Kennedy's Move Shocks U.S. Business Leaders
Washington reports show businessmen across the country stunned by President Kennedy's sudden steel price rise decision. The piece notes anxiety over a possible shift toward socialistic policies, a "profit squeeze" for firms, and potential impacts on expansion, investment, and unemployment. It compares Kennedy's stance with Taft's costly 1908 issues and warns of political pressure influencing corporate decisions.
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Contention Over Steel Prices Highlights Public Interest
The clash between the Kennedy administration and major steel firms over price increases continues to echo beyond a rescinded raise. Critics warn it sets a risky precedent as officials used broad government power to influence private pricing. The debate centers on capital for modernization versus inflation control amid ample capacity.
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Kings and burdens of rule echoed by Shah of Iran
Mohammed Riza Pahlevi told the National Press Club that ruling has given him only headaches after 20 years on the throne. The remark invites a wider quip: even kings face bills, business, and domestic troubles.
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National Press Club
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Farmer shoots fox near ducal estate in Badminton
Colin Robertson on his 60 acre farm shoots a fox as a hunt nears, shocking the Duke of Beaufort who is master of the hounds on his 17,000 acre estate. Robertson says he acted to spare the animal and dogs, while critics call it uncouth.
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Romerstein a former Communist expert on youth
Fulton Lewis Jr reports on Herbert Romerstein once active in the Communist youth movement and now a leading anti-Communist expert. He cites his testimony to HUAC and subcommittees, his book on Communist youth, and his warnings about brainwashing through camps and youth fronts.
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Hyman Lumer
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New York State
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Lionel Libson
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Young Communist League
Alexei Adzhubei
Izvestia
I Am An American Day Chairman Named in Middletown
John E. Methven was named general chairman of the committee to plan an I Am An American Day celebration with Charles Wilmore and Frank Dobrozsi as cochairmen. Methven called the event the most outstanding patriotic effort in Middletown history. Dr Mabel Gardner, sponsored by the Red Cross home nursing committee, spoke on cancer at the Civic Association building. P F Johnson, manager of the U S Employment Service office, reported 200 jobs lost last month, up 75 percent from the prior month.
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Charles Wilmore
Frank Dobrozsi
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Middletown
Mabel Gardner
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Red Cross
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P. F. Johnson
U.S. Employment Service
There Goes Another Belief About Modern Health Facts
Washington column notes a flood of challenged beliefs from medical experts and associations. Dr Arthur Michele questions the iliopsoas risk from fitness routines, while Duke University and other bodies warn against quiet routines and encourage vigilant, sometimes counterintuitive health ideas. The piece singles out changing views on aging, marital conflict, milk, pork, eggs, bananas, liquor, and vitamins as part of a broad trend toward questioning long held truths.
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Arthur A. Michele
Robert F. Kennedy
Doc Michele
Unbreakable Record Promises 1000 Plays Without Wear
Report notes a new durable recording capability that can be played one thousand times with no perceptible wear. The item mocks critics who hype the breakthrough as a sport of speed and spectacle, suggesting fans will misread outcomes as decisive wins.
Middletown Honors Ben Bender With Seedling Trees
Arbor Day observance in Middletown continues the Benders’ legacy of gifting trees to youngsters. Robert Bender follows his father’s civic effort by distributing 1,700 thornless honey locust saplings to sixth graders next week, planting living memorials across the city.
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Broadway Bulletin Notes on Jane Oswald and Hollywood Happenings
Dorothy Kilgallen surveys a swirl of showbiz updates from Gardner McKay’s new romance with Jane Oswald to Rolls-Royces for Peggy Lee. She mentions Susan Strasberg’s rise at 20th Century Fox, Marlon Brando’s next project, and Tony Curtis’s humor despite marital issues, plus TV ideas aiming at Caroline Kennedy and other celebrity gossip.
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Darline
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