Editorial Optimism As Labor Day Signals Fall Business Rise
Economists project a strong fall after Labor Day, with auto production surging toward 1964 models and steel output rising. The Dow Jones hit a new peak as corporate earnings boost sentiment. Ford and GM forecasts align with industry expectations. July orders rise, furniture shipments up, and consumer credit climbs while the minimum wage increases to 1.25 removing 2.6 million workers from the current base.
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Lee A. Iococca
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
Wall Street
First National City Bank of New York
Commerce Department
National Association of Furniture Manufacturers
New York Stock Exchange
Doxiadis on city planning and future megacities
Report from Washington by Drew Pearson notes Constantine Doxiadis, top world city planner, behind plans from Louisville to Islamabad. He argues speed harms residential life, envisions Islamabad with 10 mile per hour living zones and 100 mph throughways, and maps a Megalopolis mass from Boston to Richmond, plus a vast West Coast agglomeration.
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Drew Pearson
Athens
Acropolis
Constantine Doxiadis
Doxiadis
Louisville
Eastwick
Philadelphia
Khartoum
Sudan
Caracas
Venezuela
Accra
Ghana
Islamabad
Pakistan
London
Los Angeles
Richmond
Boston
Atlantic
Washington
Major L’enfant
Mike Kirwan
Youngstown
Ohio
House Appropriations Committee
Sen. Claiborne
Pell
DRL
Osaka
Tokyo
United States
Richardson Dilworth
Bridge match notes reveal bold redouble choice in 1955 game
In a New York match between Great Britain and the United States, Terence Reese as North faced a bold redouble after a 1a 1a sequence. Schapiro, declarer, ruffed diamonds and used dummy to secure eleven tricks for 1250 points despite a potential swing if West led a trump. At another table a similar line yielded 750 points for the Americans, Britain gaining 500 overall.
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Great Britain
United Eaates
Declarer
Schairo
Schapiro
West
South
Trump
Try and Stop Me Be HOPE and Jack Benny's tightwad image
The piece cites Jack Benny's long standing stage persona as frugal in contrast to a real life rumored generosity. A humorous anecdote recalls Benny tipping a taxi driver five dollars after memorizing serial numbers, illustrating the stereotype among well off suburbanites and extends to a classroom joke about investors punished in stocks.
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How Do You Stand
Barry Goldwater argues the US must test and perfect delivery systems before endorsing any partial disarmament. He warns that relying on numbers alone ignores delivery readiness and cautions against a piecemeal approach that could bind America to restrictive treaties with a hostile power.
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Washington
Department of Defense
Soviet Union
United States
Senate
Curtis LeMay
Air Force
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
America
Bible Verse Hebrews Nine Verse on Eternal Redemption
A concise Bible verse notes that salvation comes not from goats or calves but through Jesus by his own blood. It states that he entered the heavenly sanctuary once to obtain eternal redemption for humanity.
Worway, Burundi, and the Loire chateau mystery
A scrambled Q and A puzzle asks about the meaning of Worway and the location of Burundi, plus the animal linked to piaffe and what a locum tenens implies for an Englishman. It also references the Locofocal Party and ends with a spot about a famed Loire Valley château with grand halls and royal ties.
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Kingdom of
Burundi
Balloon flight marks first professional American servant era
A garbled column notes anniversaries and trivia from 1830, mentioning a balloon flight from New York City to Perth Amboy, the Parma ducal bequest in 1883, and a birthday shout out for Frank Frisch. The text includes quiz prompts about the Northern Way sea route and other historical hints with unclear fragments throughout.
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New York City
Perth
Ambiy
Central Africa
Uganda
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Congo
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U. S
Kennedy attacks prove GOP bias in foreign aid critiques
Fulton Lewis Jr notes Dan Kennedy claims of bipartisan support for foreign aid mask a tactic by Democrats and Republicans alike. He lists instances where Kennedy altered facts about aid votes, allocations, and public statements, citing misstatements on Iran loans and stock market swings while contrasting with Eisenhower-era figures.
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Fulton Lewis JR
Washington
Bob Wilson
House
Republican Campaign Committee
White House
Kennedy
U.S. Senate
Eisenhower
Rep
Wilson
Clarence Cannon
Omar Burleson
Oren Harris
Wilbur Mills
John McMillan
District of Columbia
Howard Smith
Rules
Olin Teague
Veterans Affairs
Iran
Greece
Thailand
Fon
John Byrnes
GOP
Charles Halleck
Ken
Editors Speak On The Tendency To Dissent
The piece notes that people more often write editorials attacking something than praising it. It cites, as exceptions, supportive letters on veterans bonuses, Flag Day, and religion in schools, while most letters favor against foreign aid, public apathy, and Earl Warren. A Brevard, North Carolina reader praises roadside billboards and nothing else.
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Earl Warren
Brevard
Ashville
N.C
Lions Prefer Company in Hunts Says National Geographic
The article notes that lions live and hunt in groups, unlike most cats that travel alone or in pairs. It mentions lions rarely kill except to eat, and that even in the bush big cats will attack man if provoked. Mercury is described as the sun’s nearest planet and smallest in size.
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National Geographic Magazine
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across Clues Mixed List
A garbled crossword clue set with several errors and misspellings. Entries include book of hours incrustation and several unclear phrases with misprinted letters and broken words.
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India
Ferdinand
South Dakota
Mary Ann Evans
Local Names Listed for Baytown Post Office Roles
A list of individuals including Che Bautunnt Sun Fred Hartman James H. Hale Preston Pendergrass Beulah Mae Jackson Robert K. Gilmore John Wadley Paul Putman Corre Laighlin appears as terms managers in retail and national positions. The notice notes second class matter status at the Baytown Texas Post Office under the act of March 8 1879.
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James H. Hale
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mae Jackson
Robert K. Gilmore
Baytown
Texas
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