck
Gil Hodges
Hodges
Montreal
Chuck
Chicago Cubs
Hollywood Stars
MGM
Billy Grady
Grady
Betty Riddell
City eyes taxing off track betting for extra funds
The article discusses New York City officials weighing legalizing off track betting to raise 80 to 100 million dollars for fiscal 1959 60. Mayor Wagner avoids a position while proposing a tax approach. Governor Dewey criticizes prior proposals and the city council ponders a statewide referendum to legalize off track betting in cities that opt in.
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New York City
Wagner
Rights and zoning split over liberty and opportunity
David C. Gardner argues against strict zoning rules that outlaw large lots, urging temperance of rights and noting the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling on one acre minimums. He warns that unrestricted zoning could erode desirable neighborhoods and favors a pay-to-achieve approach to personal advancement.
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Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Home Delivered Subscriptions and Carrier Terms
Public notice states delivery options for home subscriptions by carrier or distributor over Sunday daily per week and month rates. It notes carriers, dealers, and distributors are independent contractors and Beckley News papers Corporation cannot guarantee advance payments to them or their representatives.
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West Virginia
Aily
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Oregon Voter reports record horse track attendance and wagers
The Oregon Voter notes that last year attendance at horse racing tracks reached 41,400,000 and pari mutuel wagering totaled 2,900,000,000, both setting all time records to date.
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Oregon
Formosa Crisis Dominates Soviet Strategy Across Far East
James Marlow notes Moscow’s leverage over the Formosa dispute while predicting a shift of Soviet focus to the Middle East. He cites Khrushchev’s caution on direct involvement, Ghromyko’s warnings on Britain’s pullout, and rising Arab tensions as the crossroads of Cold War leverage.
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Persian Gulf
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Gro=myko
Wedding Rings Through the Ages
From ancient times signet rings stamped signatures and the betrothal to wedding transition. The wedding ring symbolizes deep obligation, with a plain gold band favored. Marilyn Shea wins $10 for the quiz answer. Tomorrow asks how fast a baseball can be pitched.
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Marilyn Shea
Beckley
Service members noted in National Guard promotions and assignments
Promoted to marine corporal at Key West naval base was Darrell R. Plumley of Mount Hope. Ensign James A Estep Jr. trains at Pensacola. Forest E. Hunter completes recruit training at Parris Island and pursues infantry at Camp Lejeune. Pfc. Robert L. Smith arrives at Fort Richardson Alaska with the 80th Transportation Company after a 3500 mile helicopter flight. Pvt. James M. Hobart assigned to Fort Jackson for basic infantry training. Delano R. Currington participates in Phiblex-2 amphibious exercise at Camp Pendleton aboard USS Noble.
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Key West, Fla
Darrell R. Plumley
Ernest Plumley
Mount Hope
Mount Hope High School
Naval Pre-Flight School
Pensacola
Fla
Naval Air Station
James A, Estep Jr
James A. Estep
Reservoir Road
Beckley
Parris Island
S. C
Marine Corps
Forest E. Hunter
Charles H. Hunter
Dorothy
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Fort Richardson
Alaska
80Th Transportation Company
Pfc
Robert L. Smith
Betty
Huntington
Fort Riley
Kane
Lola J. Smith
Corinne
Army
Mullens High School
Cleveland Ohio Trust Co
Fort Jackson
Pvt
James M. Hobart
J. Ss. Hobart
Oceana
San Diego Camp Pendleton
Calif
Delano R. Currington
Prayer for Today From Ward in Pittsburgh
A prayer asks God to grant patience and serenity through time, urging trust that the race belongs to the calm and loving. The writer, W Ralph Ward Jr, a Mt Lebanon Methodist minister from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, signs this devotion.
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W. Ralph Ward, Jr
Pittsburgh
Mt, Lebanon Methodist Church
Try And Stop Me In A Chaotic Lunch Talk Joke
John Cameron Swayze recalls his assignment to address a ladies luncheon on Chinese history and philosophy. The chairwoman explains the China focus is to suit a chow mein themed event. A stray pun and a bank robbery description from Scotland Yard punctuate the spoofed text.
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John Cameron Swayze
China
Bloomsbury
Lonedon
Scotland Yard
Reading to Stretch the Mind Beyond Easy Grasp
Titusville Star-Advocate argues true value in reading lies in works that challenge the imagination and broaden understanding, noting a book praised as digestible within an hour may not push growth. The piece draws a tennis analogy, saying progress comes from facing tougher opponents.
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Titusville
Fla
Star - Advocate
Coal field jobs rise 165 as relief effort grows
George Watkins announces 165 miners have been employed at a Winding Gulf mine since Aug 1, proving improving conditions in local coal fields. Raleigh school board, constrained by levy limits and a Supreme Court ruling, meets in special session at the Memorial building to cover $50,000 in expenses from July 1, 1933, to end of November.
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George Watkins
Winding Gulf
Supreme Court
Raleigh School Board
Memorial Building
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