DDT debate echoed by Rutgers scientist on pesticide value
Dr. Robert White Stevens of Rutgers University argues pesticides like DDT saved lives by reducing malaria and crop losses. He disputes claims of harm, urges light rather than heat on environmental issues, and questions widespread public misdirection aboutDDT and other pesticides.
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Nec
American Farm Bureau Federation
Robert White-Stevens
Bureau of Conservation and Environmental Sciences
Rutgers University
New Jersey
Rutgers
DOT
White Stevens
India
White-Stevens
U.S
While Stevens
Wheels of Justice in Bobby Baker Case
The former Senate aide Bobby Baker faces prison after a four year delay. He was sentenced on eight counts of larceny fraud and tax evasion and began a one to three year term. The Supreme Court declined to review his case amid calls for court reform.
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U.S. Supreme Court
High Court
Baker
Bobby Baker
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Pork barrel rotation proposed to curb pork barrel effects
The piece notes Charleston and New Orleans fear losing military presence as Rivers and Vinson era influence wanes. It argues for rotating congressional chairmanships to balance benefits across regions and limit district-biased defense spending. It cites the Armed Services Committee and regional payroll impacts while urging a national rethinking of seniority and district benefits.
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Charleston
L. Mendel Rivers
Wouse Armed Services Committee
Carl Vinson
Georgia
Wis
Los Rivers
Farragut
Rivers
Edward Herbert
New Orleans
Congress
Washington
Little Joe’s Last Jam in the French Quarter
A vivid obituary of Little Joe, a trumpeter, detailing his life in New Orleans jazz bars, his romances, failed marriage to Theo, and a fatal crime amid a sunlit funeral procession. The piece portrays his musical talent and turbulent life ending in a cemetery with a final chorus.
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Lulu Belle
Baton Rauge
Aral
Joe
Lille
Morgan City
Theo
Lee
Gettysburg
Thea
Lille Jee
Corch
Little Joe
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Snowy Weather and Miscellany From an Echoed Page
A fragmented OCR passage presents a collage of terms and clues including weather, names, and scattered phrases. It reads like a puzzle of partial entries, mentioning Snowy Weather AUROSS 30 Regular and references to various terms such as Donkey Burns, Saxon slaves fair, Guiht, SoRey Yesteryear, and several unclear items across categories like geography, music, and objects. The text resembles a dictionary or crossword-oriented listing with partial definitions and stray phrases.
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Auross
Burns
SoRey Yesteryear
Tewaiian
McCarthy
Gerlands
WeSovegnore
Zachange
Louisiana
Freedom and government grant referenced in historic Telegram item
A fragmented Telegram excerpt from Columbus Nebraska cites a claim about freedom of expression, government grants, and civic ideals tied to the Declaration and rights. It argues against total control, urging alignment with moral commandments and founding principles in a dated 19th or early 20th century context.
Change of personality in aging husband raises medical questions
Dear Dr Lamb outlines a 70 year old husband whose behavior has become hateful and volatile. The doctor notes artery disease and stroke can markedly alter personality, often mistaken for moodiness, and suggests medical evaluation. Treatments may include meds to calm or stimulate brain circulation, and sleep aids can worsen agitation. Supportive care and medical review are stressed for loving families facing this change.
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Lawrence BE
Lamb
M. D
Dr. Lamb
Island Diversification Dreams Pulse Through Virgin Islands
In St Thomas and St Croix the new governor Dr. Melvin Evans backs tourism while urging diversification. A Columbia University project at Rustoptwist explores cold deep-sea water to grow shellfish and boost freshwater supplies, signaling hopeful shifts in Caribbean industry amid tourist dependence.
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ST. Thomas
U.S. Virgin Islands
Charlotta Antalle
St. Thowas
Thomas
Islands
Melvin Herbert Evans
Caribbean
Barbados
Jamaica
Curacao
Haiti
St. Croix
U.S
U.S. Virgin Island
St. John
Evans
Tustoptwist
St Croix
Rustoptwist
Department of Marine Biology
Columbia University
Lamont Doherty Geological Observatory
Rustopiwist
Understanding Freedom and Rights in The Question Box
The answer distinguishes freedom as indivisible non coercion and self rule, while rights are inherent by nature and granted by God or nature. One can exercise rights within freedom as long as it harms no one else. Liberty requires giving freedom to all, as stated by William Allen White.
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William Allen White
Whisky and cold remedies praised by medical experts
The article mocks long standing beliefs in using whisky to treat colds and notes medical experts now corroborate its dilating effect on blood vessels. It contrasts this with chicken soup as a standard flu remedy and hints at widespread acceptance despite objections.
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Abibi
Ring Lardner
Tess
Onions and Barbecue Said to Aid Cold Remedies
A humorous, regionally flavored piece notes raw onions for head colds and onions for chest ailments, barbecue with pepper for chest and digestion, and folk remedies like chitterlings, blackstrap molasses, pollikker with cornbread, and a bedtime chocolate fudge to bolster strength.
Store expansion planned at Twenty-sixth Avenue site
Manager L A Bogie announced a 20 year lease for two former business buildings at Twenty sixth Avenue to enlarge the Columbus Scott's Store. The remodel will join the sites into a single larger sales area while nearby structures on Twenty Fifth Avenue will be remodeled into one store.
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L. A. Bogie
Columbus
Scott's
Twenty-sixth Avenue
Oy Ilo F. Walter
Harold Xcamér and Becher, Hockenberger and Chambers Company
Purity Drugstore
John Armstrong
Sho
Swith
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Nore
Roy
Ead
Columbus, Nebraska
Berry
John Chamberlain
Nation‘s Press
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Sveat
Loomis
Telegram
Fleisefer-Schmil Corp
Royal Farm Equipment Manufacturer
Viola Purchas
Platte Center
St. Joseph Hospital
Creighton University School of Nursing
Omaha
Miss Purchas
TC Charles Kuntzelman
Shelby, Neb
Catherine Reilly
Platte County
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Thera
C. L. Stone
Columbia
United Amnics
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Mra
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