How Much Does It Cost To Influence Congress
The article explains lobbying in Washington as a major business with 286 groups reporting about 4.2 million dollars in spending last year. It notes gaps in reporting, highlights top spenders like the United Federation of Postal Clerks and AFL CIO, and discusses how lobbying targets legislation such as pay raises, tax cuts, and civil rights measures while many Americans remain unrepresented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
United Federation of Postal Clerks
Aflcio
Business Committee For
Coordinating Committee For Fundamental “American Freedoms Inc
Citizens’ Committee For
Senate
National Farmers Union
American Farm Bureau Federation
American’ Legion
American Medical Assn
American Dental Assn
Winston Churchill at Ninety A Public Birthday Tribute
The article notes Sir Winston Churchill’s 90th birthday celebrated in Britain with public broadcasts and salutes. It highlights his long parliamentary career praised by the London Daily Mail as spectacular and sensational and mentions his American ancestry and honorary U.S. citizenship by Kennedy in 1963.
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Winston Churchill
Great Britain
Sir Winston
House of Commons
London Daily Mail
Britain
Jenny Jerome
United States
Kennedy
Congress
U.S
America
Just Another Washington Fuss Illuminates Reilly Otepka Case
Richard Wilson argues that high standards are essential in government as the FCC hires John F. Reilly, a State Department employee who lied to a Senate subcommittee, then faced revelations about tapping Otepka’s phone. The episode highlights bureaucratic loyalty, security risks, and ongoing congressional scrutiny.
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New York Internal Revenue
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
State Department
Senate
John F. Reilly
FCC
Reilly
Internal Security Committee
Otto F. Otepka
Otepka
Rusk
Department of State
Congress
The Cult Of Anti-Success by Holmes Alexander
Opinion column attacking a growing anti‑success ideology in liberalism. It blasts UN moves on Puerto Rico independence, notes voter results, and argues government taxes and welfare policies undermine achievement. It warns Johnson era tax plans and public financing threaten excellence.
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Puerto Rico
USA
Wells
Denmark
Venezuela
Trouble in Nonomura AID funded chaos and war strain
North Nonomurans seize key centers in South Nonomura including a streetcar and a department store amid civil unrest. The Gog government faces student and coed rioting while heavy troop deployments slow but stabilize the capital. Debates rise over drastic options from Fulbright exchanges to bombing North or South Nonomura.
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South Nonomura
North Nonomuraris
Nonomura Hilton
Post Office
American Officers’ Club
Nonomura
United States
North Nonomura
Pentagon
IMA
Letters To The Editor Great Insight Into Nation's Problems
Readers praise editorials for conservative stance and urge continued Goldwater column. They discuss youth activities after games, parental responsibility laws in Arizona, and the need for guidance and discipline. A reader praises a piece on freedom and notes a future school relevance. Letters must include real names and addresses. 300 word limit.
Before and after 1929 Arizona football field shifts
The note describes the old University of Arizona football field behind the Aggie building now replaced by the Chem Physics Pharmacy and Administration blocks at a nearby lot. It mentions Steward Observatory in the corner and contrasts with modern driveways and new campus streets. It also captions the 1929 first section of the present stadium under construction on East Sixth Street between Vine and Cherry Avenues and recalls the 1926 homecoming dedication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Arizona
Aggie
Chem-Physics-Pharmacy
Steward Observatory
East Sixth St
Vine and
Cherry Avenues
Base Slash And Strike Threat At Brooklyn Terminal
Victor Riesel reports on longshoremen facing job losses at the Brooklyn Army Terminal after its closure order by Secretary McNamara. The piece outlines the ILA and Shipping Association deadlock over workforce reductions, pension boosts, and wage guarantees, with thousands at risk as BART may shut, leaving crews from Greenland to the Near East without work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BART
New York Shipping Assn
International Longshore Men’s Association
ILA
Aflcio
Simple Christmas Story Told by Luke for All
Read Luke 1 3 to 4 and see how God makes the life of Jesus plain for children and plain people alike. The early tale follows an expectant family, a busy yet joyful birth, shepherds and angels. A physician biographical historian named Luke frames the Christmas celebration. Amen.
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God
Jesus
Christ
Hay
Luke
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