Bare Fist Favorite Son Tactics in Republican Nominating Fight
Goldwater opponents push a bare fist strategy to freeze state delegations and block his path. In Ohio he moves to deter a Rhodes favorite son bid while Minnesota and Michigan folk oppose local favorite son efforts. The clash shows liberals shifting to favorite son tactics as Goldwater gains momentum and conservatives feel hopeful.
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Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Goldwater
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Minnesota
Walter Judd
George Romney
Michigan
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Calvin Coolidge
Herbert Hoover
White House
Minimum wage rises to 1.25 for 2.6 million workers
The 1961 wage law expands coverage to private industry workers in interstate commerce, boosting pay to 1.25 an hour for 2.6 million, with about 27.5 million affected overall. Annual employer cost is estimated at 365 million dollars, about 0.3 percent of 110 billion.
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Labor Department
Britain
Public school enrollments to slow as postwar generation graduates
Hoover Institute expert Roger Freeman says postwar baby graduates will curb annual K through 12 gains by half this decade while colleges and professional schools expand. States staggered funding for elementary growth will gain relief to redirect funds to higher education, aiding science and arts needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roger A. Freeman
Hoover Institute
Stanford University
Johnny Enters School and the Old Reading Methods
A nostalgic column observes Johnny starting kindergarten with modern classrooms and contrasts them with past readers like Dick and Jane. It critiques whole word methods, praises Open Court first grade readers mixing classic poetry with Mother Goose, and argues for a return to more ethical, patriotic, and varied text.
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Johnny
Red
Wall Street Journal
Dick and
Jane
Tom and
Sue
Jerry
Joan
McGuffey
Shakespeare
Charles Lamb
Abraham Lincoln
William Makepeace Thackeray
Open Court Publishing Co
LaSalle, Ill
Arther S. Trace, Jr
Dr. Trace
Vachel Lindsay
Christina Rosetti
Robert Louis Stevenson
Gelett Burgess
Mother Goose
Aesop
Dr. Traces
Dear Abby letters spark debate on carbon copies and courting
Readers discuss Dear Abby style notes about carbon copy letters and misread messages. A 12 year old asks about courting, a reader questions modern manners, and Abby counsels on privacy, timing, and proprieties. The column ends with instructions to request Abby materials from Beverly Hills offices.
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Abby
Personal Cases- Diverting Attention for Training Parents
Grandpa Miller aged 98 advised diverting attention to break stubborn behavior. A horse and a toddler were redirected with distraction, using sand in the horse’s mouth and a cluck cue to resume movement or compliance. The writer requests a 200 point "Tests for Good Parents" packet with return envelope and 20 cents.
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Grandpa Miller
Grandpa
George
Mamma
Health and Happiness in Early Arithmetic Study
An article advises parents of third to fifth graders to help children memorize basic addition and subtraction facts to speed mental work and preserve understanding of numbers. It cautions against relying on counting while adding and suggests repeated practice to build accurate recall. It also answers a question about studying with radio or TV on and notes weekly hog price data from Ohio Department of Agriculture.
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U. S
Messenger carrier Lloyd Wyatt praised on Trimble route
Reader views editor shares photos of Lloyd Wyatt delivering mail on his Trimble route starting at a home and moving to the next customer. The writer, J. P. Herrold, commends him as an excellent carrier. Dated Trimble September 9.
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the Messenger
Lloyd Wyatt
Trimble
Life Begins At 40 On Exercise And Heart Disease
The piece discusses Dr. Paul Dudley White's advocacy of brisk daily exercise to strengthen arteries and burn lipids, noting limited research funds for exercise studies. It profiles a USPHS funded trial at Lakeside Hospital with 150 middle aged men, three weekly gym sessions, and a 10 week assessment of endurance and cardiovascular changes. The author urges more support for exercise research as a low cost method to combat heart disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Dudley White
Dr. White
Herman K. Hellerstein
Lakeside Hospital
Cleveland
USPHS
IBM
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Ranger
Space
John Chamberlain
Red Riding Hood
Jack
Janes
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Sis
Beverly Hills
Calif
George W. Crane
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Garry C. Myers
Columbus
Ohio Department of Agriculture
Senger
D&s
Athens
All Mall the Messenger ‘Publishing Co
J. P. Herrold
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