Guarded optimism on Iraqi politics shifts balance in Middle East
Bruce Biossat argues Iraq's Premier Kassem has moved away from Moscow by purging Communists and leaning toward Arab nationalism. Yet two uprisings in months raise doubts about his stability and future independence from Soviet influence. The West should remain cautiously hopeful while watching Kassem's next moves.
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Citizens For Low Cost Power Promote Bigger Government
A Glasgow Kentucky group named Citizens For Low Cost Power aims to promote municipal ownership of electric facilities. The Graphic of Georgetown warns that public ownership shifts costs, taxes, and deficits to government subsidies, reducing efficiency and limiting freedom.
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Glasgow
Kentucky
The
Graphic
Georgetown
REA
Critics warn socialized medicine could spread here
A Harper's magazine debate on Britain's socialized medicine spurs American doctor letters arguing it lowers care quality. The exchange warns that government paid care for Social Security recipients could set a damaging precedent and cites English practices as a cautionary tale. The piece ends with a mix of anecdotes and light social asides.
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Harper's Magazine
Britain
Harper's
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Great Britain
Alistair Luton
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England
U.S
Goldwater rails against labor power on tour
A Washington dispatch notes Sen. Barry Goldwater has given speeches denouncing The Power of Labor in 28 states this year. He jokes that the abundance of presidential candidates keeps him from meeting a quorum, so he travels to speak.
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Averel Harriman
National Press Club
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Babson Highlights 1959 Crop Prospects And Policy
Roger Babson forecasts 1959 wheat around 1.155 billion bushels, barley about 414 million, and flaxseed near 2 million with strong July 1 stocks. Oats seen above 1 billion, rye around 21.4 million, and corn potentially a record 4.224 billion. Cotton expected near 14 million bales with ample carryover. farm stocks remain high.
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U.S
CCC
Have Americans surrendered to a phony economy and waste
Frank Tripp warns of a growing defeatist attitude and public apathy among voters. He argues leaders, unions, and ideologies push a phony, overextended economy that masks destruction of savings and production. He holds that only ballots or revolution have historically freed oppressed peoples.
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America
Hawaii Eye joins TV crime lineup with Eisley and Conrad
Hollywood reports crime pays on Warner lot as new private eyes Eisley and Conrad star in Hawaiian Eye for ABC starting October 7. Eisley, 34, Philadelphia-born actor with stage work, and Conrad, 24, Chicagoan, discuss trade off on cases and Hawaii set atmosphere shots on location and on a Kaiser village stage.
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Andrew Duggan
Bourbon Street
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University of Miami
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Jimmy Dean
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Honolulu
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Hawaiian Village
Kaiser
Dino
Reader Letters Question Thought Control in Education Act
The Journal invites signed letters on local topics while noting opinions are not officially endorsed. A recent rider to the National Defense Education Act is described as a thought control amendment requiring affidavits and oaths from recipients, reflecting partisan opposition.
Long Night Reflections on Blindness and Joyful Impacts
Paul Harvey reflects on blindness through encounters with a cheerful Chicago barber and a blind artist. He recalls Justice William E. Powers who chose blindness over sight restoration, praising a world without gray days and ugliness. The piece celebrates resilience and the uplifting power of unseen guides.
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William E. Powers
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Judge Powers
General Features Corp
Repeal Sought for Loyalty Oath in Student Aid
The notice urges support for a bill to repeal the loyalty oath and affidavit requirement attached to the federal student aid program. It cites opposition from colleges and officials including Health Secretary Arthur Flemming and Senators Kennedy and Clark, noting the oath harms access to education and is discriminatory. The Young Democratic Club of Biddeford backs the repeal and urges consideration of the measure.
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United States
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Arthur S. Flemming
John F. Kennedy
Dmass
Joseph
Clark
Dpa
Senate
John F Kennedy
Joseph S. Clark
House
Peter Frelinghysen, Jr
R-N.j
James C. Oliver
D-Me
Edith Green
D-Ore
Bryan Johnson
D-Cole
Fred Schwengel
Iowa
Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Young Democratic Club
Biddeford
Young Democratic Club of
Guy Cote
Joseph M. Wood
Kenneth H. King
Robert Warner
Daniel Cantara, Jr
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues and Answers
Puzzle clue list includes 49 Laborer in Egypt 52 Filters 55 William H Whyte Jr s subject 2 words 58 Not for 59 Hero of Scott novel 60 Wild goat 61 Cit oe Belgi um 62 Disbursed 63 Large hatchets.
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William H. Whyte Jr
Belgium
Editorial on economic waste and political greed
A Biddeford Maine newspaper column denounces extravagance and wage demands draining the economy. It questions political expediency and calls for a candidate and platform prioritizing the country over party to avoid disaster by 1960.
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