Not Uncle Sam's Job Editorial Urges Local Civic Initiative
An editorial criticizes federal urban renewal for failing to help disadvantaged people and displacing a million in 1,500 projects across 750 communities. It argues cities must rely on active local leadership from government, business, and civic groups to address urban problems. George cannot solve it. neither can the federal government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Robert P. Gerholz
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
George
Uncle Sam
Government regulation worries food industry officials
A National Commission on Food Marketing proposal for extensive federal powers sparks concern from the American Meat Institute. They warn compulsory government grades and price driven competition would stifle innovation, distort the free market, and deaden the economy. Foreign visitors admire U S abundance and marketplace freedom. plans to replace consumer choice with regulator wisdom would be a fatal substitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
National Commission On Food Marketing
American Meat Institute
Don’t Be An Easy Mark on Taxes and Living Costs
An editorial warns that taxes and cost of living threaten the current and next generation. It argues public largess is paid for by citizens and compares it to installment buying. Voters should reject extravagant schemes that reduce independence and strain family budgets.
Investment column on stock picking and dividends
In a 1960 column Roger E Spear comments on a reader’s $18,000 portfolio incl Caterpillar General Dynamics General Electric Minnesota Mining and Northern Illinois Gas. He favors growth stocks like Consolidated Foods and explains that capital gains can outpace dividends while Litton Industries paid stock dividends and would have grown tenfold over a decade.
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Commonwealth Edison
General Dynamics
General Electric
Minnesota
Ilinois
Consolidated Foods
Litton Industries
Litton
Spear
Gen
Fea. Corp
Patman probes Johnson bank stock holdings
The Inside Report notes Rep. Wright Patman opens a House Banking Committee inquiry into the actual owners of bank stock tied to President Johnson. The move targets nominal owners and could reveal connections to Lyndon Johnson Foundation and related entities, risking privacy and stirring committee disputes.
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Patman
Johnson Washington
Wright Patman
Texas
President Johnson
House Banking Committee
Federal Reserve System
Citizens National Bank of Austin
Tex
Lyndon Johnson Foundation
Citizens Stock
Lbdj
Profit Sharing and Incentive Co
Johnson
Capitol Hill
Federal Reserve Board
Lyndon B. Johnson Foundation
Johnson City Foundation
LBJ Profit Sharing and Incentive Co
Brazos-Tenth St. Co
Brazos - Tenth St. Co
Citizens National Bank
Capital National Bank of Austin
A. W. Mourland
White House
Brazos- Tenth St
Austin
Mourland
Brazos-Tenth St
Moursund
Mr. Johnson
Publishers Newspaper Syndicate
Diet Advice on Diverticulum and Digestive Health
A reader asks about a diverticulum off the ileum and whether a smooth diet is wise. The writer argues against strict low-residue diets, citing a personal GI series finding a diverticulum and noting improved appetite with a more liberal diet during typhoid care. He warns against hunger in patients and invites letter questions to Dr Brady.
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Erie County Hospital
Buffalo
New York
The Worry Clinic on Timmy and the new baby rival
Dr. Crane warns that older siblings often feel dethroned by a new baby and offers a plan to reduce rivalry. The piece argues affection is not innate among siblings and suggests inflating the firstborn's ego to ease the transition. It invites requests for Dr. Crane's 20 point Tests for Good Parents with a stamped envelope and fee.
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Timmy G
Dr. Crane
Timmy
Jimmy
Cain
Abel
Mamma
Daddy
Norma
Folklore quotes on time and progress in America
A collection of quotations on time, leadership, and modern life. Highlights include Harold Handley on taking sides, a tribute to Danny Fernandez in Viet Nam, critiques of press conferences, President Johnson addressing youth, and reflections on sales culture and bureaucracy in American history.
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Harold Handley
Gov
Branigin
Indianapolis Press Club
Danny Fernandez
Los Lunas
N. Y
Viet Nam
Associated Press
Johnson
Arabia
Vernon E. Vining
America
Weather bending ambition and political squabbles
The piece critiques attempts to control the weather and cites Johnson era figures. It ridicules utopian plans such as diverting the Gulf Stream, warming the Arctic, and weatherproof cities, while praising outdoor life and seasonal variety. It notes the wild rivers bill stalled in committee and attacks McNamara’s tenure. It ends with Peking condemning more U S aid to India, shaping congressional approval expectations.
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Providence
Southeast Asia
Fulbright
Morse
Johnson
Ulysses
Lyndon Johnson
Orkney Islands
Walter Scott
Robert Jungk
Gulf Stream
Arctic
Bering Straits
Scandinavia
Equator
Memory of the Mayflower voyage and Plymouth landing
A reader asks how many remained when the ship returned in spring and whether landing at Plymouth was planned from the start. The narrator notes the voyage took about 67 days, covering 3000 miles, and that Jones steered to Cape Cod with Plymouth Rock chosen for December 1620 landing. Many did not stay ashore for winter. quite a number returned with the ship.
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Plymouth
Jones
Cape Cod
New England
Plymouth Rock
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Anderson Herald
Anderson Newspapers, Inc
George D. Crittenberger
Harriet W. Toner
Robert E. Jackson
Jane Toner Scott
Charles W. Laughlin
Edwin A. Bailey
Anderson
Indiana
Madison
Inside
Rowland Evans
Robert Novak
Brady's Health Service
Dr. Brady
William Brady
el Camino
Beverly Hills
California
Crane
Mellor. Ind
Folklore
Wade
Encour
United President International News Dispatch
Asgell
Senate
House Interior Committee
Goldwater
Defense
McNamara
Senate Banking Committee
Peking
India
Kirke
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