Love Fests Tax Money For Chamber Of Commerce
A critical opinion argues against allocating city tax funds to finance the Danville Chamber of Commerce. The author warns such funding could set a dangerous precedent, drawing municipal support away from private, business-led needs and harming the Chamber’s independence and local enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omy
Ronald Williams
City Hall
Danville Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
United Fund
Williams
Chamber
Danville
City Council
Chamber of Commercce
Virginia
Shriver Disillusionment Echoes in Power Odds
John F Kennedy in law and a Maryland race shaped by misfires. Sargent Shriver, early Peace Corps head and former ambassador, publicly voices disillusionment with U.S. enlistment and political prospects, as Marvin Mandel wins a four year term in Annapolis while overseas aid quietly proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Armby Ong Chandler
Sargent Shriver
Peace Corps
U.S
France
Tel Aviv
Shriver
Kennedy
Maryland
Free State
Marvin Mandel
Mandel
Annapolis
Price index shows small rise during price freeze period
The price index since August 15 rose 1.1 percent overall due to gradual monthly gains through November, with 0.3 percent seasonally adjusted. Food prices for fresh produce jumped 2 percent while many items held or fell. Officials expect inflation to slow to 2-3 percent annually and spring relief from the economy. Herbert Stein, newly named chairman of the President's Economic Advisers, calls the outcome a potential ten-strike in taming inflation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Stein
Parting Shots and Peculiar Proclamations of Modern Life
A playful, opinion laden item surveys dental cautions against chewing ice and warns that sensitive listeners may provoke a punch. It questions televised football therapy, overmedication, and the era’s unthinkable ideas. It notes Antarctic pollution claims and recalls long games and long dinners as odd records.
Hosmer floats undersea aqueduct water plan
Rep Craig Hosmer promotes a California Undersea Aqueduct using underwater plastic pipelines offshore to transport water from the north to the south. Backed by the Interior Bureau of Reclamation and Navy, the plan aims to reduce landscape impact, permit desalination plants, and test a prototype near San Luis Obispo with a $3 million reconnaissance study. The proposal envisions broader interties and even offshore transport of other liquids if successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interior Department
Bureau of Reclamation
Ed Reinecke
California
Hosmer
Bel-Klamath Iriver
Navy
House of Representatives
Atomic Energy
San Luis Obispo
Bureau
America
Growth of youth and age in life’s full measure
A chaplain's reflection uses three stories to show why youth and age need each other. An aging doctor and his younger son, a resident surgeon saving a gravely injured boy, and Paul and Mark illustrate how experience and vigor balance each other. Rembrandt's evolving focus in art mirrors this life truth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert i Browning
Rabbi Ben Ezra
Paul
the Apostle
Mark
Barnabas
Rome
Timothy
Rembrandt
Lindsay campaign exposes John Lindsay as a fool
In a sharply opinionated column Holmes Alexander argues John Lindsay’s party switches reveal a public figure prone to silly statements. He likens Lindsay to past presidential contenders exposed by publicity and criticizes his 1969 independent run and current Democratic pivot as ill timed.
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Washingyton
D.C
Mary Lindsay
John Lindsay
Wisconsin
John
Lindsay
George Romney
Michigan
Harold Stassen
Henry Wallace
William Jennings Bryan
Peter
Laurence J. Péter
Steel
New York
Melvin Laird
Gerald Ford
Bob Wilson
O “Lindsay
Camelot
GOP
Democratic Party
George Wallace
Wallace
Confederacy
Fred ‘Harris
D-Okla
Henry
Mary
1972 Preview Shapes U S Defense and Global Bets
The essay argues 1972 will test Nixon’s defense margin and domestic plans amid China talks and Moscow summit. It stresses arms limitations, SALT prospects, and the risk of renewing or halting the arms race, affecting re election and the Free World. It notes possible budget shifts toward defense and the impact of international crises on prosperity and policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admi
Peking
Moscow
United States
Free World
China
Nixon
America
Soviet Union
Congress
Fragmented 1960s era column on economy and culture
The text discusses domestic versus imported goods, hints at eyeglasses expenses before year end, and laments public figures and slogans. It mentions a San Francisco stock estate of 260000 dollars, a broom image for cleaning up markets, and Nixon being named man of the year amid political rhetoric and sports references.
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