Living Beyond Our Means and the Threat of Big Government
A historical critique cites General Douglas MacArthur and Karl Marx on inflation and debt, warning that rising taxes and government spending erode purchasing power. It notes the distribution of tax burdens, with 85 percent of income tax from the lowest bracket and 15 percent from top rates, and recalls a 1952 manifesto by Eisenhower and Taft on threats to liberty from expanding federal power.
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Douglas MacArthur
Sperry Rand Corporation
Rome
MacArthur
Eisenhower
Robert Taft
Washington S habit of panic in recession noted
The Wall Street Journal compares Washington's frantic posturing over the recession to Laurel and Hardy’s comic panic. It notes lawmakers chase gimicks like tax holidays while business slumps, and warns the public may become the fall guy in political theatrics.
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Laurel and Hardy
Laurel
Hardy
Washington
Capitol
Budget Bureau
Mr. Hardy
Mr. Bridge
Wall Street Journal
St Patrick the patron of Ireland born in England
Jim Bishop recounts a legend rich biography of Patricius Magonus Lucatus born 389 in England. He was enslaved in Ireland at 14, prayed under duress, returned to England at 22, studied in France, and at 43 began evangelizing in Ulster. He faced druids, founded churches, and died 461 amid enduring fame.
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St. Patrick
Emerald Isle
England
Rome
Calpurnius
Liverpool
Patricius Magonus Lucatus
Patricius
Ballymena
County Antrim
Irish Sea
France
Ireland
Palladius
Ulster
Tara
Armagh
Mount Aigle
John the Baptist
Wexford
Cork
Slaney
Lee
Murphys
Bishops
McSwiggens
The Cold War and Cultural Exchange Critique
A columnist questions government cultural propaganda and forced exchanges to win over Khrushchev and his allies. He argues familiarity with others, not coercion, shapes views on democracy and the American system, questioning how to convince Soviet leaders and whether art or music change minds.
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Khrushchev
Russia
Satchmo’ Armstrong
Belgium
Soviet Russia
Mikoyan
Bulganin
Rockettes
Philadelphia Symphony
Congress Awaits Signs Of Dated Changes In March
Congress eyes mid March economic indicators as a potential turning point. Jobless claims rose to 440400 for the week ending March 8, with forecasts of unemployment around 5400000. Personal income fell 2 billion in February to 341.5 billion, while bank loan demand stayed weak and Easter consumer spending looms.
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Congress
Labor Department
Commerce Department
Try and Stop Me Comic Bits and Market Quips
A New England maker sought bull frog skins with a Texan offering to supply up to 100000. The note with a lone frog skin joked that it was all there was and that the noise fooled the supplier. A bridge player on the 8 28 from Mr Kisco is shunned for being a bidder who calls a spade four spades. Ed Murrow's office hosts a reminder to think before speaking. Mike Connolly seeks a cat capable of light mouse work.
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Sukarno
United States
Nasser
Tito
David Oistrakh
Isaac Stern
Francescatti
Elman
Oistrakh
New England
Mr. Kisco
Mike Connolly
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Horoscope Forecast for Tomorrow and Birthday Sign
Tomorrow urges independent judgment and measured actions with attention to speech. For a birthday, a stimulating year ahead promises material gains and personal growth, with profits in six months and romance possible in August. creative types may gain recognition. Monrovia, Liberia honors President James Monroe.
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Monrovia
Liberia
James Monroe
The
United States
Understanding lie detectors and their trustworthiness
Mrs M asks if lie detector tests can be depended on and explains how these devices measure emotion through breathing rate heart rate and blood pressure. The article notes that nerves govern involuntary body responses and that training determines a detector's value while no drug guarantees total truth.
Lend a Hand Circle Meets at Mrs Douglas Home
The Lend a Hand Circle gathered at the home of Mrs. Margaret Douglas with Mrs. Elsie Waggoner assisting. Mrs. Wilda Mae Wiseman led devotions and refreshments followed the meeting.
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Harrisonville
Lenda Hand
Margaret Douglas
Elsie Waggoner
Wilda Mae Wiseman
Philip Long
Robert Mathews
Columbus
John Davies
Glouster
Mary Diehl
Eugene Atkins
Gordon
Gloria
Alinar Atkins
D. L. Reisinger
Gallipolis
Kenneth Welsh
Arthur Stewart
Albany
Public Forum on Neighbors Dogs Disturbing Night Life
A public forum letter questions how a good citizen should handle nightly dog barking and yipping. It weighs options from talking to neighbors to drastic actions like moving bedrooms or using a rifle, noting daytime sleep while the dogs rest by day.
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the Messenger
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Benner
Weiner
Bungleider
Laura
Erle Stanley Gardner
Raymond Chandler
Rex Stout
John P. Marquand
Charlie Chan
Mickey Spillane
Thin Man
Peter Lawford
Father Brown
Brain Game Answers
George W. Crane
Laura F
Crane
Mr. Khrushchev
George Sokolsky
Sam Dawson
CBS
Ed Murrow
Edwin Jordan
Athens
Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Ohio & W. Va
Ohio
W Va
Associated Press
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