Editorial Laws Needed to Curb Charity Con Games
An editorial argues for tighter charity fundraising laws after a reporter exposed a Missionary Army charity scam. It notes high take rates by collectors and crew chiefs, lack of Bible distribution, and a Los Angeles Senate probe into proper use of funds. The piece urges a law requiring full accounting and records for charity drives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vint Mader
Missionary Army
Oor
Mader
Wise
Los Angeles
State Senate
Senate
Long Beach to Welcome 21-Story Pacific Holiday Towers
William J. Bird of John Hancock Life Insurance backs the Long Beach project with 6 million in financing for Pacific Holiday Towers. Myron Bayer Herb Klein Lee Minskoff and Walter Minskoff lead developers optimistic about Long Beach becoming a premier residential high rise area with beach frontage clear air and easy access to business and recreation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Beach
William J. Bird
John Hancock Life Insurance Co
Pacific Holiday Towers
Hancock
Myron Bayer
Herb Klein
Lee Minskoff
Walter Minskoff
Sakharov on US TV Reveals Cold War Satire
A Soviet citizen, Andrei Sakharov, watched American TV then wrote a magazine piece critiquing its conformity. He singled out Captain Kangaroo and Mitch Miller as contrary anchors, noting Stalinist echoes in collective behavior and questioning the average American’s stance on buying a TV set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Sakharov
Comrade Sakharov
Captain Kangaroo
Mitch Miller
Stalin
Mitch
Nikita
Massachusetts Senate Nominees Kennedy Lodge Prominent Amateurs
Washington commentary surveys Edward Kennedy and George Cabot Lodge as amateur candidates for the U S Senate in Massachusetts. It argues the dynastic issue may influence voters, notes Kennedy’s favorable position, Lodge’s access to federal jobs, and Massachusetts political strain amid scandal, population loss, and urban disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kemmsdys
Massachusetts
Edward
Nedy
George Cabot
Nuumeous Cabot Lodges
United States Senate
Edward Kennedy
George Lodge
Kennedy
Senate
Ore House
Kennedy- Lodge
Ams
Kergih
Aiding Church Schools Challenge Reaches Court
Washington report on a House Senate conference over federal aid to colleges opens with a split view on outright grants versus loans to religious and private institutions. Compromise allows grants up to 1.5 billion for buildings and 600 million for scholarships, but critics expect constitutional challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House- Senate Conference On
Supreme Court
Pearsox
House
Senate
State
Gaust
Gray
John McCormack
Boston
Kennedy
John
GOP
Goldwater
Anz
Prouty
Javits
N.Y
New York
Long Island
Supreme Coot
Town Meeting Editor on Mental Health and Institutions
A letter to the editor critiques counselors who pathologize nonconforming behavior and advocate institutionalization. It argues too many people are in mental institutions who do not belong there and references an issue in Reader's Digest noting the problem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat McNamara
Swainson
Romney
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Ema Grunewald Russell
Henry Grunewald
Public Health Service
Tony Celebrezze
HEW
Potomac River
Potomac
Ken Galbraith
India
Harvard
Reader's Digest
Lillian Maxwell
Euclid Ave
Language questions and a mental health notice in one page
Readers ask about French loanwords in cuisine and origins of terms like picnic while a lengthy letter from Lillian Maxwell discusses the stigma of mental health commitment. The page blends language trivia with misperceptions about psychiatric institutions and social reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis XIV
Lynne Rosenbloom
Teaneck
Questions Agency Shop at Douglas
Ed Wianecki defends the new Agency Shop at Douglas arguing nonmembers can aid the labor movement while union dues taken from paychecks amount to forced tribute. He warns against a 35 hour work week and federal control of private business, describing a battle between taxation and labor demands threatening American freedom. 2371 Knoxville
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed Wianecki
New “Agency
Douglas
Parents overlook emotional harm in child rearing
A 6 year old recovers from a left arm fracture after a fall during riding lessons, showing resilience. The piece argues parental anxiety shifts from visible injuries to subtle emotional harm, as daily home atmosphere and unconsciously projected worries can damage a child more than physical events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monner
Also Mentioned on This Page
Editorial
Doris Fleeson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Can Azg Ge
George
Theodore Roosevelt
Kees
Leverett Saltonstall
Hermes Wlr
Dca
Drew Pearson
Michigan
George Romney
Detroit
John B. Swainson
Republican Congressional Committee
Hyannis Port
Farthermore
Day
Post
Town Meeting
By Charlon F. Geelaz and
Leben Stramper Darre
Europe
Louis XIV
le Roi Sole
Frean
Kaplasa
Cali
Russia
Judith Mears
Norwalk, Coon
G. Betrand
Trenton
Seta
Spanies
Knoxville
Atrste
Jis
By Sydney J. Harris
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!