Social Security After 30 Years
A retrospective on the 30 year anniversary of the Social Security Omnibus, noting the original scope for 25 million workers, later growth to 76 million covered and about 20 million receiving benefits, with a rising maximum monthly payment. It covers legislative debates, milestones, and critiques of expanding social welfare.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Congress
Thomas H. Eliot
Washington University
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Labor
Perkins
House
Ways and Means
Senate
Huey Long
Generous committee backs larger raise for Congress
The committee votes to exceed the president's recommended raise and includes excluded categories. It calls for a $3,400 increase to take effect after the 1966 election, noting last year's $7,500 rise and questioning the merit based pay system. The editorial laments self payment and tax dollars spent by Congress.
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Congress
Good Intentions and Potholes on the Great Society Road
The piece critiques federal planning for anti poverty programs and warns that strategic Washington decisions may undermine local effort. It argues charity begins at home and urges keeping some aid domestic rather than centralized.
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Washington
America
Long Range Growth Advice For Young Investor
A columnist advises a young man with $4,000 to invest to pursue long term growth over income. Recommends growth stocks, Treasury savings bonds, and cautions against high dividend stocks. Includes contact details for Roger E Spear investment guide and a sympathy note for another reader's medical expenses.
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Roger E. Spear
Justi
Tm Yrcocu Cucu
O Belbie
Pelui
Roger Spear
Treasury
Morris
Jan Stock
C. W
Central Station
N.Y.C. NY
T-M
WRR
Fea. Corp
Mississippi Moderates face odds in party restructuring
The Inside Report notes a biracial Mississippi moderates group forming the Mississippi Democratic Conference to challenge segregationist influence. They seek about $35,000 for field organizers but face White House and DNC reluctance, Eastland and Stennis patronage vetoes, and a tense August convention showdown with SNICK and MFDP pushing for major recognition.
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Mississippi
Washington
White House
Democratic National Committee
Johnson
Mississippi Freedom Democrat Party
MFDP
Radical Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee
SNICK
Mississippi Democratic Conference
Don Ellinger
Jackson
Ellinger
Democratic Conference
James O. Eastland
John Stennis
Judiciary Committee
Eastland
Stennis
Jackison
Snick - Mdfp
Young Democratic
Althoush
Tougaloo College
Heidelberg
SMCK
Lan Mfdp
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Folklore Notes on Railroads and Poverty
Quotes from James J. Hill and William James reflect on railroads as vital to national welfare and on poverty as a moral issue in American life. The piece cites railway success despite opposition and contrasts material values with spiritual ideals, ending with a blunt remark about car thieves.
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United States
James J. Mill
William James
Bituminous Coal Production Rises Report
US bituminous coal production for the week ended August 7 rose to 10.7 million tons from 10.4 million a week earlier. The National Coal Association reported year to date production at 201.711 million tons versus 278.993 million in the same period of 1964.
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Washington
UPI
National Coal Association
Officials Inspect Titan II Silo After Tragic Deaths
SEARCY Ark officials and Force Secretary Eugene Zuckert toured the burned Titan II missile silo where 53 men died in the worst U S space age defense disaster. Brig Gen Charles Stewart noted a 10 day to two week probe period as survivors Gary Lay and Hubert Saunders received care. Senators Fulbright McClellan and Rep Mills accompanied the delegation and pressed for answers on fuel removal and the door failure. Faubus called the scene close quarters and pledged to await the board's findings.
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Zuckert
Searcy
Johnson
Gary Lay
Clinton
Hubert Saunders
Conway
J. William Fulbrigh
John L. McClellan
Wilbur Mills
Zucker
Faubus
Stewart
McClellan
The Shepherd Possessions
Poem fragment praising possession by love, invoking biblical lines and imagery of nature and art. The text emphasizes love as a binding force between the speaker, mountains, lakes, cattle, art, and God. Ends with a blessing invocation and the author name Allien Hyer.
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Nim
Inland Container Declares Dividend at 30c Class A and 18c Class B
Inland Container Corp board declares quarterly dividends payable Sept 15. Class A stock 30 cents per share and Class B stock 18 cents per share. Forecasts show 1965 production around a record 8 billion square feet of shipping containers with first half sales up 11 percent. A separate Egypt gift note mentions Cleopatra's Needle dating back to 4015 B.C. and seen by Moses.
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Indianapolis
UPI
The
Inland Container Corp
Egypt
Moses
Drug Fraud Trial Delayed For Illness Claim
In Chicago US District Court Judge Julius Hoffman postponed the 15 week old Krebsiozen fraud trial after defendant Stevan Durovic reported leg inflammation and a mild illness. Durovic heads the Krebsiozen Research Foundation and faces charges of fraud and conspiracy alongside his brother Marko and other co defendants including Dr Andrew Ivy and Dr William Phillips.
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Chicago
UPI
Stevan Durovic
Julius Hoffman
Durovie
Hoffman
Krebiozen Research Foundation
Marko
Andrew C. Ivy
University of Illinois
William F. P. Phillips
Menopausal Fallacy Debated In Marriage Clinic Case
Dr. Sneed's Marriage Clinic for clergy discusses menopause as a medical fallacy. The piece argues the womb is not a sexual barometer and that erotic appetite remains intact beyond 30 years, urging readers to request a sex booklet and envelope for costs. It cites audience questions and columnist Dr. Cranie Mellor’s promotion of psychological charts.
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Cratie Mellor
Ind
Tonsillectomy Critique Sparks Public Health Debate
Dr Brady denounces tonsillectomy as dangerously high risk arguing one death is too many. He recalls a US and Canada wide backlash against a hostile column and offers a pamphlet and personal health advice to readers seeking information on tonsil tissue and related procedures.
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United States
Canada
Daily Mail
Dean
Clergymen pursue management skills with church executive board
The Church Executive Development Board led by Rev. Dr. Ns. Quinter Miller launches a first of its kind program to teach church leaders modern management from industry and government experts. The Aug 15 to Sept 3 sessions at American University and Wesley Seminary in Washington will enroll six church executives with future classes planned.
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Ns. Quinter Miller
New York
Church Executive Development Board, Inc
Miller
American University
Wesley Seminary
Washington
United States
Iis
Church of the Brethren
Council of Churches
Lilly Endowment, Inc
Robert Greenleaf
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Planning Board
Soviet Wheat Harvest Expected Shortfall Unclear
Western experts say the Soviet Union may face a poor harvest this year due to bad spring weather but should meet immediate needs. The 1983 crop crisis prompted huge imports from the United States and Canada, and this year’s output is not expected to cover all export commitments.
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Moscow
Kremlin
United States
Canada
Jones
Essex
Firemann
James A. Jones
USN
Son
Cuba
Paul M. Jones
U. S. Naval Air Station
Nikita S. Khrush
Quonset Point
R. J. Essex
Imen
U.S. Naval Acad
Cmy
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Eastman Kodak
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
James B. Martin
U.S. Navy Museum
Ong
U.s.navy
Washington Navy Yard
USA
Capt
Robert Scott
Antarctic
Pole
Mac
Chidren
Aaron Henry
Charles Evers
Evers
Ross Barnett
NAACP
Miss
National Democratic Party
Claude Ramsey
Democratic
Robert Gaston
William Wade
Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
Jane Toner Scott
Charles WW. Laughlin
Edwin A. Bailey
Tremourer
Robert & Jackson
Anderton
Madison
Indiana
Associated Press
Herald
Mrorest
Det
Titan
Allien
Hyer
Richard Sneed
California
Dr. Brady
Wiliam Brady
Camino
South
Beverly Hills
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