Editorial on Clinton desegregation and federal role
The editorial examines federal actions to enforce school desegregation in Clinton Tennessee, noting FBI involvement and contempt proceedings for interference. It praises a municipal election result favoring moderates and highlights the pattern of injunctions following court orders, contrasting progress with ongoing violence.
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U.S
Clinton, Tenn
Knoxville
Tenn
Clinton High School
Clinton
Hoxie
Ark
U.S. Circuit Court
St. Louis
Tennessee National Guard
Supreme Court
McKeldin urges GOP discipline to back Eisenhower
Maryland governor Theodor McKeldin blasts Republican lawmakers for sabotaging President Eisenhower's program. He cites failed Bohlen nomination and partial housing support, urging the Old Guard to concede to the president's mandate and align with new Republicanism for party unity.
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Maryland
Theodor McKeldin
Eisenhower
McKeldin
Gulf of Denoaie
Congress
Char
Les Bohlen
Moscow
Warrant Fraud Exposes Auditor Scheme In Illinois
A former Illinois state auditor, Orville Hedge, issued phony state warrants that were cashed by suburban banker Hodge for personal gain. The warrants targeted unnamed recipients unaware of the payments, and Hedge operated the scheme for over three years before being exposed.
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Orville Hedge
Illinois
Chicago
Hodge
Certified Public Accountants
Illinois Budgetary Commission
Questionable disbursements tied to state warrants under Hodge
A report criticizes questionable disbursements paid with state warrants. Accountants question whether services matched the funds, noting living and personal business expenses funded by public money. Recipients often lacked itemized bills, while officials call for accountability and reform.
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Hodge
Farmers See Little Help From 1950s Price Gap
Last month farm prices steadied after fall in four months while costs rose. The parity ratio drifted: 80 in Nov 1955 to 86 in June, 82 in July through October, 81 in November, and 80 a year earlier. Prices seem stable but overall farm purchasing power remains weak.
Burlesque History and Christmas Card Controversy
David Feits surveys Sobel’s lavish new burlesque history tracing roots from Aristophanes to Minsky and notes Sobel’s earlier work. The column also covers Gen Maxwell Taylor discouraging Pentagon Christmas card exchanges and local tributes as the Springfield Citizens Tribune folds after three months.
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Bernard Sobel
Sobel
Gelmadon
Springfield Citizens Tribune
J. R. Fitzpatrick
Americans Explore Budgetism Debt and Growth Trends
Professor Paul W. McCracken of the University of Michigan warns that private debts may outpace incomes as the nation faces a decade of possible unbalanced budgets. He argues that between now and 1965 the economy must avoid rising private debts exceeding growth while boosting output and investment through higher capital outlays and more efficient savings. He also notes the need to shift savings toward equities to prevent further debt expansion and outlines expected roles for pension funds insurance banks and thrift institutions in funding growth.
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John F. Semnbower
Ann Arbor
Mich
Eisenhower
Council of Economic Advisers
Paul W. McCracken
University of Michigan
America
David Barnett
Washington
Emma G. Holmes
Department of Agriculture
Federal Reserve Board
Belgium Fears Congo Soviet Drive After Suez Crisis
Belgian colonial officials report rising Communist agitation in the Congo amid the Suez crisis. Moscow trained propagandists press anti colonial themes linking Arabs and Congo natives while Belgium warns of Russia’s growing interest in Congo minerals and strategic influence.
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Omer Anderson Brusselrussels
Congo
Belgium
Kremlin
Egypt
Suez Canal
Russia
Baudouin
Middle East
Auto Show Debates Detroit New York Hosting
The first national auto show in 16 years faces a choice between New York’s Coliseum and Detroit’s Convention Hall. Industry voices favor Detroit for its home-town appeal and larger buyer base within a day’s drive, arguing it would boost national interest and sales.
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New York
Earl F. Wegmann
Detroit
New Coliseum
Wegmann
I ’S
Reader Label Pate Traitor in Carbondale Letter
A reader from Christopher, II, criticizes Arlie Pate in a Southern Illinoisan letter calling him a wartime traitor and urging a fund drive to bring him home. The letter condemns Pate and questions Kenneth Gray involvement, asserting strong local patriotism and defense of the American Army.
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Southern Illinoisan
Arlie Pate
Arlie
Eisenhower
Ike
Carbondale
Pate
Kenneth Gray
Ray Thomas Jr
W. Helen Christopher, II
Woodland Fugue and the Scent of Mortality
A poem by Sarah Howard in The New York Times meditates on blooming trilliums, petals falling to dust, and the omnipresent hush of death. It lyrically contrasts spring sweetness with earthly numbness and contemplates how mortality remains unseen in daily life.
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Sarah Howard
New York Times
Fringe Benefits for Bald Heads at a Special Rate
A verse from the Wall Street Journal mocks barber pricing with a playful note on shaving costs. The speaker contemplates a cheaper haircut at fifty cents to ease pride about being bald.
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Wilk
Wall Street Journal
University ProtestersAttend Dining Dinner Roast Beef
Students from the University of Michigan who protested the spaghetti in campus dining halls were served a dinner of roast beef. The meat was possibly sourced from the varsity football training table lockers.
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University of Michigan
University
Moonrise Wieldly An Orange Moon Over Desert Sky
Poet Stanton A. Coblentz reflects on an orange moon rising above mountains and bay lights. He contemplates human isolation amid stars and satellites as he watches the luminous figure drift into a vast sky.
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