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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1964
Page
6
A humorous meditation on avoiding lawn work by using high tech gadgets. The narrator envisions pushbutton radar controlled mowers and even a player piano roll to drive the device while he relaxes in shade. He acknowledges the paradox of being too lazy to build such a device yet imagines ultimate laziness.
A reflective piece contrasts folklore about moon phases guiding farming with scientific data. It notes farmers plant above ground crops in the waxing moon and root crops in the waning moon, mentions Grandfather’s advice, cites 1522 quotation, and concludes with choosing to plant carrots and beets as the moon wanes.
Viewpoints argue the middleman label is imperfect as a congressional study notes 29 percent rise in retail food prices over 16 years while farmer received prices fell 12 percent. A national food marketing commission could study the farm to shelf chain to identify solutions.
Dr Sredy answers public health questions, reflecting on medical training and practice from the early 1900s. The item includes anecdotes about interns, stethoscopes, blood pressure devices, and hay fever remedies, with letters from readers and a note on childbirth observations.
Senate action highlights Barry Goldwater's refusal to back unconstitutional provisions. He supports civil rights in principle but opposes federal enforcement of private employment and public accommodations, seeking constitutional reform instead. His stance reshapes party dynamics ahead of the 1964 convention in San Francisco.
A farmer and his wife aged over 62 should bring social security cards for both, a copy of last year's Federal income tax return, a permanent copy and a second copy, a cancelled check or receipt showing income and social security tax payments, and proofs of age such as birth certificates or family Bible records. Visit the Social Security Office early.
By 1980 about 95 million Americans will have finished high school, representing 55 percent of the population, up from 41 percent in 1960, per Census Bureau estimates.
Historic Bible verse Psalms 127 1 stresses that unless the Lord builds a house or guards the city labor is wasted. The editor frames the passage as a moral axiom about divine blessing and human effort.
Hal Boyle profiles Jean Harlow once the sex goddess of American cinema. Irving Shulman’s Harlow draws on Arthur Landau testimony to reveal debt, harassment, and misery behind the glamorous veneer. Harlow died of uremic poisoning in 1937 at 26.
An editor's meditation urges continued growth in education as graduates in June are reminded that training opens job opportunities that would have remained closed without learning. It calls on God to help each graduate aim high and achieve well during their fleeting lifetimes.
West Germany faces over 600000 vacant industrial posts with an additional 50000 expected by year end 1964. Foreign guest workers from Italy Spain Turkey Greece and Morocco fill roles, boosting output while unions resist strong wage gains. Big business recruits abroad to fill shortages as price pressures loom.
A German plant director notes Turkish and Greek migrant workers save up to 4000 dollars yearly for farm purchases back home. The piece observes the broader trend of high saving among minority workers in postwar Germany and West Germany's shifting stance toward refugees.
1964 trade surplus in West Germany expected near 2.5 billion dollars aided by intra EEC trade. Rising inflation in Italy and France boosted German goods abroad while a labor shortage has not yet sparked higher wages.
South considers bids after 1S passes 2S pass 2S pass. Hand 1: bid 3S. Hand 2: pass. Hand 3: bid 4S. Hand 4: 3NT. North’s heart of spades and invitational cues guide decisions. aim to avoid guessing partner’s strength and consider game chances in spades or notrump based on distribution and threats.
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