Wisdom vs. seniority in Congress prompts retirement plan
Rep. Everett G. Burkhalter urges an age cap of 70 and eight terms to curb seniority, arguing a 16 year House limit could strip wisdom. The piece notes risks of losing experienced lawmakers and cites John Quincy Adams and Theodore Green as counterpoints to rigid term limits.
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Everett G. Burkhalter
Washington
Congress
California
Rep. Burkhalter
House
John Quincy Adams
House of Representatives
Senate
Theodore F. Green
Rhode Island
Business must lead in solving unemployment and markets
The article argues for a new partnership between government and business. Daniel Peterkin Jr., Morton Salt president, says business should lead in tackling unemployment and international markets, proposing regional business councils to cooperate with federal and local agencies, funding new ventures and sharing job opportunities. He warns against constant government hostility toward business, urging collaboration and mutual participation.
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Sen. J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Daniel Peterkin Jr
Morton Salt Co
Peterkin
U. S
Calvin Coolidge
America
Warts cures span superstition to science
The piece notes many folk remedies from Huck Finn style midnight cat rituals to magical practices like burying a knotted string and rubbing beans. It contrasts these with medical views that warts may arise from a virus or be noncontagious and sometimes vanish via mental suggestion or spontaneous remission.
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Huck Finn
Huck
Pliny
Lodge campaign naps myth disputed by former aide
Vincent O'Brien, ex press secretary to Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge during the 1960 campaign, says reports of a daily afternoon nap routine are false. He cites hour by hour schedules showing Lodge spent free time on staff talks, strategy and speeches, with only rare brief rests between events.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Enterprise Assn
NEA
Henry Cabot Lodge
Vincent O'Brien
Lynn
Mass
Lodge
O'Brien
O’brien
Niagara Falls
Atlantic City
New York
Kansas City
Readers’ letters urge calm amid hate fears and praise fire crew
The Journal prints letters urging restraint after JFK’s death and hate threats sparked by Biddeford and Saco events. A writer commends the Biddeford Fire Department for swift response to Hill Street, praising the crew and ladder maneuvering, and urges civic pride and continued tax support for city needs.
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Kennedy
Biddeford
Saco
State of
Maine
Journal
Hill and
Bacon Streets
Hill Street
Donald J. Roy
Pernell Roberts Sees Bonanza Frustrations Amid Color Shift
Hollywood AP report notes Pernell Roberts, a Bonanza co star, unhappy with the show’s direction. He cites color filming, safe family focus, and mediocrity as his reasons for discontent after five seasons. He has one more year on his contract and values artistic integrity over money.
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Hollywood
NBC
Pernell Roberts
Roberts
Lorne Green
Dan Blocker
Michael Landon
Adapting to Change in a High Tech Era
Roger Babson urges parents to prepare sons for rapid scientific and economic shifts. He stresses high school records over extracurriculars, advocates business education with liberal elements, and cites Babson Institute. He predicts postgrad chemistry, synthetics growth, and widespread use of plastics, wood, and aluminum in future industry and housing trends.
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Babson Park
Mass
Babson Institute
Wellesley
College of Business Administration
Maine towns invited to boost tourist dollars with shared effort
Maine Today columnist urges a civic, low-cost plan to attract visitors. A general committee would organize subcommittees to beautify towns, create clear signs, and map historic sites, trails, and dining and lodging options, aiming to raise revenues without heavy expense.
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Maine
Tobacco Road
Biddeford Saco Journal masthead and rates
Biddeford Saco Journal lists address 11 Adams Street Biddeford Maine publisher W Paul Casavant managing editor E P Ingall editorial department AT 2 1535 subscription rates payable in advance one month 185 six months 1050 one year 2100 member of the Associated Press AP rights notice and postal details
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
W. Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingall
Associated Press
AP News
Nursing ethics fade as production pressures loom
Paul Harvey laments modern hospital care shifting toward efficiency and sterile environments and contrasts it with Florence Nightingale era dedication. He recalls Carolyn Purcell, a 17 year old with restored sight through ACTH at Mayo, choosing to become a nurse, praising selfless service as the nurse’s enduring beacon.
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Florence Nightingale
Laura Norgaard
Carolyn Purcell
Atlanta
Shrine Hospital
Atanta
Mayo’s
Mayo's
Bert
Angels of Mercy
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues From Historic Page
A compact crossword prompt lists clues for a 12 item puzzle: 1 City on the Fulda. 2 Hydrocarbon. 3 HQ of Joint Task Force 8 two words. 4 Get better. 5 Roman pound. 6 Rather than. 7 Legal term. 8 Disquiet. 9 Mind prefix. 10 Acceding to: 1. 11 Advice to small fry three words. 12 Opportunity.
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Fulda
Joint Task Force
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