Romney Promotes Local Action Against Big Government
George Romney argues that national policy must hinge on voluntary local action and citizen coalitions rather than federal control. He cautions business leaders not to mix politics with commerce and urges Americans to pursue self reliance before embracing a larger welfare state.
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Herbert Hoover
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Washington
George Romney
Michigan
Fice
Lansing
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Romney
Federal state engineering extension service proposal faces questions
Local engineers back a nationwide extension modeled on the agricultural program. A Commerce study shows 70 percent of researchers are government funded and 75 percent enter federally supported work in eight years. Critics warn of high costs and new bureaucracy. The debate weighs economic fallout and competition with large industry.
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Agricultural Extension Service
Department of Commerce
Kennedy orders federal action to curb coal mine disasters
Two recent mine explosions in West Virginia and Pennsylvania killed 59 people and were blamed on methane. President Kennedy ordered federal measures to prevent future disasters, mandating continuous gas pumping before miners enter shafts to clear pockets and reduce seepage risks.
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West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Kennedy
Dola
W. Va
The Hundred Days and the Slow Pace of Change
The piece contrasts the rapid 1933 legislative surge with Kennedy era delays, critiques legacy programs like the NRA and WPA, and warns that farm controls under Freeman threaten farmer independence while arguing for local solutions to education and economic growth.
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Roosevelt
Kennedy
Congress
NRA
AAA
PWA
WPA
CCC
Washington
Supreme Court
Dear Abby letters on gossip delivery room and dieting
A reader asks how to shield a newcomer from gossip and notes a husband’s presence in the delivery room. Another letter urges balancing personal goals with marriage, favoring self‑pleasing diet guidance from the doctor. The column closes with Abby inviting personal replies.
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Abby
Beverly Hills
Calif
Age Gap in Love Debated by Dr Crane
Dorothy B asks if a four year age difference with a younger man matters for happiness. Dr Crane argues modern marriages succeed on mutual interests and sees late thirties or early forties pregnancy as manageable with medical advances. He cites examples of older wives and younger husbands and ends with a sales pitch for his booklets.
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Dorothy B
Dorothy
George Washington
Rockefeller faces tough 1964 path amid divorce fallout
The piece argues Nelson Rockefeller remains a major GOP hopeful but divorce and remarriage may erode support as voters favor placidity over controversy. It weighs Kennedy's strong, calm image versus Rockefellers chances, and notes era mood, world events, and past rivals shaping the nominating fight.
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Eisenhower
White House
Truman
Sen
Joseph McCarthy
Weekend Visits and Shower Highlight Local Socials
Alfred and Mrs Robert Robinson and daughter of Parkersburg and Harry Barnett of Columbus spent the weekend at the Follrod Robinson home. Mrs Osie Follrod and children visited her parents in Carroll. A miscellaneous shower for Mr and Mrs Michael Burke was held at the Grange Hall. Iris Carr and others visited Mr and Mrs Charles Woode. Virgie Buckley hosted a party for daughter Teresa's fourth birthday with Teresa Carr Sonia Carr Diana Guthrie Penni Hudnall and Jimmy Landon attending.
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Alfred
Robert Robinson
Parkersburg
Harry Barnett
Columbus
Follrod-Robinson
Osie Follrod
Raymond Harper
Carroll
Grange Hall
Michael Burke
Iris Carr
Vickie
Penni
Clair Woode
Connie Sue
Charles D
Memorization and discipline in child learning
Columns discuss efficient learning through turning text into meaningful own words and drill focused on accuracy. It also covers when to say no and uses a stark example of corporal discipline before a question about guiding a child. BEIRUT reports Archbishop Khoren Paroyan becoming supreme head of the Armenian Orthodox Church.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Khoren Paroyan
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