Wagner bill on off track betting debates in Albany
The Troy Record discusses Mayor Wagner's push for off track betting to boost tax revenue. It notes minority leaders backing the bill and a Saratoga context with concerns about corruption and gambling expansion. It also covers Dulles illness and calls for bipartisan foreign policy unity and a proposed foreign ministers conference.
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Wagner
New York
Assembly
Senate
Caet
Bil
Ood Wnymankinds
Clole A. Morris
Saratoga Association
Spa
Morris
Morrisley
Albany
Benson Faces Senate Fire Over Farm Price Policy
Secretary of Agriculture Benson confronts Democrats and Republicans on the farm program as senators accuse him of suppressing prices while he seeks a supply and demand based solution. He argues reform would cut costs and bolster national agriculture, citing Florida and the Wheat belt as contrasting models. He promises legislation aimed at broad, beneficial impact despite political pressure.
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Dulles
State Department
Lyndon 8. Johnson
Senate
Johnson
Eisenhower
Senator Fullbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Congress
House
Korea
Dean Acheson
Truman-Acheson
Eisenhower Dulles
Bara Watt Benson
Benson
Agriculture Committee
Bint
Penorats
Wales
Henson
Wenson
Faw
Florida
Mantham
Econtrol
Uhender
Mr. Benson
Cyprus Accord Signals End of Four-Year Strife
Diplomatic breakthrough on Cyprus brings Greece Turkey and Britain closer to independence for the island. Archbishop Makarios emerges as a central figure guiding negotiations. Britain maintains troops while addressing Turkish minority concerns and the rebels’ toll, with optimism for swift peaceful settlement and regional unity.
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Greece
Turkey
Great Britain
Makarios
Zarieh
Mde
Cyprus
Makirlos
Toops
Prayer In Schools Sparks Debate On Religion And Freedom
A letter to The Record argues that the nation’s founding religious conviction supported freedom but warns against using majority rule to promote theological theories. The writer says public prayer risks shaping minds and urges neutrality by law and judges in metaphysical matters.
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Mathew
Herricks
God
Presidential candidate chatter across parties in a thoughtful forecast
A newspaper column surveys likely Democratic contenders like Johnson Kefauver Kennedy Meyner Stevenson Symington and Williams, weighing health experience and regional viability. It notes Johnson’s health concerns, Kefauver’s weak record, Kennedy’s youth, Meyner’s youth and capacity, Stevenson’s experience and education, and Symington’s national reach, with broader comments on Republican choices.
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Williams
Michigan
Lodge
Nixon
Rockefeller
Stassen
Sir Winston Churchill
Johnson
Kefauver
Kennedy
Meyner
Stevenson
Symington
South
Burney
Public Health Service
Oyo
Missouri
Armos
Capitol
Meuse Valley
Son
Belgium
Donora
Penn
Isylvania
Teondon
Smog Debate and Health Effects Across Cities
Dr Edwin P Jordan discusses smog concerns from London to New York, noting links between air pollution and cancer, plus the role of vehicle exhaust and temperature inversion. He calls for coordinated prevention efforts as experts assess substances harming health and strategies to reduce contaminants.
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Edwin P. Jordan
London
Indass U. S
Washington
DD. C
New Yorklor
Pittsburgh
Pronunciation debates for kowtow and diva spark debate
A reader discusses whether to pronounce kowtow as koh tow or kow taw and explains the Chinese roots and Americanization. Another note corrects a broadcaster mispronouncing diva as diva, tracing its Latin origin meaning goddess.
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Maria Callas
Savannah, Ga
Johnson rises as a Western regional force in 1960 race
The Western Democratic Conference expands to 14 states boosting Lyndon B. Johnson’s bid. The bloc skews liberal on development and resources, with Senators Morse Neuberger Magnuson O Mahoney Carroll Chavez, and may pull electoral votes from the West and beyond. Johnson favored by many in the conference.
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Lyndon B. Johnson
Senate
Far West
Southwest
Capitol
Dixie
Morse
Neuberger
Oregon
Magnuson
O'Mahoney
Wyoming
Carroll
Colorado
Chavez
New Mexico
White House
Jack
Johnson
Old South
Southern
Border
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Meyner
Williams
Stevenson
Symington
Gore
Humphrey
Russell
Elec
Lone Star State
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