Editorials Happy New Year on Capitol Hill Outlook
Capitol Hill scenes mix optimism and caution as Dirksen cites a 50-50 chance of Congress adjourning by Aug 1 with many key bills signed or near completion. Treasury data show borrowing in 1968 likely under prior year, deficits projected, and inflation pressures muted by tax measures. Foreseeable delays loom from foreign aid and monetary constraints, even as wage gains boost early 1968 spending, with economists predicting slower demand and possible stockouts before a potential rebound.
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Resurrection City
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Everett Dirksen
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Dirksen
House
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Government Feeding the REA Remains a Growing Entity
A Journal of Commerce editorial notes the Rural Electrification Administration has expanded from electrifying farms to powering towns, with low-cost loans subsidized from the federal treasury at 2.5 percent. Despite 98.4 percent of farms served, REA seeks up to 700 million annually for 15 years while lawmakers cut spending. The piece argues the program now protects big power firms from competition.
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Water treatment stocks for long term holding
Four small desalination and treatment firms Aqua Chem Ionics Betz Laboratories Nalco command high price earnings multiples near 40 to 50. Ionics faces weaker demand in the Middle East affecting 1967 earnings but all four could suit long term growth investors.
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Westinghouse
T.T. A
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Ionics
Betz Laboratories
Nalco
Middle East
Western Union Common
Computer Sciences
Hhis
Western Union
Tolkien and Truth Through Fantasy in Modern America
A critical view of J R R Tolkien's Lord of the Rings and its appeal to American students. William Ready argues Tolkien offers moral insight amid cultural drift, contrasting his medieval imagery with modern machine dominance. The piece cites campus interest, political conservatism, and calls for a Fellowship to resist dehumanizing trends.
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J. R. R. Tolkien
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William Ready
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Ready
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Walter Scott
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Riboflavin Helps Skin Vitality and Wrinkles Claim
Health note links riboflavin deficiency to premature wrinkles and skin aging. Milk, liver, eggs, cheese, and greens cited as rich sources with 2 mg daily recommended in a pamphlet. Warns against rapid dieting and poor breakfast choices like tea and toast or coffee and cake.
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McCollum
Worry Clinic Explores Everyday Embarrassments of Deaf People
Dr George W Cranes column recounts Prof Roy Holcomb listing common daily hazards faced by deaf individuals. The examples include missed sounds at stoplights, misread lip questions at stores, misheard orders in restaurants, and silent sports signaling at Gallaudet College. Readers are invited to seek personal advice via Mellor Indiana address with stamped self addressed envelope and 20 cents.
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Roy K. Holcomb
National Convention of
Teachers of the Deaf
Crane
Gallaudet College
Holcomb
Amusing Folklore Snippets From Everyday Life
A collection of humorous folk sayings and brief anecdotes. A girl refuses to cry after a fall and threatens a lawsuit. A condemned man comments on dying in rain. A pupil submits a blank essay about laziness. Two fishermen report fishless results in a stocked lake. An American adage questions where better products are made.
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Conservation Department
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Harvey You Pay Demonstrators For Demonstrating
A Chicago report alleges professional troublemakers are paid by followers to stage or prevent demonstrations. It claims gangsters linked to 28 killings this year collect up to 6500 dollars each from federal funds funneled through the Office of Economic Opportunity to keep the city calm during the Democratic National Convention. It also accuses the Black Muslims of large monthly incomes and government push for a separate black nation. The piece notes widespread fundraising for protests, with major contributions from churches, unions, and Congress, all funded by taxpayers.
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Office of Economic Opportunity
South Side
Elijah Muhammad
Movement
Cassius Clay
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Georgia
Alabama
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South Carolina
Washington
Congress
Washington Post
America
Gen
Fea, Corp
The Navy's Nuclear Submarines Sharply Redefine Life Aboard
General Dynamics quotes reveal a modern submariner's daily routine aboard nuclear boats. ET3 Bill Reilly starts at 0700 with bunk comfort, showers via distilled water, and a four hour watch monitoring navigation. The crew dines on 30,000 meals per cruise and scrubs CO2 with scrubbers to prevent buildup.
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