Lake Erie Water Seen as Key Resource for Lorain County
The Chronicle Telegram urges Lorain County to pipe Lake Erie water to all areas, arguing the resource is abundant, dependable, and essential for growth. It cites Edwin Byrne of the Lake Erie Water Conservation Foundation, compares Lima and Dallas water efforts, and stresses the need for a countywide distribution plan to support industry, homes, and farms.
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Lorain County
Lake Erie
Chronicle-Telegram
Leake Erie Water Conservation Foundation
Elyria
Byrne
Great Lakes
Lima News
Lima
Texas
Oklahoma
Ohio
Fort Worth
Dallas
Claude I. Hummel
Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Hummel
Four councilmen opposed fluoridation say no
A reader thanks four council members who opposed adding fluorine to the city water and criticizes the majority who voted to fluoridate. The letter cites 1170 signers against fluoridation and 1179 signers in support, noting delays for public comment and naming other cities’ experiences.
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Lord
Proposed Constitutional Amendments on the Supreme Court
Washington column discusses Senate debates over a constitutional amendment to shield Court independence. It notes limits on court packing, grants appellate jurisdiction against congressional encroachment, sets 75-year retirement, and requires five years out before presidential candidacy to curb judicial politicization.
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Supreme Cour
Neaign
Congress
Franklin D. Roosevelt
NRA
Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Close Call and Fist Fight Over Army McCarthy Row
Washington insiders recount a closed-door clash between Sen. John McClellan and Boston attorney Sam Sears over Sears past McCarthy ties. Sears denied meetings, McClellan demanded truth, and the Arkansas senator was restrained from striking. The piece also notes economic advisers' worry over a weaker spring boom and looming unemployment. McCarthy’s anti farm voting record is examined in relation to farm price supports and CCC borrowing authority.
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Sen
John McClellan
Sam Sears
Boston
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Sears
Senate Investigating Committee
McCarthy
Jackson
Washington Democrat
Senator Jackson
Subcommittee
Arkansas
Jumping Joe" McCarthy
Wisconsin
Agriculture Department
Joe
Benson
Georgia
Dick Russell
Congress
Commodity Credit Corporation
Truman
National Farm Program
Dustbowl causes and political shifts in Senate debates
By Drew Pearson notes 1949 to 1951 votes by McCarthy against soil conservation and farm subsidies, contrasting with later praise of farmers. Sparksman faces Alabama primary pressure for civil rights stance and opposition to Tidelands Oil, as Battle vies with radio and TV support. observers say Sparkman sought broad representation over special interests.
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McCarthy
Senate
Agriculture Department
Sen
John Sparkman
Alabama
Adlai Stevenson
Sparkman
Laurie Battle
Texas
Tidelands Oil
Battle
Lawrence County
Congressional Quiz From Congressionl Quarterly Quiz
A CQ survey shows Eisenhower submitted 19 proposals by March 31 1953 with 2 favorable actions and a 0.727 batting average for 1953, while 32 of 44 proposals by end of 1953 session had favorable action. Lobby spending rose with 19 groups above 50000 in 1953 led by the National Association of Electric Companies and the Association of American Railroads. Members voting on roll calls stood at 89.8 percent with On The Record 93.2 percent. House floor smoking prohibition noted and Congressional immunity and impeachment questions addressed.
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Congress
Congressional Quarterly
National Association of Fledtric Companies
iSecond
Association of America Railroads
The
Colorado River Association
Senate
House
The Old Man Warns Of College Sports Fatality Risk
A veteran critic laments college sport’s toll on youths arguing coaches push athletes beyond safe limits. He cites ruined health, early deaths, and a culture that prizes victories over lives, urging medical oversight and restraint. He warns Saturday heroes become Monday funerals and calls for ending the deadly program.
FHA notes plague homeowners and local businesses
The piece details widespread overcharges by storm window and mastic paint promoters, FHA loan risks, and police concern as promoters push costly home improvements. It notes a home buyer misled by an FHA completion certificate, banks foreclosing if payments stop, and legal actions against questionable contractors. It also covers US aid to France in Indochina, legality of the Communist Party, congressional pay, and roll-call voting, finishing with a hunter friendly motor mule by Merry Mfg. Co.
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California
New York
U.S
Indochina
John Foster Dulles
Congress
U. S
France
NATO
Thailand
Philippines
Australia
New Zealand
Communist Party
House
Senate
District of Columbia
Grandpappy Sez on Kicking the Downed Man
A columnist opines that while a person should not be kicked when defeated, the idea does not grant immunity from harm at other times. The remark questions fairness in ongoing mistreatment and implies moral standards apply broadly.
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the Chronicle-Telegram
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Pi U
George C. Innes
Cutting
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Drew Pearson
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L Quarterly
Capitol
William Blount
Tennessee
Blount
By Whitney Bolton
Ken
Ed’s
Upper Darby
Fanball Dor
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Merry Mfg. Co
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