Truman’s career from Pendergast ties to the White House
A compact reminiscence surveys Harry S Truman from Missouri Democrat roots in the Pendergast machine through early county politics to Washington. It notes his instinctive decision making, humble origins, rise to the presidency, and a legacy awaited by historians, with a mother’s boast of his straight furrow.
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Harry Truman
Truman
Missouri
Washington
Harry
Jackson County
Penn Central to reorganize under federal bankruptcy laws
The Penn Central railroad faces bankruptcy while still operating at a loss this year by about 200 million dollars. A federal judge authorized cutting at least one three man crew per train reducing employment by up to nearly 6000 jobs and saving the carrier about 90 million annually. The decision targets featherbedding and reflects wider labor-management disputes across American industry.
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Penn Central Railroad
America
Connecticut Coed Sues Over In State Tuition Question
A Connecticut based coed who lived in California and moved to Connecticut seeks in state university tuition. If she wins the ruling could affect out of state costs across Kansas. Kansas colleges face a nine million dollar shortfall with three million at KU.
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United States Supreme Court
California
New England
Connecticut
Kansas
Stu
Back Brace Advice From Doctor to A 12 Year Old
A junior high student reports a back specialist diagnosed scoliosis with a 30 percent spinal curvature. He was advised to wear a Milwaukee brace for 23 hours daily to correct the condition.
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Dr. Thosteson
When to Start Bracing for Spine Correction
A mother, father, and reader discuss scoliosis treatment delaying a brace for comfort. The doctor warns earlier intervention yields better correction and shorter brace use, stressing that starting now offers less lifelong curvature risk and a stronger chance of straightening the spine.
Brand images and market psychology in advertising
AP notes how firms sell more than goods by selling concepts, linking products to favorable images like fresh air or health. It highlights understatement as a subtle tool, mentioning a Boston country club’s self styled prestige and the NYSE as a dominant symbol in corporate branding.
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New York
Boston
Country Club
New York Stock Exchange
NYSE Seeks New Identity With The Exchange Tag
The NYSE news bureau has begun using The Exchange in place of New York Stock Exchange. A lengthy release repeats The Exchange or Exchange many times, noting that few say NYSE and that New York Stock Exchange is less used. The story hints at broader branding shifts and industry research driving the change.
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Exchange
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
Lippincott, & Margulies
The Lockhorns Discuss Future of Securities Exchanges
The passage outlines a widespread plan for a single central market for stocks and bonds, driven by a bold shakeup of the securities exchanges in cities like Boston New York Philadelphia Chicago Salt Lake City and San Francisco. It notes the NYSE’s dominance and regional rivals contesting the reshaping. Elizabeth Coetzee and John Larson wed after meeting for the first time that morning and choosing Friday the 13th for their impulsive marriage.
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Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Salt Lake City
San Francisco
NYSE
American Stock Exchange
Durban
South Africa
Elizabeth Coetzee
John Larson
Elizabeth
Soil Conservationists Cry Out Over REAP Cutbacks
Washington AP reports the administration ended further REAP contracts as of Dec 22 stirring concern in Agriculture Department agencies and Soil Conservation districts. County ASCS operations face reductions where other farm programs are small, though officials say job impacts remain uncertain.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Soil Conservation
The
Agricultural Stablization and Conservation Service
REAP
Television schedule and rates for Ottawa daily paper
A dense programming grid lists TV shows by time slot including News Weather Sesame Street Hazel Lost In Space The Tonight Show and many others across channels with movie listings and local ads. The page ends with subscription rates and Associated Press note.
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Kansas
Hazel
Hogan's Heroes
Fallen Angels
TV Weatherman
World News
Circus
Beverly Hillbillies
Mayberry Red
Farshay Fe
Siante
Flip Wilsich
Life, Health
The
J. T
Ironside
Dean Martin
Owen Marshall
World Press
CBS News
Dick Cavett
Johnny Carson
Doctor Faustus
Rio Grande
Daniel Boone
Mister Rogers
Merv Griffin
Electric Company
Lilias
Time to Sacrifice in 1973 by HAL BOYLE
New Year column outlines humorous restraint as inflation looms and people seek small personal reform. Boyle lists satirical vows such as quitting late dates with Phyllis Diller, limiting winning-play tips to the Packers, visiting night clubs only at matinees, skipping mystery-book last pages, and drafting shorter letters to his congressman.
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Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Deak
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Just Generation
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God of the World
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