Annual 70 Billion Budget Guessing Game Revealed
Alfred Steinberg argues in The Reader's Digest that the federal budget operates as a costly guessing game. He cites Hoover on weak controls and outlines how entrenched bureaucracy dominates budgeting, timelines stretch 18 months, and agencies hoard funds. He proposes item veto power, elimination of No-Year appropriations, and stronger Budget Bureau and appropriations committee staffs.
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Alfred Steinberg
Reader's Digest
Herbert Hoover
Congress
Steinberg
Bureau of the Budget
Baltimore
Budget Bureau
Congressional Appropriations Committees
McClellan
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress Second Round Faces Big Test In Missile Era
The 85th Congress must respond to Russia's advances in satellites and missiles with bold, creative action. Critics urge a proactive appraisal and revamping of administration programs, highlighting Congress as a necessary, independent check beyond the White House. The piece quotes Wordsworth and Eddy on kindness and mutual understanding.
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Russia
Eisenhower
White House
Congress
Ten Million Windows Story Behind One New York Home
Jim Bishop profiles Dan Healy and Helen Kane once star performers now broke yet devoted. Healy, Harlem Cotton Club MC, supported many actors with benefits. Kane, Boop Boop Girl, rose from Bronx beginnings to fame before illness and time erased much.
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New York
35Th Avenue
Jackson Heights
Helen Kame
Dan Healy
Dan
Orange
N. J
Healy
Helen
Hollywood
Helen Schroeder
Bronx
Dad
Momma
Schroeders
Father
Pop Schroeder
St. Anselm’s School
Sea Bright
Rumson
Helen Kane
Marriage Problems and Sex Booklet For Newlyweds
Dr. George W. Crane discusses marital happiness and sexual education gaps. A case from Marsha M. highlights overlooked sex topics in university courses. He promotes his booklet Sex Problems in Marriage as guidance for newlyweds and troubled couples.
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Marsha
George W. Crane
Marsha M
Crane
American Cowboys Not Wild Just Mild
The piece laments watered down horse operas in 60s movies and TV, arguing real cowboys like Harry Carey and Tom Mix are replaced by milder heroes. It contrasts dusty, violent reactionary westerns with modern sanitized shows, noting Gunsmoke as an exception and predicting rodeos turning tame.
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Pardner
U. S
Lord Fauntleroys
Sombreros
Zane Grey
Max Brand
Sigmund Freud
William S. Hart
Harry Carey
Hoot Gibson
Tom Mix
Eagle Pass
Try and Stop Me Jokey Frisco Anecdotes
A Bennett Cerf humor piece from 1958 recounts Joe Frisco style stories. Bing Crosby encounters Frisco at a Palm Springs coffee stand amid racing chatter and a misfired bet on Royal Tiger. The tale ends with a quip about a suitor named Willie.
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Joe Frisco
Bing Crosby
Frisco
Palm Springs
Bing
Crosby
Brain Game History Quiz Answers
Brain Game History reveals correct solutions: 1 Stephen Decatur 2 Abraham Lincoln 3 Zachary Taylor 4 Salmon P. Chase 5 The treatment of the Indians 6 Democrats 7 The Army of the Potomac 8 Rhode Island
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Cooper Union
Jefferson Davis
U. S
Supreme Court
Andrew Johnson
Helen Jackson
Polk, Pierce
Buchanan
Gettysburg
Roger Williams
Stephen Decatur
Abraham Lincoln
Zachary Taylor
Salmon P. Chase
Democrats
The
Army of the Potomac
Rhode Island
These Days On Russia The Allies And The Coming War
A physician’s letter from 1942 criticizes Stalin as not an ally and argues the USSR would eventually pursue its own path. The piece reflects on misreads of history, OSS and CIA concerns, and concludes the United States may face a future conflict with Soviet Russia and its satellites.
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Mabel Pugnose
Jack Blowhard
Stalin
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Russia
Russia
OSS
CIA
Allen Dulles
Genghis Khan
St. Francis of Assisi
West Germany
Austria
Italy
Japan
Red China
Medical Q A The New Diabetes Drugs Agar Agar Laxative And Scorpion Bite
The column discusses whether oral diabetes drugs may replace insulin injections, noting risks and experimental status. It explains agar as a seaweed derived laxative and cautions use only if needed. Scorpion bites are usually survivable but dangerous for children. injections of hydrocortisone can help trigger finger treatment. For neck osteoarthritis, relief is possible with physiotherapy neck stretching a supportive collar and possibly corticosteroids or ACTH depending on details.
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I. W
I. A
Capricorn Traits Point the Way to Growth and Balance
A zodiac forecast says for Capricorns the next three months favor practical planning and patience for long term results. May to September boost creativity and improve personal relationships and social progress. October to December should bring notable gains. a child born then may become a teacher scientist or diplomat.
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Capricorn
Athens Messenger advertising rate card snippet
A fragmented rate card lists daily and Sunday newspaper delivery options for The Athens Messenger. It notes prices for single copies, carrier delivery, and mail subscriptions within Ohio and West Virginia, with various duration terms and regional applicability.
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Athens Messenger
Messenger
Mall
Ohio
W. Va
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