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Newspaper
Sarasota News
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1956
Page
4
The article notes a projected budget surplus near 1.8 to 2.0 billion dollars by year end. It reports bipartisan caution on tax cuts until sustained growth and outlines higher revenues fueled by earlier tax reductions, with spending rising in defense farm subsidies and public aid.
Washington column notes 1956 farm bill focuses on crops while farm youth migrate to cities. It cites Population Reference Bureau data on aging, small farms, and urban jobs, urging human resources and education in policy rather than crops. Military budget officials defend austere 1957 levels as sufficient and capable.
Stewart Alsop recalls a Moscow interview with Dmitri Shepilov, then editor of Pravda, noting his imposing presence and automatic, scripted responses. The piece suggests Shepilov truly believes the Soviet and American systems are inherently hostile, shaping his views as foreign minister in a tense era.
Mrs. Walter Magee of the Federation of Women's Clubs critiques today’s youth saying they need responsibility through work and discipline. She notes concern that excess play could push youths toward reckless subcultures like hot-rod enthusiasts.
A minister’s plea to invest in college-bound youths grows into lasting spiritual wealth. The Little Professor of Piney Woods founded a Mississippi school shaping lives and earning enduring dividends in happiness. Another wealthy man found true riches by funding a technical-education school for boys, now reaping deathless value.
California’s 68 delegates could lift Adlai Stevenson or Kefauver but won’t guarantee victory. Harriman looms with DeSapio support, potentially blocking a Stevenson or Kefauver majority at the August convention. Negro leaders defect from Stevenson over segregation, California unity and street politics shape delegate counts. Potential deadlock could favor Symington or Johnson if early balloting stalls.
McLean, Va. column details a man’s domestic misfortunes while his wife Mrs O is at Virginia Beach. He chronicles a string of mishaps including a damaged rug from cigar ashes, a misfired mower accident, a fire under a fuel tank, weather damage to tomatoes, moths in the kitchen, and a failed attempt at rewiring a tractor. He notes the manager’s absence worsens his troubles and jokes about calling for help.
A reflective aphorism cites George Herbert on the rare convergence of love for learning and wealth, contrasting noble curiosity with financial pursuit.
Poem extols James J Metcalfe as the author of daily duties that comfort and ease worries. The verses describe work as a labor of love aimed at guiding and brightening the beloved’s day through solved problems and supported happiness.
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