Missouri Senate weighs limits on agency rule control
A Missouri Senate committee approved a House resolution to curb rules by state agencies and departments, proposing ongoing legislative review and possible suspensions of agency action. Critics doubt necessity, urging lawmakers to fix laws rather than micromanage administrations. The plan targets rules created under statutes and raises concerns over governmental balance.
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Federal raid sparks debate over drug firm tactics
An FDA probe into drug industry practices triggers a background clash with doctors and reform advocates. reports describe alleged tape recorders in physicians offices, hidden incentives, and claims of gestapo tactics. Officials deny the charges while Kefauver subcommittee pushes stricter advertising rules.
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District of Splunkia
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George P. Larrick
Package Gas Tax Plan Clears Path for Voters
The Missouri General Assembly backs a package gasoline tax plan to fund road building. It would raise the state tax from three to five cents, allocate funds to the highway system, and ask voters next spring to approve a constitutional amendment. If approved, municipalities and counties share the remaining funds. if rejected, the current shortfall returns.
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Missouri General Assembly
Jona BM
Dalton
State Highway Commission
Missouri
Walter
General Assembly
Control of Education Under Federal Aid Plan
The piece argues that federal aid to education would mean federal control through provisions like the Davis Bacon wage rule. It warns Missouri would face higher school construction costs and loss of state money as wages are set in Washington. It cites ongoing federal funded school projects as demonstrating the trend.
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Secretary of Labor
Missouri
Washington
Focal Schoor
Pricing Puzzle Amid Kefauver Price Fixing Debate
A Rochester Democrat Chronicle commentary notes Sen Estes Kefauver leads committee probes into price fixing and monopolies. It argues identical prices can reflect competition, not collusion, and that post scandals industry must appear clean while critics view uniform prices as evidence or lack of competition.
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Rochester Democrat Chronicle
Sen. Estes
Samantee Kefauver
Tennessee Democrat
Sen. Kefauver
Evie Dente
Power Mowers Are Dangerous
A Kansas City Star report notes power mowers, while revolutionary for lawn work, have caused numerous injuries since May. By May 3, totals reach 15 accidents in Greater Kane City with cuts, fractures, and projectile debris common. The piece cites safety guidelines from the American Standards Association and Lawn Mower Institute advising strict supervision, object inspection, proper footwear, and avoiding reverse pulls.
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Haight
Greater
Kane City
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American Standards Association
Lawn Mower Institute, Inc
Kennedy Administration Seen As Hostile To Business
Washington report argues the Kennedy administration hinders economic recovery with costly proposals and inflationary trends. It critiques tax changes abroad, depreciation incentives, and dividend taxation at the source, warning such policies threaten business vigor, jobs, and future growth while shifting Congress toward socialization and deficits.
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Kennedy
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Moon
America
Congress
Berlin access crisis past and present tensions explained
James Marlow surveys how Berlin's four power arrangement formed after World War II, the 1948 airlift, and the 1950s standoff. He explains Soviet control of access routes, Western rights to move supplies, and Khrushchev’s threats amid Cold War brinkmanship.
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Fress Newe
Washington
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Russia
United States
Britain
Germany
France
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East Germany
Stalin
Harry Truman
State Department
Allied Control Council
Truman
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West Germany
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East Berlin
Amd
West Berlin
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East Geremans
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Marfere
Derlin
They Say The Oyster and the Tide of History
Spokesman for the RSPCA notes oysters and other animals deserve mercy while dockworkers unload a ship amid political talk. A Kennedy quote frames history as driven by strong, determined men, shaping a future with both consumer goods and moral questions.
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