Farm policy debate shows mixed farmer support for reforms
A farm policy debate reviews support for a New Frontier style program. Polls show most farmers oppose compulsory quotas, favor voluntary land retirement, or prefer no government controls, while Purdue economists and Farm Journal advocate managerial freedom and land retirement to curb surpluses and cut costs.
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Karl D. Butler
Butler
Farm Journal
Claude W. Gifford
Purdue University
Purdue
Russia
Red China
Kennedy language stumble cited in press conference remarks
The passage notes President Kennedy's awkward phrasing during a press conference. He veers from a question about reverse freedom rides to broad assertions about national problems and ends with praise for New Orleans but hints at concerns about reputational damage.
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Eisenhower
Kennedy
Whitewash and Frontiersmen in Estes Scandal Weigh In
Frantic efforts to find more whitewash amid Billie Sol Estes scandals suggest higher administration involvement. An Agriculture official resigned amid probes, Johnson reportedly corresponded with Estes over a political appointment, and lawmakers seek full revelation of the administration�s role.
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Billie Sol Estes
Agriculture Department
Lyndon Johnson
Billie Sol
Texas Cotton and Grain
Labor Department
Estes
Texas
GOP Declaration of Principles Drawn by Senate Republicans
A Washington report describes the Senate Republican leaders presenting a consensus declaration on principles and policy. Rep. Melvin Laird frames the document, noting it reflects a coalition and includes critique of Kennedy governance while stressing checks and tailored government means.
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Washington
Senate
Capitol
Kennedy
Congress
Melvin R. Laird
Wisconsin
Joint Committee
Rep. Laird
Gettysburg
Eisenhower
Laird
Sen. Bourke’ B. Hickenlooper
Iowa
Senate Republican Policy Committee
Sen. Hickenlooper
Rep
Sen
Kenneth B. Keating
New York
Sen. Keating
Joseph P. Kennedy
Advise and Consent film praised for Senate portrait
A reviewer defends Advise and Consent as an accurate depiction of the U S Senate noting its diversity and the strong performances of Charles Laughton and Walter Pidgeon. The piece argues the film captures the complexity of government, leadership, and the modern political climate while commenting on Harvard data and the role of expertise in public life.
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United States Senate
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Eugene McCarthy
Frank Lausche
Jacob Javits
Charles Laughton
Mississippi
Tom Wise
Walter Pidgeon
Lyndon Johnson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Otto Preminger
New York
Greenwich Village
Upper West Side
Lexington Avenue
Preminger
State Department
George Washington
Congress
Yugoslavia
Poland
Harvard
Republicans Shift Focus From Kennedy to Administration Figures
A Kennedy era political analysis notes Republicans avoid personal attacks on Kennedy and instead target allied officials like Chester Bowles and John Gabraith. It contrasts with Democratic tactics under Eisenhower and recalls past criticisms of Eisenhower and his aides, highlighting shifts in partisan strategy and leadership dynamics.
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Kennedy
Eisenhower
Senate
House
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
Chester Bowles
John K. Gabraith
India
Milton Eisenhower
Ezra Taft Benson
Benson
John Foster Dulles
Congress
White House
Lyndon Johnson
Public reaction to Kennedy medical care plea analyzed
The piece notes widespread opposition to the King Anderson bill across states and offices, with Republicans Carl Curtis Capehart and others reporting heavy negative mail. It cites polls and rebuttals by Lou Harris and contrasts Kennedy's remarks with suggestions socialized medicine is already opposed.
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Kennedy
Madison Square Garden
Arizona
Edward Annis
American Medical Association
King Anderson
Sen. Capehart
Indiana
Texas
Maryland
Utah
South Carolina
White House
King - Anderson
Lou Harris
Life Magazine
Harris
England
Mr. Kenenedy
Spock
Europe
Vassar College Graduation Reflections and Archive Glimpses
The author recalls a two week campus visit to Vassar College in Poughkeepsie New York for graduation events. He notes cameras everywhere and the intellectual energy of the institution including the Main Hall architecture and the 1962 class of about 300 women. He mentions Bach music at the procession and the 1860s fashion, plus a post ceremony luncheon hosted by Miss Sarah Gibson Blanding.
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New York
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie
Dutchess County
Eastman Kodak
Vassar
Vassar Quarterly Review
United States
England
Old Main
Johann Sebastian Bach
Sarah Gibson Blanding
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