Grain Rates Spark Private Storage Debate Amid Senate Revelations
The Department of Agriculture proposed a substantial cut in storage rates for government surplus grain, drawing sharp opposition from warehousemen who call the method arbitrary and claim rates may erode profits. Testimony in Kansas City suggested a two and a half percent return on stockholders' equity after taxes, with potential closures of large elevators, though critics urge caution and imply overreaction to graft disclosures.
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Department of Agriculture
Senate
Kansas City
CCC
Agriculture Department
Senate Committee
Easter in the Heart of Americans and the Easter Message
The piece argues Americans are churchgoing and may fill worship spaces on Easter 1960 though material culture pressures may mute spiritual reverence. It warns that mere attendance is insufficient without deep participation and open hearts to the Easter message for true meaning.
Wealthy banker H. L. Hunt proposes multi vote system
The piece discusses H. L. Hunt’s fictional Alpaca scheme granting seven votes to high earners and allowing vote delegation to the better informed. It notes the idea may be a joke but finds it a poor one, urging readers to reflect on the impact of such proposals. The critique cites Whittier and stresses citizens’ rights to challenge ideas.
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H. L. Hunt
Hunt
Harvest Time For Learning
A columnist tours the University of North Carolina to compare 1960 graduates with earlier generations. He notes Chapel Hill’s beauty and the students’ confidence, asserting today’s graduates may fare as well or better than previous cohorts despite continued concerns about job prospects.
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America
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Thomas Wolfe
Australia
Adlai Turns Doctor Figure in VA Speech Critique
Adlai Stevenson, in a University of Virginia address, sounded like a weary 1952 and 1956 candidate. He attacked Republicans, used Jefferson and Eisenhower as contrasts, and noted Democratic control of Congress since 1954. The critique says his speech offered few solutions and risks fading from the national stage if he seeks the nomination again.
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Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
University of Virginia
Thomas Jefferson
Eisenhower
Jefferson
Congress
Charlottesville, Va
Dear Abby Advice From a Newspaper Page
A reader asks how to handle strict parental limits after a bad report card while others seek relationship guidance. Abby answers with study discipline and warns against dwelling on missed fun. The page includes social observations about Korean wartime brides and a caution to avoid risky behavior, ending with a note to write for personal replies.
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Abby
Doctor Crane Explores True Love and Infatuation
Rita L aged 18 college freshman laments heartbreak as Ted abandons her for another woman who is pregnant. Dr Crane argues infatuation stems from selfish desires unlike true love which seeks the partner’s welfare. He notes alcohol aided the affair and urges teens to judge romances by outcomes. See tomorrow’s follow-up.
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Rita
Ted
Rita L
Dr. Crane
Europe
Sidney Carton
Nora
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf Clip
A British playwright complains on his fiftieth birthday while Bernard Shaw offers aging wisdom. A Roman guide protests a tourist’s neglect of the Forum ruins, while a poet signing as W W Watt quips about floor plugs. Published 1960 by Bennett Cerf.
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Bernard Shaw
W. W. Watt
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Ohio Power plans 500000 trees in strip mine areas
NEW LEXINGTON The Ohio Power Co will plant nearly 500000 tree seedlings this spring on 1510 acres of mined and unmined lands across Perry Muskingum and Morgan Counties. After this season total plantations reach 11541 acres with six planting machines used for white pine short leaf pine red pine silver maple and bald cypress.
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New Lexington
Ohio Power Co
Ohio
Perry
Muskingum
Morgan
Leadership, religion and the 1960 Wisconsin race in Sokolsky’s view
George Sokolsky argues that leadership must confront conflicts openly and warns against bland candidates. He contrasts Kennedy and Humphrey as liberal rivals, noting their faiths and homelands, and urges voters to judge them by Senate records and integrity rather than ritual.
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United States
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Humphrey
Congress
John
Joe
New York
United States Senate
America
John Kennedy
Hubert Humphrey
Public Forum letter defends board meeting and by pass for Athens
An Albany reader contends the Albany Board of Education meeting was constructive and denies intent to disrupt. The writer urges Athens citizens to back the by pass project arguing it would relieve traffic and attract industry and a suburban shopping center.
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Albany Board of Education
the Messenger
Athens
Ohio University
University
Bypass Proposal Draws Local Debate on Route Plans
Robert Warthman of Athens urges the State Department of Highways to build a real bypass avoiding populated areas and avoiding corporate lines. He argues existing east end plans mirror south end visions and warns against public fund misuse while calling for a single interchange at Shade along Route 50 and 33 with towns Coolville Albany Nelsonville Shade mentioned.
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State Department of Highways
Coolville
Shade
Albany
Nelsonville
Robert Warthman
Athens
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