Glories of the Past Rail Hubs Fade in City Legends
The piece recalls how once grand rail terminals in Cincinnati Boston and New York drew growth but now stand as white elephants. It notes Cleveland Union Terminal and Indianapolis decline, then ends with Havana’s salty taps and tears as a somber close.
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Cincinnati
Boston
South Station
New York
Pennsylvania
Cleveland Union Terminal
Indianapolis
Havana
Otters Need 41 Bangs to Open Mussels Says Bristol Professor
The National Geographic reports Prof. K. R. L. Hall of Bristol University observes an otter using a stone anvil to crack 54 mussels in 1 hour 26 minutes, totaling 2 237 bangs or about 41.23 bangs per mussel. The piece highlights animal tool use across species.
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K. R. L. Hall
England
Bristol University
California
Hall
National Geographic
Bristol
Courtesy On Wheels
The piece argues for a study of how courtesy or its absence affects auto accident tolls from fender-benders to fatal crashes. It links driving aggression to disregard for others welfare and urges modest changes to reduce deaths and injuries on the highway.
The Sea Man Knows So Little by Jim Bishop
Jim Bishop reflects on humanity's relationship with the sea, noting how science now probes depths with devices and submarines while oceans shift moods and reveal a world of life from plankton to sharks. He recalls personal oceanic impressions, stormy coastline memories, and the quest to uncover underwater riches.
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Jim Bishop
The
Sea
Man
Fater
Midway
Philippines
Marianas
Bahamas
Leo de Orsey
Miami
Aluminaut
New London
Connecticut
History of that minimum wage change
James Marlow surveys the slow rise of the U S minimum wage from 25 cents in 1938 to 1.25 in 1963, noting proposed bills to reach 1.75 by 1970 and expand coverage to farm workers, but predicting likely failure this session amid House Rules resistance and broad employer opposition. The piece traces key dates, rulings, and political hurdles shaping the wage law history.
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Washington
Congress
Johnson
House Education and Labor Committee
House Rules Committee
Organized Labor
Afl-Cio
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Inflation Dispute Over Auto Prices And Unions
Debates flare as Chrysler raises 1966 model car prices while Auto Workers Union pushes to roll back increases and calls for Congress to probe prices versus profits. Critics say wage hikes drive inflation, government influence is limited in a free market, and excise tax revenue may help fund wage settlements.
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Washington
Chrysler Corp
Auto Workers Union
Chrysler
Congress
Department of Labor
White House
Commerce Department
America
Peesien Deke
Zip Code Directory Promises Nationwide Address Lookup
A promotional booklet touts a National Zip Code Directory for quick mail sorting at $7 a copy. The piece also contains a satirical jab at a self described peanut politician named Zadok Dumkopf who allegedly refused a dare to publish a harsher edition.
Ohio’s Mental Health Care Ranked Poorly In State
A 8 p.m. Monday talk at Mental Health center 765 Progress Ave. criticizes Ohio for low quality care for the mentally ill and mentally retarded compared with rich industrial states. The speaker urges improved humane treatment and cites the camp story of a boy who lost a tooth and asked his parents to place money under his pillow from the Good Fairy.
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Ohio
Progress Ave
Mental Health Federation
Central Trust
Artes
Kilgallen Oscars Top Billing and Hollywood Buzz
In a flurry of show business notes Dorothy Kilgallen headlines as Oscar night plans swirl around power players and lawsuits. Gossip shifts from Brando’s box office woes to TV residuals and star romances, with mentions of Belafonte Sherman quarrel and rising talents in Tony Pastor and Anna Maria Alberghetti circles.
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Red Onion
Anna Maria Alberghetti
MGM
Brando
New York
Merion Brando
Viet Nam
Ann-Margaret
Ursula Andress
Elle Sommer
Virna Lisi
Salome Jens
Rocky Hudson
Bud Collyer
Revell
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McNamara
Sandy Hook
Sea Bright
N. J
Gayle
James Marlow
House
Senate
Charlie
David Lawrence
Zadok Dumkopf
Saaianeian
Dave Regan
Dorothy Kilgallen
Oscar
Lars
Sea Ecios
George
Griffith
Joe Levine
Academy
Sam Wald
States
Tommy Beon
Lielogo
Harry Belafonte
Allan Sherman
Harry
Allen
Tony Pastor
Guy
United States
Charles W. Post
Dennis the Menace
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