Free Enterprise Sidetracked by Price Fixing
The piece argues price fixing harms the free enterprise system while noting penalties on eight steel firms and two executives in New York for conspiring to fix carbon steel sheet prices. It cites a St Louis grand jury indicting 18 oil firms and 17 officers for bid rigging on asphalt sales to Missouri, warning that peaceful coexistence undermines sharp competition.
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New York
Justice Department
Antitrust Division
St. Louis
Missouri
That Is Ambition Defines Ambition With Weekday Enthusiasm
A humorist defines ambition as preferring Monday to Friday, reflecting on the drive of ambitious people amid talk of a shorter workweek and inviting readers to estimate how many such people remain.
State Highway Engineer Greer Praised by Texans at Banquet
Texas Good Roads Association honored Dewitt C. Greer at its annual banquet with praise from former Gov. Allan Shivers. Shivers noted Greer spent four billion dollars over 25 years without scandal and remains highly respected. A House resolution of appreciation was also presented during the Legislature’s recent session. Texans laud his oversight of state control over federal funds.
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Dewitt C. Greer
Texas Good Roads Association
Allan Shivers
Greer
House of Representatives
A Message From Computers We Will Not Be Moved
Art Buchwald contends computers should not dictate journalistic or personal rights. He cites a computerized billing dispute and demonstrates human resolve against automated error, asserting people remain stronger than machines in defending rights and fairness.
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National Association For the Advancement of Computer Programming
South Mod moderates emerge as leaders in Bogalusa drive
Kenneth Dixon notes that Bogalusa faces a fight between extremists and moderates as the nation awakens to a new era of moderation in the South. Governors George Wallace and others shifted toward moderation, signaling potential peace if moderates restrain hardliners and push for solutions.
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Bogalusa
Ted
Carl E
Georgia
Ice Cream Days and a Desert of Nostalgia
Andrew Tully laments modern ice cream quality while recalling Dakin's in Massachusetts, chalking up a bygone era of real ice cream with creamy texture and authentic flavors. The piece shifts to U S presidential policy, noting President Johnson's search for a Stevenson successor and the potential selection of Arthur Goldberg, a center-minded reformer with a history in labor and U N diplomacy.
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Arthur Goldberg
U. S. Supreme Court
Johnson
White House
Dakin’s
Massachusetts
Dakin
Cheney’s
Dakin's
Doc Johnson
Bill Bouvier
Babe Ruth
Bill Power
Bill
Billy
Mr. Dakin
Adlai Stevenson
Stevenson
William McKinlys
Chester Bowles
U. S
India
John Kenneth Galbraith
Willard Wirtz
Theodore Sorenson
Kennedy
Goldberg
William O. Douglas
Washington
Supreme Court
John Kennedy
Arthur
Dean Rusk
State Department
Soviet Boss Shelepin Emerges As Power Behind Kremlin
Western diplomat describes Alexander Shelepin as the unseen key to Kremlin power, controlling the KGB and MVD, shaping Soviet foreign policy while Kosygin and Brezhnev appear as front figures. He cites Shelepin's five strength sources and his masking of grievances to drive outcomes.
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Kremlin
Alexander Shelepin
Shelepin
Stalin
Nazi Germany
Kosygin
Brezhnev
Nikolai Podgorny
Valerian Zorin
de Gaulle
Prague
U.N
United States
Durak
Mikhail I Suslov
Brezhev
Suslov
Andrei Y. Vishinsky
Soviet Union
Lavrenti Beria
Beria
Radio Tokyo urges lenient policy toward Japan for peace
News briefs from July 26 1945 report Radio Tokyo calling for a softer U S stance on Japan to seek peace. Gallup poll shows strong U N charter support in Princeton while Texans gain seats from redistricting. Pres ton E Smith speaks to Rotary in Hilton Hotel. Moscow reports Domel quotes Red Star on balloons to bomb the United States.
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San Francisco
Radio Tokyo Tonight
United States
Japan
Princeton
N.J
Gallup
Moscow
Domel
Red Star Today
Pacific
Unitedates
Offhand Thoughts Home and the Gentleman's Agreement
A casual remark on home life as a refuge from domineering figures. The notion that a gentleman's pact holds until a party proves untrustworthy highlights themes of reliability and self reliance in private spaces.
Crisis forecast for Texas taxes looms in 1967
The Texas Research League warns of looming financial strain in 1967 with a potential $107.2 million tax bill amid a shrinking surplus. Gov. Connally’s staff projects $4.2 million while August 31, 1967 ends with about $1 million. Sales tax momentum could cut needs to about $80 million.
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Texas Research League
Texas
Connally
League
Plainview Herald
Four corners of the earth spotted by satellites
Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports scientists at Johns Hopkins University confirm earth has four rare plateau like areas distributed around the globe. The discovery uses space age measurement methods to verify a concept long spoken of figuratively.
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At . Johns. Hopking University
Fort Worth
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