The Old Mug and the yacht race pledge
The piece blends editorials on the America’s Cup era and a study on happiness from the University of Chicago. It notes the 12-meter yachts Sceptre Weatherly and Sovereign, the coming Britons’ challenge, and hints at next year’s possible contest, followed by reflections on happiness research and a Mr recorder inquiry in Washington.
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Gretel
Weatherly
Britain
Clyde Estuary
Scotland
Sceptre
University of Chicago
Illinois
Our Debt to the Toll Roads and the Interstate System
The piece argues toll roads grew from a federal failure to provide a free national highway network before 1956. It notes 18 years of bills, the 1956 act, and Indiana's toll link, stressing toll roads saved costs and traffic safety, while urging blame on Congress for delay rather than motorists for tolls.
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Ohio
Indiana
Congress
New York-Chicago
Reapportionment clash over Shaff plan and federal action
Dewel disputes Shaff reapportionment plan, arguing it would invite federal court intervention by overemphasizing county power. He criticizes the population based Senate concept, cites Iowa county sizes, labor and Farm Bureau influence, and recalls era of equal two houses while warning of potential governance dysfunction.
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Shaff
House of Representatives
Senate
David Shaft
Duane Dewel
The
Algona Advance
Shaft
Dewel
Iowa
AFL - Cio
Farm Bureau
Kossuth
Pottawatta
Mie
Clinton
House
Vhce
Shatf
Iowa Farmers Home Administration Reports Over 29 Million in Loans
Iowa FHA authorities report 296 loans totaling 29,131,538 in the just completed fiscal year. The agency notes increases versus prior years and says loans fund farm operating needs ownership housing and rural services while boosting local economies. County offices offer application information.
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Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Iowa
Gene L. Hoffman
Hoffman Sai Farmers Home Administration
Farmers Administration
Hoffmann
Towans
Hoffman
Goldwater Gains Wide National Following in Gallup Polls
National support for Barry Goldwater appears broad across regions with about 31 percent of independents backing him. The piece notes wariness toward Taft in 1952 and warns party kingmakers aim to frame Goldwater as Bircher by association while stressing his contrast with left-leaning figures.
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Lyle C. Wilson
United Press International
Barry Goldwater
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Goldwater
Arizona
United States
Robert A. Taft
Taft
Kansas
Republican Party
John Birch Society
Nightmarish deal stalls in 1960 women's bridge match
In a Great Britain versus United States women's team match, a chaotic 1960 hand produced a huge score swing. Despite a difficult defense, the American West doubled at two clubs and endured a long run of tricks, yielding a net gain of 41,020 points for the Americans against the British.
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Great Britain
United States
North
South
East
King
West
Area Syndicate, Inc
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