Students turn from radicalism toward conservatism in universities
A debate notes a shift among students toward conservatism, with Young Americans for Freedom growing to 80,000 and groups like the Intercollegiate Society of Individualists forming study circles. It cites Kennedy Nixon college divides and cross border echoes in Mexico, warning against despotism in place of liberalism.
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United States
Young Americans For Freedom
Barry Goldwater
Mexico
If a Man Plants a Tree
A reflection on planting a tree as a personal bond with life and the cycles of nature. It explores choosing species, site, and nurturing saplings, and how growth invites birds and reveals life’s verities through years of care.
Young man loses job but a chance arises after boss’s call
A recent graduate is fired and faces hardship but recalls his lifelong desire for a meaningful career. In the exact moment of dismissal a middle aged executive dies in another firm, creating a vacant post that matches the young man’s goals and potential.
Predestination and luck in a boy’s sudden happiness
Earl L. Douglas may one day hold a vacancy, as fate and faith intersect after an older man’s death. The piece argues that God’s omnipotence governs outcomes, linking dismissal and fortune to a larger divine plan.
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God
Nothing solidifies the country like Sunday rides
Dan Bennett of The Saturday Evening Post quips that a Sunday pleasure ride strengthens national character, reflecting a lighthearted cultural mood. The quote foregrounds relaxed leisure as a unifying, wholesome ideal for readers of the periodical.
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Dan Bennett
Saturday Evening Post
County attendees named for Rural Affairs Institute
From The Star Files 10 Years Ago 1951 lists county residents at the three day Institute of Rural Affairs at VPI Blacksburg including M. J. Pease Boyd Ramey Sloan Wolfe A. W. Wright C. K. Wright I. Fred Stine and Mr and Mrs Walker McC Bond Also Mrs John H Moling hosted Reverend and Mrs John R Mackinnon and son from Kingsport Tenn Mr and Mrs Karl Peer Star Tannery announce the birth of a daughter with Mrs Peer formerly Lois Heishman.
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Three Day Institute of Rural Affairs
VPI
Blacksburg
M. J. Pease
Boyd Ramey
Sloan Wolfe
A. W. Wright
C. K. Wright
I. Fred Stine
Walker McC. Bond
John H. Moling
John R. Mackinnon
Kingsport
Tenn
Karl Peer
Star Tannery
Peer
Lois Heishman
Local social guests list for Nurton and Russell households
Recent guests included Cmdr. and Mrs. Wallace Lind visiting Admiral and Mrs. L. M. Nurton. Mrs. John Hedrick and Miss Caroline Carson of Riverton stayed with Mrs. John Barnes Carr at the home of her parents Mr. and Mrs. H. K. Russell. Grover Lewis and wife returned here after visiting relatives in McKeesport Pennsylvania.
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L. M. Nurton
Cmdr
Wallace Lind
John Hedrick
Caroline Carson
Riverton
John Barnes Carr
H. K. Russell
Grover Lewis
McKeesport
Washington Man Visits Winchester and Frostburg People
Fifty years ago in 1911 George Carter Taylor of Washington motored to Winchester and stayed several days with local friends. Mrs. James P. Reardon visited her parents at Frostburg while Capt. Reardon served with soldiers at Culpeper. John D. Higgins from Washington came to plaster the interior of Thomas W. Steck's home in Opequon.
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George Carter Taylor
Washington
Winchester
James P. Reardon
Real Communism in Russia Seen Still Distant After 44 Years
AP reports that while the Russian Communist party released a 20 year program promising free medicine and housing and a classless society, observers note it does not guarantee pay according to need within 20 years. The piece discusses existing classes, wage differences, and the challenge of abolishing favored groups amid ongoing reforms.
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Washington
Russian Communist Party
Communist Party In
Russia
United States
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Intelligentia
New Party
Stalin
Marx
Lenin
Military buildup seen beneficial to business
The Kennedy defense program could boost production across steel, copper, rubber, chemicals, railroads, aircraft, and electronics. Stock markets rose on the news, with weekly volume at 17.36 million shares. Officials foresee gains in second half output, though auto industry tensions cloud steel demand. The consumer price index rose to 127.6 in June, and machine tool orders jumped to 60.6 million dollars.
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Jack Lefler
AP Business
NEW York (Ap
United States
Kennedy
Berlin
National Guard
Frederic G
General Motors Corp
Roger M. Blough
US Steel Corp
Labor Department
MARKIN TIME BABY RIDDLE MYSTERY
A playful note describes a baby that yells day and night and unsettles the day. The cryptic line ends with a signature Luther.
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Luther
Your Health Facial Muscles Affected by MG
The article explains myasthenia gravis as a process where a nerve chemical A enables muscle action, while Killer C destroys A. Natural P guards A poorly, allowing weakness to grow with use. Early signs include droopy eyelids and double vision. facial muscles weaken, hoarseness, and difficulty lifting. Rest can restore strength briefly. treatment noted includes P injections and cortisone-like drugs, with hopes for a cure within ten years.
How's Your I Q Based on 100 Questions for 10 Days
A reader quiz prizes daily accuracy from 9–10, 7–8, 5–6 or 4 correct answers with a corrective page. Questions span Europe’s top volcano to Gettysburg words, aviation and tennis terms, Roman war god, litmus use, egg weight, and bat reproduction truth.
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Europe
Wellington
South Pacific
Cne
Dessert Title Ignites Ice Cream Fame on 800 Million Gallons
A digest of notes and trivia includes a bold line about ice cream surpassing pie in popularity with 800 million gallons consumed yearly. It cites U.S. experts on mosquito attraction, canine agility, mildly curious facts on respiration, reading, slang, and historical tidbits.
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New York
U.S
Rover
America
E. V. Lucas
Johnny
Woodrow Wilson
Buffalo Bill” Cody
Ac Oe Carl
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Compton MacKenzie
the Star
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