Legislators Push Higher Pay and Pension Benefits
The Assembly and Senate backed a bill boosting pensions for lawmakers, with examples showing high life annuities after 15 years. Los Angeles officials also sought large pay hikes, later cut in half by voters, while debates on city salaries highlight broad taxpayer concern over public official compensation.
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Vitamin C shown to treat and prevent prickly heat in children
Dr. T C Hindson reports high doses of ascorbic acid helped 14 of 15 children with prickly heat in a two week trial. After cross over, all 30 received vitamin C with no further rashes after one to two months. Dosage was 15 mg per kg body weight. Details appear in The Lancet.
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Right-Wing Blames Communists While Liberals Face Attacks
Rep Bob Eckhardt comments on Wallace's rhetoric and the danger of right wing extremism. He contrasts conservative and liberal movements, notes the prevalence of leftist assassinations, and laments guns on sale in Houston with cheap pistols fueling violence. He urges removal of guns from markets.
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Congress Weighs Polling Reform and Study
In Miami Beach Florida lawmakers debate testing political polling methods. Rep John Moss D Calif proposes a House select committee to study poll participants from two houses as they seek insight into public opinion and Nielsen ratings. The move aims to clarify how polls influence political outcomes and potential presidential implications.
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Polls and press pose questions on Nixon Rockefeller race
Richard Wilson examines national opinion polls as potential manipulation. Moss criticizes poll reliability and fears regulatory action while Gallup and Harris seek to clarify their results. The piece notes advertising tactics behind Rockefeller’s polling rise and questions the credibility and use of polls in nominating conventions.
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Dollar-Drain Is Bad Coin-Operated Life Warning
A coin-collector warns of coin shortages and possible paper scrip. He argues vending machines permeate daily life from food to pay phones, laundries, drinks and even infant bottles, predicting a future with fewer human sellers and a risk of automated services replacing essential needs.
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Patents Under Federal Law: Congress Holds Authority
The Constitution grants patent control to Congress, prohibiting states from enacting patent laws. The first Golf Hall of Fame inductees are Bobby Jones, Francis Ouimet, Walter Hagen, and Gene Sarazen.
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