Advertising as Mass Persuasion Critics Miss Value of Ads
The Dallas Herald argues Madison Avenue is unfairly vilified. It notes advertising informs the public, supports mass production, and underpins high living standards with strong salesmanship and consumer savvy. Industrial displays at the New York World's Fair show ads drive informed choices even when other facets faltered.
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Madison Avenue
Wall Street
The Conscience Fund of Treasury Receipts Examined
The Washington Star explains the Conscience Fund as a label for receipts that pass to the general fund, used by guilt ridden Americans to mail in money from past tax issues. It notes historical spikes in 1929 1959 and 1964 with yearly totals and lists the address for mailing.
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Harding
Conscience Fund
Hoover
Eisenhower
Bobby Baker
Dean Sayre
Washington, D. C
Illness as Punishment and Belief in Causes of Birth Defects
The Hartford Courant notes illness as a punishment concept tied to birth defects and historic beliefs. It traces how early societies, including New England settlers, attributed illness to supernatural forces and sought explanations beyond medical causes.
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New England
Speech-Writers in the United States Versus Europe
The Manchester Guardian notes speech-writers are more established in the United States than in Europe due to informality as a natural idiom. It argues their influence has grown and should be reduced, warns that their lies may be necessary but their phrases belong to employers, and calls anonymous speech-writers an offense to public morals.
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United States
Europe
Will Rogers on Constructive Criticism Tips
A Jackson Clarion Ledger excerpt presents Will Rogers advice on criticizing constructively. Emphasizes private critique with a smile, starting with praise, appealing to self interest, and supporting the person while offering helpful guidance. Ends with gracious closure and a note to preserve goodwill.
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Will Rogers
High Point Enterprise Ad Rates And Contact Details
The High Point Enterprise lists home delivery and subscription rates with prices for Sunday and weekly editions. The notice lists contact information and notes AP affiliation and advertising representatives.
Kennedy Left A Mark On Nation Says Sorensen
Washington correspondent Bruce Biassat discusses Sorensen’s view of John F Kennedy as a transformative leader. Kennedy’s high standards and civil rights push shaped his presidency while his style inspired both admiration and controversy. Johnson honors Kennedy while Sorensen notes Kennedy’s impact on future leaders and policy.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Assn
Hyannis Port
Mass
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Living History
Sorenseh
Kennedy
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
White House
Sorensen
Dallas
Southern schools push cardio research to fend heart disease
Heart and blood vessel replacements may emerge from Southern medical schools. Emory electrifies a heart lung machine while Virginia and Duke probe clotting control and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. Florida studies sickle cell in deer to aid anemia research and cure development. The drive fuels student curiosity and promises future medical advances.
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South
Emory University
University of Virginia
Duke University
Duke
Florida’s
College of Medicine
Florida
Cliche Catchers Highlight Frequent Press Phrases
The UNC Chapel Hill Univac 119 analyzed AP copy to identify the most common and irritating clichés, with 469 words and phrases nominated from 21 states and 24 AP bureaus. The winner was "hailed" used nine times, followed by "violence flared" and "flatly" in multiple headlines and reports.
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Associated Press
Vic Hackler
Deaa Wayne A. Danielson
School of Journalism
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Hackler
States
Toronto
Canadian Press
Paris
Taipei
New York Foreign Desk
World Service Desk
Arthur R. Bertelson
St. Louis Post- 7
Baere
Te Aueiedooten
Bangsberg
Pany
Cruise Palmer
The
Kansas City Star
Star
Charles Bruce
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