Editorial: Refugees Deserve Help Amid Hungary Crisis
The piece condemns Soviet backed repression in Budapest and urges U S action to aid Hungarian refugees. It criticizes McCarran Walter immigration limits and calls for immigration reform by Congress while noting private citizens and cities already taking in refugees and raising funds.
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Gallan
Debate Over Blue Book Publication Schedule
A discussion argues for publishing the Blue Book in odd numbered years to avoid two year out of date spans. Officials view it as an official biennial record while newspapers see it as a key reference. the 1907 directive suggests odd year publication.
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General Assembly
Abraham Lincoln
45Th General Assembly
70Th General Assembly
Illinois Population Growth in Postwar Era
Federal estimates show Illinois continues to expand but at below national growth. The Midwest pattern is uneven with Indiana and Wisconsin higher in growth, while Illinois faces coal decline and economic shifts. Despite challenges, growth in Downstate industries and Chicago area offers continued population gains.
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Iowa
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Illinois Blue Book editors warned over biennial updates
State officials who publish the biennial Illinois Blue Book have noticed our editorial complaint and recommendation. Each edition we argue the new edition is out of date, with emphasis on timely updates and accuracy.
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Illinois
Churchill quip stalls photographer on birthday remark
A 30 second pause by Sir Winston Churchill drew a witty reply when a photographer sought a 100th birthday picture. The column also riffs on French idioms and notes Bantam Books 1957 Steinbeck titles selling eight million copies. A stage show titled The Best of Steinbeck tours with Constance Bennett and others.
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Ato
Great Elder Statesman
Associated Press
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Churchill
John Steinbeck
Bantam
Red Pony
Cannery Row
Steinbeck
Constance Bennett
Ted Andrews
Frank McHugh
Robert Strauss
Khrushchev praises comrade capitalists in Red China
Khrushchev toasted Chinese capitalists as comrade capitalists who aided the Communist revolution while warning that their private role may end as Red China follows Marxist policy. He contrasted China’s path with the Soviet experience from Lenin to Stalin and noted Marxist principles preclude capitalism.
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China
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Nepmen
Lenin
Stalin
Khrushchev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Red China
About Face in Desegregation Ruling Seen as Gradual
The piece surveys how Supreme Court desegregation decisions since 1896 shifted from state rights to federal enforcement. It notes the 1954 school ruling as a turning point and explains the court’s gradual path toward equality, with later actions in parks, recreation, and transportation.
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David Felts Ee Ee
U. S. Supreme Court
Deep South
Nixon
Supreme Courts
Earl Warren
Plessy
High Court
Harlan
Brennan
U. S. District Court
Montgomery
Ala
U. S
Starlings Banned At Inauguration
Officials plan a million dollar inauguration program in Washington to curb starling roosts. A spray treatment targets trees along parade routes, emitting an odor humans cannot detect but which repels birds. If successful, the measure could extend to parks and statues nationwide.
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Milwaukee Journal
Washington
General Services Administration
Wash Day at South Pole for Navy Seabees
Twenty four Sea bees aboard a Navy construction crew enjoy a washday at the South Pole. The unit has showers a washing machine and a clothes dryer to keep themselves and their garments clean while building a scientific station.
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Navy
Pole
Child Learns Patience Amid Father’s Christmas Memory
A father recalls a Christmas when he was thrilled to find an crane and a 15 cent pocketknife in a neatly darned stocking, using the memory to teach children about patience and gratitude.
Traffic Safety Gains Seen With 13 Year Highway Program
Improvements in traffic safety are anticipated as a 13 year highway program proceeds and studies spur measures. The National Safety Council reported a 12 percent drop in October traffic deaths on the eve of its Back the Attack campaign, reversing a 19 month upward trend.
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National Safety Council
Congress
Harlow H. Curtice
General Motors
Eisenhower
Curtice
Commerce Department
Traffic safety report cites decline in deaths per mile
Gov. Abraham A. Ribicoff heads a Governors Conference on Highway Safety report dated November 25 urging stronger enforcement and interstate information sharing. 1955 saw 38,300 traffic deaths but 6.4 deaths per 100 million miles, a record low trend since 1927 despite increasing travel.
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Governors Conference Committee On
Saintly Sermon Sparks Old Lady’s Regretful Wish
A Wall Street Journal report notes a pastor rejoicing with a pensioner over an elderly relative who has joined the church after a riotous life. The pastor reassures forgiveness, saying the greater the sin, the greater the saint. The woman laments she learned this 40 years earlier.
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Wall Street Journal
East Meets West On Daily Crossroads
A concise note on perpetual daily interaction between East and West, highlighting how two sides engage and converge in routine exchanges.
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