Rule Changes Could Shape a Controversial Football Season
The NCAA adopts a two point conversion rule changing the try after touchdown to either two points by run or pass from the three yard line or one point by kick. Critics warn coaches may fear Monday morning quarterbacking while fans seek renewed suspense. A second rule limits blockers to one arm and hand, risking calls as officials enforce the new standard. A Georgia bill to bar mixed athletic competition fails to vote this year, contrasting with Louisiana 1956 law on mixed seating and players.
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Fort Lauderdale
Fla
National Collegiate Athletic Association
NCAA
Bob Blackman
Dartmouth
Crisler
New York
Red Smith
Georgia
Louisiana
Editorial privacy and teen character virtues in Memphis youth
The Memphis youngsters ages 14 to 18 list traits like personality purity responsibility loyalty trustworthiness cleanliness and independence in answer to what is the most desirable trait in a teenager. The Nashville Banner notes these attitudes reflect standards admired in adults and suggest maturity benefits society.
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Memphis
Nashville Banner
Stamps Issued by Switzerland Highlight UN Agencies
Switzerland releases six stamps honoring two United Nations agencies with Swiss offices replacing the prior service stamps of the International Bureau of Education. The set features 5 centimes 10 ¢ and 40 c with a globe atop textbooks and 20 c 60 c 2 fr portraying an 18th century teacher and pupils. Additional stamps honor the International Telecommunication Union.
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United Nations
Switzerland
International Bureau of Education
BIE
International ‘Telecommunications Union
Courety
Prayer For Today and Teacher Tax Break Noted in Harrisburg and El Dorado
Prayer For Today asks readers to invite divine guidance during vacation planning and to focus on deeds for others rather than self. A Treasury ruling grants teachers retroactive refunds for advanced training course expenses since 1954, signaling renewed support for teacher proficiency and ongoing education. Roy H. Stetler is listed as publishing agent.
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Jesus
Roy H. Stetler
Harrisburg
Evangelical United Brethren Church
el Dorado
Kansas
Treasury Department
Egyptian Beauty Defies Nasser in Silent War
Mine Dora Shafik, a prominent Cairo feminist and publisher, openly opposes Gamal Abdel Nasser over 1950s constitutional reforms. She details harassment including revoked magazines, closed businesses, rumored husband infidelity, and a watched home. She vows to continue campaigning despite passport denial and possible imprisonment.
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Egypt
Sdent
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Dora Shafik
Nasser
Mme
Shafik
Cairo
Thad
America
India
Two Can Play At War Of Nerves
Washington fights a war of nerves at home and abroad. The Eisenhower administration delays legal action on school integration, counting on public pressure to reopen Arkansas and Virginia schools while warning China not to seize Quemoy and Matsu. Governor Faubus closes Little Rock high schools as September voting looms.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Quemoy
Matsu Islands
Arkansas
Virginia
Arty
Gen Rogers
Newport
R. I
Goy
Orvald
Faubus
Little Rock
Supreme Court
Central High School
Quemoy and
Matsu
Gaslamy Trust publication on free economic societies
A Gaslamy Trust Company of New York publication argues free economic societies show recuperative powers during hard times. It notes widespread economic and noneconomic literature forecasting stagnation, yet such forebodings have repeatedly proven false.
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Gaslamy Trust Company of
New York
Junior Editors Bird Quiz Answer on Robins
Readers learn robins are greedy eaters that hunt worms and insects using sharp hearing. They note head movements to locate prey and suggest sending questions for a $10 award to Junior Editors Beckley. Tomorrow features a query on why wishes sometimes spell backwards.
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Beckley
High School Diploma Essential for Teens Says National Campaign
A 1960s letter urges teens to prioritize education to prevent dropout waste. It argues four in ten youths leave school and links diplomas to higher earnings, better jobs, and technological change. The piece cites the Need for a national Stay-in-School effort by labor and education agencies.
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Fiy
America
H E
United States Department of Labor
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Department of Defense
Chen
Oklahoma May Vote Wet Is So Maybe It Will Dry Up
A chatter-filled entertainment column notes Oklahoma’s likely move toward liquor legalization as bootlegger lore fades. It mixes showbiz gossip about Joe E. and Rita Hayworth with quick quips on Eisenhower, TV quiz shows, and holiday social notes.
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Oklahoma
New York
Tulsa
Lee Tracy
Jus E. Lewis
Patti Page
Gretchen Wyler
Oral Roberts
Will Rogers
Joe E
Hal March
Red Buttons
Jack E. Leonard
Jan Murray
Sophie Tucker
Vivian Blaine
Richardo Montalban
Austin Mack
Volare
Frank Sinatra
Joe
Eisenhower
Rita Hayworth
Jim Hill
United
Rita
L. A
Jim
England
Faye Emerson
Spain
Roz Russell
Colony
Powell
Eddie Fisher
NSC
Carmel
Quinn
Frankie Ee ‘Cress
Gaeoncae
Herma
Sam Levene Wilson
Nixon
Toots Shor
Bill Miller
Collision injures six on Route 3 in Metaleon Eccles
Four automobiles collided on Route 3 in Metaleon Eccles injuring about six people, some seriously. The incident led to a spirited courtroom discussion on gas usage and ownership in a separate case, before Judge Ward mandated a return to the case.
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Metaleon
Eccles
Carl J. Opp
Beckley Coll Roge
Fletcher Mann
Ethel Adams
G. C. Murphy Co
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Fritz) Crisler
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Guayaquil
Quito
Ecuador
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Wiltz Theatre
En Plein Air
Valley of the Moselle
Greenland
Hans Egede
Austria
Rabenhof
Erdberg
Vienna
Hans Strohofer
Raleigh
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W. Va
Hinton
C. J. McQuade
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Rome
Beckley News
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Solomon
Hal Boyle
Relman Morin
James Marlow
Bird Quiz
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Jose
Peery Como
Earl Wilson
Cafe de Paris
Dakota Staton
McGuire Sisters
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