Kennedy in the Public Interest and the American Economy
The piece assesses President Kennedy using government power to deter price hikes by Big Steel and to influence a flight engineers strike. It argues the public supports his methods, notes the economy shows strength yet hints at recession risks, and endorses continued cooperation among government business and labor to quicken pace for democracy’s stability.
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Big Steel
Kennedy
United States
Farm Bill Debate Fights Over Grain Controls in Congress
The column argues the administration's farm bill would place feed grains under price controls similar to cotton to curb surpluses and taxpayer costs. Rep. Harold Cooley criticizes wasteful farm programs and urges Congress to enact sensible reform, either with controls or risk bankruptcy from unlimited production.
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Harold Cooley
House Agriculture Committee
National Plant Food Institute
Congress
House Committee On Agriculture
Mansfield's Asia policy questions press for clear answers
Washington dispatch notes Senator Mike Mansfield, Senate majority leader and Foreign Relations Committee member, urged careful scrutiny of United States policy in Laos, South Vietnam, and Cambodia. He cites Laos neutrality efforts, heavy U.S. aid, and the Geneva framework, and contrasts Laos with Cambodia where Prince Sihanouk maintains neutrality and stability amid mixed aid sources.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Mike Mansfield
Michigan State University
Mansfield
Senate
Laos
South Viet Nam
United States
Het Lao
W. Averell Harriman
International Control Commission
Detroit
Oregon
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Cambodia
Asia
Sihanouk
Red China
Soviet Union
Snooky
Prince Boun Oum
Phoumi Nosavana
South
Viet- Nam
Thailand
Pentagon
Pathet Lao
South Korea
Seoul
United Features Syndicate, Inc
Failure and Self Knowledge in Living Today by Arlie B Davidson
The piece urges self awareness to overcome repeated failure. It asks readers to evaluate personal strengths and limits, consider if self pity or excuses hinder progress, and question whether life routines trap them. It concludes that failure often results from misused powers rather than lack of ability.
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Socrates
CIA meddling blamed as Laos crisis grows
Drew Pearson argues U S foreign policy is split between the State Department and a meddling CIA. He cites Laos chaos, Phoumi Nosavan, and a botched cease-fire as proof that covert actions undermine official aims, with Kennedy pressured by misinformed advisers and mixed alliance gains.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
Vienna
Laos
United States
State Department
E Boh
Central Intelligence
Ana
Asia
Eisenhower
Tequila Mockingbird referenced in librarian anecdote
Morenci reader cites a humorous misinterpretation of a book request about a “book from Mexico” that turned out to be Tequila Mockingbird. The note appears alongside a June 15 1962 letter to Decatur Daily editor praising General Douglas MacArthur.
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Morenci, Ariz
Pat Scanlon
Morenci
Mexico
Am I Spiritually and Mentally Stronger Today
A manager uses a self appraisal questionnaire to show that self knowledge can spark renewal. A stressed employee resists resignation, while a professor undergoes a transformational recovery after a trustee guides him to isolate, train, and read the Bible. The piece urges ongoing self assessment and growth as a life rule.
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Frank
Civilization
Forum for Readers Letters to The Decatur Daily
The Decatur Daily invites letters from readers sharing views on current questions of the day. Names may be withheld when requested, but the writer’s identity and address must be known to the Editor. Manuscripts will not be returned.
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Decatur Daily
Capital Buses Violence Target in Montgomery
The article reports renewed attacks on Montgomery city buses after a Negro driver trainee was announced. A Ku Klux Klan cross was burned in front of the Northern-owned bus company offices, and bricks were hurled at a bus as it returned to the garage. Gunfire earlier in 1957 followed Supreme Court rulings on bus segregation.
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Montgomery
National City Lines of Chicago
J. H. Bagley
U. S Supreme Court
Muskeg Lake Definition Fails to Decay Fully
A muskeg is a lake of vegetation that has not decayed completely owing to acidity, low temperatures, and the absence of oxygen.
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