Fair Trade Lobbyists Renew Drive in Congress
The article details renewed pushes for a federal Quality Stabilization Act to let manufacturers set resale prices on brand name goods. It notes support from independent merchants and opposition from discount chains, consumer groups, and federal agencies, with history of state fair trade challenges and Supreme Court limits.
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Congress
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Supreme Court
Fair Trade Lobby
National Association of Retail Druggists
American Farm Bureau
The
American Bar As
Justice Department
Federal Trade Commission
House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Eisenhower Warns Against Spending For Spending’s Sake
The May 18 Saturday Evening Post prints Dwight D. Eisenhower urging lawmakers to curb domestic spending and deficits. He supports tax cuts with reforms but warns large deficits concentrate power in government and threaten liberty, citing Brandeis about zeal without understanding.
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Saturday Evening Post
Dwight D. Eisenhower
United States
Eisenhower
Justice Brandeis
Best Secret Weapon Profit in Oil Industry
The article argues oil industry profits are medium in the economy and mostly reinvested rather than paid as dividends. From 1952 to 1961 oil profits averaged 9.7 percent ROI, with 53.5 percent retained for reinvestment to expand facilities amid drilling costs and offshore projects. Gasoline prices rose modestly while overall CPI grew 12.6 percent.
Case records of a psychologist or George W Crane
The excerpt presents a psychologist’s column noting causes of marital tension and urging wives to be punctual. It cites case P-462 Lois L., a 27 year old club president, inviting a speech to awaken couples, and includes remarks on husbands’ behavior and timekeeping.
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George W Crane
Lois
Lois L
Dr. Crane
Rooney Targets Waste as State Dept Budgets Scrutinized
Rep. John J. Rooney heads a House appropriations subcommittee faulting State and Travel agencies over lavish outlays. He and Rep. Frank Bow grill officials on spending from Tokyo to West Germany, warning of hearings if questions persist.
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Washington
UPI
John J. Rooney
State Department
Brooklyn
Rooney
House
State, Justice and Commerce Departments
Ireland
New York
U.S
West Germany
U.S. Passport Office
Frank Bow
Ohio
Tokyo
Voigt Gilmore
Commerce Department
Folklore Humors and Small Town Jests From An Old Ledger
A collection of light quips and exchanges shows American humor in everyday life. A theater manager jokes about threatening photographs to tame ingenues while a grocer and customer spar over butter. A pastor and parent exchange wry lines about church attendance and babysitting. An inmate offers a vow to wear gloves after his next job. An amusing old American saying notes yawning as wishing others would be quiet.
Congress Looks at Itself in Push for Reform
Retiring veteran lawmakers decry time wasted on lawmaking while Congress fails to oversee a growing Executive and budget. A bipartisan Case Hayden effort proposes a commission on Congressional reorganization to study reforms and restore independent, efficient operation.
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Congress
Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
Congressional
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Joseph Clark
Pennsylvania
Carl Hayden
Arizona
Hugh Alexander
North Carolina
Sen. Case
Commission
Executive Branch
Lake County Group Protests Indiana Sales Tax
A Lake County delegation turned over a petition with 135 000 signatures to the Indiana AFL-CIO protesting the 2 percent sales tax set to take effect July 1. Organizers from East Chicago estimate 20 000 petition copies circulated statewide in 16 days.
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Indianapolis
UPI
Lake County
Indiana Afl-Cio
Indiana
Dallas Sells
Afl-Cio
Warren Krill
East Chicago
Evansville
Calumet
Krill
False Pretense Charges Faced
Shirley Gonce, 63, Toledo, Ohio, was charged in Fort Wayne with obtaining money under false pretenses tied to advertising sales. Held on $2,000 bond, she was arrested after a tip from a legitimate fund raising group. Detectives said she solicited funds claiming they would pay for ads on billboards and in a labor union publication, though union officials said no authorization existed.
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Fort Wayne, Ind
UPT
Shirley Gonce
Toledo
Ohio
Gonce
Bill Clug
Norman Smith
Gance
Successful Investing New England Utilities Are Slow But Secure
Reader questions on utility stocks and risk with advice favoring steady income. A housewife urged stock purchases with limited funds, but the adviser recommends keeping savings in the bank and avoiding stock market risk. Weather map notes precipitation east of the Mississippi with rain, drizzle, showers, and snow in higher elevations.
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New England
Savings Bank
General Features Corp
Mississippi Valley
Southern Plains
Rockies
Kennedy meets southern Senators on civil rights proposal
Atty. Gen. Kennedy discussed the civil rights package with southern senators including Ellender and Smathers. Ellender said there was not much meeting of minds while Smathers called the talks sensible and Mansfield noted no filibuster discussion. The White House planned further briefings with lawmakers, business leaders, and labor groups as final details develop.
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Washington
UPI
Robert F. Kennedy
Allen J. Ellender
D-La
George Smathers
D-Fla
Administration
Kennedy
House
Senate
White House
South
Southland
Atty
Attorney General
Dixie
Mike Mansfield
Elender
Vitamin E link to fertility and wheat as source
A reader reports pregnancy after taking iodized nutrition advice. The letter discusses vitamin E’s role in animal sterility, cites wheat as the best natural source, and explains how to prepare and consume wheat germ oil for nutrient intake. Dr Brady offers to answer brief health letters with a stamped return envelope.
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Bicknell & Prescott
Dr. Brady
William Brady
el Camino
Beverly Hills
Calif
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Anderson Newspapers, Inc
George D Crittenberger
Harriet W Toner
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Edwin A Bailey
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Herald
Hopkins Syndicate
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BY James B. Martin
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Great Barrier Reef
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By William Wade
Roscoe Drummond
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
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New England Utilities
Roger EF. Spear
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New England Gas & Electric
Connecticut Light & Power
Green Mountain Power
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