Where Is Poverty and the Johnson Welfare Plan
The piece questions President Johnson's plan to appoint Robert Weaver to run welfare, arguing about the distribution of funds and the risk of a federal blanket. It suggests a coordinator might better target additional funds and urges work programs and eliminating misuses in social enterprises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Robert Weaver
Housing and Finance Agency
Land of
Doctor Weaver
Uncle Sam
Direct World Dialing Promises Global Telephone Links
International officials pursue direct dialing between nations beyond the Communist bloc. A high frequency radio beam and compatible gear are needed while a Hawaii to Japan cable link is planned. Education to persuade people to dial abroad is a major hurdle, but trained operators already reach London and distant regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
Japan
London
Alaska
Caribbean
Steel industry grants 13 week paid breaks offset by wage fund
Starting this year the steel industry will contribute 12.5 cents per hour worked into a savings and vacation fund to finance a 13 week vacation every five years for workers with the most seniority. To cover vacancies, about 20,000 jobs may become permanent as leaves rotate with swing men filling posts.
Fire death and burn tolls rise to 1964 levels
PF marks show 11,800 deaths and 1,800,000 serious burns in the country last year. Property losses hit a record 1.76 billion dollars, according to the National Fire Protection Association. Authorities urge eliminating all fire hazards for 1964.
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National Fire Protection Association
The Goldwater Decision and the Call to Leadership
The piece weighs fate and free will in Goldwater’s choice to run for the Republican nomination. It traces the chain from The Freeman and National Review to Goldwater’s creed The Conscience of a Conservative and the postwar struggle between collectivism and freedom, arguing his rise reflects a public demand for clear, authoritative leadership.
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Barry Goldwater
Roosevelt
New Deal
Don Levine
Henry Hazlitt
Suzanne LaFolette
Forrest Davis
The
Washington
National Review
Brent Bozell
Arizona
Alex Hillman
New York
Bozell
Goldwater
Ted Sorensen
John F. Kennedy
Teheran
Yalta
Europe
Elbe River
Dear Abby column snippets reveal social norms and etiquette
A reader shares mail carrier remarks about women at two in the afternoon and dressing, another seeks funeral etiquette, and others ask about meeting a partner’s parents and a boy’s garter belt inquiry. Abby provides practical, tactful responses reflecting mid century civility norms.
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Abby
Life Begins At 40 by Robert Peterson
The piece discusses escalating living costs for retirees on fixed incomes and highlights General Electric's periodic pension reviews and increases. It credits 73 year old Henry Modell for buying and reviving eight Davega sporting goods stores, turning them profitable through modernization and customer-focused changes, suggesting retired leaders could revitalize U.S. industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Sidney Willis
G.e.’S
Henry Modell
New York
Modell
America
Audience Participation in Advertising A Dr Crane Case
In this R-455 piece Jack Picker ing asks Dr George W Crane for a copy of his audience participation checklist of successful book titles used with Rockford Advertising Club. He seeks added materials for factory management audiences to boost engagement and ratings through crowd involvement.
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Jack Pickering
Rockford
Crane
Jack
Mitch Miller
Shrine game theft prompt leads to quick local police response
The Shrine football game theft in New Haven is reported with praise for Officers Ohlinger and Harrah who located the car after tips from Pomeroy and Meigs County deputies. The writer defends police efficiency, thanks the officers, and criticizes rumors of inaction while promoting a psychology advertising booklet.
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the Messenger
Pomeroy and
Meigs County
Ohlinger
Harrah
New Haven
Calendar of 1964’s 1183 festive events declared
A social gazette lists a year full of celebrations 1964 promises endless observances across months. Highlights include National Picnic Indoors Month, Leap Year February, World’s Fair opening in April, and venues from Alaska ice worm festivals to Hell Michigan’s Satan’s Square Dance on June 27.
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Social Gazette
Chase
Apple Tree Press
Flint
Mich
Millard Fillmore
Robert E. Lee
Robert Burns
William McKinley
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Elvis Presley
Alaska
Sweden
Hell
Engle to Seek Re-Election After Health Update
Sen Clair Engle of Red Bluff Calif in his first paper interview since brain surgery says his health is fair to middling and he will run for reelection in November 1964. The announcement came via a television film drawing requests from California Democrats for medical proof of fitness.
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Los Angeles
Clair Engle
Engle
Red Bluff
Calif
California
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Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Beverly Hills
By Robert Peterson
General Electric
George W. Crane
Mitch
A. G. Albin
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Ohio
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Seaday
Athens
Associated Press
the Messenger Ablish'ng Co
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