Peace Corps draft idea sparks national debate
In a letter to the New York Times Kenneth Holland urges making the Peace Corps a draft like labor force. Critics warn it could lead to compulsory labor, undermining free enterprise and civil liberty while urging renewed patriotism to combat communism.
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Peace Corps
Kenneth Holland
The
Institute of International Education
New York Times
United States
U.S
Holland
Europe
Lewis Hershey
U.S. Selective Service
R. Sargent Shriver
Red Propaganda Distorts Aims Of United States
Washington reports that Soviet Premier Khrushchev used a Vienna summit and a World wide broadcast to portray the United States as seeking war and to press for a Berlin peace treaty by year end. The piece argues Western concessions only invite greater danger.
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United States
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
Vienna
Russia
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Cuba
Castro
America
Venezuela
Chile
Adlai Stevenson
U. S
United Nations
Latin America
Geneva
Laos
Europe
Berlin
West Berlin
Reuters
Khrushchev
Council of Ministers
Soviet Union
Adolf Hitler
Rockefeller Skips GOP Young Republicans Meeting
In Minneapolis the Young Republican National Convention opens amid Nelson Rockefeller’s absence. Barry Goldwater and Richard Nixon are slated to speak, with Bill Miller and Thruston Morton on hand. Delegates from Florida California and Ohio attend as Nadazdy Hughes Berry vie for the national chairmanship in a contest reflecting intra party tensions.
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Minneapolis
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Albany
GOP
Arizona
Barry Goldwater
Richard Nixon
Walter Judd
Bill Miller
Sen
Thruston Morton
Nelson
Kansas
Ned Cushing
Midwest College Federation
Advance
Harvard
Y. R
U. S
Minnesota
Len Nadazdy
Algeria
Nadazdy
Bob Hughes
Indiana
Hoosierland
Drought Hits the South as Crops Suffer in Heat Wave
Twenty five years ago crops in the South and Southwest faced drought from a prolonged heat wave. Cotton held up in Louisiana while corn yields dropped by half. Milo Mattinson defeated Kenneth Holt to win the city and parish golf championship. John L. Lewis urged union backing for FDR with 400,000 members pledged for reelection.
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South
Louisiana
Milo Mattinson
Kenneth Holt
City and Parish
John L. Lewis
FDR
Women and cosmetics gain global acceptance despite old law
A historical note explains a law against using perfumes rouge and other beautifiers to trap husbands. It contrasts with today where cosmetics are widely used and promoted. American manufacturers spent over 11 million dollars on national newspaper advertising last year.
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England
Kennedy shatters Walker honor in 24th Division purge
The author blasts President Kennedy for removing Gen Edwin A Walker from command of the 24th Infantry Division in Germany. He accuses Kennedy of bowing to political pressures and praises Walker as a paragon of American military honor, contrasting him with Marshall and urging a return to Birch doctrine and West Point discipline.
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Kennedy
Edwin A. Walker
24Th Infantry
Germany
Walker
George Marshall
Marshall
American Red Cross
Lou Marx
New York
Ike
France
Nuremberg
Pearl Harbor
John Birch
West Point
Hugh Drum
Drum
Hell
Gondrecourt
General Walker
Moscow
White House
Democratic Party
Korea
24Th
Beverly Hills
Social Security Benefits for Family When Retiring
A Grand Haven reader asks about benefits for a wife and two children. The answer: benefits start after filing and are not retroactive to age 65, with the wife eligible for a wife’s benefit at half the husband’s primary benefit once the husband retires, and each child also eligible for half the father’s benefit. The family total cannot exceed the maximum family benefit.
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O. L
Grand Haven
Mich
Mr. L
Mrs. K
Social Security
They Live by Dying: a Lesson on Spiritual Rebirth
Jesus teaches giving leads to receiving and dying leads to life. The passage uses the grain of wheat dying to induce fruit, illustrating that old life must die for divine life to replace it. Self must die for Christ to dwell within, and the old nature must be replaced by the new birth.
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Jesus
Paul
Christ
Social Security questions clarify wife and husband benefits
A reader asks about combined Social Security payments for a wife with a nonworking history and a husband approaching retirement. The guidance explains how wife and widow benefits can arise, including the possibility of a wife receiving half her spouse’s benefit and the couple’s overall May example calculations.
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Mr. W
How to Keep Well Learn About Cleft Lip and Palate Care
The article explains that a baby born with cleft lip or palate can develop normally with early lip repair and later palate surgery. Speech training around age two, regular dental care, and possible dental appliances aid speech. It stresses understanding, not sympathy, and suggests explaining the condition to children around ages 10 to 12 to foster resilience.
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Casper M. Epsteen
Chicago
Bowler Given Up by Pain After 40 Years
A reader reports calf pain in the left leg after 40 years of bowling. Pain fades after days but returns with continued play. The columnist asks if quitting is necessary and suggests considering form changes to prevent injury.
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M. F
Dried Out V S Proposes Hydration Over Physics
A playful line argues dehydration from excess physics is best countered by drinking water and stopping the physics. It mocks overindulgence in theory while urging practical self care. The quip frames physics as the culprit and water as the remedy.
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V. S
Health Hint on Multiple Myeloma and Diet
Bone cancer features backache weakness and spontaneous fractures with anemia. Homemakers should provide a well balanced family diet to support health.
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H. P
Bible Verse Reflects Praise Life and Prayer Life
A devotional note emphasizes Psalm 150:6 praising God and urges Christians to cultivate a life of gratitude alongside prayer, highlighting the call to praise as a vital part of faith.
Monroe News-Star Independence Stance and History Outline
The Monroe News Star describes its founding date November 20 1891 publishers John D Ewing Wilson Ewing and Amund G Brown staff listings and offices at Olive and North Fourth Street It emphasizes impartial news reporting and opposition to wrongs regardless of party politics as part of its identity.
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John D Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
Olive and
North Fourth St
Itng. Jr
William 4H. Rovaste
Richard Hale
Amund G. Brown
Jack Gates
Walter B. Hatten
Associated Press
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Chicago
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Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Charlotte
News-Star
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