Carpenter Seen as Irritant in Nebraska Legislature
The editorial argues Sen. Terry Carpenter of Scottsbluff will challenge the current session in stubborn, disruptive ways. It describes him as ambitious and aggressive, predicting his frequent tirades and new bill proposals will prolong the session, while noting newspapers print his remarks.
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Nebraska
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Sen
Carpenter
Terrytown
Sen. Carpenter
Eisenhower address prompts wary reader reaction
The writer notes a cautious take on President Eisenhower’s State of the Union speech. Defense spending is to rise, foreign aid may increase, and farmers argue for less government support. The piece urges belt tightening and fiscal restraint, urging leaders to set a spending example.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Missouri
Resignation Honors Mrs Clarence Hansen at Chamber
Mrs. Clarence Hansen resigned as office secretary of the Chamber of Commerce after a trying year since last July when the full time manager left. She carried on as secretary and acting manager, helping to hold loose ends together during consideration of the organization's future. Her record of service earns civic welfare thanks.
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Clarence Hansen
Chamber of Commerce
Hansen
Keep It That Way Ball Shows Bipartisan Tone
A bi partisan atmosphere marked the inaugural ball for Gov Ralph Brooks last week Republicans starred among the committee on arrangements and at the event The piece argues that in Nebraska and the United States losers can concede and dream of a comeback noting historic tolerance in politics.
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Ralph Brooks
Committee On Arrangements
Nebraska
United States
John Hancock
Get Off The List If Uncle Sam Keeps Sucker List
The piece argues motorists have funded the federal highway program through a series of temporary taxes since the 1950s. It notes the Highways Trust Fund faces a looming shortfall and urges earmarking all motor vehicle taxes to road funding to avoid financing problems.
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Uncle Sam
Congress
Washington
Highways Trust Fund
Time marches on reflections on aging and change
A reflective piece recounts aging, the shift from active civic role to sidelines, and the unrelenting march of time. It muses on former roles in game and fish management, body changes, and the uneasy realization that youth recedes while new challenges arise. The narrator urges acceptance and resilience.
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Nebraska
Fish and Game
Commission
One Nation Under God Over Virginia Flag Dispute
A New York Herald Tribune editorial condemns Virginia Governor Almond for restricting the national flag to fly below the state flag on public buildings. It argues the national flag remains supreme and symbolizes the union of all states, despite Almond's stance.
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New York Herald - Tribune
Virginia
Almond
United States
Price Of Progress Is Dulling Rail Romance
Alliance Times-Herald laments the loss of steam locomotives as railroads shift to diesel and long steel rails. The piece argues the change improves efficiency but erodes the drama and romance of station life, noting the rail experience and wheel-clicks fading with modernization.
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Alliance Times - Herald
Unnecessary Flight
A physician speaking at an industrial conference notes radiation fears have many people avoiding beneficial X rays. A hospital chief X-ray technician adds some patients worry about over exposure, but urges trusting the doctor to handle the concern.
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Great Falls
Montana
Canny Across Word Puzzle Clues Listed
A compact word puzzle listing across and down clues with numbers and brief hints for solving. Includes definitions for synonyms and variant spellings across a mixed category of words.
Idle Thoughts on Social Security and Taxes
Idle Thoughts by JHL critiques Social Security funding and tax policy, arguing the program grows a larger payroll bite while funds are borrowed and mismanaged. It contrasts public operation with private insurers, warns of higher future limits, and notes the stress on small business amid rising costs and taxes.
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Congress
Freedom First and the Rights of Refugees
A Romanian refugee girl declares her love for America and warns against mass regimentation. She recalls starvation, floggings, and gun wounds from prison camps including Dachau, and stresses the right to work, vote, worship, and speak as core liberties. Her family, including a brother in the Air Force, faces struggles to make a living while upholding freedom.
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America
Dachau
Air Force
Capitol News Terry Sets Bold Tax Vigor In Session
Nebraska lawmakers open the 1959 Legislature with a heated rules clash led by Sen. Terry Carpenter of Scottsbluff over tax legislation. The session promises frequent battles as 14 of 16 newcomers begin floor debates and drafting surges rise. The article also notes changes in state leadership and insurance director, and details disputes over the Nebraska Missouri boundary and education funding measures.
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Melvin Paul
Statehouse
Lincoln
Nebraska
Terry Carpenter
Scottsbluff
Carpenter
State Board of Education
Freeman Decker
Decker
Hubert Wolfe
Pierce
Lester Hunt Hunt
Letter on Eisenhower address and economic policy debate
L Rex Carey of Dalton Nebraska writes to The Telegraph in Sidney praising Eisenhower s congressional address. He warns of inflation and economic collapse, urges retrenchment, and suggests tying wages to corporate profits with stock dividends to reduce wage disputes and lower living costs, arguing for free enterprise socialism over state socialism.
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Eisenhower
Congress
L. Rex Carey
Ducks Unlimited Aims Aids Canada Marshlands Growth
Since 1937 Ducks Unlimited has worked with Canadian provincial governments to flood and seed marsh and grassland across 725000 acres. The program has boosted North American duck numbers to over 150 million, a more than fivefold rise since its start.
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Ducks Unlimited
The
Wall Street Journal
Canada
North America
Outlook for small business from chamber leader
Good Outlook President McDonnell of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States foresees a bright future for small business. He notes a drop in business failure rate from 92 per 10,090 firms in 1900 to 72 in 1957, while the number of firms increased from 22 per 1,000 population to about 25.
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McDonnell
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
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