Vive La Difference in Moscow and Washington Compared
A column contrasts Soviet party congress purges with U S presidents Hoover Truman and Eisenhower. It notes Malenkov Molotov and Stalin denounced, Lenin tombs, and Stalingrad renamed, then praises a U S system where leaders remain free, respected, and not exiled or liquidated.
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Soviet Party
Moscow
Malenkov
Molotov
Stalin
Lenin
Stalingrad
Russia
Hoover
Truman
Eisenhower
U. S
Siberia
Great Void Great Silence on Federal Aid to Education
The piece argues federal aid to education is a political and public issue likely to be debated by the next Congress. It cites Health Secretary Ribicoff describing a great void in mail urging action and questions whether Americans view schooling as a local duty rather than centralized control.
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Congress
Treasury
Health, Education and Welfare
Ribicoff
Washington Post
United States
Simple home medicine safety rules from the AMA
The American Medical Association urges families to read medicine labels and follow directions exactly. Do not take someone else’s prescriptions and keep all medicines out of children’s reach, as improper use can cause illness or death.
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American Medical Association
Johnson steals show at Astor Hotel with NATO boast
At a Broadway style fundraiser at the Astor Hotel in New York Vice President Lyndon Johnson outshined UN Ambassador Adlai Stevenson while praising NATO. Soviet Ambassador Valerian Zorin and his party left the room as Johnson pressed his lines. Stevenson received a humanitarian award from Medico amid the awkward moment.
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New York
Astor Hotel
Lyndon Johnson
Valerian Zorin
Adlai Stevenson
Mr. Stevenson
of Medico
Free World
Johnson
NATO
Europe
Zorin
Michigan Caps Debt Management Firms With Licenses
The state enacts licensing for debt management firms to curb abuses in the rise of installment plans. Regulators require financial responsibility, experience, and integrity, with separate creditor funds accounts and a 15 day fund remittance rule to protect creditors.
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Michigan
Corporation and Securities
Raymond F. Clevenger
Clevenger
Legislative Apportionment Faces Bipartisan Support
A proposed skeletal plan for Michigan State Senate apportionment gains bipartisan support after early convention sessions. Originated years ago by former Democratic State Chairman Neil Staebler and presented to the Con-Con committee by Republican Chairman George Van Peursem.
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Neil Staebler
George van Peursem
Senate
Plan for 35 member Senate under new constitutional framework
A proposed constitutional plan calls for a 35 member Senate elected from districts with seven members per district. Each district could adjust its internal representation every 10 years to reflect population changes. Apportionment would remain legislative every decade, but the revision clause aims to ease the sting of shifting populations.
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Senate
Non partisan spirit in convention winds through minor appointments
In the Constitutional Convention the spirit of bipartisanship faded as discussions on relatively minor employee appointments showed that party support of proposals would likely determine their success.
Museum of Science and Industry opens Hall of Elements
Eight year old Thomas Graves of Glenview Illinois admires a cutaway rocket model in the Hall of Elements at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry. The exhibit, sponsored by Union Carbide, highlights growing public interest in modern research and future crewed spaceflight.
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Thomas Graves
Glenview
Chicago
Museum of Science and Industry
Walker Defection Reforms Spar Over Military Morale
In the wake of Panmunjom and the Korean truce discussants target failures in indoctrinating troops about Communism. General Edwin Walker, a 30 year veteran, is ousted from division command in West Germany for his morale efforts and resigns to defend his rights as a citizen. He testifies before the Senate Armed Services Preparedness Subcommittee on muzzling the military, urging scrutiny of perceived defeatism in Capitol policies.
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Panmunjom
Mao
Edwin Walker
Walker
West Germany
Senate Armed Services Committee
Capitol Hill
Denmark
United States
Shepherd Argus Second Class Notice
The Shepherd Argus is entered as second class matter at the Post Office at Shepherd Michigan under act of March 3 1879.
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Shepherd Argus
Shepherd
Michigan
Staebler and Van Peursem Seek Agreement on Con-Con Apportionment
Staebler though no longer party chairman and Van Peursem may reach a solution. If they agree on apportionment the Con-Con delegates would likely find an answer and sell the Convention's product to voters with less difficulty.
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Staebler
van Peursem
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