Embassy cost cuts in Brazil under Tuthill plan Operation Topsy
Ambassador John W. Tuthill announces a 50 percent staff reduction at the U S Embassy in Rio de Janeiro over two years. The move aims to trim costs and space use, affecting about 500 of roughly 1 000 US employees while preserving Peace Corps and Brazilian staff. Savings could reach 15 million yearly, potentially 30 million over two years.
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United States
John W. Tuthill
U. S
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Tuthill
Washington
Cigarette warnings amid broad safety hysteria
Paul Harvey criticizes the selective safety crusade noting tar content lists for cigarettes while government warns against marijuana and safety focuses on cars and meat. He argues booze pills and firearms receive less attention and laments hypocrisy in public health campaigns. Copr. TM 1967 Gen. Fea Corp
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Harvey
Gen
Fea, Corp
Devaluation of the pound as warning for the United States
The Wall Street Journal notes Britain’s pound devaluation signals a failure of welfare state policies and overexposure to inflation. It argues the U S faces similar strains from deficits and social policy, urging tough remedies and honest budgeting to avoid similar fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
Johnson
United Kingdom
U.S
Wall Street Journal
Tax Increase Question Amid Pound Devaluation
The article questions the need for a U.S. tax increase to defend the dollar as President Johnson argues, noting Britain’s high taxes and recent pound devaluation. It contrasts fiscal strategies and economic pressures facing the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Johnson
Martin Marietta stock vs United States Shoe shift urged by Spear
Spear advises selling Martin Marietta to switch to United States Shoe due to higher costs and uncertain 1967 profits while holding Southland Corp for growth. He also endorses retaining Series E bonds issued 1942 1953 with 4.15 percent accrual since 1965, noting tax deferral until maturity.
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Martin Marietta
Southland Corp
Dallas
United States Shoe Corp
Southland
Roger Spear
Roger E. Spear
Grand Central Station
New York
N. Y
Gen
Fea. Corp
Keep Your Shirt On Brady Health Advice On Coffee
Advice on coffee use across age groups cites caffeine effects on heart and nerves. Encourages moderation for adults and warns against overreaction, urges reading Walter Cannon on bodily changes, and mentions calcium’s role in heart stability along with a note about addressing health letters to Dr. Brady.
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Walter B. Canon
Weather patter and Indiana lore in a Hoosier portrait
Case E-530 describes Harry Martin on television delivering a vivid Hoosier image. He likens a typical Hoosier to a driver on a 500 mile track seeking sponge mushrooms, while recalling Indiana’s strong college basketball ties and the Memorial Day auto race. The note explains mushrooms and the safe wild morel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Martin
Harry
Indiana
America
Sponge mushrooms and Hoosier lore of spring hunts
The essay recalls sponge mushrooms rising 6 to 8 inches high and hunted along the Wabash River valley more than 80 years ago, famed for their safety and flavor. It notes springtime road hunts and local contests, with hogs of memory about Virginia finds, and ends with a quip about Hoosier character and a letter to Dr. Crane in Mellor, Indiana, for advice or charts.
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Wabash River
Virginia
Harry Martin
Voices on Perseverance and Progress Across Time
A compilation of 19th and early 20th century quotes reflecting on human fallibility, minority influence, the impact of invention on serenity, and the importance of direction over position. Notable voices include Edward S. Martin, John B. Gough, Irwin Edman, and Oliver Wendell Holmes, plus an American Saying about wealth and popularity.
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Wade
Edward S. Martin
Irwin Edman
Columbia University
Philosophy Department
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Totalitarian architecture progress in modern church design
A University of Iowa English professor debates preserving the 1856 First Presbyterian Church against demolition for a $300,000 new building. He argues restoration would cost $50,000, while critics urge change. The piece cites Norman Mailer on totalitarian architecture and comments on modern church designs, concluding in defense of preserving old churches and opposing town inquisition.
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University of Iowa
Johnson
Iowa City
Joseph E. Baker
First Presbyterian
University
Baker
Martin Luther
Iowa
Mailer
Anthony Kerrigan
Dublin
Michigan
Piranesi
Mayares
St. Lucifer’s
Day of Infamy wonders and strange feats at Pearl Harbor
The piece quotes Walter Lord and recounts dramatic Navy heroics and comic missteps during Pearl Harbor. It cites Woodrow Bailey cutting a hawser, Alvin Gerth and others handling a five inch gun, a Phelps sailor cooling a gun by twisting a barrel, and George Williams rescuing a man trapped 100 feet underwater amid flames. It notes yardyard antics, misfired fuses, a boiling gun barrel, and a chaotic mix of courage and errors.
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Pearl Harbor
Walter Lord
Woodrow Bailey
Tennessee
Alvin Gerth
Pennsylvania
Phelps
George Williams
Arizona
St. Louis
Navy Yard
Mack Sennett
Argonne
Naval Signal Tower
Helena
Honolulu
Army
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THE
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Anderson Newspapers, Inc
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Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Raymond A. Reed
Anderson
Madison
Herald
Associated Press
Brady's Health Service
Sherman
Brady
William Brady
el Camino
Beverly Hills
California
United States of America
George W. Crane
Folklore
John B. Gough
By Russell Kirk
By James B. Martin
Martin
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