Winds Of Inflation Sweep Through Congress Spending
Congress acted on coinage and fiscal policy as spending rose by 40 billion dollars to 658.6 billion annually. Inflation pressures lift commodity and housing costs while Medicare and Renticare face rapid approval, with critics flagging welfare expansion and unrestricted backdoor spending amid a growing welfare state.
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Watermelon Time In Virginia And Beyond This Summer
The piece notes July to August as peak watermelon season in Danville Virginia with markets displaying grey and green melons. It recalls family traditions of choosing, thumping tests, and festive rind-face games, while attributing origins to Egypt and Africa and citing a $45 million national crop mainly grown in southern states.
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Summer Ski Roof Image Boost
A witty tip suggests keeping skis on the roof of your car all summer to project an image of knowing places with snow, playing on the humor of maintaining seasonal gear for style.
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Editorials hail Bishop Brown lifelong churchman in Virginia
The Norfolk Virginian Pilot reflects on the late Rt. Rev. William Ambrose Brown who died at 87 in Portsmouth. Retired as bishop in 1950, his ministry extended over six decades, beginning in Albemarle County and Danville before he led St. John's in Portsmouth for 34 years.
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Retired Portsmouth bishop praised for service and humor
The article remembers the Rt Rev. Bishop Brown, longtime leader in the Diocese of Southern Virginia, noted speaker and Rotarian, named First Citizen of Portsmouth in 1957. He guided St John’s history, served civic groups, and inspired many with his common sense and warmth.
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Quickie Dominican settlement risks backfire in Latin America
John Chamberlain argues a rapid Santo Domingo settlement could undermine a credible regime. He notes provisional government talks name Hector Garcia Godoy as a possible figure, but warns true peace requires gun control and dismantling street-arm story before any US or anti Castro alliance can accept the outcome.
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Mansfield Style Powers the Senate Without Boasting
Washington profile of Senate Majority Leader Mike Mansfield. Describes his daily routine from the Montan a office to the Capitol, his humility and steady management style, and contrasts with Lyndon Johnson. Also notes Mansfield’s approach to collegial governance and his informal diplomacy with Everett Dirksen.
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Goldwater Critique of Free Society Association Sparks GOP Dissent
The piece flags dismay across Republican ranks at Goldwater's Free Society Association. It reviews Stephen Shadegg’s What Happened to Goldwater and argues Goldwater failed to present his true self amid a cliquish staff. It warns conservatives against repeat mismanagement and names key figures blamed for defeat.
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Holt, Rinehart & Winston
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Shadegg
Washington
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
Madame Nhu
Boat owner plans weekend work for fall storage
A boat-owner contemplates weekend sanding, scraping, painting and re-outfitting to ready a craft for storage next fall. The piece notes gender differences in width and compares turtle crossing, then cites conservationists warning Blue Whale numbers are dangerously low.
Unemployment rises in the Soviet Union challenge to myth
A Soviet publication argues 6 to 7 percent of those able to work in Moscow and Leningrad were unemployed, with overall rates around 20 percent. The piece cites automation limits, a quota system, low wages, and ideologic tradeoffs as causes, while questioning the claimed efficiency of the communist economy and suggesting relief and retraining for workers.
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Problems In Economics
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