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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
4
The piece discusses rising auto loan terms and the possible return of Regulation W to curb long credit plans. It notes lenders should use bluebook values to appraise trades and buyer ability to pay, and warns Congress may act in 1956 if credit trends worsen.
A garbled note suggests Miss Universe began work on "The Bean Story" but hints at a misread project titled "Pride and an ice" that would have shaped other plans. No clear names or places are determinable from the fragment.
The 84th Congress adjourned to resume in January with seven months of work, noting progress on world affairs but political caution on domestic issues. Debates over taxes, housing, education and statehood linger, while the Kefauver Dixon-Yates probe and 1956 elections shape next year’s agenda.
A Gallup poll shows farmers report greatest job satisfaction among workers. The piece questions why the farm bloc resists addressing their complaints and notes speculation that, in a few years, lunar satellites may prompt calls for aid similar to the Marshall Plan.
The National Geographic Society announces completion of a first sky map with Caltech using Palomar telescope, detailing three quarters of the sky and 200 sky charts. White House signals US satellite launches, sparking public curiosity about space travel and visibility of artificial satellites. The piece notes a $2,000 price for copies, with plans for free maps at space platforms during space travel.
The city council proposes an anti litter law while Old Betsy the dog howls in protest. Pakistan’s money is devalued by a third and the Old Paragrapher is found with a pocketful of rupees.
A. J. Custer of Auburn Indiana hopes to push one muck soil acre beyond 300 bushels with heavy fertilizer and seed. He last year averaged 241 bushels to win a five acre club, and current weather could push an acre toward 350. He predicts a possible 390, explaining his experimental approach amid Illinois and Iowa yields.
A Tuesday blaze at the Town Pump in Decatur was sparked by record heat. Firefighters contained the fire as residents faced an unusually hot mid December day.
Currency Comptroller Ray N. Gidney says the move aims to monitor consumer auto loans without creating strict controls. He notes terms have stretched to 30 months with 30 percent down in many areas, up from 24 months and one third down a year ago, with some cases reaching 36 to 42 months. The danger lies in overextended financing terms.
Premier Bulganin and Khrushchev concede the Soviet Union trails the United States in industrial and agricultural output while thriving in military tech. They blame the war oriented economic system for the lag and call for leveraging scientific progress to raise living standards, noting superior Soviet weapons despite overall economic strain.
David Felts notes a column featuring Twenty Years Ago and mentions model readers from 1876 and McGuffey texts. He recalls summer stock at Pandora Players in Blue Mound and previews Bell, Book and Candle and Soldier's Wife. He references a publicity release about government agency funding and quotes Irv Kupcinet on Macbeth, plus rural talk about a heat wave and garden pests.
Michigan motorist wins case allowing no requirement to showcase Water Wonderland slogan on license plate. Court says plates should identify ownership and origin and be legible from distance. Suggests remove slogans to improve readability and aid law enforcement.
The article paints John L. Lewis as a waning force in a ailing coal industry. Output lags behind prewar peaks, overseas shipments rise, and captive mines strengthen. Employment falls from 700000 to 250000, while unions consider renewed wage demands yet avoid provoking another major strike.
A speculative line envisions a space traveler observing an anchored satellite and placing a warning. The remark frames a future where speed limits reach 18 000 miles per minute and travel becomes routine in orbit.
The first session of the 84th Congress closed with no deaths among members, few filibusters, and an overall calm year. Highlights include limited legislative gains amid Dixon Yates and Talbott scrutiny, a higher minimum wage, a pay raise for Congress and government workers, and a renewed push toward foreign aid and military planning.
The United States and Red China paused discussions on the detention of American civilians in Geneva, resuming Monday. U S Ambassador Johnson and Chinese envoy Wang Ping nan led a 90 minute session with no clear progress announced.
The Bundestag tightens civilian oversight of the German military as a temporary volunteers bill is pushed. Eric Ollenhauer warns of history while Bonn seeks to ensure democracy and defend Western unity.
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