Uniform Monday Holidays: A National Debate Emerges
Editorial notes growing support for shifting major holidays to Mondays to create three day weekends. Polls show strong approval from readers and the U S Chamber of Commerce, with bills in Congress proposing Washington’s Birthday as Presidents Day and other date changes. Critics warn of increased traffic risks and contend traditions may not align with calendar history.
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Washington
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Congress
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Chamber
George Smathers
D-Fla
Continental Congress
John Adams
National Safety Council
Word Power Puzzle Clues and Oddities
Puzzle notice lists items such as Try Your Word Power NEA feature and 12 Common Etringent with scattered clues like 3 European city 28 Musical grow 31 Dry 2 33 Equal one form 34 Poem 35 Lethargy 36 Nested ah 37 Wakiki Hawaii 39 Against direct growth 3 Seraglio 7 Absurd report 9 Greek assembly 0 Prayer ending 7 Copies 4 Get up 5 Rowing tool 6 Stones Mountain defile 5G Beverage 59 painting and music. for example Down 1 City official 2 Abscond.
Hardest Job He Ever Had
Henry Klemore recalls reporting the America's Cup races from Newport Rhode Island noting the 1953 to present challenges. He describes the race as a pursuit with shifting winds and vast distances between boats. He recalls seasickness broadcasting from a Coast Guard cutter with Ben Greuer and Ted Husing and predicts Australia will fail again.
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Henry 3Klemore
New York
Renlyings
Newport
Rbl
Australia
Dame Pattie
America
Saturday Evening Post
Vigilantes
Rainbow
Endeavour
London Times
Thunderer
Naper
Jevity
Times
Coast Guard
Ben Greuer
Ted Husing
Ted
Ben
Barbs by Walter C. Parkes on family skeletons and reviews
In a sharp column Walter C. Parkes jokes about family secrets and ancestral antics. He notes a local dentist busy extending careers with dental bridges and mocks modern dining etiquette at drive ins while humorously commenting on a temperamental neighbor and social fatigue.
Timely Quotes on Youth and Action by Officials
Quotes from Arthur Pearl and Lt. Gen. Lewis Walt praise modern youth as seasoned professionals. Stanley B. Tankel adds a stark view on urban decline and the demand for action, reflecting wartime style rhetoric in a regional planning context.
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Lewis Walt
Vietnam
Meat lobby fights meat inspection in intrastate trade
Washington lawmakers grapple with a proposed federal meat inspection bill aimed at intrastate sales. The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture backs state control while packers push back. Critics cite horsemeat and adulterated products as evidence of unsafe practices across several states. Congress members including Smith and Purcell face lobbying and committee pressure as Johnson supports stronger inspection. Housewives are urged to monitor votes in the debate.
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Drew Pearson
Jack Anderson
Washington
Meat Lobby
Upton
U.S
Br. R. Clarkson
Rep
Smith
House Agriculture Committee
American Farm Bureau
Joe Resnick
D-N
Resnick
John Zwach
Walnut Grove
Minn
Wiley Mayne
Sioux City
Iowa
John Rarick
Louisiana
New York State
New York
Wisconsin
Department of Agriculture
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Meat Institute
Graham Purcell
D-Tex
Johnson
Catherine May
R-Wash
Purcell
Thomas Foley
D-Wash
Foley
Farm Bureau
The Well Child Rheumatoid Arthritis in Children
Rheumatoid arthritis can occur in children as young as four, with Still's disease naming. Diagnosis is hard when language limits symptom reporting in very young kids. The disease begins with irritability fever and weight loss before joints are involved, then affects fingers toes wrists ankles elbows knees shoulders and hips with swelling and remissions. Treatment lacks a single pattern and hinges on a team approach including a pediatrician orthopedist physiotherapist and rehab specialist.
Kingdom of God Not With Observation Verse
Verse from Luke 17 20 where Jesus responds to Pharisees asking when the kingdom of God would come. He says the kingdom does not come with observation and is not visible in worldly signs. The quotation emphasizes spiritual presence over earthly expectations.
Wabash Cannonball origin tied to hobos on trains
The origin of the folksong The Wabash Cannonball is uncertain with some suggesting it came from hobos hitching rides on the Detroit to St. Louis rail line. The Spanish Main refers to the Caribbean Sea in pirate lore, and Phobos is Mars' inner satellite that orbits faster than Mars rotates.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Caribbean Sea
Mars
Solar System
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Johnson press conference signals consensus on Vietnam troop needs
In a White House briefing with Robert McNamara William Westmoreland and Earle Wheeler Johnson framed a united stance on Vietnam. He confirmed 20 000 additional troops would be sent with more likely to follow while avoiding a clear troop total. The session sought harmony amid uncertainty about final numbers and aims to calm public unease.
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Johnson
Aoheson
Senate
Sereé
Ohrsas
Harmony
McNamara
Viethen
Westmoreland
Vietnam
Namara
MacNamara
Wheeler di
Ament
Amicnamara
Play Bridge With Jacoby
Jim and Oswald discuss partner choices in a bridge game. Oswald explains his 43-3-3 distribution, rebid decisions, and why he chose not to bid three no trump. South faced a spade rebid and ended with nine tricks, matching no trump results.
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Jim
Oswald
Lord High Executioner
South
Notrump
Five No Trump to Six No Trump in Bridge Question
In a bridge bidding sequence South holds AA G2 YK 94 GAQ ARISTE after the set Pass responses. With a not grand slam force, the question asks whether to bid five no trump and respond to partner’s six no trump. Determine the best action for the opener.
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HEA, Inc
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Pinkie
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Arthur Pearl
University of Oregon
Stanley B. Tankel
The
Regional Plan Association
Zeagan
Wayne G. Brandstadt
M.D. Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Concensus
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Fred Hartman
Bill Hartman
John Wadley
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
Paul Putman
Ann B. Pritchett
Weeseresees
Seeeseesee
Teeveee
Saeceives
Advertising Department
Dwight Broody
Corrie Laughlin
Nations
Baytown
Texas
Baytown Sun, Inc
Memorial Drive
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
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