Librarians and the defense of reading fantasy books
A reader laments campaigns to curb old favorites like Tom Swift Tarzan and The Hardy Boys as unrealistic and advocates preserving youth access to fantasy. The writer argues fantasy fuels imagination and warns against an overemphasis on science at the expense of literature and Santa Claus, urging librarians to defend shared boyhood reading memories.
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Tom Swift
Tarzap and Bobbsey Twins
Crossword Puzzle Clue Grid From a Historic Page
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Nothing in government aid is truly free says economists
Economists Clark and Rimanoczy of the American Economic Foundation argue federal aid to states is paid for by taxes and not by magic. They show that money must come from somewhere and that most states give more than they receive, with Mississippi singled out as a rare exception.
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Fred G. Clark
Richard Stanton Rimanoczy
The
American Economic Foundation
Messrs. Clark and
Rimanoczy
Mississippi
Scottsbluff To Host Scientific Heart Meeting
The Nebraska Heart Association and Scotts Bluff County Medical Society co sponsor a Scientific Heart Conference in Scottsbluff on May 16 1959 at the Scotts Bluff Country Club from 1:00 P M to 9:00 P M Invitations have been mailed to physicians across Fox Butte Morrill Sheridan Garren Cheyenne Perkins Chase Dyndy Keith Kimball Dawes Cherry and Scotts Bluff counties Dr T F Hubbard of Omaha is the guest consultant and Dr Max Gentry of Gering chairs the conference with Dr Douglas Campbell assisting The program features case studies and a dinner following the afternoon session The event targets physicians in the Nebraska Panhandle and Torrington Wyoming area.
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Nebraska Heart Association
Scotts Bluff County Medical Society
Scottsbluff
Nebraska Panhandle
Torrington
Wyoming
Scottsbluff Country Club
Fox Butte
Morrill
Sheridan
Garren
Cheyenne
Perkins
Chase
Dyndy
Keith
Kimball
Dawes
Cherry
Scotts Bluff
Carl P. Marxer
Country Club
T. F. Hubbard
Omaha
Max Gentry
Gering
Scottsbluff County
Town looks at De-Mar Inc. plant growth prospects
The Daily Times Herald reports interest in De-Mar Inc. operation and 2000 trailer production near town. Local development surveys underway through the Alliance area aim to attract industry, with talks of a packing plant or cannery feasibility and financial incentives to lure investors and create jobs.
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Daily Times
Jn Alling Ge
Magnolia Mobile Homes
Scotts
Rand
De-Mar Inc
Development ‘Corporation
Ins Jupiter
Aliihinge
Magyoliay
Jainocfime
Angi
Industrie Ewe
Ana Satraw
It Can't Be Blamed On Defense By Byrd
Senator Byrd argues that federal spending growth since 1954 is driven by domestic civilian programs not defense. He cites expenditures rising from 19.1 to 93.4 billion dollars annually, a 75 percent increase, and emphasizes that nonessentials and luxuries burden the budget while government should be funded by the people.
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Byrd
Virginia
Off Job Safety Training Vital
CHICAGO safety adviser Harry C. Johnson urges extending safety know-how beyond the factory. He notes off the job injuries remove workers as surely as on the line, citing data from 84 firms with 350000 workers showing accidents off duty can far exceed on the job in frequency and cost.
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Iaia Yronnson
Chicago
Harry C. Johnson
Johnson
The Fel NE Tyieep Another Experiment Fails
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Berlin
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