Voodoo Of Misery In Haiti Under Duvalier Regime
The piece details Haiti’s dire conditions under Frances Duvalier’s regime. It notes wide poverty, illiteracy, subsistence farming, soil erosion, and a weak economy, with Duvalier’s term ending May 15 and fears about succession, military control, and potential Dominican intervention.
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Priza
Halli
Frances Duvalier
Hall
Fispaniola
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
Americas
National Geographic Society
Duvalier
Waili
Dreams Die Hard in Steaks Myth for Athletes
Dreaming of piles of steaks as rewards, high school athletes may cling to the belief that more meat boosts performance. Philly L. White of the AMA counters that calories, not protein, drive needs and that the steak dream is largely psychological amid ongoing steak lore.
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Philly L. White
Council On Foods and Nutrition
The
American Medical Association
Two Doctors Among Congress In AMA Survey
The AMA News reports a playful medical survey of Congress finding an average age of 52 with ages from 28 to 85. It notes 102 Methodists and 9 Catholics, plus occupations: 18 lawyers, 39 journalists, 158 businessmen or bankers, 61 farmers, 50 teachers, and two ministers and two doctors. The piece hints at a common salon tendency toward excess.
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American Medical Association News
Congress
Three Minutes A Day Indian land to fund scholarships
A 1901 grant of 160 acres of forest land to Wille Taggart and the Mad River Tribe led to a land transfer across departments and eventual sale to a timber firm for 125000 dollars. The proceeds finance scholarships for Indian students in fields like spring agriculture and medicine, supporting education for 15 youths.
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U.S
Wille Taggart
California
Mad River
Department of Education
a@ timber concern
Jottings From Yesteryear Forty Years Ago In Hagerstown
Local notes recount school programs under Miss Cochran and Miss Wil Frick, Catholic Daughters attendees Mia Butler Sarah Butler Alorta Mabley Elizabeth Full, narcotics issues in Hagerstown with distributors targeted, market prices for produce, promotion at Stuttgart Army Air Field for Fred Hil, lean gasoline supplies noted by distributors, Bert Tieminger returning to officer training, Mrs Thurman Lindsay elected to the Board of Education, Donald G Kaylor granted leave for Fulbright in New Zealand, and Millard Kerent named resident of Clear Spring Spring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald G. Kaylor
Hagerstown High School
Hagersown Junior College
New Zealand
Boyle Opens His Mailbag
New York AP column highlights quirky facts and jokes about daily life. It includes car trends, aging predictions, fashion notes, odd quotations, humor about real estate and twin births, and playful bits on traffic, education pay, and moustache care.
Voice of the People criticizes school board on Orange Bowl trip
A letter by M B of Mingansville protests the Miami Orange Bowl trip denial and accuses the Board of Education of shifting policy. It argues band funds come from Band Boosters, notes students' hard work and self financing, and urges parent and student involvement in spending decisions.
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M.B
Mingansville
Miami
Reters Gatielle
Baltimore
Vox
Board of Exucalan
South High Band
Mason City
South High
Grat
Board of Education
Sara
Florida
How To Keep Well Memory Loss And Aging Brain
Reader asks about forgetfulness in elderly relatives. Not all memory loss is pathological, most loss affects recent events while long term memory remains. Fatigue illness and inactivity worsen symptoms. regular health, sleep, nutrition, exercise, and avoiding sedatives help. No specific cure exists. DNA is mentioned as promising.
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New York
United
Wealchester
George Eliot
America
Stere
Pultic
London
Fim
U.S
Ramuel Butler
Grantpa
Roosevelt
van Dellen
Just Folks THE BOY OF IT By EDGAR A GUEST
A fragment from Edgar A Guest surveys a boy growing up and preparing for a girl’s gaze. It juxtaposes a mother’s sighs with the boy’s indifferent routines revealing themes of maturation, dirt, shirts, and small acts of daily life. The verses hint at social expectations and change.
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Edgar A
Gadly
Abe
Red
Kennedy Tito Meeting Under Consideration
The Allen-Scott Report notes possible Kennedy Tito talks, either in Europe during Kennedy’s June visit or in Washington during Tito’s Latin American swing. High-level talks follow a cordial letter exchange, with Rusk and Kennan advocating a meeting to bolster US Yugoslavia ties and counter Soviet influence.
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Washington
Kennedy
Yugoslavia
Marschal Tito
Europe
Tito
Latin America
Mabington Pi
Rusk Durfe
Belgrade
Rusk
George Kennan
Mexico City
Adalfo Lopezateos
Castro
West
Russia
Congress
Yu. Roslavia
Poland
China
Edwin A. Eichhorn
Long Island
N.Y
Ontet
United Nations Pred & Agricultural Organization
FAO
West Berlin
Love and angels in Belmont nursery tale in North Carolina
Kays Gary a North Carolina reporter writes to Jim Bishop about Sister Marie Patrice of Belmont running Holy Angels Nursery for disabled children. He describes a fragile, moving effort, appeals for coins and foreign currency donations, and notes the mix of faiths supporting the charity while acknowledging public funding woes.
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North Carolina
Kays Gary
Charlotts Observer
Berlin
Frankfort
Germany
Marie Patrice
Belmont
Noth Carolina
Gary
Maria Patrice
N.C
Patrice
Maria
Holy Angels Nursery
Els
Prats
North Bes
Holy ‘Angels
Billy Gratam
Jim
America
Holy Angles
Carrlotte Obeecyer
Charlotte
Angela
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Dreams
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Yesteryear
Gun
Sibs
Nstefla Cochran
Han- Wil Frick
Catholic Daughters of America
Mia, Sarah T. Butler
Alorta Mabley
Fizabeth Full
Hagerstowe
Fred ¢. Hil
Maryland Avenue
Stuttgart Army Air Field
Suttgart, Ark
Pasoling
Bert Tieminger
Camp Barkley
Tex
Mawaii
Thurman Lindsay
Mary P. Posner
Millard E. Keretnd
Ned
Boyle
Ler’ Mar
Romney
Hagerstown
Atlantic City
Voice of the People
Daily Mall
Maryland
IPTA
Baml
My TR. van Dellen, M.D
H. W. Welles
Henry
Suse Deni
Allen-Scott Report
By Rupert
Allen and
Paul Scott
Wilbur Mills
Dirk
House
Ways and Means Committee
White House
Mills
Kremlin
Hungary
Walsh
Jim Bishop
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