Talmadge Urges State Control of Public Schools
Sen. Herman Talmadge proposed a constitutional amendment to vest exclusive authority over public schools in state and local governments. He warned that without action, the South faces widespread school closings and federal control of education would end. He was joined by seven Southern senators in urging a constitutional remedy.
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Washington
Herman Talmadge
D.-Ga
Talmadge
South
Supreme Court
Senate
Congress
No Tax Increase in Danville over the Years
A look at old Danville newspapers shows the dog tax dropped from 1.50 dollars plus 2 cents for tag manufacture in 1899 to 1 dollar today, illustrating tax exceptions amid rising rates. The piece also recalls a late night exchange between a wife and husband, adding local color to the era.
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Danville
Editor Proposes Ex Con Benefits
Jefferson City MO editor Ed Carr of the Jefftown Journal argues ex convicts should receive unemployment payments to reduce recidivism. He notes about half released inmates have families who lose welfare, and 13 weeks at $30 a week would cost far less than ongoing prison support.
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Ed Carr
Jefftown Journal
Journal
Missouri
Carr
Tell me the worst doctor what is my bill
A patient awakens asking for the worst possible diagnosis and the bill, prompting a terse exchange with a physician about costs and care as memories surface. The moment hints at tension between medical gravity and financial anxiety.
Poage Proposes World Price Cotton Program
Rep. W. R. Poage of Waco outlines a bill to offer all American cotton at the world price, paying farmers the difference to a fair market price. The plan eliminates storage costs and aims to boost consumption and acreage, with quotas kept. He cites 1958 costs and notes no expected administration support, paralleling the Brannan plan and wool pay options.
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Washington
W. R. Poage
Waco
Texan
Poage
Congress
Texas
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
Benson
New Mortality Table Reflects Longer U.S. Lifespans
The life insurance industry plans a new mortality table as Americans live longer. Laws tied to 1941 figures show death rates at age 40 dropping from 6.18 to 3.53 per thousand and at age 20 from 2.43 to 1.79 per thousand. The reform aims to update policy assumptions nationwide.
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Institute of Life Insurance
New York
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