The Costs of Perfectionism in Public Life
A reflection on American tolerance for private frailty versus public error amid Cold War pressures. The piece argues that leaders face unprecedented global challenges from Viet Nam to Cuba and Berlin, where imperfect choices are weighed against utopian demands for flawless success. It urges restraint and humility rather than perfectionist plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Viet Nam
South America
Berlin
Korea
Laos
Indonesia
India
Cuba
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight D. Eisenhower
John F. Kennedy
Viet Nam
Latin America
How To Keep Well The Table Burper
A light readers note on the ale swallower at meals. It explains the habit of belching after eating, links it to nervousness and rapid eating, and urges slower, thorough chewing without washing down with liquids. It offers home tips and mentions medical questions answered by Dr. Van Dellen in a later column.
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Aly
van Dellen
Just Folks FAMILY PRIDE By EDGAR A GUEST
A reflective verse piece exploring life as a blend of pleasure and pain. It ponders worth, striving, pride, and neighborly esteem, contrasting fortune with struggle and the joys of aging with personal dignity and responsibility.
Jottings From Yesteryear In 0 Years Ago
The Sager Redford Lumber Company was granted articles of incorporation with Frank Sager Louis A Sager and F J Reford as incorporators. Mary K Toston bought the restaurant at 511 Washington Square. Walks and park improvements continued in the city park. H A Bester and son added shrubs in the park. WAAC trainees Mary Jane Elliott and Alice G Fox completed training at Fort Gelethorpe Ga. Huey Thomas aged 0 severed fingers while chopping wood and was treated at Washington County Hospital. Audrey Triesler elected to Muay Queen's Court at Western Maryland College. Clyde H Roverls exhibited paintings at the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts. Rabeerlis was an art instructor at Hagarstown. Carol A Noel of St Mary’s High School won first prize in girls’ division of Blue Ridge Conference oratorical contest. Carlet Wayne Spang placed on honor roll at Randolph-Macon Academy Front Royal Va.
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Clyde H. Roverls
Washington County Museum of Fine Arts
Rabeerls
Hagarstown
Carol A. Noel
St. Mary's High School
Blue Ridge
Catholic Students’ Mission Crime
Voice of the People letters on polio and community views
A reader group in Boonsboro High School discussion backs removal of TV in schools. Letters to Voice of the People discuss health fund drives and the March of Dimes polio campaign. The piece covers vaccination progress, Sabin and Salk vaccines, Maryland totals, and upcoming immunization dates with pink record cards required.
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Childen
Wen
Pole
Yesteryear
Maryland
Calls For Prayers On Slot Machine Bill Delay
Youth paper reports delay in voting on an abolition bill for slot machines. Letter urges churchgoers to pray for passage, noting last minute lobbying and alleged bribes by vested interests. Writer GB from Williamsport appeals to prevent organized crime and supports abolition.
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Sumfay
O Alfer
Hagerstown Citizens Face Annual Choice of Local Year Winners
A proposal suggests Hag erstown residents select a Doctor of the Year Nurse of the Year Minister of the Year Teacher of the Year Pharmacist of the Year Lawyer of the Year and Dentist of the Year. Citizens could vote or appoint a western city example as incentive.
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Hagerstown
Snow filled hunt finds dropped lens in Grand Rapids
A mother guided her 17 year old son to shovel melt and drain snow until they recovered the expensive contact lens lost in a snowbank. The tale prompts a message about hope and action transforming fear into progress with a religious sentiment urging strength and perseverance.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
National Service Corps outlined to boost youth welfare
The Washington notebook reports President Kennedy’s National Service Corps plan aims to recruit 15 000 members aged 16 to 21 to work in national forests, mental hospitals, and other sites. It envisions 17 months of service, pay tied to local scales, and support from states, with pilots by November and growth to about 20 projects.
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Washington
NEAI
Kennedy
National Service Corps
Congress
Peace Corps
Youth Conservation Corps
Corpomen
National Service
New York
Illinois
Nice To Be Irish In March By Jim Bishop
Jim Bishop reflects on St Patrick’s Day and Irish identity with humor and nostalgia. He recalls family roots in Wexford and Cork, Irish customs, and jokes about whiskey, hurling, and Irish stubbornness. The piece blends pride and self mockery within a long, readable reminiscence.
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St. Patrick's Day
Ireland
Poland
Germany
Sweden
St. Patrick's
Innescorthy
Wexford
Cork
Bishops
Murphys
McSwiggens
Tiers
Holland
England
Jersey City
St. Anthony of Padua
Italy
Mayo
Wok
Otther
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Mr. Popper
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T. P
F. M
Edgar A
Tex Nanret
Sager - Redford Lumber Company, Inc
Frank
Sager
Louis A. Sager
Mary Ki. Toston
Clarence E. Poper
Washington Square
H. A. Bester and Son
Mary Jane Elliott
Alice G. Fox
Ard
WAACS
Fort Gelethorpe
Huey Thomas
Charles Thoas
Washington County Hospital
Audrey Triesler
Western Maryland College
Carlet Wayne Spang
Randolph-Macon Academy
Front Royal
COMM
Agric Faure Ee
Washington County
Nigeria
Boonsboro High School
Daily Mail
Hazerstown
Aforyland
Williamsport
By James Keller
Remans
Washington Notebook
Washington Correspondents Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Secvice
Pluins
Jim_ Bishop
States
Mary Murphy Bishop
America
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