Editorial on Congress spending and wisdom critique
The piece praises Congress for a budget resolution that prioritizes Congressional spending over the President's, while criticizing lawmakers for their costly self spending. It cites press reports of a $413.2 billion lid, a $1 billion Congress cost, and notes workforce, salaries, and tax concerns. The author urges Congress to cut the presidential budget and show common sense.
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Adams
Independent Press- Telegram
Congress
Ford
House
Senate
Associated Press
Tax Foundation, Inc
Legislative Branch
Washington
Calvins Gasoline Farm May Grow Fuel From Plants
Nobel laureate Melvin Calvin of the University of California proposes farming a lighter hydrocarbon from euphorbia plants to yield about 25 barrels per acre yearly. He seeks funds to plant near Los Angeles Riverside or San Diego and notes the idea could provide a sun-powered fuel source if feasible.
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Melvin Calvin
University of California
The
American Chemical Society
United States
Calvin
Los Angeles
Riverside
San Diego
Ford Carter Debates Seen Shaping 1964 Campaign Impact
Washington previews of the Ford Carter debates suggest they may not yield clear logic but could decisively influence November voters. The Sept 23 Philadelphia clash between presidential contenders is framed as highly consequential, with viewers absorbing impressions that may outlast the event itself. The piece notes television driven perception, uncertain early polling, and lasting post debate conversations shaping national sentiment.
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Washington
Ford
Carter
Senator Hartke and Daughter Tied to Union Influence Scandal
The Indiana Democrat Sen Vance Hartke is linked to his daughter Sandra who worked for the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks and Travelers Life Insurance. She received about 10000 a year with many absences and occasional pay mailed to home while claiming no involvement by her father. The brotherhood supported Hartke with campaign contributions and favorable votes, though Hartke denies hiring his daughter and says he did not influence her employment.
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Brotherhood of Railway
Sandra
Sandra Hartke
Travelers
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Airline
No tears for the vanished giants
In a reflection on Mao’s death ending the age of giants the piece denounces dictatorship and mass politics, praising Winston Churchill as an antique foil. It traces Lenin and Mao as bookends, notes Franco De Gaulle Hitler Stalin as giants, and argues the era has passed into an age of caretakers with a wary tone toward collective power.
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Mao Tse-tung
Age of Giants
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Mao
Chiang Karshek
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Churchill
Hitler
Stalin
Vietnam
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