Thinking space for thoughtful progress in a busy era
Bruce Biassat argues leaders face crowded calendars and citizens lack quiet to think. He cites Eisenhower Kennedy and other leaders, urges time for reflection, and calls for research into the psychology of thinking. The Educational Policies Commission says thinking is central to education and promises potential for higher attainment through better mental training.
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Eisenhower
Kennedy
Educational Policies Commission
National Education Associaion
Commission
No Meat in Moscow editorial stirs Congress record
An editorial in the Muncie Star and Indy Star and cited by Congressman Halleck warned that a proposed U S farm law could put livestock under government control, risking free agriculture. It described Moscow meat shortages, state planning, and price controls, arguing the United States should avoid similar government control.
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Moscow
Muncie
India
Star
Halleck
Congressional
The
Russia
Washington
United States
DOJ ends oil merger case with dual Standard Oil rivals
The Department of Justice closed an anti trust dispute involving Standard Oil entities. The question centered on Standard Oil California potentially acquiring Standard Oil Kentucky to control marketing in eleven southern states, where Kentucky supplied Jersey’s products. Attorney General noted size was not the issue and the merger would spur competition with two giants vs one.
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Department of Justice
Standard Oil Company of
California
Standard Oil Company
Kentucky
Kentucky Company
New Jersey
Jersey
Standard of Kentucky
Depreciation policy lags in promoting new industry growth
Headlines show federal programs to spur activity, but no solid depreciation incentive for tax purposes to spur jobs. Columnist David Lawrence notes businessmen await clear expectations and plans to build plants have not started. Real growth requires more than headline-grabbing bureaus.
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David Lawrence
Hoffa Rising Power Tests Labor Unity in Washington
Washington NEA dispatch outlines Jimmy Hoffa's tense relations with Meany and ongoing efforts to unify transport unions. It notes Hoffa’s strategic moves, wage gains for Teamsters, pending uniform expiration contracts, proposed rail container charges for pension funds, and past cleanup actions under Judge Letts. Hoffa leads a 1.7 million member union with substantial assets and strong political influence.
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Washington
Enterprise Assn
NEA
Jimmy Hoffa
George Meany
Hoffa
Walter Reuther
Auto Workers
Afl-Cio
John L. Lewis
Transportation Unity
Joseph Curran
Maritime Union
William V. Bradley
East Coast International Longshoremen’s Assn
Harry Bridges
Curran
Bradley
Begin
Meany
Teamsters
Central
Southern
New England States
U. S
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hoffar
New York
F. Dickinson Letts
Senate McClellan
Judge Letts
Landrum-Griffin
Urethane foam boom hits homes and boats nationwide
Urethane foam, once a novelty, expands across products from apparel to boat hulls. Production has surged from 34 million pounds in 1958 to about 100 million for flexible foam this year, with rigid foam at 14 million. Industry leaders project 250 million pounds of flexible foam and 90 million of rigid by 1965, driven by varied uses in insulation, shoes, furniture, and even foundation garments.
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Sam Dawson
New York
Olin-Matheison Chemical
Lake Michigan
du Pont
Allied Chemical
Union Carbide
Dow, McKay
Olin
National
Remembering Sicily Fight and a Bold Breakthrough
NEW YORK AP recalls the 1943 Sicily campaign that lasted 39 days and crippled Axis airpower. Brig. Gen. Maurice Rose ordered a risky flank maneuver to neutralize an 88 mm gun, halting the column until the threat was tested and the gun neutralized.
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New York
Palermo
Sicily
Mediterranean
Italy
Patton
U.S. Navy
Respect breeds respect And therein lies moral
Ruth Millett asks which woman earns more respect the one who shares troubles or the one who makes others laugh. It contrasts honesty, reliability, generosity, courage, consideration for others, and positive influence on a husband and community, urging readers to lead by example since respect breeds respect.
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Ruth Millett
Lifetime health coverage expands for retirees nationwide
Insurance executives push Congress to view guaranteed lifetime health coverage as a natural evolution of health insurance benefiting millions of retirees. New programs promise lifelong coverage if premiums are paid, while Blue Shield plans in four states offer full physician services for seniors with low incomes. Connecticut passes a law enabling up to 10000 in benefits for seniors 65 and older to cover catastrophic illness, amid industry support.
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Washington—Insurance Company
Congress
Health Insurance Institute
Madison Ave
New York
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
North Carolina
South Carolina
Connecticut
Connecticut Insurance Com. Ae
The Halftrack Duel at Palermo
A dramatic clash unfolds as American infantry ambushes German defenders. A wheeled halftrack fires, 88 mm Nazi gun shield collapses under shells, an ammo dump blast follows, and the column presses on to Palermo amid a swift, decisive victory. A general’s misjudgment briefly delays triumph, saving some American lives.
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Palermo
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clue Fragments
Fragmented crossword clues list across entries with incomplete words and missing letters. Several entries hint at burning passion loyal Scot Ireland in Spain and a translator into German, with references to eminent figures and a great African river.
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Monk Parrot
Zangwill
America
Spain
Senate
England
Tian
Great River
Africa
Dred Scott
Winslow Driver Dies After Route 139 Collision
Bertram S. Main, 45, of Winslow, died about ten minutes after arriving at a Waterville hospital from a head on crash on Route 139 Sunday. Occupants of the other car, Robert Markee, 25, and his wife, 23, also of Winslow, suffered multiple injuries and were reported in fair condition at the same hospital.
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Fairfield
Bertram S. Main
Winslow
Waterville
Robert Markee
Poem about Corinne and friendship ends with tragedy
A personal poem extols Corinne as a delicate steadfast friend then news from AP reports two fatal highway crash victims in Rumford Maine William Long 71 and a boy William Orsini 11 from South Brewer plus a separate incident in Groton Conn where Agatha Bouchard 37 formerly Lewiston Maine was struck and killed on railroad tracks as her husband and three children escaped.
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Rumford (Ap
Lisbon
Loc
N.H
Hanover
Maine
William P. Long
Rumford
William A. Orsini
South Brewer
Groton
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Washington News
Business Mirror
Boyles
Boyle
Palmero
U.S
Maurice Rose
Rose
Ray Henry
Massachusetts Ave
N. W
D. C
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Baddeford - Saco Journal
Adams Street
Biddeford
Paul Casavant
T J Mahoney
Associated Press
Jeny
Vienna
Vivid
Suma
Corinne
Corinne E .Muriel Leach
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