Editorial: Budget Reality Tests Eisenhower Aides
The editorial argues the administration cannot balance the coming year's budget without widening deficits, cites twenty years of deficits, and stresses reallocating costs among local, state, and national governments. It notes a proposed commission to study grants in aid and echoes Ostertag on government giving nothing for nothing and the need to curb duplication and taxation.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Representative Ostertag
New York
Courage and Wisdom in Benson Farm Policy Debate
Secretary Benson argues that farming aid should be used only as an emergency measure and that free enterprise should guide policy. Supporters cite crowds cheering his calls to freedom and favorable mail, while skeptics warn price downturns could end his political standing. Agricultural subsidy to a reasonable degree is defended as essential to American prosperity and security.
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Holmes
Alexander
Secr Otary.ust
Find
Gay
Sams
Freedom of work protected by Virginia union law ruling
A Supreme Court decision upholding a Virginia law forbids denying employment based on union membership or nonmembership and bars employer union agreements blocking nonmembers. The Bedford Bulletin hails the ruling as a pivotal standard for individual rights, asserting no one is free if their livelihood depends on joining or paying dues to any organization.
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Virginia
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Judge Bennett
Dakota Territory
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Sterling
Medical Education Advancements Beat 1951 52 Challenges
The AMA published a Factbook on Medical Education showing 1951 52 year record highs in freshmen, four year enrollment, and graduation, with the largest teaching facilities and strongest financial support in history. Enrollments rose 22.8 percent since 1942 as population grew 16.4 percent, arguing education keeps pace without government socialized medicine.
Who Gets the Most From a Customer Dollar
A historical note on corporate taxes and distribution of a customer dollar. An oil company’s last year shows 14.54 cents to the employer, 8.14 cents as profits, 3.44 cents to owners, 0.5 cents reinvested, and 18 cents to federal state and local taxes. Government intake far exceeds owner and employee shares.
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Panhandle
Ohio Oil Company
Rocky Mountain
Sidney Territory
Sidney High School
Beverly Lyngholm
Dorothy Osborn
Harold Gell
St. Patrick’s Academy
C. V. Sowards
CAA
Sidney Municipal Airport
Marathon Runners In Puzzling Crossword Tie In
A scrambled list of crossword style clues mixes sports terms with chemical symbols and place names. The puzzle references Marathon Runner, Canadian marathoner, Boston, River Island, and numerous atomic symbols while including hints like harem and passant terms.
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Hetman
Jacob’s Brother
Alligator Shoes and Buffalo Robes in a World Without Alligators
A personal essay muses on the supposed extinction of alligators and the buffalo, joking about fashion, meals, and aging, noting how Western lore and practical comforts fade as wildlife disappears. The writer reflects on cultural habits, humor, and the fragility of modern life.
Eisenhower Pickle Jar Comment Sparks Grass Roots Debate
Providence and Enterprise newspapers report that President Eisenhower spoke with delight about the pickle jar and cracker barrel in general stores as a symbol of growing up. The Florida Herald notes that claims of public rolls embarrassing recipients may be exaggerated, citing no records of rolls opened to the public while noting reductions in wasteful spending.
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Tournal
Eisenhower
Gre
White House
Tiake Worth
Fla
Herald
Fresh temp fireman jailed for setting grass fires
Quick read items summarize a reckless arson case and other quirky notes. An Ontario town plans a spinster tax after raising bachelors levies. A eastern governor signs a bill altering wording from who to whom. Soviet doctors denounced for murder facing a press lashing. A streetcar robbery repeats with a victim held up again in a dull evening sequence.
Wheat export totals for 1953 54 fall short of 1951 52
Export data indicate that shipments of wheat in 1953 54 are forecast to be below the level reached in 1951 52. Analysts point to lower harvests and shifting trade patterns affecting overall export volume.
Population shift to suburbs drives historic U.S. migration
Washington reports that the postwar shift from city centers to metropolitan suburbs marks the greatest population movement in U.S. history. Census figures for 168 metros show suburbs gaining 50 percent more than central cities from 1940 to 1950, with growth 2.5 times faster, reshaping municipal finances and service costs as incomes rise and people buy homes outside crowded cores.
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Washington
United States
U.S
Legislative Sidelights on Price Support Proposals
The piece surveys two price support plans, Brandt and Nary-Haugen, and summarizes Sanders Grange statements endorsing parity certificates, the mechanics of parity payments, processing costs, and potential farmer and processor impacts under a two price system.
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M Brandt
Brandt
Nary-Haugen
Brandt PR
Gen
Sta J. T. Sanders
Strip A Quick Easy Wallpaper Job On Walls
Wet about 12 feet. Peel off in the original. Short notes describe a simple wallpaper removal method with guidance on dampening or lifting the edge before stripping.
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