Madison Ave Hikes Drug Bill and Price Surge
Sen. Kefauver resumes drug price investigations targeting tranquilizers as the public pushes for action. The craft of Madison Avenue ads, doctors’ mail floods, and promotional gimmicks raise questions about who pays for rising prescription costs. Industry leaders pledge controls, yet visible efforts remain scarce as promotional tactics flood physicians’ offices.
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Sen. Kefauver
Capitol Hill
Madison Avenue U. SP
Ben Zinser
Austin Smith
Journal of the American Medical Assn
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Assn
Melon Money and Silent Campaign Nods
A fragmented satirical column notes Senator Soaper’s stance against growth and likens money to watermelons in a murky bus exchange. It references a restless social landscape with pay, politics, and aging themes, hinting at forthcoming electoral dynamics and aging public figures.
Humphrey steps in to shape Johnson Gore clash
Liberal Sen. Humphrey interjected to slow a rapid decision on enlarging the Democratic Policy Committee and electing its members. Gore accepted Johnson's acquiescence, but Humphrey urged delaying the vote for careful debate. The panel later voted 51 to 32 against Gore and for Johnson. ADM. Strauss named RCA NBC director after leaving Commerce. Smathers presses hard against returning wartime property to Germany, gaining broader Senate support.
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Ten- Mussee
Democratic Policy Committee
Johnson
Bief
Gore
Humphrey
A Okew
Senate
Mumphrey Head
NBC
George Smathers
Florida
Germany
Distressed School Aid Program grows by bonds, loans
Sacramento columnist Henry C. MacArthur reports Gov Brown plans a 250 million to 450 million school bond request for the upcoming session to aid distressed districts unable to meet expansion needs. Since 1949 California has issued bonds totaling 885 million for this purpose, with potential total to exceed a billion. Analysts urge mixed financing and pay-as-you-go options to support ongoing school construction and valuation equalization.
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Henry C. MacArthur
Sacramento
CNS
Edmund G. Brown
Aniuimen
macantHur
A. Alan Post
Long Beach Plans Dual Ballot Day June 7 Special Election
City faces a double vote with separate ballots and tally sheets for a city general election and a consolidated presidential primary on June 7. Details cover registration deadlines, absentee ballots, filing rules, and the arduous workload for election boards under limited consolidation.
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Long Beach
Election Board
Margaret L. Heartwell
Vate
Virgil Spangberg
Charter Amendment Committee
Consolidated
Congress
Assembly
Heartwell
Norden
George
Public Forum on Kennedy Candidacy and Church State
Readers debate Catholic teaching on separation of church and state and voting conscience. Edward J. Jamison defends Catholic duty to obey civil law unless unjust, while F. P. Nielsen of TAM District 1578 argues against health insurance critics and cites union care costs and doctor cooperation in Santa Monica and Los Angeles.
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Public Forum
Kennedy
United States
Jesus Christ
Edward J. Jamison
Stanley
L.A.C. Insurance
LAC
International Association of Machinists
Santa Monica
I.A.C
Healtis
TAM
Los Angeles
California Medical Assn
F. P. Nielson
Capital Capers: Kennedy Haircut Shocks Washington
Capitol buzz as Senator Jack Kennedy appears with a shorter presidential look. The barber shop tale sparks chatter about adjournment timing and Capitol Hill routines. A GOP shift in ND voting, SNAFU to FUBB, and a proposed $3.5 million national GOP center also surface amid the furor.
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Washington
Jack Kennedy
Mass
Kennedy
Senate
Dave Higley
Capitol Hill
House of Representatives
Congress
Nlos Angeles
Capitol
Joseph W. Martin
Massachusetts
Douglas MacArthur
Roberts A. Taft
Herbert Hoover
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