Editorial Page Controversial tax plan
Harvard evolutionist Dr. Ernst Mayr proposes a tax cut to boost brain growth and evolve Homo sapiens beyond current mental limits. He argues a larger exemption or income-linked incentive could encourage high earners to have more children, while noting politics, not science, drives policy. Most taxpayers would react skeptically to such a tax-driven genetic aim.
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Ernst Mayr
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
Mayr
Let railroads compete editorial reprinted from Daily Olympian
The editorial argues Congress should not overreact to proposed mergers and should consider extending rate freedom to railroads to foster competitive shipping. It notes repeated investigations, Kennedy’s call for deregulation, and that current policies favor trucks and barges over railroads. The piece concludes railroads deserve equal competition.
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Daily Olympian
Olympia
Washington
American Trucking Association
Railroad Brotherhoods
Congress
Kennedy
Grandparents as Weather Forecasters and Economic Guides
A reflection on how older generations used simple wisdom to predict weather and manage money. The piece recalls grandmother’s fever remedy starve a fever feed a cold and grandfather’s joints as rain signals, while noting a real insight into frugal living and happiness tied to income and expenditure.
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Grandma
Grandpa
Shortsighted aging norms clash with flight crew rules
An airline's contract requires stewardesses to resign at age 82 igniting protests. The piece notes vitality at 32 through 64 year olds and mocks ageist views. It mixes reflections on youth, space ambition, fame, and travel while criticizing arbitrary age limits and shallow judgments.
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Gloria Swanson
TVA to mark 30 years with praise and debate
Washington notes TVA reaches its 30th anniversary May 18 as observers reflect on its impact. Proponents hail the agency as a model of national planning, rural electrification, and flood control, while critics view it as a bold experiment in government power. TVA’s expansion redefined power markets, spurred private competition, and created vast recreational and water management infrastructure.
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Peter Edson
Washington
NEA
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
America
Tennessee River
Russia
Congress
E. A. Yates
Dixon-Yates Fame
NEW York
Karen Holt
Karen
NBC
Colleen Dewhurst
Dirk Kooiman
Henry Jones
Don McNeill
Ram
ABC
Lew Ayres
Richard Chamberlin
Bertrand Russell
Je Rickenbacker
Lucy Show
CBS
Lucille Ball
Vivian Vance
Investors Forum Ethics Must Be Improved
Harry C. France argues the securities industry needs ethical, professional standards akin to law and medicine. He calls for trained, ethics-driven advisers, not salesmen, and outlines necessary knowledge in economics, corporate finance, and balance sheet analysis to guide millions of investors. He notes risk exists in every security and urges savings institutions to help improve the climate for investors.
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Harry C. France
America
Students of Finance
Brook fishing as a gentler, timeless Maine art
Maine Today essayist Earle Doucette portrays brook fishing as a humble craft demanding patience and stealth. He contrasts simple gear with deep skill, noting the brook as a forest highway that offers escape from chaos and renewal for the spirit, while detailing the discipline needed to lure wary trout.
English school headmistress code for teen party standards
Ruth Millett reports a five point teen party code from an English headmistress. It urges parents to supervise parties, host duties, invite checks, late pick ups with escorts, and avoiding overnight invites while warning teens about drinking. If PTAs adopt and pledge these rules, parental authority could be reclaimed.
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Ruth Millett
Ptas
Security for You and Veterans Guide Security for You and Veterans Guide
Washington scoreboard shows about 100 bills in Congress affecting older persons across Social Security employment housing medical care and taxes. Some will reach floor action. most remain in committees. The review highlights retirement age changes and benefit adjustments, including reductions for early retirement and proposed minimum and across the board increases, while no bills seek to raise overall Social Security benefits.
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Martin E. Legal
Retirement Advisors, Inc
Congress
House
Senate
Washington
Martin E. Segal
Maine brook riches and a social security outlook
In Maine, columns reflect on rivers and the value of nature alongside aging Americans. A federal program debate dominates the page with bills on Social Security benefits, health care for the elderly, private insurance plans, and tax relief proposals. The piece notes political timing for 1963 and 1964 elections and invites reader questions to a columnist.
Daily Crossword Puzzle Down us Zarathustra
Puzzle clues list includes multiple entries such as Dialectics Remember the Slalom Baker Street vehicles Early Christian Where Provo is Thus Good loser Irish English or Gordon Elizabeth Taylor role Sennacherib's war god Scoot Indigent as a medicine chest Part of hand Guarantee of all Count Wronski's oe fiesvenly bear Fi idelio A de liver Level Friaver's device Workers ye with Occupations Record Tale of the wrath Stren g Marine duck Billow Cacered dey of a the yak Indignation Loki's
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Provo
Wronski
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Biddeford
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California
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