Budget Surpluses Rare in U S History Says Porter
Sylvia Porter analyzes a pattern of budget surpluses and deficits from 1789 to 1961, noting surpluses were common only in limited periods, with the Kennedy era facing a $3 billion deficit due to inherited spending and a sluggish recovery. The piece includes a year-by-year box score of surpluses versus deficits and forecasts deficits unless growth boosts tax receipts.
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John F. Kennedy
Kennedy
White House
Our Republic
GOP
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury
Humphrey
Harry S. Truman
Eisenhower
Hall Syndicate
Ine
Canadian Army Helps Battle Forest Fire
A 50 man Canadian Army contingent joined 90 civilian firefighters in the Whiteshell forest reserve to combat a 25 000 acre blaze spreading into northwestern Ontario. An additional 100 soldiers were on standby as Forestry officials call conditions the worst in living memory with 40 fires statewide and many in remote areas.
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Winnipeg
Whiteshell
Here
Camp Shilo
Brandon
Manitoba
Ontario
Wisconsin law requires full contributor identities in reports
A new Wisconsin act mandates complete identification of financial contributors to political candidates, committees, and parties. Sponsored by Sen. Robert Dean, the law requires full names and residential addresses on all reports filed under state election laws to curb omissions in contributor details.
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la Crosse Tribune
Madison Bureau
Madison
Wis
Wisconsin
Robert Dean
Marathon
Shawano Counties
TV Show Day In Life Of Family Doctor
AP describes a typical day for Dr. A John Bambara a Flemington New Jersey general practitioner as he treats patients listens counsels diagnoses and reassures. The piece contrasts the doctor’s demanding schedule with his family life and highlights the NBC documentary Doctor B. The piece also covers debates over credit for the Kennedy Nixon Great Debates and NBC publicity around Sarnoff and Emmy expectations.
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New York
A. John Bambara
Flemington
I. J
NBC
Bambara
Kennedy
Nixon
CBS
Frank Stanton
Robert W. Sarnoff
Sarnoff
Goodson Explains Truth Panel Plan and TV Change
Goodson recalls conceiving To Tell the Truth in 1954 and testing panels with three strangers to identify the real truth teller. He notes misfires with a painter and a fireman and discusses the differences between Truth and What’s My Line. He says daytime tryouts help shows survive rough starts and reflects on TV hearings and Omnibus status.
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Goodson
Goodson-Todman
Network TV
Dina Merrill
Polly Bergen
Mark Goodson
Goodson - Todman
New Haven
Broadway
Brown Helps GOP Governors Push Civil Rights Action
Honolulu AP report says California Governor Edmund G Brown backs a Republican bid to force action on civil rights at the Governors Conference. Brown plans to vote with Republicans to place a 15 governor affirmative action proposal before the nine member committee for debate.
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Demo Brown
Honolulu
California
Edmund G. Brown
Brown
Resolutions Committee
Mark O. Hatfield
Oregon
Television series stalls despite sponsor backing
The report notes that the "Family Classics" series could not secure a network slot even with sponsor funding. It also recalls Ed Sullivan scrapping his Metropolitan Opera project after three airings due to sharply falling ratings.
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Ed Sullivan
Metropolitan Opera
White House Records Tour Visitors Yet Again
The White House logged 13,595 sightseeing visitors on Tuesday, surpassing the previous daily record of 13,330 set a week earlier. Except for special groups arranged by officials, tours run 10 a.m. to noon daily except Sundays holidays.
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Washington
White House
Congress
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Nelson A. Rockefeller
Richard M. Nixon
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