State Senator Stahlin Report Disses Highway Inquiry
The State Senator’s committee report criticizes graft and waste in the Highway Department but omits recommendations for corrective legislation or follow-up actions. The piece argues Stahlin should present solid facts or refrain from casting doubt on Michigan road projects.
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Saginaw News
John H. Stahlin
State Highway Department
John C. Mackie
Highway Department
State Administrative Board
Stahlin
Mr. Mackie
Sen. Stahlin
Michigan
State Treasury
Recreation and law shape Michigan public life in 1960s
A magazine-like survey discusses how Michigan villages towns and counties provide summer recreation for youths and the impact of strict child labor laws on jobs. It notes the Recreation Association of Michigan and the Legislative overhaul of the Judicature Act as pivotal, with emphasis on facilities supervision safety and long range planning for highways.
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Michigan
The
Recreation Association of Michigan
Michigan Municipal League
Citizens debate private vs public hydro power
Elizabeth Hradel argues the government should retain control of hydroelectric projects to protect public resources and keep rates low, criticizing private utilities and urging accountability from state leaders. The letter cites historical administrations and calls for reevaluating energy policy.
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Mr. Grim
Futhermore
Cederberg
Sen. Hart
McNamara
Elizabeth Hradel
J. R
S. Mission Road
Mt. Pleasant
Rambler missile offered as bargain space probe tool
University of Michigan scientists unveil the Rambler, a $35 000 research rocket. The Detroit Free Press says it can perform many space probing tasks as well as costly military missiles, using simpler gear and slower deployment to save taxpayers money. Congress is urged to consider its use by military and space authorities.
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University of Michigan
Detroit Free Press
Khrushchev pressures Berlin and Mansfield proposes a troika
Khrushchev declares patience exhausted and gives six months to evacuate West Berlin. Senate Majority Leader Mansfield outlines a plan for a free city under international authority with West and East Berlin united, potentially joining a troika including a neutral like Czechoslovakia or India to veto Berlin policy.
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West Berlin
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Senate
Mike Mansfield
West
East Berlin
Berlin
Czechoslovakia
India
Civil Defense plan seen as costly and ambitious
A four year civil defense program may cost up to 20 billion dollars starting July with annual spends rising from 300 million to five billion by year four. Critics doubt shelter feasibility while urging focus on military defense and nuclear testing as a better guard against Cold War threats.
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Frank B. Ellis
Kennedy
Louisiana
Office of Civil Defense
White House
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Force
Shepherd Argus Enters Second Class Post Matter
The Shepherd Argus is entered as second class matter at the Post Office in Shepherd Michigan under the act of March 3 1879.
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Shepherd Argus
Shepherd
Michigan
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John B. Swainson
State Bar of Michigan
Shepherd Argus Shepherd
Mich
Mackie
Wne
al Jodway
Mr. Jodway
Shepherd Fire Department
Kai
Krush
Kremlin
Railroad Highway Traffic Safety Committee
Che Shepherd Argus
Isabella County
Grim Printing Co
A. C. Grim
Michigan Press Association
Michigan Press Service
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