Editorial: Surpluses, markets, and the farm problem
Bruce Biossat outlines the American farm surplus crisis as output outpaces population and price supports fail to curb surpluses. He cites soil banks, flexible plans, and foreign markets as key yet elusive fixes, warning that Europe’s Common Market may erode US wheat and feed grain exports, complicating the farmer’s plight ahead of 1960 campaigns.
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United States
Benson
America
Congress
Europe
Road to voting rights described as long and bumpy
Esther Van Wagoner Tufty outlines a slow path for Southern Negroes to gain the vote under the 1960 civil rights bill. The process requires proving a pattern of discrimination, overcoming hostile registration, and potential court orders, with many delays before access to the ballot. Senator Muskie predicts many will seek court relief rather than immediate enfranchisement.
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Esther van Wagoner Tufty
Journal
Edmund Muskie
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Washington luncheon mocks candidates in playful campaign sketches
Two Capital Speakers' club members deliver humorous presidential campaign speeches for Arthur Murray and Marilyn Monroe. Mrs. Elmer Jenkins chides the White House gaffes and the Nixon Kennedy era while Esther Van Wagoner Tufty reports on the Washington Bureau. The piece ends with reflections on Washington life and a quip about carriages and accidents.
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Arthur Murray
Marilyn Monroe
Esther van Wagoner Tufty
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Washington Bureau
Elmer Jenkins
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South America
James L. Meader
Marilyn Mon-roe
Scent of Victory and political banter in Washington pages
GOP headquarters rolls out GOPtimism perfume sold by Republican women clubs to fund campaigns. Various city vignettes include a bragging jitney owner, Sen. Hiram L. Fong on Chinese dinner etiquette, CARE workers ball carrot candy, a six million dollar gem shown by fashion models, and a White House cabaret hotspot named Lorraine drawing lawmakers and staff after hours.
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Jim Hagerty
Tom Stephens
Mary Jane McCaffree
Eisenhower
Charles McWhorter
Boyle's Column What Boyle gets from mail
New York AP notes a collage of observations on marriage, aging, and sociocultural trends. It cites women outliving husbands, shifting marriage ages, and rising female-to-male ratios, then pivots to light essays on fire costs, soap use, hogs and air conditioning, farming decline, Cato’s quote, global mineral output, procrastination, Nelson, Eskimo words for snow, and a quip on antidisestablishmentarianism.
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Soviet Union
Britain
Lord Nelson
Chuck Connors Walks Line Between Ballplayer and Star
Hollywood profile of Chuck Connors tracing his switch from baseball to acting. He recalls a rough start, near Oscar nomination for The Big Country, and his confidence shaping The Rifleman hit. Connors notes actors once resisted voting for him as a ballplayer but asserts he is now a major league actor.
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Dizzy Dean
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Babe Ruth
Steel or fabric a new steel design future teased
New York steel researchers may develop steel with a fabric like surface. The American Iron and Steel Institute publication Steelways says the texture could be felt and seen on household appliances offices buildings and cars, potentially making steel indistinguishable from fabric at a glance.
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New York
Steelways
American Iron and Steel Institute
Editorial on university professor ethics sparks debate
In a forum letter, Charles Parsons endorses Chicago Daily Tribune editorial condemning Assistant Professor Leo F. Koch of the University of Illinois for endorsing premarital sex. The piece argues academic freedom does not excuse public letters influencing morality and university image.
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the Tribune
Leo F. Koch
University of Illinois
State University
Koch
Charles Parsons
De Gaulle in Washington as French Symbol
James Marlow assesses Charles de Gaulle in Washington as France’s unifying symbol who has shaped France’s atomic policy and international standing, while facing domestic unrest over Algeria and internal political strain. He notes the visit precedes a Paris summit with Eisenhower, Khrushchev, and Macmillan that may yield little concrete progress.
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Grand Canyon
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Noth
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Great Britain
Algeria
John Bull
de Tocqueville
The Enigma Of John Bull And The Space Race
Paul Harvey argues Britain is withdrawing from space competition to focus on Earth a shift he says exposes its fragility despite a long imperial legacy He questions Britain's enduring influence while highlighting contingent reliance on the US and Western unity.
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Earth
England
Illinois
Daily Crossword Puzzle 42 43 44 45 47 48 50 52 53 54 55
Crossword clues form a dense list for the daily puzzle, covering across and down entries. Included are definitions for hints such as small Indian coin, particle, residence of a college official, abrasive, and various down clues like passing over in silence and inspector of railroad tracks. The grid references and theme entries appear as a compact miscellany of terms and wordplay.
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Colley
Dial
Gulf States
Unsettle Your Wife A Bit To Escape From Humdrum Life
Ruth Millett suggests a husband push for occasional spontaneity to break routine at home. He argues his wife is overly conventional, hindering dinners out or visiting new couples, causing dull evenings. The columnist advises the man to assert himself, plan activities, and share decision making to inject excitement.
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