Al Capp Satirizes Senate Probes and Humorous Public Service
Comic narrator Al Capp envisions a Senate hearing where investigators roast his own work and public figures like George Humphrey. The piece lampoons cost plus profit in wartime government dealings and Skepticism about elite integrity amid a vivid dream of congressional questioning.
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Senate
Sea
Symington
George
Ike
Henson
Hanna
Treasury
Humphrey
George Humphrey
Washington
Ime
Doctors Should Not Test Unproven Drugs Without Patient Knowledge
The St Louis Post-Dispatch argues that doctors should not administer experimental drugs without informing patients. It urges FDA supervision and exhaustive preclinical testing, proposing volunteer informed consent for any human trials and stronger government leadership in drug safety.
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FDA
Raynaud's disease and related vascular concerns
Reader questions explore Raynaud's versus cryoglobulinemia, remedies including vasodilator drugs, and keeping hands warm in cold weather. The column also addresses hemorrhoids recovery, dietary triggers, and non surgical options, plus sun sensitive skin advice and a note about leg hair ingrown issues.
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Raynaud
F.H.P
Dr. Molner
Mother
B.C
Why 16¢ tax system drags on our economy
A columnist argues the U S relies too heavily on income and profits taxes, contrasts US rates with Germany Italy New Zealand and the Soviet Union, and notes Kennedy's call for tax cuts in 1963 1962 and 1963 stressing the impact on growth employment and reinvestment. The piece cites 91 percent top income tax rate and 52 percent corporate rate as deterrents to risk taking and business expansion.
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Kennedy
Europe
Russia
South America
United States
Prouch
West Germany
Italy
New Zealand
Great Britain
Eand
Telstar Satellite Signals From U S To Europe
Telstar satellite operated by NASA for AT and T transmits signals including television between the United States and Europe.
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Washington
API
Telstar
NASA
American Telephone and Telegraph Co
Wll
Earth
U. S
Europe
Hank Greenspun’s Army Career Highlights
Hank Greenspun joined the U S Army as a private in early 1941 and advanced to company commander. He served about three and a half years in the European Theater under General Patton and was promoted to major in Boulder City Nevada in 1946.
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Hank Greenspun
United States
George Patton
Boulder City
Nevada
Hank
Falaise Gap
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Joseph G. Mother, MD
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Free World
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St. Lo
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Nancy
Patton
France
General Eisenhower
State of
New York
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Veterans OF Foreign Wars
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Captain Hank
Republican
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