Power Corrupts call for Freeman to resign in Nation editorial
Nation's Agriculture editorials attack the U S Department of Agriculture and Secretary Freeman over power concentration and Estes indictments. Charles B Shuman of the American Farm Bureau Federation argues discretionary power corrupts, urging market pricing and reduced controls to curb state power.
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United States Senate
Orville L. Freeman
Texas
Billie Sol Estes
Department of Agriculture
Nation’s Agriculture
Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Secretary of Agriculture
Iron Curtain
United States Department of Agriculture
Siberia
China
Russia
Shuman
Estes
Stricter Foreign Aid Policy Urges Punishing Nationalizations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee votes 10 to 5 to suspend aid to nations that fail within six months to annul nationalization of US property. The write acts as a rebuke to Cuba under Fidel Castro and cites Brazil Egypt and others while condemning expropriation as robbery and urging congressional approval.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Fidel Castro
Cuba
Social Security growth sparks debate on costs and care
Abraham Ribicoff reports that 13.5 million people now receive monthly Social Security benefits, up from 3.5 million a decade ago, while the 65 plus population rose only 3.5 percent. The program payments exceed 15 billion dollars yearly, funded by workers and employers, prompting concerns that medical care expansion could greatly increase costs and become “vote bait.”
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Abraham A. Ribicoff
Health, Education and Welfare
Council On Aging
Unruly Pupils Prompt Citywide School Reforms
The proposal by the New York Superintendent of Schools calls for early recognition of disruptive children and teacher training to spot developing cases. It recommends roving supervisors, in-school therapists, remedial groups in reading and math, and projects to engage students locally to prevent an explosion of unrest.
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New York
Superintendent of Schools
Farley as the Democratic Hope for New York Governor
The piece argues Big Jim Farley, 74 but with stamina, could unite conservative upstate Democrats Reform Democrats in New York City and the Liberal Party to defeat Nelson Rockefeller. It notes Roosevelt Jr. lacks fit and notes New York’s diverse electorate with Italo Americans as a key bloc.
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New York State
Rockefeller
Bailiwick
Reform Democrats
New York City
Farley
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Washington, D. C
Congress
Esplanade Hotel
Nelson Rockefeller
Canada
Tom G Case Shows Crises Favor Short Prayers and Help
Personal case M-417 recounts Tom G a 21 year old Korean War soldier shot in the chest as his twin brother a medical corps member reaches him amid battle. In his final plea he calls for his father using brief direct words echoing Jesus critique of long prayers and favoring simplicity.
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Tom
Jesus
Tom G
Short prayers or oratorical shows in church cautioned
A reader criticizes lengthy public prayers as showy and urges clergy to keep prayers brief and heartfelt. The letter cites a 3 minute 15 second radio prayer and a bedside confession of love as examples. It notes Jesus favored short prayers said from the heart. The item ends with a brief dispatch about US Ambassador John Kenneth Galbraith traveling to Boston for abdominal ailment.
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Jesus
Christ
Crane
John Kenneth Galbraith
Peter Bent Brigham Clinic
Boston
Dear Abby letters reveal family duties and spousal habits
A reader asks how to handle a slovenly husband, another daughter-in-law conflict with her mother-in-law, and a wedding invitation etiquette issue. Abby replies that the husband should finish being raised, the sisters should contribute to nursing-home care, and the groom should resolve wedding guest questions with his bride's parents.
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Abby
Stuck
Kennedy says France’s De Gaulle talks big with little force
The piece argues that after years of French weakness the United States remains Europe’s shield. It notes Kennedy’s soft but clear rebuke of De Gaulle’s push for an independent French defense and a third force in NATO. Kennedy asserts America will lead Western security for a long time and no single country should seek full nuclear autonomy.
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John F. Kennedy
Charles de Gaulle
Indochina
Algeria
United States
Europe
de Gaulle
France
NATO
Russia
Kennedy
Western Europe
Has Boyle Taken For Granted
A father recalls his daughter Tracy praising his parenting and reflects on being taken for granted. He notes how modern childhood is more scheduled, requiring parents to act as secretary and chauffeur to meet daily obligations.
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Frances
Tracy
ABC
Club Elects New Officers
The Star Garden Club in Dexter elected officers for the May meeting: Mrs. Norman Will president, Mrs. Ward Nicholson first vice president, Mrs. Seth Nicholson second vice president, Mrs. Pearly Nelson secretary treasurer, and Mrs. Nicholson program chairman.
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Dexter
Star Garden Club
Norman Will
Ward Nicholson
Seth Nicholson
Pearly Nelson
Nicholson
Neal Jeffers
Ray Nicholson
Mexico
Noah Rigney
James Nicholson
Grover Stout
Henry Turner
Eddie Stout
Albany
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Egypt
Wagner
Democratic Party
James A. Farley
Big Jim
Franklin
George W. Crane
New Delhi
India
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
James Marlow
Has Boyle
Club
Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Onis & W Vaily
U. NS
Athens
Ohio
Associated Press
The
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Eeneee
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