Editorial on equal time rules in 1960 campaign
Editorial urges Congress to amend the equal time provisions or FCC reversal after Lar Daly Daley ruling. Says CBS chief warns of a broadcast blackout if sponsors and networks cannot operate freely. Calls for prompt action to keep electronic media open for voters in the 1960 elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Federal Communications Commission
Frank Staton
Columbia Broadcasting System
FCC
Daley
Lar Daly
Nebraska plan for Missouri debated as unicameral idea resurfaces
Nebraska pioneered unicameral government and now Missouri observers revive calls after adjournment. Proponents cite anti lobby features and elimination of conference committees, while Missouri weighs a 1940s ballot history and a 1960 path through initiative or legislative routes amid constitutional changes in Missouri and Illinois.
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Nebraska
Congress
Missouri General Assembly
Jefferson City
Conference Committee
Missouri
Illinois
Appomattox
Proposed Senior Summit with Wartime Allies
A suggestion for a high level meeting bringing together figures like Herbert Hoover Syngman Rhee Konrad Adenauer Winston Churchill Eamon de Valera and Bernard Baruch to discuss postwar leadership and policy directions. The idea envisions a conference addressing reconstruction security and international cooperation among major Allied statesmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hoover
Syngman Rhee
Konrad Adenauer
Winston Churchill
Eamon de Valera
Bernard Baruch
Farm lobby recollection of free seeds from federal days
A farmer in the bank lobby recalled the past when the federal government provided him with a packet of free seeds, laughing at the memory of those days. The remark frames nostalgia for earlier government aid to farmers.
French Franc Revaluation Signals Stable Era Under De Gaulle
The French franc undergoes a decimal reform after July 15, slicing zeros and shifting to a near one to one exchange with the mark, while old notes remain legal tender during transition. The plan boosts confidence, with centimes reintroduced and a stronger economic stance applauded by allies despite opposition.
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de Gaulle
U.S
Pesident de Gaulle
France
Allies
Broadway Inflation No Biz Like Ticket Biz
Moonlight Charlie boots tickets high as Broadway faces inflation rising from $6.90 tops to $9.90 in coming seasons. He blames public demand and higher costs for actors, theaters, and ads while noting that only a few groups can sustain the expense. Despite higher prices, audiences crowd 45th Street as theater costs climb. Public spending shifts to out-of-towners and social elites, while the general public bears the burden.
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Arthur Cantor
N.Y. Herald Tribune
New York
Moonlight Charlie
Mammon
Charlie
Broadway
45Th Street
Exurban
Capitol Hill
Heflin
MacCarthy
Senate
State Department
Star Chamber
Washington
U of Illinois Lifts Ban on Political Talks for Two Years
The Illinois Board of Trustees votes 6 to 3 to allow political speeches at the Champaign Urbana campus for a two year trial. Speakers must be sponsored by a recognized student group or university entity and must represent legally recognized Illinois parties.
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Florence
Italy
Paul Whiteman
Chicago
Downstate
University of Illinois
Board of Trustees
Illinois
Champaign-Urbana
Miss Press Photographer 1959 Selection Questioned
Column notes the 1959 Miss Press Photographer contest and questions the standard measurement order 35 22 35. It asks why the middle figure is described as the woist and which ordering is considered usual for bust waist hip measurements.
Equal Time Hearing Cites Daley Family Ties in Protest Coverage
Testimony in the equal time case on protest coverage cites Chicago mayor Richard Daley and ABC vice president John Daly as a notable coincidence. The hearing explored how television coverage reflecting Daly family involvement shaped public perception of the protest.
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Lar Daly
Chicago
Richard Daley
ABC Network
John Daly
Why Justice Marovitz Avoided a Grammar Swap
The Chicago Tribune quotes Chief Justice Abrham L. Marovitz remarking that he and fellow judges will not respond to every reckless claim by Cook County State's Attorney Benjamin S. Adamowski. The question notes the pronoun placement and etiquette of collective attribution in legal commentary.
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Abrham L. Marovitz
Chicago Criminal Court
Cook County
Benjamin S. Adamowski
Chicago Tribune
Farm And Forest Camps For Delinquents
Ohio considers county run rehabilitation camps for misdemeanant youths ages 17 to 25 and forestry camps to rehabilitate juveniles. Peoria County backs Youth Farm to create outdoor work programs in parks, aiming to keep youths from reform schools or prisons by wholesome labor in nature.
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Peoria Journal Star
Ohio
Illinois Youth Commission
St. Charles
Peoria County
Youth Farm
U S Demagogues Flourish Only Briefly
Washington analyzes the rise and fall of demagogues like Huey Long, Joseph McCarthy, and Tom Heflin. It argues their careers show a pattern of scapegoating and coercive tactics, punished by a public political process and the American system.
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Washington
Long
Louisiana
Tom” Heflin
Alabama
Alfred E. Smith
Huey Long
Joseph R. MacCarthy
Heflin
Senate
F.D.R
Smith
McCarthy
Governor Long
Internal Revenue Service
Cantor Press Agent For Musicals And Chayefsky Play
Mr. Cantor serves as press agent for the productions Redhead and Two for the Seesaw and The Music Man. He is co producer of Paddy Chayefsky's The Tenth Man opening in New York on November 5.
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Mr. Cantor
Seesaw
Paddy Chayefsky
New York
Eisenhower Dulles Discuss Possible U.S. Parliamentary Shift
President Eisenhower and John Foster Dulles reportedly discussed amending the U.S. Constitution to mimic a parliamentary system, but decided against a formal change. The article notes the discussion underscores the flexible, evolving balance between head of state and head of government in American governance.
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Joseph C. Harsch
Christian Science Monitor
Washington
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
United States
U.S
Fories
Laborites
Hugh Gaitskell
Aneurin Bevan
Queen Elizabeth II
Harold Maccmillan
Messrs
Dulles
Britain
Truman
Missouri Lutherans Endorse Doctrine Conformity
The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod ordered pastors teachers and professors to teach and act in harmony with a 1932 doctrine statement. A Brooklyn pastor protested but the resolution was adopted by voice vote at the synod convention. The convention also discussed Concordia Seminary Springfield Illinois and potential seminary moves.
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San Francisco
Lutheran Church - Missouri Synod
Church
Brooklyn
N.Y
Synod
Martin Luther
Robert J. Riedel
Concord Theological Seminary
Springfield
West Coast
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