Editorial on the transportation crisis and car dominance
Washington forum of nine panelists frames the nation’s transport woes around private cars while noting expanding urban growth and rising travel. Census and Bureau of Public Roads data show car use surging, suburbs expanding, and infrastructure costs climbing with few ready solutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Milllion
Henry Shryock
Census Bureau
U. S
U.S
Bureau of Public Roads
A. F. Parrott
American Statistical Assn
Ike Rises From Fade Out Speaks Out For World Peace
Former president General Eisenhower, now chairman of the People to People group, urges grass roots global effort to push governments aside and foster a free world. He and Harry Truman as ex presidents lead a private drive for world understanding started in 1956 and revived in 1961.
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Douglas MacArthur
Eisenhower
People To People
Kansas City
People To People Organization
General Eisenhower
Harry Truman
White House
It Changes but Still Is the Same
In a guest editorial the author compares congressional elections to a high school chemistry demo. The piece argues that despite campaign shifts the new national House of Representatives resembles the previous one in structure and outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LOS Angeles Times
House of Representatives
Brief Days of Glory for the SS African Pilot
The SS African Pilot tied to the Bay of Pigs prisoner exchange and back a thousand relatives from Havana heads for mothballs in the James River reserve fleet near Baltimore. It is the sixth ship named American Red Cross Mercy Ship. Once the Mandarin then the Farrell Line run between New York and West Africa the vessel began WWII service near Hawaii. The 9.1 per 1,000 U.S. death rate in 1954 is also noted.
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Havana
James River
Baltimore
Hawaii
West Coast
Sedalia Boy Scout Council selects new officers
Twenty five years ago the Sedalia Boy Scout Council elected officers at Keack's Tavern with E. J. Kennedy as chairman and Larry A. Brill as vice chairman. J. C. Griffin became treasurer and E. H. Headlee commissioner. New board members included Jack Crawford Frank Martin and Dr. G H Abney while Guy Callender retired as chairman.
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Sedalia Boy Scout Council
Keack’s Tavern
E. J. Kennedy
Larry A. Brill
J. C. Griffin
E. H. Headlee
Jack Crawford
Frank Martin
G. H. Abney
Guy Callender
Addalla Grotto Elects Officers At Annual Meeting
The Addalla Grotto Masonic social group met above the Strand theatre for its annual meeting and elected officers led by Monarch Dr. A. H. Heaton and Chief Justice Walter Harmon. Succeeded by Master of Ceremonies S. B. Kennon Treasurer Tom H. Yount Secretary Louis F. Ritchey Trustee Mel T. Henderson and house committee members Walter Staley Walter Harmon and W. F. McElroy.
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Addalla Grotto
Strand Theatre
Monarch
A. H. Heaton
Walter Harmon
S. B. Kennon
Tom H. Yount
Louis F. Ritchey
Mel T. Henderson
Walter Staley
W. F. McElroy
War Hero Berger Loman Seeks Arlington Burial
Washington Merry-Go-Round recalls Pvt. Berger Loman 132d Infantry hero of 1918 near Consenvoye France. Now 82 he asks Arlington burial space. memo says only one grave at death due to space. Pentagon confirms room available, easing concerns for wife.
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Washington
Sam
Consenvoye
France
Pvt
Berger Loman
Man
Pvt. Loman
Berger Laman
Congressional Medal of Honor Society
Arlington National Cemetery
Luther Skaggs
Defense Department
Memorial Division
St. Petersburg
Fla
Secretary of the Army
Pentagon
Congres
Tax Cut Popularity Linked To Kennedy Re Election
The piece argues a tax cut could aid Kennedy's 1964 bid but warns voters assess him on overall performance. It notes a projected 98.8 billion dollar budget with an 11.9 billion deficit, the lagging economy, and potential cuts to social programs like education and aged care. Kennedy seeks to boost growth via tax relief while Congress weighs details.
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Kennedy
Congress
Reds Ready First Female Astronaut
HAVANA AP The Soviet Union plans to launch the first woman astronaut and Pavel Popovich says the world will soon learn of the pioneering cosmonaut. He returned to Moscow after a two week Cuba visit that included inviting Cubans to fly through space. Popovich was in Cuba for ceremonies marking Fidel Castro’s revolution fourth anniversary as Andrian Nikolayev orbited Earth twice during the period.
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Havana
Soviet Union
Pavel Popovich
Moscow
Cuba
Popovich
Fidel Castro
Andrian Nikolayev
Polly's Pointers Tackle Box Worthy Idea
Polly's Pointers offers reader tips on home sewing hacks and small crafts. A husband repurposes a fishing tackle box as a sewing caddy with top tray for needles pins and scissors while the bottom stores patches wool and buttons. The column invites more homemaking ideas for a Polly Dollar reward.
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Polly
D. D
We the Women Americans Not Cultural Clods As Supposed By Ruth Millett
A Stanford Research Institute report finds Americans pursue culture in many forms beyond mass entertainment. About 32 million play musical instruments, 15 million are visual artists, and 50 million engage in creative activities like strumming and sketching in their leisure time.
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Ruth Millett
Enterprise Assa
Stanford Research Institute of California
America
New Budget Reform Aims to Split Administrative and Capital Accounts
Washington notes outlay reform proposals to create separate administrative and capital budgets. The plan would push new obligational authority above 100 billion dollars, reclassify health and welfare spending, and include long term investments like highways and defense in a capital budget alongside loans and social programs.
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Washington
Pres. Kennedy
Yale
Congress
Williams
Council of Economic Advisers
Kermit Gordon
U. S
Doctor's Mailbag on Raynaud's Disease and Syphilis Signals
Raynaud's disease causes color changes in fingers due to cold or stress with pallor blue and red phases and possible complications. Nicotinic acid and reserpine may help. avoid cold exposure. sympathectomy in stubborn cases. In syphilis, a persistent positive blood test after treatment usually reflects old infection without progression unless reinfected.
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Raynaud
France
Woman Drives On Tracks In Burbank Stopping Freight Train
Mazie Wells of Burbank drove her car onto a railroad track and traveled about half a mile before the vehicle stalled at a switch. A track supervisor diverted an advancing freight train by throwing a switch, delaying the 100-car train.
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Burbank
Calif
Mazie Wells
Gelatin Improves Ice Cream Heat Shock Resistance
The article explains that gelatin is used in commercial ice cream to strengthen protective action. It helps the product resist heat shock by reducing ice crystal formation during sudden temperature changes.
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Drew Pearson
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Arlington Cemetery
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Senator Hayden
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Arizona
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Sam Horowitz
Philadelphia
Horowitz
Winston Churchill
United States
Fulton
Churchill
England
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Reds
Polly Cramer
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
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Reynaud
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