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Newspaper
Daily Review
Location
Hayward, California, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1961
Page
8
In a wartime editorial, Dan Beebe relays Holmes Alexander's view that welfare policy harms national readiness. He warns that while Peace Corps pledges attract youth, guerrilla warfare requires sacrifice, contrasting past preparedness for war with current prioritizing aid and diplomacy over fighting strength.
Dan Beebe argues against cutting fancy expense accounts from tax deductibles, saying the push to end them serves big spenders and would not curb government excess. He warns such sales tactics boost demand and the gross national product while shaping treatment of high-pressure entertaining.
The John Birch Society impact on a high salary lobbying post proved decisive as a candidate was dropped at the last moment after it was revealed he belonged to the Birch Society. The incident occurred during plans for a high profile dinner with Congress members. The piece also notes the American Retail Federation's Washington representation shift under Rowland Jones Jr. and a special committee headed by a Detroit merchant to select a successor.
An eastern border state manufacturers association taps a new vice president after a lavish 15000 dollar dinner that doubles as a farewell to Jones. The Washington representative was hounded, praised, then sidelined as the Society pressed ahead with its chosen leadership amid quiet tension. Record hearers at the White House mansion show rising tourist visits since February.
A reader laments a daughter in law who spars with requests for family snapshots and negatives. The column advises against prying, urges tact in private matters, and notes how meddling relatives burden newlyweds.
The article notes the cattail provided major food for Indigenous peoples, outlining uses from green shoots for eating to pollen flour for bread and cakes. It describes seasonal harvesting and processing, including spring shoots, pollen collection, and fall roots, with broader comparisons to Russian culinary traditions.
The text riffs on the origins of terms like at half on deck in the hole and asks about related queries. It also mentions an amphibious training base in the U.S. and a government salary inquiry while mixing in unrelated riddles and garbled lines from a source.
Washington column compares John F Kennedy to Thomas Wolfe noting mirrored self view vs evolving awareness. It cites Wolfe’s outline of life and Fosdick on mirrors becoming windows, arguing Kennedy may need similar insight to pursue Sixties-era programs and a broader national life.
News commentary on President Kennedy planning a summit with Khrushchev after talks with De Gaulle. Public mood mixed with concern about Soviet leverage post Cuba and Laos, plus readings from a Foreign Policy book praising understanding of Communist aims.
Sydney Harris argues that Oscar winning performances often hinge on portraying flawed characters. He cites Shakespearean figures such as Hamlet, Falstaff, Lady Macbeth, Cleopatra, and Shylock as examples where audiences connect with bold, morally ambiguous figures, not pure heroes.
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