Inflation and consumer loyalty in American life urge thrift
Editorials discuss faith in God amid forgetfulness and the American propensity to spend. Inflation is mild relative to some nations, with 10 year price gains under 25 percent, yet Americans buy耗 expendables to faith in the future. Dr Talbert notes that careful use of grocery and dry goods ads can cut costs 10 percent and 25 to 50 percent respectively without quality loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Talbert
University of Mississippi
Talbert
Bubble Gum in Viet Nam
In a Hanoi era letter home from Headquarters Battery 27th Artillery in Saigon July 1969, Tom Koehler shares a humorous army life moment with bubble gum antics, notes a promised half day weekly schedule, a pay raise, and a Seiko watch purchase. He mentions pool time, promotion prospects, sleep-heavy guard shifts, following Apollo 11, and plans to call via the MARS ham radio network. He signs off with love to his mom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Koehler
Mary L. Koehler
South 8Th Ave
Viet Nam
Twenty Per Congressmen High Priced Help On Capitol Hill
Washington report notes about 20 staffers per congressperson with top pay up to 644 per week and a maximum annual salary of 33 495 for congressional employees. It contrasts House and Senate pay, cites public salary records, and highlights committee staff prominence and patronage dynamics.
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Washington, D. C
Congress
Capitol Hill
Congressional
Executive Branch
Congressional Record
House
Senate
Los Angeles
House Committee
Representatives
Steno
UPI
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Little Black Sambo and library censorship issues
A discussion of Helen Bannerman's Little Black Sambo and its history of print, censorship, and library access. The Washington Public Library defends the work as non-harmful, noting 42 copies passed through many hands over years, and cites the Library Bill of Rights endorsing access to diverse viewpoints. The piece also describes library services and reference options for material not in local collection.
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Helen Bannerman
India
England
Washington Public Library
State
Des Moines
New Fiction On Shelves From Price Reeman Slaughter Hunter
The fiction list features Eugenia Price New Moon Rising Douglas Reeman The Pride and the Anguish Frank G Slaughter Surgeons Choice and Evan Hunter Sons with an excerpt in McCall's August issue.
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Eugenia Price
Douglas Reeman
Frank G. Slaughter
Evan Hunter
McCall’s Magazine
Record Homes of 1969 featured in Architectural Record
Editors of Architectural Record compile Record Homes of 1969 outlining twenty U.S. houses that showcase notable achievements in residential architecture. The volume surveys design innovation, material use, and stylistic approaches reflecting the era’s professional discourse.
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Architectural Record
U. S
The Night We Stopped the Trolley and More
A brief note surveys nonfiction works by Earl Schenck Miers Helen Hill Miller and Robert Paul Smith highlighting humor and historical themes. It mentions titles and authors, suggesting varied approaches to American non fiction prose.
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Earl Schenck Miers
King Arthur
Helen Hill Miller
Robert Paul Smith
Sorosis Club Presents Antiques Book by Frederic Taubes
The Sorosis Club of Ainsworth presents Restoring and Preserving Antiques by Frederic Taubes and the American Cancer Society gives Why Me by William Gargan. The Library gratefully acknowledges these gifts.
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Sorosis Club of
Ainsworth
Frederic Taubes
American Cancer Society
William Gargan
Book in memory of Don Maxwell by Woods family
A memorial book titled Dwight D. Eisenhower, a Gauge of Greatness, is presented by the Mr. and Mrs. Frank Woods family in memory of Don Maxwell. The work is authored by Rilman Morin and honors the former president with biographical reflections and accolades.
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Don Maxwell
Frank Woods
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Rilman Morin
Zsa Zsa Gabor to cameo on Bracken's World segment
Zsa Zsa Gabor will appear in a brief cameo within NBC TV's Bracken's World. The celebrity guest slot highlights the program's star lineup and adds glamour to the ongoing segment.
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Zsa Gabor
Nbc-Tv
Remarkable contract bridge misadventure in 1957 match
The 1957 U S Italy world championship hand featured Billy Seamon and Helen Sobel playing North South for the U S. A double swing led to four spades despite a diamond mislead and double influenced play. Both Italy pairs also misfired, yielding large point shifts and a 700 point defense against four spades.
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U.S
Italy
Billy Seamon
Helen Sobel
Chiaradia
Fea
Bookish titles circulate in campus and market notes
A list of paperback offerings includes Printed Textile by Pat Albeck and Board and Table Games From Many Civilizations by R C Bell, with others such as Elements of Poetry by Robert Scholes and University by Alvin Schwartz. The note hints at readers exploring higher education and social etiquette for young men seeking guidance on modern manners.
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Pat Albeck
Bulman, Richards, Slack
Willcocks
R. C. Bell
Robert Scholes
University of Iowa
Alvin Schwartz
Good Parties Need a Number of Girls
A light column noting social tips and trivia from a Sacramento client. It references Elsa Maxwell and Perle Mesta on parties, jokes about names disliked by high school co‑eds, Mae West quips, writers Morton Fine and Edwin L. Peterson, and forecasts from a Chief Prognosticator about Seattle Pilots, Cassius Clay, and the Oakland Raiders. It ends with reader Q A replies directed to L. M. Boyd.
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Sacramento
Elsa Maxwell
Perle Mesta
Washington
Mollie
Polly
Bertha
Veronica
Santa Monica
Mae West
Morton Fine
University of Pittsburgh
Edwin L. Peterson
Fine
Seattle Pilots
Cassius Clay
Joe Frazier
Oakland Raiders
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God
America
United States
Japan
France
Evening Journal
27Th Artillery
APO
San Francisco
Mom
You
Jaycee Ettes
Jim
Bill Koehlers
Crawfordsville
Vietnam
Brad
B. C
Lo & Behold
Seiko
Mars
Love
Tom
Bert Mills
Washington, D.C
Kay Corinth
May Sargent
Zsa
Hollywood
By B. Jay Becker
North
Sou
Ace of Diamonds
North East South West
Leventritt
West
Forquet
Ogust
East
Declarer
South
Ires Syndicate, Inc
Washington, Iowa
Bones
L. M. Boyd
Robert Ripley
Ann Landers
Abigail van Buren
Ripley
Benjamin Franklin
Jack Winberg
Miss G
Cab Calloway
Piladejacl
Morticians
Nan Pia
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