Peanut butter quality under scrutiny 90 to 95 percent peanuts
A reader note cites the Federation of Consumers and the FDA in questioning peanut butter composition. It claims real peanut butter should contain 90 to 95 percent peanuts, while some brands dip below this, down to 78 percent, affecting spreadability and taste. The piece urges calm and collective action.
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Federation of Consumers
Federation
Peanut Butter Industry
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
States Case Against Secularizing Our Religious Holidays
Louis Casselle argues that Thanksgiving and Christmas have drifted from their religious core into secular customs. He suggests adding explicit religious holidays to honor God’s blessings and the Incarnation, while noting atheists cannot celebrate Jesus Christ’s birthday and questioning the logic of secular holidays.
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Louis Casselle
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Free Lunch Philosophy Versus Government Debt Costs
An opinion piece argues U S government welfare policies burden taxpayers through growing public debt. It contends dividends to voters come as services and checks, funded by borrowing, with costs escalating beyond initial estimates. Rep Bow pushes for cost disclosures on new laws. administration and Congress resist tighter accounting.
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General Motors
U.S
Congress
Ahe Treasury
Ghonn
Cinétien
Bedaction
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
House Appropriations Committee
GOP Committee
Bow
Mvaueas
Critique of Senator Byrd and war’s brutality
The writer questions Senator Byrd and certain attitudes, arguing war brutalizes even good men and corrodes democratic values. They contend many see no conflict in supporting positions that undermine democracy and favor totalitarian life, warning that Byrd’s stance would lessen the struggle’s meaning.
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Byrd
City business leaders can shape Lindsay's fate
Washington commentary argues Mayor-elect John Lindsay may depend on New York’s powerful business leaders to tackle the city’s heavy problems. It notes how major cities rely on elite corporate leadership, citing Atlanta and Pittsburgh as models, and warns party fortunes hinge on business support for Lindsay’s reform effort.
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Washington
John Lindsay
New York
Trade Association
Ren Pnttern
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Dallas
Atlanta
Mobutu Remains Power Pivot in Congo’s Tumult
Gen Joseph Mobutu, central Congo army head and later president, shaped a volatile five years of independence. He backed KasaVubu against Lumumba, then ousted Lumumba, and solidified control as Tshombe and Kasavubu faltered. By 1960 he declared power, unified the regime, and maintained influence as Congo navigated crises and feuds.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Patrice Lumumbas
Tshombes
Kasavubus
Congo
Joseph Mobutu
Lumumba
Joseph Kasavubu
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Mobutu
Kasa
Tshombe
Kasavubu
Obutu
Sim
Nobutu
Us Kasavubu
Leopoldville
Umba
Oe Kenshu
Savu
Cambodia as Viet Cong Base, Ray Cromley Claims
Cromley reports Cambodia as Ho Chi Minh's southern supply base under Cambodian Gen Tay. He cites a Cambodia-Laos Front, 20,000 to 30,000 Cambodia-based troops, and reliance on Cambodia for weapons, medical supplies, and local guerrilla recruitment. He asserts Sihanouk tolerates but does not trust this arrangement.
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Washington
Nea
Ho Chi Minh
Cambodia
Hanoi
Neguyen van Tay
Phnom Penh
Tay
Diem
Norodom Sihanouk
Sihanouk
Namese
Red China
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
France
U. S
Viet Nam
Laos
North Viet Nam
Do Luong
Saigon
Big Ho
Washington stumbles on inside dope and cousins
Philip H Love recalls newsroom headaches in Washington where readers assume he has inside information and pull. A Potlatch Idaho caller pretends to be a cousin and begs for favors while the piece ends with a prayer excerpt from a Portland Presbyterian church page.
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Philip H. Love
Washington
Baltimore Sun
Bobby Baker
Supreme Court
Lady Bird
Potlatch
Idaho
Phil
Craigmont Worley
Stagmont Burley
Craigmont
Philip
Aunt Henrietta Spinover
Spinover
Maryland
St. Marys County
Mattingly
Tippett
Norah
Love
Henrietta
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Indochina
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Morrissey
Harry Truman
Ppven
Bureau
L.B.J
Wright
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Ore
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