Senate Cloakroom Newsletter Highlights Executive Overreach and Farm Bill Critique
The Cloakroom column rails against executive overreach in foreign aid financing, warning it erodes checks and balances. It critiques the Farm Bill’s subsidy approach, arguing it fails to solve underlying farm challenges and promotes production despite efficiency limits. Cuban policy is also noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Glenn Beall
Maryland
U.S
Executive Branch
Legislative Branch
Treasury
Houses
Congress
Secretary of Agriculture
Freeman
Agriculture Department
Minibabs Clash With London Taxi Trade Over Cars and Tactics
London faces a taxi war as 9,000 traditional taxi drivers combat a fleet of 280 small red French minicabs. Minicab boss Michael Gotta says services rely on phone bookings and long hauls, while taxi drivers complain of undercutting and accuse minicabs of unfair advantage. The dispute includes tactics like jammed switchboards and phony ads to deter customers. Public figures and press coverage frame it as a David versus Goliath struggle with citywide impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom A. Cullen
Enterprise Assn
London
NEA
Outer
Michael Gotta
Gott
Renault
Unicab
Goliath
Mimcab
MimGeneral Gotla
Reunion Held for Zimmer man Families at Bernard Remsburg Farm
The families of the late Fannie J Zimmer man and Charles W Zimmer man held their annual reunion at the Bernard Remsburg farm on July 30. A picnic supper followed by games and group fellowship was enjoyed by all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie J
Charles W. Zimmerman
Bernard Remsburg
U S Trade With Soviets Increasing
The volume of American goods licensed for shipment to Communist countries jumped over eightfold in the three weeks after Kennedy’s Berlin address. An AP tabulation shows $750,196 in goods pre address, rising to $6,278,566 after, including equipment for Bulgaria and rubber for the Soviet bloc. Licensing officials kept a business as usual stance, while Hodges signaled possible stricter export controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
Berlin
Associated Press
Commerce Department
Soviet Union
European
Bulgaria
Poland
Hungary
Romania
Czechoslovakia
East Germany
Iron Curtain
Commerce
Luther H. Hodges
Tie That Binds and the Mizpah Berediction
A local brief notes a ceremony centered on the Mizpah blessing and a phrase about ties that bind. The report highlights the theme of unity and tradition in a community gathering.
Visit Homewood by Faithful Cycle Class of Grace Reformed
Twenty five members and guests visited Homewood Church Home on August 16. After dinner they presented a program for residents including prayers, hymns, duets, readings, harmonica numbers, and remarks by Rex Dr Bready and Rey Wagner. Gifts were given to the oldest resident Mrs Laura Formwalt and oldest man Joseph Mahaffey, youngest man Clinton Keller, and youngest lady Mrs Nannie Cronell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Homewood
Grace Reformed Church School
Homewood Church
R. C Thomas
John Grice
Edyth Sigmund
Jesus
Grice
A. R Remshbers
Remsberg
Jesus Savior
Charles Engle
Ros Barthiow
Rex Dr Bready
Rey Wagner
Laura Formwalt
William Weddle
Joseph Mahaffey
Clinton Keller
Nannie Cronell
Major Francis X Staley Joins Stewart AFB Officers Club Board
Major Francis X Staley a native of this city and now at Stewart AFB New York serves on the Board of Governors of the Officers' Club there He is Chief Controller of the Stewart Radar Approach Control Facility a command pilot who has flown several aircraft He resides with wife Ann and their four children Frank 13 Margaret 12 Victor 4 and Sean 1 at the Air Force Base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis X Staley
Cts
Stewart Afb
Officers’ Club
Stewart
Ann
Hher
Frank
Margaret
Victor
Sean
Air Force Base
Diary shows phone saves time and travel for family
Mrs. Robert E. Baxter of High Point kept a two week telephone diary tallying time, travel, and money saved. The diary reported 42 hours saved, 799 miles not driven, and $65. she notes the phone helps, especially for keeping in touch during her daughter’s Miami Miss United States Contest. The piece highlights value beyond low monthly cost from C P Telephone Company of Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
High Point
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Senate
Cuba
Latin America
American Security Council
United States
Hemisphere
Castro
Council of Economic Advisers
Eisenhower
Arthur F Burns
Burns
Caroline Islands
The
Pacific
Atomic Energy Coromission
AEC
Smithsonian Museum
T.E.P.A
Transatlantic Brides and Parents Association
Grace Routzahn
Kilgour
England
Helen Cissna
London Airport
Piccadily Circus
Urbana
Routzahn
Helen James
Persichetti
RFD
Frederick
Zeigler
Washington, D. C
George A Zeigler
Grove Lime Company
Flathole Company
Lime Kiln
National Limestone Institute
L. R. Falk
L.R. Falk Construction Company
St Ansgar
Iowa
Miami Beach
Florida
Associaon of
Linestone Producers
Jennifer Simpson
Pic
Cadilly Circus
Bill Buck
Cline
Mersman
Sale
Uice
Arerive
Cline’s Furniture Store
S. Market
E. Patrick MO
U. S
Russia
Hodges
Gnen
Tana Trillow
Bill Dillow
Charles Town
W. Va
Mary Frye
Point of Rocks
Tana
Dillow
Tana Mary Frye
George Bates
Charles Green
Marine Barnhouse
Diane
Cricket
Frances Sizemore
Kenny
Bobby
Minerva Bates
Furnace Mt. War
Robert Painter
Vera
Faith
Lisa
Timmy
Knoxville
Marion Dillon
Chidren
Jimmy
Lynn
Robin
Berryvale
Wade Kimbaugh
Joan
Lovettsville
Kenneth Turner
Dawn
Barbara
Kimberly
T W Dillon
Andy
Spanky
Millville
WaVa
Ralph Herbst
Benny
Mike
This City
Wallace Barton
David Rickard
Charles Dilson
Alexandria
Cornelius Hickman
David
James Green
Mack McCutcheon
Points of Rocks
Denny Johnson
Kevin Milton
T W Dillow Sr
Millie
Ruth Lohman
Sharpsburg
Albert Viands
Mary
Ands
W.va
Dorothy Shuster
Rip‘pon
Clyde , Shores
Ruby
Connie
Mike Shores
Wm. J. Coburn
Mt. Airy
N. Warfield Drive
Mt. Airy, Md
L. Am
Ned S. Zeiler
N “Ourt St
Frederick, Md
Robert E
Mrs. Baxter
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