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Newspaper
Thomasville Times Enterprise
Location
Thomasville, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1961
Page
2
An item argues that a USPS rate increase targeted at newspapers and mail could rise by at least 79 percent, with larger hikes for smaller formats. It notes a history of rate rises, a $750 million annual deficit, and calls for reform while criticizing government waste and foreign aid.
General Douglas MacArthur at 81 urges staying young by keeping faith hope and self confidence. Age is a state of mind not a number, he says, with a recording heart that welcomes beauty and courage.
The Charleston News and Courier laments a future of disposable goods from shirts to cars expressing worry over financial strain. The piece jokes about patching up appliances while warning that a shortage of disposable trousers during poverty would worsen hardship.
Columnist surveys quirky government titles and daily life curiosities from American road mileage to underground workers in New York. It notes Sherwood Anderson's death by toothpick and muses on education, aging, marriage, frontiers, names, and famous figures while peppering wit from Genie Pace to Nijinsky.
A Jackson County editorial condemns government food aid distribution in Ripley West Virginia noting many recipients do not work and discard powdered eggs. It cites relief costs, local disorder at garages, and calls for emergency work programs amid high tax burdens on working residents.
A columnist argues that assassination of Trujillo should not stain all dictators and denounces CIA and State Department meddling. The piece recalls Monroe Doctrine and warns against imposing American virtue and intervention on Latin America, stressing nonintervention as foundational U.S. policy.
The text discusses the Monroe Doctrine as a pillar of U S policy, opposing foreign interposition in the Americas and noting a shift in policy after Wilson's era. It contrasts past avoidance of territorial influence with later unfavorable changes, mentions Soviet pressure in Havana, and cites a West Virginia aid scenario influencing work incentives.
A reflective piece questions public obligation to support others versus individual enterprise. It argues many people resist self-reliance and asserts society should not be forced to fund those who will not help themselves. The author invites serious consideration of who bears responsibility for welfare.
President Kennedy shows strength in domestic policy with Republicans and conservative Democrats backing his proposals. He and Johnson operate behind the scenes much as Eisenhower did, while foreign affairs remain the proving ground. Meetings with De Gaulle and Khrushchev yielded amiable but non decisive communiqués.
A reader asks if a divorced man should be barred from ministry. The reply notes denominations vary, and forgiven sin should not prevent service. If called, the divine calling is trustworthy, and following it, despite past marital issues, can lead to a suitable ministry.
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