Editorial Page Backyard Uprisings on Patio Cooks
An editorial lampoons yearlong winter cooks who swarm outdoors as soon as warm weather returns. It mocks amateur male cooks wielding shishkebab swords and burning meals, notes some women and men are skilled, but many are frauds. It warns of a future uprising against backyard bunglers who serve burnt food to long-suffering guests.
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Lucrezia Borgias
New York
Old-Timers’ League
Pyramid Lake
Nev
George Stevens
Ren
United States
Air Force
Idaho
Landsea
Sydon
Jesus
Joseph Ildkraut
8aMineo
Shelley Winters
Joanna Dunham
Mary Magdalene
Reno
Utah
Arizona
Nevada
Stevens
Study Finds Students More Serious at Penn State
Pennsylvania State University reports a shift in campus culture with the current freshman class showing greater soberness and study time than the 1950 cohort. Fewer students exceed 16 hours of social activity weekly while more rely on family support for first term expenses.
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Pennsylvania State University
U. S
Oldest Politicians Compared Across History
Text notes Konrad Adenauer retires at 87 as West German chancellor, but records show older leaders such as Cardinal de Fleury who died at 92 and Venice’s doge who led a crusade at 98. It also recalls postwar Allied doubts when Adenauer became chancellor at 73 in 1949.
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Konrad Adenauer
West Germany
Cardinal de Fleury
France
Louis XV
Venice
Jerusalem
Adenauer
Germany
West German Federal Republic
Do it yourself trend shifts from fad to staying power
A commentator notes the do it yourself movement remains popular as self service expands in home projects and supplies. With widespread construction and material handling, many roofs and screened porches are tackled by homeowners, reinforcing that DIY has moved in to stay.
Arson at White House raises memo scribble dispute
The report states President Kennedy did not write SOB on a May 1961 summit memo about former Canadian Prime Minister Diefenbahr. The piece argues for burning informal conference papers to avoid such notes, joking about the arsonist’s eyesight and language limits.
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White House
Kennedy
Diefenbahr
Challenge to Americans pamphlet aids national problem solving
The Advertising Council offers a free 32 page pamphlet titled Challenge to Americans with a subtitle The levee and How to Help in It. More than 150000 copies distributed aims for bipartisan guidance. Contents include a Kennedy foreword Eisenhower foreword five chapters and practical citizen actions across science cooperation domestic peace and law observance.
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Peter Edson
Enterprise Assn
Washington
United States
Advertising Council
Kennedy
Pressenhower
Shalomee
Congress
Eisenhower
Ptas
Look Back at Simple Times in Boyle Column
HAL BOYLE recalls a bygone era and the decorum of past decades. He contrasts childhood memories, social norms, and everyday life with modern times, noting how habits and expectations shaped society.
Budget limit debate as debt nears legal ceiling
The Treasury and Congress spar over raising the $305 billion debt limit amid a looming deficit up to $12 billion. Officials warn the limit could force unpaid bills if not extended, while analysts note gross national product growth dwarfs debt and federal spending trends.
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Sam Dawson
AP Business News
NEW York
Treasury
Congress
Congress Aso
Heck
Man in the House Signatures in Living Rooms Observed
An amusing essay notes home life signs indicating a man’s presence through furniture and room layout. It contrasts masculine influence with feminine trends, citing chairs, magazines, newspapers, and a reading space as telltale indicators.
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Byie Sain Desewspaper Enterprise Assn
Dad
Mama
Anne
Maga
Papa
Security for You and Veterans Guide
A reader asks about Social Security financial soundness and benefits. The column cites a $20 billion reserve, tax increases, and broad protections including survivors, disability, and unemployment support, plus details on how benefits are calculated from 1951 earnings. It also answers questions on saving bonds, taxation, and joint ownership rules with IRS guidance.
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Martin E. Legal Advisors, Inc
San Diego
Calif
A. G
Addi
Social Security Reserve
J. P
Newark
N.J
Social Security
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
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American Assembly
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U.S
Boyle
Hal Boyle
Clara Bow
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Hollywood
Ruth Mullett
By Bob Thomas
Security For
YOU and Veterans Guide
S. S. System
Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
Martin E. Segain
Biddeford - Saco Journal
Guam
Netherlands
Courage
Heavenly
Thomas Mann
L.A. Usign
India
London
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Stockholm
Rei
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