Opinion: SBA Loans to Newspapers Faces Debate
In Our Opinion we question the moral scrutiny of newspapers under current SBA rules and review Rep Abraham Multer’s bid to overturn the prohibition on lending to media and related industries. The National Federation of Independent Business surveys 56 percent see newspapers as moral ventures worthy of financial support, prompting guarded optimism about a potential policy shift.
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SBA
National Federation of Independent Business, Inc
Uncle Sam
Sweden’s land mix puzzlingly private dominated
The piece notes Sweden owns 25 percent of its 112 million acres, with 75 percent privately owned, contrasting this with the United States where 39 percent of 2,300 million acres are government held. It challenges common views of socialism and capitalism in land ownership.
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Sweden
United States
Hal Boyles Americana Mystery of wives on 50th anniversary
Hal Boyles Americana surveys husbands on the mystery of their wives. An informal poll yields humorous grievances from long-married men about kissing bald spots to home meals, bifocals, stamps for Christmas cards, and budget balance, all underscoring wives as wonderfully puzzling yet essential partners.
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New York
Manhattan
Dreadful days for the conscientious jurist criticizes legal system
Paul Harvey laments ABA efforts in Montreal to restore govern ment-by-law and moral standards. He warns of payola, verdict delays, and bribes as shortcuts to justice while noting political influence in appointments and agency power. He decries riots, legal cynicism, and the burdens on lawyers and their families.
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American Bar Association
Montreal
Department of Justice
ICC
NLRB
FDA
Drew Pearson Corrects Dodd Miami Trip Billing
Washington columnist retracts claims about Sen. Tom Dodd and his two sons traveling to Miami with costs charged to the Senate Internal Security Committee and the Citizens Committee for a Free Cuba. Dodd received a refund for an unused ticket via the Cuban travel agency, while other details about the Eden Roc hotel dinner and refund arrangements remain as reported.
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Washington
Tom Dodd
D-Conn
Miami
Senate Internal Security Committee
Citizens Committee
Cuba
Dodd
David Martin
Martin
Senate
Internal Security Committee
Wessing Wessin
State Department
Dominican Republic
Sen
Roman Hruska
R-Neb
Eden Roc
Federal Building
Sen. Dodd
Paul D. Bethel
Citizens Committee For A Free
Bethel
Tom Dodd Jr
Subcommittee On
Johnson
New York
Air Force
O'Hare
Connecticut
Eden Roe
Citizens Committee For Free Cuba
August 25 in History Highlights Across The Years
On this date 1948 the Soviet Union cut consular ties with the United States closing its New York and San Francisco consulates and ordering the Vishnivostok consulate closed. Other events include Berlin treaty talks in 1921 and Poland Britain pact in 1939. Paris liberated in 1944. Recent notes cite Dulles remarks, Berlin crisis mobilizations, Johnson space plans, and a two man orbiting lab initiative.
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New York
San Francisco
U.S
Vishivostok
Germany
Berlin
Poland
Great Britain
Adm
Louis Mountbatten
Southeast Asia
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Paris
John Foster Dulles
Washington
Suez
London
Egypt
Suez Canal
Pentagon
Army
Air Force
Navy
Johnson
Defense Department
Space
Corry Nostalgia: Yesterday's Memories 20 Years Ago
A brief note from August 25, 1928 recounts past Corry events titled Yesterday's Memories of Corry. It indicates no paper is available today, preserving the sense of local history and a quiet Sunday edition.
Rising interest costs hit auto financing and housing aid grows
Rising rates tighten auto financing as banks and finance companies hike loan charges to dealers. Dealers pass costs to buyers through higher new-car prices. In housing, Congress plans a 4.7 billion push for mortgage support via Fannie Mae direct purchases and higher borrowing authority to free lenders.
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Congress
Federal National Mortgage Association
Fannie Mae
U.S. Treasury
What Is The Law What Is The Law
A legal Q and A explains how minor bequests of personal property are handled in a will if beneficiaries die before the testator. If survivors are required, the bequest fails. otherwise a properly drawn will typically needs no modification by the executor.
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Chicago
Hair removal and health cautions from Dr Coleman
A reader asks about electrolysis on a daughter's facial hair and X ray therapy as a cure. Dr Coleman cautions against risky X ray methods, urges expert electrolysis, and notes safer, persistent results when done by a specialist. He also reassures a reader with family diabetes that risk can be managed through weight control, regular testing, and physician supervision.
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Ught
Amoous
Mia
R.M
California
Mrs. M
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Corry
Business Mirror
Bam Dawson
Colemar
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