Why Opposites Attract in Hidden Personal Conflicts
A Kansas reader contemplates how a "sweet and generous" woman can befriend a malicious gossip. The piece argues people seek confessional mirrors of their unacted parts through friends or spouses, suggesting that opposites attract because they complete unresolved traits. It also notes mutual indulgence of suppressed impulses and questions why Germans chose a controversial leader as a symbolic act.
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Kansas
Witter
Europe
Poor girl makes good DR BENNETTA Washington helps girls via Job Corps
Dr Bennetta Bullock Washington, head of the Women’s Job Corps, rises from segregated Washington roots to lead a nationwide anti poverty effort. She outlines the program’s aim to give destitute young women a new view of life through training, counseling, and hotel living while preserving dignity and potential.
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Bennetta Bullock Washington
Washington
Coege
Howard University
Catholic University
Walter Washington
National Capital Housing Authority
Cardozo High School
Cardozo
Washington Surcine
T Heir
Mr. Washington
St. Petersburg
JOB Corps
Dr. Washington
Colombia’s turmoil framed by liberal and conservative clashes
Colombia’s history features Liberals and Conservatives locked in a long rivalry. The 1948 Bogotazo and violent aftermath marked a shift toward widespread banditry and grisly violence, with alleged foreign influence debated and Fidel Castro-linked rumors noted. Political debate remains between left and right factions while avoiding external alignment.
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Colombia
United States
American Alliance
LA Figlencia
Bogota
Jorge Gaitan
Fidel Castro
Theodore Caplow
Columbia University
la Vislencia
Havana
Moscow
Peking
Pat M. Holt
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Holt
Cuba
Fabio Vasquez Castano
Army of National Liberation
Sale
Gustavo Pinilla
Rojas
Columbia
Tax withholding sparks debate over pain of taxes
The Birmingham Post Herald rails against withholding as too painless arguing cash taxes feel real. It urges higher pain to curb government spending and connects tax reality to personal sacrifice, noting Red Cross aid to one in six servicemen last year, higher overseas.
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Congress
Birmingham
Alabama
Post Herald
Sam
Red Cross
ARC
U. S
Viet Nam
Thrifty clerk leaves estate of millions after death
A Marlford Connecticut clerk earning 83 dollars weekly amassed 4,247,747 dollars by saving and investing. He owned 4,000 company shares worth 777,000 dollars plus holdings in other firms. His widow praised his frugality and prudent stock buys as the key to the fortune, urging readers to “lay up treasures in heaven.” The note shifts to a Farm population figure from the 1963 census, citing 13,367,000 people and a decline since 1980.
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Marlford
Conn
Matthew
Jesus
United States
U.S
Bureau of the Coemus
Flags and faith in America on a restless day
A reader laments fading flag displays during holidays and urges renewed patriotism. The letter reflects concern for national pride, memorials, and honoring heroes, urging citizens to fly flags and trust in God. The piece blends civic duty with faith based reflection on public comportment.
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the News
Tam
America
May Beliere
Sunday Lease Rescission Likely Not Enforceable
A Sunday signing generally does not grant a rescission right for a lease not yet performed. A contract executory in the future cannot be enforced or rescinded by either party, though partial occupancy by the tenant could render the lease enforceable.
Right to Decide Policy Faces Labor and Farm Clash
Secretary of Labor Wirtz argues for repealing the Taft Hartley 14B right to work clause on contract freedom. The piece notes union leaders’ historic opposition to free contracting, cites Norris LaGuardia and the Wagner Act limits, and highlights California bracero hiring and public opinion polls showing Republican and Democratic support for restoring freely made contracts with foreign workers.
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W. Willard Wirtz
Milton Friedman
University of Chicago
Wirtz
America
Norris-LaGuardia
Hig
California
Mexico
Teamsters Union
Public Opinion Research of
Lator Wirtz
Cassius Clay
Pennsylvania Story Comforting to See by Mason Denison
The article reports Mason Denison's tour of the Army Air Defense Command to evaluate missile defense readiness from the ground up. It highlights White Sands testing ranges, Nike Hercules, and Nike X concepts with Zeus and Sprint systems, noting the program's priority and complex electronic backing.
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Pennsylvania
Mason Denison
Army Air Defense Command
New Mexico
Army
Navy
Air Force
NASA
White Sands
United States
Air Defense Command
Zeus
Sprint
Department of Defense
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