Debt costs and national growth in the 1960s editorial take
The piece notes the federal government paid 192 billion dollars in interest last year, argues debt aided growth but warns runaway borrowing inflates inflation and burdens future Americans. It discusses consumer consequences and calls for responsible taxation and timing in debt reduction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Washington
C of C
Wall Street
U.S
Chamber of Commerce
A Puzzling Father Son Surgery Riddle At APA Convention
A man and his son are in a wreck. the surgeon who must operate is the boy’s mother. The tale, told at a Los Angeles APA gathering, exposes gender bias and prompts discussion on male chauvinism in society and medicine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Political Science Association
Los Angeles
Science Service
Bem Casey
Boyle's Column roundup of odds and ends
HAL BOYLE surveys quirky notes from 1960s life. Yale astronomers say Earth may last a billion years, retirees rejoin labor force, taxes affect office bonuses, and Civ Wars pension details. It asks about Christmas shopping and mentions auto insurance math, a hat anecdote, urban noise fears, and Boomerang skills in Australia and Canada.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Yale
Uncle Sam
Internal Revenue Service
Soviet Russia
Uzbekistan
U.S
H.G. Wells
Northwestern National Life Insurance Co
Australia
Canada
Sailfish noted as prized game and meals
The World Almanac reports the sailfish as a prized game and food fish related to swordfish and marlin. It is named for its tall dorsal fin resembling a ship under sail. The largest Pacific sailfish caught by rod and reel measured 10 feet 9 inches and weighed 221 pounds.
Texas Senate committee blasts welfare system as outdated
The Senate Interim Welfare Reform Committee found Texas welfare administration shockingly bad and the food distribution program exploitative. It urged a cabinet level Secretary of Human Resources, broader department scope, and computerization to improve eligibility, avoid waste, and maximize federal matching funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobby
Welfare Department
Lubbock
June Hyer
Bexar County
Senate
Welfare
Sakharov Seeks Wider Freedom and Open Debate in Soviet Union
Democratic leaning physicist Andrey Sakharov advocates greater information flow and discussion within the USSR. He calls for public dialogue, less censorship, free elections with multiple candidates, judicial independence, and international cooperation while warning that the system stifles creativity and risks stagnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
NEA
Andrey Dimitrievich Sakharov
Ussr Academy of Science
Russia
Kapitza
Soviet Union
Sakharov
Execu
Embers of Peace Fanned in Mideast
The piece surveys shifting Middle East tensions and budding moves toward talks. Moshe Dayan signals possible resumption of negotiations and partial Sinai withdrawal while Assad's Syria hints at realism. Egypt Libya and Sudan discuss union as Jordan may explore contacts with Israel. Peace momentum remains uncertain though optimism persists.
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Mideast
Suez
Cairo
Egypt
Israel
Syria
Jordan
Hussein
Moshe Dayan
Sinai
Golda Meir
Air Force
Hafez al-Assad
Libya
Sudan
Nasser
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Bob Moore
Orb Bowden
Bonnie Dearley
Women's Editor
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
Detroit
Houston
War On Poverty
Office of Education
Narcotics Bureau
Environmental Control
Public Assistance
Boyle
Berry’s
Nideast
Texas Senate
Lee Jones
Associated Press
Dick Turner
Ray Cromley
Washington Correspondent
Communist Party
Stalin
Supreme Soviet
West
Ussr
Developed Countries
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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