Editorial Page Pitfall of newly freed nations
The piece argues envy fuels tensions in Kenya as independence nears and in Mexican Mormon history. It warns that impatience can lead to theft and instability unless leaders teach measured governance and delayed reward, or the struggle may undo the gains of freedom.
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Michigan
George Romney
Mexico
Romney
United States
NEA
Ward Cannel
Kenya
Africa
Channel
Retailing in flux the discount store era and beyond
The piece surveys the history of retail from sutlers to chain stores and the rise of discount houses. It notes hundreds of new discount stores last year and hundreds more planned, while predicting future revolutions and ongoing experimentation by chains to improve value for shoppers.
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Discount House
S. C. Kaylin
Chain Store Age
Kayin
Kaylin
Baby and bathwater in drug regulation debate
The piece argues against overreacting to calls for strict government control of the drug industry, citing Soviet state domination as a cautionary example. It praises a Harvard Business Review article by Bauer and Field that compares U S and Soviet drug systems, urging balanced reform and avoiding throwing the baby out with the bathwater. The author closes with a reminder to see America first and notes March windiness.
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Soviet Union
U. S
Harvard Business Review
Raymond A. Bauer
Mark G. Field
Messrs. Bauer
Field
National Service Corps Plans Outlined for Domestic Peace Effort
President Kennedy's National Service Corps would begin with draft legislation aimed for Easter and pilot 5 to 6 projects by November, growing to about 5,000 corpsmen in three years. The program, a domestic version of a Peace Corps, would wage 12 month terms with $6 to $8 daily pay and local food lodging, focusing on hospitals, schools, migrant camps and urban rural poverty, and rely on local requests and volunteers to sustain operations.
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Peter Edson
Washington Correspondent
News Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Kennedy
National Service Corps
Congress
Cons
Peace Corps
Youth Conservation Corps
National Service
Home construction rises with growing consumer optimism
The AP reports February housing starts at an annual 1.28 million, up 4 percent from January, with Commerce predicting 1.45 million nonfarm starts for 1963. Increased incomes and consumer confidence support housing demand, while Michigan surveys show rising plans to buy or improve homes, though overall future confidence remains steady.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
Ilrst
New York
Department of Commerce
University of Michigan Sur
Poor Man’s Guide to Postponement and Pleasure
HAL BOYLE argues life is a clutter of molehills not mountains and the antidote is postponement. He urges living in fewer crowded hours with a 24 hour perspective and enjoying unfinished future as treasure. He jokes about balancing goals like climbing the Empire State Building while reading War and Peace.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Empire State Building
Leo Tolstoy
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher Information and Rates
The Biddeford Saco Journal lists offices at 11 Adams Street Biddeford with publisher Marie Paul Casavant and E P Ingalls as managing editor. It shows subscription prices in advance: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. The paper is a member of the Associated Press and notes second class postage paid at Biddeford Maine.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Marie Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
Post
Maine
Hollywood Happy Talk and Van Johnson Back at Work
Hollywood columnist Ruth Millett notes husbands can boost wives conversational skills by broadening reading and cultural activities. Van Johnson returns to work after skin cancer surgery, calling himself lucky as doctors deem the operation successful and he resumes filming for Wives and Lovers.
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Hollywood
van Johnson
New York
Van
Janet Leigh
Martha Hyer
Birdie
Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Johnson Jack
Joe
Noel Coward
Joan Crawford
Richard Gers
Gene Kelly
Jerry Lewis
Wendy Hiller
Anes
Areene Dahl
Spencer Tracy
Pus
Delmonico's
Fortnum and Mason
London
Aquamaids
Cypress Gardens
Fla
Western Union
Beverly Hills
Conservatives Demands a Clear Choice in 1965 Election
Paul Harvey argues conservatives can rally to win if they mobilize and present a decisive slate. He criticizes Republicans for poor cooperation and urges a stark choice between big government and big people, warning against drifting into a red ink or red blood crisis.
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Knight In Shining Armor
New York
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Missouri
Washington
Oregon
California
New England
Rockefeller
Stassen
Nixon
Harry Truman
Korea
Mr. Dewey
General Features Corp
Millionaire to End Run on TV After Fall Season
New York AP reports that The Millionaire, a TV drama where an anonymous donor hands out a million dollars, will depart CBS daytime in September. The fictitious benefactor remains unseen, with Marvin Miller's secretary driving the plots as the show winds down after a near billion-dollar era. Minow’s criticism of violence and varied content prompted networks to shift toward more children’s programming.
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New York
John Beresford Tipton
Marvin Miller
CBS
Newton N. Minow
Federal Communications Commission
Minow
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Washington News
Business Mirror
Vey Research Center
Martin R. Gainsbrugh
National Industrial Conference Board
Gainsbrugh
Boyle
Biddeford - Saco Journal
Ruth Millett
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
By Bob Thomas
Paul Harvey News
Paul Harvey
Land
France
Esau
City Square
Jenny Wren
Ital
Santa Maria
Ethiopia
M. Coty
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