Charity gifts totaling 24.5 billion eyed for proper use
The article cites a 24.5 billion charity total for last year with large portions diverted to fees and fundraising costs rather than directly aiding the needy. It highlights a bill by Rep. Lionel Van Deerlin to require full financial disclosure, noting exemptions for religious groups and urging funds reach program services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Credit Union National Association
Police Chiefs of America
Easter Seals
Wight
American Cancer Society
Lionel van Deerlin
Calif
Congress
Marilyn Kolb
Council of Better Business Bureaus’ Philanthropic Advisory Dept
Notable fragments from Freedom era column
Fragmentary OCR text hints at political and social commentary with references to government, migration, and peace movements. The content is garbled but suggests a period piece analyzing civic events and public sentiment.
Time Across and Clues Spell a Quirky Puzzle Map
A fragmented word puzzle lists numerous clues with misprints and overlapping letters. It hints at names like Carl Reiner's son and actor Alda, plus place names and random phrases, inviting solvers to fill a grand crossword grid from garbled OCR.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Reiner
Alda
Tina
Nickny
TB Dyate
Biller Veoh
Isaac
Diet and gum habits in reader letters in 1973 column
Lawrence E. Lamb discusses reversing arterial fatty deposits through diet and lifestyle, citing studies and even monkey experiments while offering a cholesterol booklet. A separate reader asks about long term gum swallowing habit and dental effects, with the columnist advising dental consultation and noting digestion timelines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence E. Lamb
Deatt
DR. Lamb
P.O
Radio City Statin
New York
N.Y
DH. Lamb
Eve
Taxing and Regulating Meat Prices Sparks Moral Debate
A dated opinion argues that cattlemen who destroy their own calves harm only themselves, while politicians who tax or regulate “your property” harm the public. It contends government intervention to aid cattlemen raises beef prices for consumers and notes hypocrisy when grain gifts to foreign powers raise feed costs for cattlemen.
Unexpected honor from a school district publication
Walter Buss recalls meeting Dentler Erdmann, California Teacher of the Year, in Vernon Texas. Erdmann says Buss, a former St. Paul Lutheran School principal, taught him reading writing and math, shaping his early education and lifelong career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Buss
Spotlight
Las Beles
California
Dentler Erdmann
Eier- Erdmann
Waller Buss
Vernon
Texas
Buss
St. Paul Lutheran School
Ibe
Erdmann Named Contender for 1975 National Teacher of the Year
Dentler Erdmann, a Belmont High School business education teacher with 15 years in the district, is cited as a potential 1975 National Teacher of the Year. He balances a full classroom schedule with numerous extracurricular duties and community involvement. He stresses practical education to help students feed themselves, clothe themselves, and shelter themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buss
Erdmann
Dentler Erdmann
Belmont High School
The Way It Should Be about News Gatherers
A veteran recalls how dry facts felt cold yet notes a reporter’s pride. He recounts a misstep in a car crash piece lacking victim names and criticizes Hollywood depictions of reporters as shouting mobs at press events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ple
Hollywood
White House
Press conference conduct earns praise in Phoenix
Jim Fiebig notes Ford's November 14 press conference in Phoenix with Sigma Delta Chi showed professional journalism. Reporters lined up at alternate mics, identified themselves, and asked clear questions. The exchange produced strong news and calm, orderly coverage. He hopes Washington reporters take note.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Ford
Sigma Delta Chi
Society of Professional Journalists
Washington Press Corps
Message on returning to country voiced in 1034
A dated remark from March 17, 1034, reflects ambivalence about former members returning home. The speaker questions punishment for those who left and cannot imagine any punishment worse than exile, regardless of country.
Barbs by Phil Pastoret on work habits and social quips
The column mocks office lateness and gender friction with witty lines about stamps, a Salt joke, and a joke about bath time touching neighbors. It blends dry humor and social notes in a lighthearted, period tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Pastoret
Moralizing on food and the American role
The piece argues that global hunger debates overstate Western guilt while ignoring U.S. productivity. It cites Fulbright and Churchill era rhetoric, notes the U.S. accounts for large shares of world output, and emphasizes American farmers feed much of the world. It challenges moralizing tone and highlights rational perspectives from National Review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. William Fulbright
America
West
Fulbright
Fulton
Winston Churchill
Soviet Union
United States
National Review
U.S
Fathermore
Editorial on world grain markets and Sub-Saharan aid critique
The National Review essay questions moral judgments on American policy while noting Soviet and Eastern European shifts in grain trade. It cites China’s soybean exports, urges awareness of Sahel drought caused by overgrazing and misgovernance, and critiques aid effectiveness amid regional profiteering. It argues moral indignation at the American way of life remains satisfying despite global agricultural changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Review
Soviet Union
ISSR
Prore Fiod
India
China
U.S
sub-Sahara Sahel
sub-Sehargi
Sahel
Sahara
Wall Street Journal
Eastern Europe
Latin America
Fulbright
Who owns presidential papers through history debate
In an editorial, John Berry argues ownership of presidential documents spans eras from George Washington to Nixon. He notes early custodians hid or altered tapes and papers, while Hoover started the now vast system of presidential libraries. Public access, funding, and marketing raise questions about what becomes public property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ford
Nixon
White House
Watergate
George Washington
John Berry
Library Journal
Harvard
Mason Weems
Washington
Herbert Hoover
John Kennedy
LBJ
University of Texas
Richard Nixon
Berry
Public records access urged for national archives
Don Oakley argues for a national program to collect preserve and provide access to public records through national institutions like the Library of Congress and National Archives. He warns against fragmented access urging a single trusted repository for scholars and citizens citing our history is not the president’s. Christmas Club numbers rise despite economy with 19 million accounts and deposits surpassing 3.75 billion in 1974.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Library
Library of Congress
National Archives
Berry
America
Christmas Clubs Corporation
John H. Guinan
Christmas Club Corporation
North Pole
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Heal Resort
Kelly
Struments
Tomipass
Nantics
Messrs. Glass
Ig Sollanic
Trere
MSE Assn
Dick Howe
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Talitee
Jim Fiebig
Rogers
Maerved
Win Hegeie Seqmidsign
Jeffrey Hart
Fischetti
Don Oakley
Emprpriyn
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