Democrats steer Congress toward July adjournment with calm governing
The 84th Congress moves toward mid July adjournment under Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn with a smooth, brisk pace. Democrats push a moderate program while public interest remains low and tax cuts, Dixon Yates, farm prices, and housing plans elicit little public excitement. Ed Folliard notes a mutual reluctance between Democrats and Republicans to attack or support the President, respectively.
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84Th Congress
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
House
Sam Rayburn
Congress
Ed Folliard
Washington
Widening E Green St Progress Tosed Toward Agreement
The piece describes a push to widen E Green Street from Whiteoak to Cataragga with city officials and property owners urged to agree on fair appraisals and costs. The city has paid 6013 for right of way between Wrenn and Whiteoak, while eastward offers total 18073 plus about 2500 for signing, as negotiations continue. The State Highway Department is ready to move once right of way is secured.
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E. Green St
Whiteoak
Cataraggaets
W. A. Barnes
Wrenn
Springfield Ave
State Highway Department
Adenauer Declines Neutralizing Move in Cold War Talks
Konrad Adenauer arrives in Washington and rejects a German plan to neutralize Germany in the Cold War. He seeks talks that may lead to a Moscow visit but remains committed to free world alliances and peace. He is portrayed as a steadfast statesman wary of Soviet aims and nonalignment.
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Konrad Adenauer
East Germany
Washington
Germany
Moscow
Kremlin
Adenauer
Why They Run Against the Clock
The Montgomery Journal notes a humorous discussion from the Chicago Tribune about why races are run counter clockwise in the United States. Readers cite theories from ancient Pheidippides to right-handed dextrality and consider alternating or figure eight patterns for fairness. The piece also poses related questions about clocks and plant growth in different hemispheres.
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John T. McCutcheon Jr
Chicago Tribune
McCutcheon
United States
Pheidippides
B.C
Green Street widening plan meets owner concerns and questions
W A Barnes writes after a June meeting of property owners and City Council aides at the County Building on East Green Street from White Oak to Springfield. He notes low appraisals, a proposed extra bonus for signers, and asks for a second meeting to address home and business property values, zoning, and equitable compensation before proceeding.
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East Green Street
White Oak Street
Springfield Avenue
T.e
Antee
W. A. Barnes
Liquor Traffic Attacked by Enterprise Editor
The Enterprise editor urges action against liquor and beer traffic to improve highway safety. He argues liquor crime costs and divine law justify reducing or stopping drink sales, highlighting punishment and blood money as reasons to vote to curb liquor.
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High Point
Latins praise Capehart stag party humor and poker
Washington report notes Latin ambassadors enjoyed a risqué poker game and singing in a smoking car during a trip to Indianapolis. The diplomats claim universal humor across hemispheres, while a final joke hints women were forbidden at stag events.
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Washington
Canucks
Indianapo
Homer E. Cash
Jose R. Chiriboga
Ecuador
Eduardo Zuleta Angel
Colombia
Senor
Hipolito J. Paz
Argentina
United States
Dixon
Peru
Indiana
South America
Capehart
Open Mind and Humor Mix in Raleigh Fragments
Fragmented items from a Raleigh News and Observer page weave open mind jokes, Father’s Day quips, and class anecdotes with notices about Ethel Barrymore memories, Theodore Roosevelt tales, and Kipling’s wealth parable, all set in a period voice.
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Raleigh News and Observer
Ethel Barrymore
Raymond Lowery
John
Lionel
Henry James
Washington
Theodore Roosevelt
Dorothy Caruso
Caruso
Gioia
Larper and Bros
New York
North Carolina leaders push regional development spirit
A North Carolina delegation stressed statewide benefits from new industries and better roads, urging local pride and action. The trip to Sea Level and Cedar Island highlighted pier and motel upgrades, waterfront cleanup, zoning needs, dredging, buoy lights, and conservation as drivers of business and growth.
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Diowerner Bm
Ben Poyce
Robin Kirby
Bobo Langston
Piper
W. Kirkland
Douglas
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