Kennedy uses presidential authority to lead on tough agenda
Bruce Biossat notes President Kennedy presents a grim yet confident State of the Union. He finds broad respect for his brisk White House conduct, including from Republicans, even as dissent questions feasibility of welfare and foreign aid goals and inflation controls. The piece weighs candor against future accountability a year hence.
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U.S
Kennedy
Congress
White House
GOP
Moscow
Peiping
Kennedy State of the Union programs seen as miracle man
Washington view of President Kennedy's first State of the Union lists 30 programs likely to raise costs for the government. Detailed messages will follow, with questions about funding, deficit limits, and keeping the dollar sound while boosting growth. The plan includes expanded schools, health care, defense, foreign aid, housing, jobs, and a new Peace Corps.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Kennedy
Congress
Eisenhower
U.S
Army
America
Latin America
Soviet Union
Ada
U.S. Employment Service
Department of Housing and Urban Affairs
Peace Corps
U.N
Advertising Keeps Main Street Moving Across the Nation
A grand defense of local advertising argues it funds a free press and fuels the strip of economic life from groceries to cars. It claims ads sustain daily papers, radio and TV programs, magazines, and the flow of products and information across the United States.
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United States
Statesmanship in Oil Conservation Promoted by Interstate Commission
The Interstate Oil Compact Commission unites governors and conservation authorities from 33 states to safeguard crude oil reserves. Industry leaders say its measures unlock untold American oil while resisting federal control and preserving free enterprise.
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Interstate Oil Compact Commission
America
Tahiti Dream Detours for an Ambitious American Dentist
Leonard Birnkrant, 27, once an orthodontist in North Hollywood, travels to Tahiti on a wish to live abroad. After initially marveling at the scenery and Tahitian women, he grows fond of local philosophy ita pea pea and plans to stay four to six weeks longer. He ends up four months in, unable to work or settle, facing rising costs and limited options for a long stay.
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Bob Thomas
Papeete
Tahiti
Leonard D. Birnkrant
Lee
North Hollywood
Calif
Columbus
Ohio
USC Dental School
Europe
Lee Birnkrant
Gauguin
Yukon
Nominations for hibernation in HAL Boyle column
HAL Boyle lists winter characters he would nominate for hibernation including the perpetual morning greeter and the ever optimistic weather observer. He riffs on complaints, old stories, and petty woes as storms batter the city and motorists plead for help.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Mother Nature
Speak to me of love but not all the time
Ruth Millett argues American husbands want wives who are more than loving partners noting a Frenchview of marriage. She lists expected wife roles including handling business, contributing to social life, and sharing intellectual life. Millett promotes her booklet Happier Wives to address husband wife dynamics.
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France
Abe
Ruth Milletts
Ruth Millett Reader Service
P. O
Dept. A
New York 19
N.Y
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Paul Harvey on vows and the meaning of marriage
Paul Harvey argues many couples repeat vows without understanding them. He notes standard phrases like in sickness and in health may dilute commitment and questions why both conditions are required. He suggests faithfulness during illness already implies devotion.
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General Features Corp
Law Against Murder and Moral Reflections in Biddeford
Local column discusses weather hardships and social types, critiques vows of marriage prosperity over adversity, traces marriage vows to 1078 Sarum rite, notes enduring value of honesty in conduct, and cites biblical and historical context.
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Sarum
England
Israel
Radio Surges Ahead Of TV In Storm Coverage
Amid a Northeast blizzard, radio delivers up to the minute local storm news while network TV broadcasts falter. Stations warn of road conditions, snow plows, chain requirements, and highway closures as listeners rely on near home broadcasts for safety and updates.
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New York
Laos
Outer Space
Radio
Chicago
News
NBC
Pittsburgh
Virginia
California
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across Reveals Narrow Word Fits
A dense list of crossword clues and partial entries appears in this daily puzzle, including a mix of linguistic, geographic, and historical terms. Readers face a broad set of definitions such as stage whisper and ancient cities alongside chemical and scientific hints.
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Casavant
T J. Mahoney
Associated Press
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