Moon Program Under Fire Faces 1970 Moon Landing Debate
Congress, critics from Eisenhower to lawmakers, and NASA clash over cost and purpose of a manned lunar landing by 1970. Webb pegged total ten year cost at about 5 billion, while opposition touts education and welfare use. NASA defends prestige and security gains, as Anderson notes science manpower remains steady. Webb shifts focus from Mercury to Gemini as the lunar effort advances.
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Congress
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Eisenhower
NASA
James E. Webb
United States
Mr. Kennedy
Gen
Hisenhower
U.S
GOP
Soviet Union
Earth
Clinton D. Anderson
New Mexico
Senate Space Committee
Apollo
Webb
Anderson
The Costliest Drug Debate Over Prices and Research
The piece argues against claims that pharmaceutical profits rob patients, noting many drugs fund costly research and that overall drug prices have fallen since 1949. It cites the 29 percent CPI rise vs a 13 percent drop in prescription drug costs, and quotes a Pfizer spokesperson saying the costliest drug is the one not available.
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Bond questions and investment advice from Roger E Spear
Reader asks about Series E bonds bought in 1941 and potential tax on accrued interest upon redemption. Spear confirms E bonds may have doubled, notes redemption fully taxes thereon, and discusses shifting to growth stocks like Texaco while recommending converting E bonds to Series H when possible.
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Roger E. Spears
Treasury
Aheck Avery
Martin-Marietta
Texaco
Spear
General
Calcium and teeth debate in health column dialogue
Reader letters discuss calcium benefits for bones and teeth, calcium vitamin D role, milk as vitamin A source, and calcium’s link to reduced aches and pains. Dr Brady defends daily milk intake and cautions against overemphasis on teeth, noting dental health alongside calcium for overall protection against tetany and heart ailments.
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Oxford Press
Walter B. Cannon
A.M
Harvard
Yourself
Samson Wright
E.T.W
Brady
Wi- Nam Brady
el Camino
Gouta
Beverly Hills
Calif
Power in Congress prompts reform push from Case and Clark
In Washington a Senate Rules subcommittee hears a Case Clark reform plan aiming for expert study to modernize congressional machinery. The push seeks to reclaim legislative control of a growing budget and ensure proper oversight of annual $100 billion appropriations.
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Congress
Washington
Senate Rules
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Sen
Joseph Clark
Pennsylvania
Demainee
poeHaLule
Case-Clark
Curtis Hollitieta
House
Gress
Sensational Pornographic Advice and Capitol Burlesque Debate
A 1962 New York Herald Tribune column hawks erotic grandstanding and a self-help booklet while a Senate hearing on reform meets with limited testimony. It contrasts three male types: those drawn to risqué sexual tales, powerfully reasserting legislators, and heavy drinkers who repeat nude-story anecdotes.
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Capitol Hill
Sen
Case
Carl
John Hors d
Sherman Cooper
Kentucky
Hayden
First American Steamboat and Clippers in Bold Transits
James B. Martin surveys early American maritime feats from Clermont 1807 to Rainbow 1844 and Sea Witch 1849. He notes the Columbia as the first American ship to circumnavigate, the Flying Cloud and Washington challenging sailing records, and the Andrew Jackson era clippers achieving notable passages amid intense competition for speed and global trade.
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James B. Martin
New York
Canton
Hong Kong
Globe
Columbia
Washington
Frisco
Horn
California
Andrew Jackson
John Kendrick
Robert Gray
Melbourne
Liverpool
Boston
Folklore Puzzles and Humorous Wordplay
A humor filled column presents logical wordplay and riddles from a professor and students. The piece features exchanges about a photographer’s relation, a humorous puzzle about contented birds and a sea voyage tale, and jokes about a bridge and flattery.
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