Washington culture push faces funding hurdle
NEA reports a push for a National Culture Center with a 25 million dollar fund raised by private means. A 34 member advisory panel led by Arthur Flemming seeks government role via new arts legislation and a Federal Advisory Council of the Arts while critics recall past failed federal cultural programs and wartime morale efforts.
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NEA
Washington
Eisenhower
Arthur $. Flemming
Congress
Gove
American Federation of the Arts
Editorial Thought For Evening Vanity Plays On Memory
Editorial page reflection quotes Joseph Conrad on memory and vanity, noting how vanity distorts recall and undermines judgment. The piece ponders how public perception, personal pride, and editorial bias shape the memory of events and ideas over time.
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Joseph Conrad
Liberal drift amid a cautious Congress in 1958 era
The piece argues that the 1958 Democratic gain did not yield a strong liberal legislative push. It cites a conservative Republican Southern coalition, limited funding for liberal initiatives, and voters seeking moderate action rather than sweeping reforms. It notes past crises triggered drastic remedies and that sustained liberal policy remains unlikely.
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Congress
Senate
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Five Contenders Lead 1960 Democratic Nomination Race
Democratic professionals narrow the field to Kennedy Symington Stevenson Humphrey and Johnson with Adlai Stevenson still a fallback option. Kennedy leads in formation among party leaders, while Humphrey and Johnson face questions about broad support and regional backing ahead of Los Angeles 1960.
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John F. Kennedy
Stuart Symington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Hubert Humphrey
Adlai Stevenson
Kennedy
Symington
Stevenson
Humphrey
Johnson
Los Angeles
Pollution bill clears first hurdle in Congress
The House Public Works Committee favorable reports H R 3610 to strengthen the federal water pollution control program. It would raise sewage treatment grant authorization from 50 to 100 million dollars annually and raise maximum project aid from 250000 to 500000. It allows joint projects to qualify separately on a pro rata basis and permits reallotment of unobligated state funds.
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Fulbright
Smith-Mundt
Humphrey
Thompson
Advisory Council of the Arts
AFA
Congress
Gove Ment
Labor Department
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Melvyn Douglas
Maynus Chaney
National Wildlife Federation
Full House
Public Works Committee
John A. Blatnik
Minn
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Office of
German stocks draw American investors to postwar market
American and German investors flood back into the German stock market as yields converge with U S levels. Prices rose on overseas buying, while dividends climbed from 8.5 percent of par in 1957 to 10 percent today. Banks dominate trading and the government eyes people’s shares to widen private ownership.
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Frankfurt
United States
America
New York
Germany
United
U.S
Volkswagen Werk
Johnson image shapes 1960 Democratic path in Congress
AP News Analyst notes Sen. Lyndon Johnson's carefully crafted image as a conservative, effective leader who could unite Democrats and steer the party through 1960. The piece highlights Johnson's role in civil rights reforms, his ego and power drive, and the balance with liberal and Southern factions in both parties amid a changing Senate dynamic.
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Associated Press News
Washington
Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Eisenhower
White House
Congressional
House
Sam Rayburn
Congress
Senate Democrats
Local Names in The News Ten Years Ago
Ten years ago local figures attended church functions, meetings, and social events across Biddeford and surrounding towns. Attendees included Atty Thomas F Locke Biddeford and Rev John A Driscoll, with notices of duos like Dr Charles Paraday and Dr John Armstrong at a Boston dental convention and Madeline Robie presiding at Evangeline Rebekah lodge proceedings.
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Thomas F. Locke
Biddeford
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary Church
Alexander MacMillan
John Madill
Main Street
Isabelle Petit
Blue Feather Council
Winnie Baway
Charlotte Cook
Larry Lawrence
Grace Dunn
Old Orchard Beach Country Club
Mansion House
Poland Springs
Adrian Casavant
Aurele Lemlin
St. Joseph
Wilfred Turcotte
Eugene Bettez
St. Andre
J. A. Driscoll
Samuel Dougan
St. Mary
Albert Charette
Notre Dame de Lourdes Church
Ansel Sterling
Westbrook
Saco
Peaks Island
William Prescott
Patridge Inn
Augusta
Poland Spring
Middle Street
Wallace Robinson
Old Orchard
Madeline Robie
Evangeline Rebaka
Edward Goldthwaite
York County Savings Bank
Walter P. Perkins
Cornish
Pierpont Jordan
Vernon Street
John H. Hierserick
Maine Chiropractors Association
Dewitt Hotel
Lewiston
W. A. Hobson
Issin Alfred
Thomas E. Paraday
John L. Armstrong
Boston
Massachusetts
Melina Reilly
Catholic Women's Welfare Council
St. Mary Hall
Biddeford Saco Journal masthead and rates
Published daily except Sunday from Biddeford Maine. Publisher Paul Casavant and Editor T J Mahoney with AP membership. Rates payable in advance include one month 1 85 six months 10 50 and one year 21 00. Entry classified as second class matter at Biddeford post office.
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Biddeford -Saco
Johnson's 1960 bid faces South North compromise calculus
The passage argues President Johnson navigates a split Senate with Northern liberals unlikely to back him as 1960 nears. It suggests a compromise candidate may be needed if liberals push a Southern exasperate, while Texans prepare for a dual Senate and presidential run.
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Johnson
Senate
Time Has Come to Put Foot Down on Tardy Repairmen
Ruth Miller argues that housewives lose time and money waiting for unreliable painters, repair folk, and retailers. She urges women to demand punctual service and to hold firms accountable for honoring promised times, citing wasted errands and unfinished work as common frustrations.
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NEA Service, Inc
Questions and Answers on Social Security and Veterans Benefits
Readers ask about paying Social Security tax on household work earnings and eligibility for survivor benefits. Questions cover burial costs aid, back payments for late Social Security claims, proving age, widow eligibility at 62 without dependents, and WWI veteran widow pensions. The column provides concise guidance and where to request forms or mail questions.
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M.W
Knoxville
Tenn
Internal Revenue Service Office
G.H.S
Englewood, N.J
G.G
Cleveland
Ohio
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Veterans Administration
G.M
Jones, Okla
Social Security Administration
H.N
Sant Bernardino
Calif
Hemingway
Doyle
Cherry
Naomi
Davis
Jonny
England
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