Ft Grant Boys School Progress Highlighted by Citizen Series
The Citizen's three part illustrated report portrays Ft Grant State Industrial School for Boys as transformed since 1953 from a criticized facility into a retraining center with discipline, vocational training, and group standards. Runaway incidents dropped from 62 in 1951 to two last year despite overcrowding and ongoing construction exceeding $500,000. Governor Howard Pyle praised the effort as creating a sanctum for boys needing inspiration and a_new attitude.
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Ft. Grant
Arizona
Desert Devil's Island
Fr. Grant
Phoenix
Graham County
Maricopa County
Howard Pyle
Ft. Grant School
State of Arizona
Desert lizard tails and survival tricks in Arizona
The Desert Museum notes lizards use tail autotomy as a decoy and rely on rapid tail regeneration to escape predators. In rare cases some individuals regain two tails or develop bifurcated tails that can hinder escape, illustrating unusual outcomes of the lizard’s regenerative defense.
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Desert Museum
Ross
Lewis Wayne Walker
Aris Sonora Desert Museu
Eisenhower NATO policy signals push for negotiation
President Eisenhower outlined three aims in his NATO remarks. He seeks to reassure the Soviet Union NATO will defend itself, to show readiness to explore dialogue with Moscow, and to push for negotiations without backing away from defense. European leaders monitor risks and support NATO’s strong defense while openness to talks grows.
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Washington
Eisenhower
NATO
United States
America
Dulles
Mr. Eisenhower
Kremlin
Sone
Father Burnham and His Madison Years as a Fourth Estate Advocate
The narrative recalls John Burnham, a rural publisher who sought a seat in the legislature with Phil LaFollette’s bloc. He championed fiscal honesty, opposed a law supplement distribution, and backed a trout stream curfew that backfired. After his term, he remained a visiting observer in Madison for two decades, upholding press independence.
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Father
Madison
Phil LaFollette
Congress weighs security reforms amid civil liberties debate
A Congressional Quarterly survey shows Congress reluctant to enact all Wright Commission security recommendations. The issue centers on federal loyalty programs and an independent Central Security Office, with hearings planned for January on a broad omnibus bill. Civil libertarians oppose stricter espionage rules for reporters and agency overreach concerns persist.
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Washington
Commission On Government Security
Capitol Hill
Eisenhowser
Federal Service
Congress
Los Angeles
Loyd Wright
John Stennis
D. Miss
Norris Cotton
R. N.H
Francis E. Walter
D. Pa
William M. McCulloch
Ohio
House on-American Activities Committee
Walter
Commission
Irector
James P. McGranery
Defense Department
From the Nation's Capital and Hagerty's Public Image
Washington coverage recalls White House press secretaries Hagerty and Snyder. Hagerty, noted for blunt responses, defends openness amid Buchwald satire. Snyder, promoted by Eisenhower, faced praise and criticism during Vanguard Satellite launch fallout at Cape Canaveral.
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Washington—P
James C. Hagerty
Hagerty
Murray Snyder
White House
Snyder
Eisenhower
Snider
Ma Lamb
Art Buchwald
New York Herald Tribune
Jim
Paris
Buchwald
Navy Vanguard
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Defense
Air Force
Cape Canaveral Test Center
Defense Department
Hoffa election under federal scrutiny sparks union reform talk
A federal court in Washington weighs whether James R Hoffa was validly elected as Teamsters president after a Miami convention. The suit questions delegate legitimacy and possible packing by fear or money. The piece cites Beck convictions, past wiretap cases, and calls unions a quasi public utility while urging accountability for 18 million American workers.
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McClellan
Washington, D.C
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters’ Union
Hotta
Miami
Hoffa
Dave Beck
Teamsters
Westion
Offa
California Supreme Court
Earl Warren
Ise
James P. Mitchell
Responsible unionism calls for tighter labor law
The speaker argues unions must cooperate with the Senate and purge leadership without delay. Those who resist show why stronger labor law is needed and justify decisive action to reform labor governance.
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Meany
Senate
Corporations Boost Giving to Colleges Across Nation
A New York report says corporate support for higher education could hit 180 million dollars in 1957 as executives respond to calls for more skilled labor. The plan pools gifts through state college associations to aid independent colleges and public institutions, easing tuition and funding faculty salaries.
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New York
Sputnik College
America
H. W. Prentis Jr
Armstrong
Cork
Coleges
Indiana
Wabash
Crawfordsville
Sham
Richmond
Commission On Colleges & Industry
Association of American Colleges
Commission
Robert E. Wilson
Indiana Standard Oil
Devotions A Message Of Hope For The New Year
A devotional piece quotes Isaiah 40 9 and Sabatier on hope in Christmas faith. It urges climbing to a high place to proclaim good news and standing in darkness with divine presence guiding through adversity. It ends with a prayer asking for renewed faith and receptiveness to Christ as Redeemer. Srey Taam Cot
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Sabatier
God
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Madiston
Congronal Quarterly
Tore Cg
Ray Tucker
Dennis the Menace
Semene
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Iudah
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