Delays in filling federal judgeships blamed on politics
Bruce Biossat notes the creation of 73 new federal judgeships has not solved delays as politics still hinders appointments. White House involvement and factional fights shape selections, with 95 posts at issue, 1,300 candidates screened to under 250, and seven confirmed so far.
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Byron White
Senate
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Nigeria Prime Minister Balewa Visits Washington
United States hosts Abubakar Balewa prime minister of the Federation of Nigeria in a state visit. Nigeria, a 40 million person nation near the equator, seeks $150 million for a Niger River dam and valley project. U.S. aid to Nigeria rises with focus on education agriculture and industry.
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Peter Edson
Washington
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Alhaji
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Nigeria
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Texas
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TVA
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World Bank
U. S
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Mecca
London
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Ohio-Mississippi River
New Orleans
Memphis
Thought for Evening Absence of occupation is not rest
Editorial Page reflects on Cowper line that a mind idle is troubled, arguing purposeful activity sustains well being and focus, urging readers to fill idle hours with constructive pursuits and reflection.
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William Cowper
Gas tax extension renews fight over motorists burden
The federal one cent per gallon gas tax, labeled temporary, was extended to October 1, 1972. Critics argue the extension funds a costly highways program and shifts cost unfairly to motorists who already pay about half the fuel price in taxes. The issue remains active with expected campaigns to raise taxes and motorists urged to oppose further increases.
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Congress
Knowledge as Power in Stock Investments Warns Readers
An Exchange Magazine article notes that studying stocks on merit beats picking names at random. It reviews 1950 to 1960 listed issues on the Big Board, with 601 holding pricing into 1960 while 167 declined, and 43 percent doubling or more in value, yet warns that over one fifth still fell below 1950 highs.
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Exchange Magazine
New York Stock Exchange
Social Security changes explained in new congress action
Editor Ray Henry outlines six major revisions set to take effect next year. Tax increases for all workers, earlier retirement at 62 with reduced benefits, widow payments rising about 10 percent, higher minimums from 33 to 40 dollars monthly, and easier qualification for some older people. The piece notes timing, specifics on taxes, and the broad impact on more than a million widows and 160,000 new beneficiaries, with details to come in later columns.
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Congress
Ray Henry
Open letter to Old Orchard Beach on town beauty
Ellen Clark urges residents and officials to improve Old Orchard Beach by limiting cramped development and boosting landscaping. She notes the coast’s potential, warns of a degraded look from dense building, and points to a federal effort to preserve beaches. Respectfully signed, 1961.
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Old Orchard Beach
Maine
United States
Canada
Old Orchard
Bay Area
U.S. Department of the Interior
Ellen Clark
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down clues
A concise listing of crossword clues across and down with numbers and brief hints. Includes definitions for angles removes head of en brochette plan es at Orly fail to influence small stream Ontario Abbr Jetted shelter item in Creo cooking baseball bobb catnap fake Com form hole in a planted Buenos good morning Span roads of a sort Make believe hamlets becoming origin town near Panama City WWI initials gold closely erect Verne tar Island Abbr Located imanently Pasture sound Geronimo for one plain unpretentious Noisy device on a car Show-offs of a kind Main Street illumination Floats Odoriferous mammals decachet Bristle in grain Advocates of new ideas Trash slang Makes fast Venturesome one Contemporary of Horace Thread Fr Irish county Horses to the line Colleague of 8 CPA Uniformed employes Get to work Colloq 2 words Hurricane Arbor Visionary as a theory Ascend without walking Frantic Foot disease Moves at a fast gait Kernels Frame of mind Highlights of Casanova's Memoirs Diving birds Vegetables Person of great energy Escape from Mable Cockney exclamation of surprise Sault Marie
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Buenos
Panama City
Horace
CPA
Casanova
How is your summer going in New York
Boyles column jokes about summer perils and avoidance strategies. The narrator jokes about preferring indoor life above 90 degree heat, recounting humorous mishaps and the family’s ritual of staying indoors with a sign reading do not disturb until autumn.
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New York
Berlin crisis cools as business keeps buying time
AP Business News Analyst reports that both consumers and firms remain cautious amid the Berlin crisis. The stock market bets on a future rise in activity driven by defense spending while inventories stay steady and orders lag as wage talks in autos and steel uncertainty unfold. The outlook suggests a gradual economy uptick for the rest of the year with inflation risk seen as contained until extra production capacity is absorbed.
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AP Business News
New York
Berlin
U.S
Khrushchev
Mer
Treasury
The Power Of A Stranger's Skepticism In Marriage
Ruth Millett discusses how women are swayed by external critics more than by husbands. Psych tests show strangers’ disagreement reduces confidence more than a spouse. Wives often dismiss husbands on decor and childrearing, but external skeptics trigger doubt and prompt shared plans.
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Mama
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