Law Proposed to Curb Charity Drive Con Games
Editorial urges a new law to regulate charitable fund drives after reports of a Missionary Army scam. reporter Virit Mader exposed a 60 percent cut for collectors and a 10 percent skim by crew chiefs, with only a small portion reaching headquarters. Senate subcommittee probes suggest reform to require full records and public accounting.
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Virit Mader
Missionary Army
Mader
Wise
Bone Fide
Los Angeles
State Senate
Senate
Vote of Confidence Ushers Long Beach High Rise Project
William J. Bird of John Hancock Life Insurance endorses a ten year growth outlook as ground breaking for Pacific Holiday Towers in Long Beach. The 21 story FHA approved senior high rise will be financed with 6 million dollars, backed by developers Myron Bayer Herb Klein Lee Minskoff and Walter Minskoff.
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Long Beach
William J. Bird
John Hancock Life Insurance Co
Pacific Holiday Towers
Hancock
Myron Bayer
Herb Klein
Lee Minskoff
Walter Minskoff
Watch That Stuff Comrade Sakharov Watchers
Soviet citizen Andrei Sakharov visited the United States to view American television and returned home to publish a magazine piece. His observations reveal psychological cues noting a contrast between Captain Kangaroo and Mitch Miller and a broader critique of conformity and state slogans. He remarks on the American stance of never buying a TV set, highlighting cultural tensions.
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A. Sakharov
Comrade Sakharov
Captain Kangaroo
Mitch Milter
Stalin
Mitch Miller
Mitch
Nikita
Daytime TV and Cold War Snippets From The Times
A wry collage notes daytime TV as medicine that may rush influenza sufferers back to work while joking about Russian agricultural experts in Cuba pushing war gear. It lampoons Congress, space rivalry, fashions, family life, and a post office money scam in a humor voice reflecting postwar American concerns.
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Cuba
Massachusetts Senate Hopefuls Kennedy and Lodge Named
Washington report notes Edward Kennedy and George Cabot Lodge, both amateurs, chosen to oppose each other for the U S Senate in Massachusetts this fall. It discusses dynastic interest, campaign dynamics, party politics, and the state’s political climate amid scandal and economic troubles.
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Washington
Kennedys
Massachusetts
Totten
Edward
Kennedy
George Cabot
Numeous Cabot Lodges
United States Senate
Edward Kennedy
George Lodge
George
Senate
Theodore Roosevelt
Leverett Saltonstall
Siste
Kennedy- Lodge
Public Forum Letter on Agency Shop and Labor Rights
A reader denounces an “Agency Shop” tactic used by unions to deduct dues from all workers at Douglas Aircraft and other plants while many remain nonmembers. The letter argues these forced deductions erode the freedom of choice and urges nonmembers to resist in court, calling for thinking and courage to challenge the policy. signed MILTON PADD0CK STAR Cerritos Ave Anaheim.
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Douglas Aircraft
Long Beach
Milton, Paddock Star Cerritos Ave. Anaheim
UNICEF Use of Tax Money Sparks Defence Debate
Letter writers criticize UNICEF as a World Welfare agency draining American taxes. They argue it buys supplies for UN agencies rather than aiding U.S. citizens, cite death-rate data, and question Communist influence on its boards. One writer urges tough action against Cuba and warns of Soviet manipulation.
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DITOR
United Nations
Steenbergen
Fetter
Unicef
USN
United States
U.N
Economic and Social Council
Effort to Revise California Milk Control Act in 1963
Sacramento reports Assemblyman Alan Pattee Republican from Salinas says the 165th Legislature will push a complete overhaul of the California Milk Control Act. He cites drive-in dairies and the Fox Market Case in New York to argue the law lacks teeth against large distributors and warrants a fairer tax and enforceable provisions to protect producers and consumers alike.
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Henry C. MacArthur
Sacramento
CNS
Alan G. Pattee
Salinas
Pattee
MacArthur
Washington
Oregon
New York
California
Bureau of Milk Control
Basham Logic Hard to Follow Forum Letter
Mn M. S. Basham argues AMA rights differ from labor unions in seeking fair legislation. The writer finds Basham’s reasoning unclear and calls his view about Medicare a political football. Chavez blames defeat on overzealous liberal power plays that fumbled the ball.
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Mn M. S. Basham
AMA
Frank W. Chavez
San
Readers ask about French influence on cooking and language
Questions from readers explore whether French words in cookery date to Louis XIV and the Sun King era. They ask meanings of surnames Kaplan and picnic origins, and inquire about Calo a secret gypsy language.
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Louis XIV
Lynne Rosenbloom
Teaneck, N.I
Europe
Lois XIV
Thoughtful exhortations on life and prayer from classical and biblical voices
The text contrasts 1 Peter's call to sobriety and prayer with Plutarch's view that life is measured by well spent deeds rather than its duration, presenting a synthesis of moral reflection across religious and ancient philosophical thought.
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Strong Medicine
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Peace Corps
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Milady
Slidgepump
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Tory
Effie
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Toh
Ack
Fila
Tal
Press-Telegram
Hone
Prt
Herman
Purisher ‘Deniil
Widder Harvie
Hines Hart
Matealen
Joris Fleeson
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Victor
Robert G. Jones
Deleon St
Cubs
H. & Hadgecock
Jetter
Fidel Castro
Russia
Mexico
Central
South America
Jack McKinney
Cocoa St. Compton
Tani Ad
Milk Trust
Basham
S. Kaplan
Long Beach, Calif
Judith Mears
Norwalk
Conn
G. Betrand
Trenton
Peter
Plutarch
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