Congress, Seniority Battle Shapes House Leadership
Missouri Representative Richard Bolling leads a push to end the seniority rule for committee chairs in the House. He urges replacing William Colmer with Roy Madden as Rules Committee chair to gain a more liberal, less obstructionist panel. The broader aim remains to reform seniority as the main gatekeeper of power.
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House of Representatives
Missouri
Richard Bolling
Rules Committee
House
Rules
Bolling
Rep
William M. Colmer
Mississippi
Howard W. Smith
Virginia
Colmer
Roy J. Madden
Indiana
Today's Quip On Saving Pennies And Small Wins
A light note urges readers to save pennies today and hints at other simple money moves. The piece frames small savings as stepping stones to broader financial habits.
Daily Across Puzzle Clues List
A compact clue set for a daily crossword including shelter from the sun strikes famous lady of Troy proof reader's mark German river Nimrod man's nickname ceremony Father colleg motion picture scene moisture lave Swiss river poss sesame girl name wharf inhabitant scoffed overhead New Zealand parrot related to 17 across norms Asian desert trimasa sleeveless wraps marks to let stand abrading material
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Colleg
New Zealand
Cryptoquote puzzle sample and a Swinburne quote
The text explains a daily substitution cipher where A designs L letters and X maps to O. It presents the cipher line Y BVRYXD CR XFY NYCNJY BFVJIJ ZY XFY FSOFYBX JVH. It notes yesterday's quote LET LIFE BURN DOWN AND DREAM IT IS NOT DEATH by Swinburne.
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Swinburne
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Dear Abby column letters and reader questions panel
A collection of readers seek advice on romance engagement norms, handling parental input, and ring timing. Also notes on a friend pressuring a brother for a date, quitting smoking clinics by Seventh-day Adventists, and other letters including responses about affairs and personal dilemmas.
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Abby
Josephine
Farmers urged to unite with National Farmers Organization
A letter to the editor urges farmers to organize with the National Farmers Organization to preserve price gains and pursue income parity with urban businesses, warning that coordinated action by grain processors and meat packers could erase gains. It calls for nationwide farmer solidarity.
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National Farmers Organization
N.F.O
The Sprint Toward Mobility Across the Span of Age
A meditation on aging and mobility, recounting a 96 year old Irishman James Courtney near Dublin Airport who walks five miles to church, and contrasting lives of relatives and public figures including Truman and FDR. The piece argues that staying active keeps age at bay, while inactivity accelerates decline.
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James Courtney
Dublin
Grandma Tier
Mary
Grandpa Bishop
DiMaggio
Dudley White
President Truman
Bernard Baruch
God
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