Congressional optimism fades for Kennedy economic musts
Democrats push Kennedy's six must bills amid growing congressional resistance to deficit financing. Debts near 300 billion temper expectations as House and Senate debate extensions for unemployment aid, tax incentives, public works, youth training, and foreign trade. Mansfield and McCormack remain more hopeful than the facts warrant.
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Western Donnybrook at Seattle Western States Democratic Conference
Rob Kennedy faced a rowdy scene as 130 non-office-holders from 13 Western states criticized the Administration. C Girard Davidson organized the fifth Western States Democratic Conference with Alaska to Wyoming delegates declaring themselves the liberal voice of the party. The dispute centered on Telstar ownership with calls for public ownership over private monopoly control.
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Robert F. Kennedy
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C. Girard Davidson
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Washington
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Bob Kennedy
John Bailey
Wayne Morse
Morse
Telstar
The New Scientific Elite and a Mechanized World
The essay discusses the rise of a scientific technocratic elite led by astronauts and space programs, noting government R&D spending, Office of Science and Technology under Dr. Jerome Wiesner, and the push for precision in missiles, space, and medicine. It cites mail automation, bureaucratic contractors, and the shift to data driven policy shaping amid Cold War pressures.
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Air Force Base
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Mass
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Federal Drug Administration
Maude Faces Choice Between Bachelor and Widower
Maude L aged 34 a school teacher has dated a 39 year old bachelor seven years but hesitates to marry. She later meets a 36 year old widower and asks what to do. The expert warns that older bachelors are set in their ways and advises choosing a man with prior marriage experience and house training, urging gratitude for the second husband’s steadiness.
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Maude
Maude L
Dr. Crane
Connie Roush Birthday Party Is Reported
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Roush honored their daughter Connie on her sixth birthday August 2 with a party. Relatives and friends attended, games were played, gifts opened, and ice cream and cake served amid treats of candy and balloons for the children.
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Jim Roush
Connie
Glenn Cundiff
Dicky
Gregory
Eula Proffitt
Candy
Sandy
Ilah Roush
Darrell
Susan McCauley
Nels
Marie Pickins
Ricky Snider
Edna Pickens
Everett Roush
Jane
Judy
Gloria
Ben Jay Autherson
Janice Lee
Terry
Cindy
Peggy Imboden
Teddie Massie
Becky
Teddie
Mark
Glenn
Amanda
Yancy Roush
Robert Proffitt
Fred Sayre
Dear Abby and Rookie Advice Notes on Marriage and Boundaries
A reader asks about marriage while in a demanding fire department job and a partner’s limits. Abby advises choosing love or career, while Rookie suggests ending the relationship if the hours clash. The page includes brief exchanges on independence, decor imitation, and a personal notice about Abby’s wedding booklet offer.
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Abby
Does the calm presidency make for greatness
A study of Eisenhower Kennedy and their restraint politics questions if politeness and calm yield a great presidency. Historians rank Roosevelt Lincoln Washington as tops while Eisenhower sits near the bottom among twelve presidents and Kennedy remains popular though not universally praised.
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Polk
John Adams
Cleveland
Andrew Johnson
Grant
Harding
Things We wouldn’t Miss From a Sample Personal Checklist
A light feature listing items the author would remove from daily life. It includes cathedral living rooms, vodka cocktails, overpowering garlic in salads, and endless TV ads with diagrams of cures. Also notes are about vain or tedious habits, fashion, and social quirks no longer welcome.
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Shawnee Methodist groups sponsor ice cream social
The Men’s Brotherhood and Queen Esther classes of Shawnee Methodist Church will sponsor an ice cream social at the fire department building on August 25. Home made ice cream pie and cake will be served with proceeds to the church building fund.
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Shawnee Methodist Church
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