Washington Rules Committee in U S House Criticized as Whipping Boy
Washington coverage notes Congress critics and scholars argue the House Rules Committee is blamed for stalled reform. It outlines partisan dynamics under Judge Howard W. Smith, recent record on minimum wage, school construction, housing, social security, and the debate over liberalization and reform measures.
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Washington
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
House Ules Committee
Samuel H. Beer
Harvard
Americans For Democratic Action
Rules Committee
Howard W. Smith
D-Vay
Congress
Kennedy Adinistration
Senate
Kennedy
Eisenhower
House
Editorial Page Thoughts for the Evening
Thoughtful aphorism from Mary Baker Eddy questions human wisdom in guiding divine will. A reflective reflection on limits of human judgment versus faith and prayer.
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God
Mary Baker Eddy
Kennedy's notable year 1960 shapes a future presidency
Bruce Biassat outlines Kennedy's rise in 1960 from Ohio and Wisconsin wins to West Virginia support, debates edge, and a razor thin victory. He notes Lyndon Johnson's cautious stance, Kennedy's Catholicism and liberal platform, and the quiet expectation of a tougher year in 1961 as the nation watches whether Kennedy can translate talent into lasting leadership.
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John F. Kennedy
Adlai Stevenson
Stuart Symington
Ohio
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Kennedy
Stevenson
Sen
Lyndon Johnson
Texas
Massachusetts
Nixon
South
Johnson
Medical students begin three continent field study program
Twenty nine American medical students join a three year, 90 student fellowship run by the Association of American Medical Colleges with a $180,000 grant from Smith Kline & French Laboratories. They will study grassroots medicine during vacations in underdeveloped areas guided by practicing MDs to fight disease and support public health in a bid to strengthen medical education and international cooperation.
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Eisenhower
Medico
World Health Organization
Project Hope
Association of American Medical Colleges
Smith Kline & French Laboratories
Philadelphia
New Hampshire Industrial Growth Slows in 1960
New Hampshire reports 1960 industrial construction totaling 2.857 million dollars and 289 750 square feet from nearly 3 million in investment. Eighteen new manufacturing firms location count, with established companies often listed as new during the prior decade. Activity slower than 1959 boom year amid national slowdown and recession talk.
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New Hampshire
Granite State
Open-ear crusade: Pasternak urges listening to save world
New York film producer Joe Pasternak laments that nobody listens and argues listening could improve business, family life, and society. He recalls arriving from Hungary in 1921 and rising from busboy to famed producer with 75 films. He stresses listening to others and to oneself and ends with a joke about his proposal and a boiled fish.
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New York
Joe Pasternak
Pasternak
Joe
Profit Reports Signal Mixed 1960 Results Across Firms
AP reports Wall Street sees improvement amid a slowdown as 1960 profits largely held steady from 1959 with gains in banks and utilities, while railroads lag. Among 118 nonfinancial firms, 64 posted higher earnings, 4 declined, and the year’s trend may hint at 1961 prospects as service industries rise and manufacturing falters.
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New York
Wall Street
Unding
Stis
American Tele
Looks and age shape a woman's preoccupation with appearance
Ruth Millett argues that obsession with clothing and looks tracks a woman's age not neurosis. Girls care little about style, teens fixate, young adults busy, and middle age brings renewed focus before easing again. Millett promotes her book Happier Wives and offers mail order.
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Ruth Millett
Enterprise Assa
P. O
Dept. A
Radio City
New York
Tail wags the dog fear in Belgium and at home
Paul Harvey warns that Belgium’s two week strike shows how welfare rhetoric can empower a small union-led opposition to paralyze a nation. He cautions Americans about subversive labor influence and promises of more welfare in U.S. politics. He references Toronto welfare protests and argues government belt tightening may threaten internal security.
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Belgium
Brussels
Congo
Moscow
Toronto
Ontario
Canada
Social Welfare Department
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and Staff Credits
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists Adams Street Biddeford Maine as the address with Paul Casavant publisher and T J Mahoney editor. It notes editorial department contact, telephones, and a subscription rate schedule payable in advance including one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. It also states the paper is a member of the Associated Press and that AP news dispatches are exclusive to local news republishing.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J Mahoney
Associated Press
Business optimism tempers profits outlook in 1961
Executives expect orders to rise soon with output gains and better profits, though profits may be flat in the current three months compared with late 1960 while early year records loom. Overall, sentiment remains cautiously encouraging despite slower near term performance.
Today’s Poem Day of Glass
Poem celebrates a winter scene with glassy sunlight on branches and frost. Louise Darcy offers a compact tribute to crystal light and icy beauty, framing nature as treasure to memory.
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Louise Darcy
How Did Gary Cooper Last So Many Years
Hollywood's Friars Club saluted Gary Cooper for enduring stardom over 35 years. Comics toasted him with parodies and tributes from Audrey Hepburn to Milton Berle as Cooper joked about his long career and the friends he made in the industry.
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Gary Cooper
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Friars’ Club
Funnymen
Cooper
Tony Martin
Carl Sandburg
Audrey Hepburn
Sam Goldwyn
Gary
Ford II
Talking Pictures
Milton Berle
Randolp Scott
Novocain Lips
Jack Benny
George Jessel
George Burns
Art Linkletter
J. Warner
Beverly Hilton International Ballroom
University of Maine Offers Language Arts and Design Courses
The General Extension Division will run a language arts course in East Corinth and a landscape design course in Portland during the spring semester. The language arts class, taught by Associate Professor Alex Caughran, meets weekly for 15 weeks starting February 8 at 4 p.m. at Morrison Memorial School, East Corinth, for three credits. The landscape design course in Portland will be taught by Lyle Littlefield of the university’s architecture department.
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College of Education
The
State University
Lyle Littlefield
Department of
Horticulture courses offered at University of Maine Portland
Horticulture classes begin February 10 and run Fridays for 15 weeks in Room 209 Payson Smith Hall at the University of Maine in Portland. Three credit hours may be earned with registration at the first class meeting. Tuition is 16 dollars per credit hour.
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Payson Smith Hall
University of Maine
Portland
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A compact crossword puzzle clue list covering entries from 1 across Set a value on to 57 Geographical cape with numerous wordplay hints. Includes U chemistry and classical terms such as Empress and Danish islands as well as modern poet and religious titles.
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Denmark
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