Stamp debate over Verrazano bridge versus Star Spangled Banner
An editorial notes the Verrazano Narrows Bridge opening and a five cent stamp issued by the Post Office Department as a commemoration. It contrasts this with the Star Spangled Banner, written after Fort McHenry’s bombardment on September 14 1814, and questions government priorities in honoring infrastructure over a national anthem.
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Giovanni da Verrazano
New York Bay
New York Harbor
Staten Island
Brooklyn
U.S. Post Office Department
Fort McHenry
Frederick
Francis Scott Key
Post Office Department
Verrazano Narrows Bridge
Twin Drive Against Food and Drug Charlatans
The American Medical Association and the Food and Drug Administration pursue a joint campaign to curb nutritional quackery. The AMA cites millions of dollars given by Americans in search of quick cures, while the FDA seized and destroyed over 100 food products from 1961 to 1963 for false cure claims. Nutrition experts urge relying on vegetables fruits milk eggs meat and enriched cereals for needed vitamins and minerals, plus sound medical care.
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The
American Medical Association
Food and Drug Administration
Medical
Philip L. White
A.M.A
Council of Food and Nutrition
Are Consumers Dumb in the White House Consumer Drive
Esther Peterson, White House Assistant for Consumer Affairs, tours the country gathering consumer complaints to guide proposals to Congress. Critics urge more protections while data show new products often fail to please buyers, highlighting consumer choice as a safeguard against shoddy goods. Gerald L. Phillippe of GE adds that pushing unwanted products ignores the American consumer.
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Esther Peterson
White House
Consumer Affairs
National Industrial Conference Board
Gerald L. Phillippe
General Electric Board
Publicize U S Policy Worldwide to Counter Communism
The piece argues Washington neglects global public opinion campaigns and stresses the humanitarian side of U S missions. It criticizes State Department guidance to Voice of America and calls for a bold, clear U S message to sway non aligned nations in Africa Asia Europe and Latin America.
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Washington
United States
Africa
Congo
State Department
Asia
Europe
Latin America
America
Johnson
Prison memoir of a journalist in Tokyo during Pearl Harbor
A U S journalist describes six months in Nishi Sugamo prison after being detained by Japanese police following Pearl Harbor. He details brutal interrogations, a number tag, forced brown rice, and later exile aboard the Gripsholm. He reflects on how a vast anonymous bureaucracy aided wartime cruelties.
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Nea
Tokyo
United States
Todo
Pearl Harbor
Nishi Sugamo
National Defense of
Japan
Wall Street Journal
Gripsholm
U.S
Asia
Fire damages Kelley carriage stable at Mt Airy
Incendiary fire last night destroyed the stable and buggy shed of John Raymond Kelley at Mt. Airy with losses around 300 dollars. Annie K Spalding urged Frederick residents to aid the poor with clothing through the local Maryland Children’s Aid Society.
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John Raymond Kelley
Mt. Airy
Frederick
Annie K. Spalding
Miss Bentley
Maryland Children's Aid Society
Letters Seeks Information On Constitution To The Editor
J Calvin Hoffman of Adamstown Maryland asks for clarification on constitutional amendments and the separation of powers. He recalls the repeal of the 18th amendment and questions the need to repeal or modify the first amendment to allow prayer and Bible reading in public schools. He requests guidance on how and when any such changes occurred.
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Congress
Santa jokes and kid pranks prompt wary reader in archive
The piece features a string of cheeky lines aimed at a department store Santa from shoppers and bystanders. The quips range from requests for better gifts to warnings about mischief and playful taunts about his beard and performance.
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Santa Claus
Jimmy
Roscoe
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Saar
Rhine
Y.M.C.A
Mary E. Hine
Jefferson
Baltimore
E. May Hine
J. Calvin Hoffman
Adamstown
New York
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Hal Boyle
Borie
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