Spending Lecture Sparks Debate on Taxpayer Funds
Editorial from a San Francisco speech by Edwin P Neilan new U S Chamber of Commerce president warns that federal spending corrupts democracy. He cites senators and congressmen as hag men for constituents and urges voters to deny subsidy lure while calling for ethical standards and accountability before the 1964 election.
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San Francisco
Edwin P. Neilan
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
National Press Club
Washington
Frightening AP Report on Dark Box Child Research
An Associated Press story from Washington, DC, recounts Standards Bureau work testing a magnetic refrigerator door design by placing over 200 children aged 2 to 5 in a dark enclosure and recording movement with infrared cameras. It notes many children sat still until suffocation, alarming readers.
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Associated Press
Wash,d.c
Breau
Standards Scientists
Ryskind on the A-Ban Treaty and Quid Pro No
Morrie Ryskind mocks liberal triumphalism over the test ban treaty. He argues the pact preserves Soviet dominance in nuclear arms, delivers no real quid pro quo, and bypasses the U S Senate and Constitution, urging a more skeptical Western stance.
The 160 Acre Limitation in Action
Caspar Weinberger reports how the 160 acre federal water limit works in California. United States Bureau of Reclamation shows that landowners over 160 acres single or 20 acres married lose water or sell excess land. DiGiorgio Fruit Corp faces sale of 4,500 acre Sierra Vista Ranch after ten year grace period expires. The piece notes California lacks a state limit, governor Brown’s executive imposition, and a political clash over policy.
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Oral
Central Valley
Shasta Dam
Sacramento River
Delta
Friant-Kern
California
DiGiorgio Fruit Corporation
Dedano
United States Bureau, of Reclamation
DiGiorgio Sierra Vista Ranch
Bureau
Brown
Eck Fect
Kefauver Drug Probe and Latin America Controversy
Senator Kefauver's drive to probe drug pricing in the United States and Latin America meets resistance from pharmaceutical interests and a divided Senate. Corcoran and allies argue the issue risks sensational headlines and foreign aid fallout, prompting a Justice Department inquiry instead of a full Senate hearing.
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Kefauver
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Latin America
Thomas G
Tommy the Cork
Corcoran
David
Sterling Products
Edward H. Foley
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association
Brazil
Congress
Wayne Morse
Department of Justice
Letter Box Opinions From Readers On Party Choices And Rights
A reader vents about choosing none of the major parties due to new laws and government overreach on property rights and private life. The note calls for candidate scrutiny, equal rights regardless of race color or religion, and concerns over social issues and taxpayer burdens. The piece also threads in historical commentary referencing Munich Khrushchev and a moral tale about alarmist attitudes.
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Mentary
Munich
Nikite
Khrushchev
Lingering Doubt Over Ratification of Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
Editor notes that support for the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty now comes from both Washington and Moscow as the Senate ratifies it. The piece raises concerns about potential new agreements with Communist tyranny and questions the implications for future negotiations and policy directions.
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Washington D, DC
Kremlin
Senate
United States
Better English 1 Contemptuous usage and pronunciation questions
A ambiguous sentence asks if a brave man is contemptible of a coward but may seek counsel before ventures. The word xylophone pronunciation is debated as sigh low fone with first syllable stress. The misspelled word among Charitable chandelier chauffeur charla tan chicanery is chandelier. The term fortensic is defined as pompous or rhetorical. a face-to-face word is tete-a-tete.
New California Education Association Promotes True Reform
Dr Russell Kirk describes a new educational body the Education Association of California. It seeks genuine reform beyond pay and extra activities, challenging NEA AFT and PTA. The group emphasizes duty to God, individual integrity, freedom with responsibility, and the search for truth in schools.
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National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
Caliornia
The
Education Association of California
San Francisco
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