Editorial: New farm chief and old problems
The piece assesses Dr Earl Butz as U S secretary of agriculture, noting his Capitol Hill lobbying, mixed stance on price supports and surplus purchases, and a narrow Senate confirmation. It warns that farm policy faces systemic shifts toward corporate farming and critiques bipartisan momentum to reform subsidies while acknowledging limited immediate relief for farmers and consumers.
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L. Butz
U.S
Butz
Capitol Hill
Senate Agriculture Committee
Buiz
America
White House
Department of Agriculture
Clifford Hardin
Hardin
Ralson Purina Co
Buta
Earl Butz
Philip Sanchez
Senate
Sanchez
Health, Education, and Welfare
Willott Richardson
Bring back the Model A
A reader urges Ford to revive the original Model A with running boards and rumble seat, arguing a true classic would outsell modern Mustangs and Pintos despite current marketing. The note critiques current slogans and promotes a retro, fuller design.
Speculation on Agnew stepping down and cabinet post
Spire Governor Reagan reports Vice President Agnew has considered resigning next year to pursue a cabinet post or judgeship. Reagan notes earlier 1956 Nixon speculation, with Eisenhower allegedly suggesting such moves. Agnew made clear he does not favor the idea, though Reagan hints at cautious interest.
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Reagan
Agnew
Richard Nixon
Hisenhower
Nixon
Rise and fall and rise of the modern dance
Don Mc Donagh offers a compact study tracing modern dance from Isadora Duncan Loie Fuller and Ruth St Denis in the 1890s to present, praising its improvisational roots in American culture and providing an accessible guide to a once little known realm.
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Don McDonagh
Critic McDonagh
U.S
Isadora Duncan
Loie Fuller
Ruth St. Denis
McDonagh
Paradox of politics shows rise of future power players
A seasoned Albany newspaperman recalls Dewey era and the paradox of presidential pursuits. The piece highlights Warren Burger’s rise from Stassen support to chief justice and notes other Dewey allies reaching high posts, while acknowledging potential paths for Stevenson and Goldwater teams and the long-term value of ambitious campaigns.
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Nile
Harald Hughes
Fred Harris
George McGovern
Birch Bayh
John Foster Dulles
United States
Herbert Brownell
McCarthy
Dewey
Supreme Court
Stevenson
George Ball
Willard Wirtz
Arthur Goldberg
Hubert H. Humphrey
Congressional mail becomes top priority in government
Washington story notes that the new anti-poverty official Philip Sanchez prioritizes congressional mail, issuing a memo on November 17 affirming that responses to congressional mail take precedence over all other agency business. The piece highlights a shift in focus for the poverty program and its staff.
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Washington
Congressional
Philip Sanchez
Senate
Sanchez
Poverty Corps
Capitol Hill
Greece Faces Industrial Boom Amid Ancient Echoes
The Salamis scene from 480 B.C. mirrors modern Greece as Hellenic Shipyards, Halyvourgiell Steel Works, and Goodyear Thessaloniki expand. Factories hire thousands, wages low by U.S. standards, yet productivity and new banks boost urban middle class. politics hinge on growth and public administration leftovers from Capitol Hill.
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Athens
Salamis
Xerxes
Greece
Eurybiades
Stavros Niarches
Onassis
Niarchos
Gary
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Birmingham
Salonika
Goodyear
Akron
Thessaly
Esso Pappas
United States
Homer Lackey
Hellenic Steel Company
States
Hellenic Industrial Development Bank
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