Knowland Backs Right-to-Work as California Gubernatorial Fight Issue
Senator Knowland ties his 1958 bid for California governor to right-to-work laws, seeking support from the National Right to Work Committee. He argues such laws protect employment freedom, while opponents say they weaken union strength and bargaining security. The stance reshapes the state’s GOP primary dynamics amid Knight’s labor backing.
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Goodwin J. Knight
California
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Knowland
National Right To Work Committee
Congressional Quarterly
Virginia
Palm Springs
California Federation of Labor
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Eisenhower
Editorial Digest From Daily Newspaper Deluge
A digest highlights editorials culled from about 40 newspapers received daily. It summarizes key opinions, debates, and trends shaping public discourse across multiple regions and topics.
Army Snafu Probed by Russell Over South Alert
Georgia senator Russell demands full Army explanations of an order that placed troops on alert in the South and sparked riot duty talk. He, along with Rep. Vinson, says transparency is required as Pentagon scrutiny grows.
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Atlanta Journal
Georgia
Sen
Russell
South
Senate Armed Services Committee
Pentagon
Carl Vinson
Milledgeville
House Armed Services Committee
Marines Fend Off Chinese Fire In Six Hour Hill Clash
Five polio cases reported as polio rises. Gary Arnold age 7 seeks treatment at MCV Hospital in Filchimond. A wedding at the Neill Barton home joins Mrs Leslie Carr Miller and Daniel Mather Babb. Old notes recall births, careers, and local hospital surgeries amid a roundup of 1930s era events.
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Nits “mm Arnold
Sunnyside
Medical College of Virginia Hospital
Filchimond
Leslie Carr Miller
Charles Godfrey Miller
Daniel Mather Babb
Clement E Babb
Lewis Neill Barton
Local Vignettes: Hagers Town Guests and Hot Springs Visit
Miller McDonald of Hagerstown and his wife stay with Mr and Mrs McDond at Shawnee Avenue. Dr and Mrs Hunter McGuire conclude weeks at the Homestead in Hot Springs shaping a quiet social note.
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Hagerstown
Mr. McDone
Shawnee Avenue
Hunter McGluire
Maugham Returns to London to Buy New Underwear
Author W. Somer Maugham visits London to purchase underwear claiming British makers best for men. He recalls damp Weather and jokes about sailors and pen theft. He comments on early works, laments reprints, praises The Moon and Sixpence opera, and states plans to simply live.
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London
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Cap Ferrat
French Riviera
Prince Rainier
Monaco
Villefranche
South Sea Island
Gauguin
Sadler's Wells Opera Company
Liza
Lamabeth
State's First Billion Dollar Spending Program a Possibility
Governor Stanley and budget consultants concluded their study and will draft a total request for the next General Assembly. Budget Director J. H. Bradford called a billion dollar program possible as the current two year budget sits at 896 million dollars. Observers note a 29 percent rise over the prior biennium and a 20 percent hike would hit about 1.075 billion.
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The Doctor Speaks Sleep Tips For Better Rest
Doctor Bundesen offers self help for insomnia advising relaxation before bed. He suggests quiet activities and a light snack, warns against caffeine hours before sleep, and favors calm reading and soft radio programs over stimulating media. He notes caffeine can delay sleep by several hours.
Strength For The Day What Is Prayer
The piece defines prayer as more than talking to God it includes repentance confession praise and action It argues true prayer accompanies deeds not mere repetition and that a life full of prayer should produce righteous acts and love for one’s neighbor reflecting the command to love God and others.
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U.S
How to Score Your I Q A 10 Day Test
A reader self quizzes on memory and reasoning with 100 questions across 10 days. It classifies scores into memory genius very superior excellent good and prompts turning to page 2 for correct answers.
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Alaska
Fairbanks
Juneau
Nome
Seward
George
U.S. Senate
South America
Marian Anderson
Eat Apples The Valley's Famous Fruit
A local food store advertises a wide variety of apples under the banner Eat Apples The Valley's Famous Fruit inviting shoppers to explore multiple varieties available at the store.
Cross mark origin in Saxon signatures explained
A cross symbol on paper traces to early Saxons who placed a cross after signatures as a sign of the cross Christ endured. The mark showed good faith and identified genuine signatures in that tradition.
Worry Clinic Formula Teaches Quick Chat Tricks
An article promotes a Dr George Crane method called H E L P for sparking conversation. It describes letters H for hobbies E F for entertainment L for literature and P for politics as prompts to engage a date. Arlene, an 18 year old, is cited as a case study to illustrate turning a shy girl into a lively conversationalist.
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George W. Crane
Arlene K
66 year old man charged in $175000 worth of checks fraud
Chicago police say Russell E Fritz 66 and his wife Elva 49 used fraudulent checks to cover a Miami apartment note and other debts. Fritz was arrested at Union Station after greeting his wife on her arrival from Iowa. Investigations led to multiple forged and worthless checks totaling over 175000.
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Russell E Fritz
Union Station
Iowa
Fritz
Elva
Indianapolis
Miamii
Miami
Anton G. Wenskus
Florida
Wenskus
Alfred Seward
Seward
Ice
FBI
Montrose
Japanese Toy Makers to Use Lead Free Paints
Yukichi Sato of the Japan Metal Toys Inspection Assn says exports will switch to lead free paints for all toys shipped abroad. A regulation will be announced October 15 in the Japanese official gazette. He notes current lead contains paint is harmless after varnish and baking. He expects metal toy exports to the United States to rise about ten percent over last year.
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Tokyo
Yukichi Sato
Japan Metal Toys Inspection Assn
United States
Sato
Theatre Down Despite Vivien Leigh Save St James
London reformers fail to save the St James's Theatre. Huntington Hartford offers 35000 pounds and Sir Winston Churchill 500 pounds but funds fall short. Miss Vivien Leigh leads protests and is ejected from the Lords while Sir Laurence Olivier praises her efforts.
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London
St. James's Theater
Vivien Leigh
Huntington Hartford
Winston Churchill
C. C. W. Glossop
St. James's
Miss Leigh
House of Lords
Sir Laurence Olivier
Britain
700 to Compete in North South Skirmish
At Quantico Virginia 41 organizations and 506 competitors will take part in the 16th north south Skirmish. Individuals fight Civil War rifle muskets carbines and pistols on Saturday with teams from Virginia Maryland Pennsylvania Ohio Kentucky Michigan Wisconsin New Jersey and the District of Columbia contesting on Sunday.
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Ohio
Kentucky
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Wisconsin
New Jersey
Distriet of Columbia
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