Frat is Frat The Washington Corvening Journal Editorials
The article blends editorial humor with politics and social observations. It notes Washington chatter as the 89th Congress opens with Johnson’s civil rights and Medicare proposals, a new Senate whip selection, and light social anecdotes about color trends and toilet paper. It closes with health survey findings showing women have fewer accidents and most occur at home, prompting a light jab about men.
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Johnson
Senate
Russell Long
Huey Long
Louisiana
Pop
Onward and Upward Cultured tastes shift at world fairs
A retrospective notes how Sally Rand the fan dancer drew crowds at a thirty year prior world fair while the New York world fair last year featured Michaelangelo's Pieta statue drawing widespread attention.
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Sally Rand
Michael Angelo
Get a Bicycle and Stop Hit-and-Run Drives
A New York incident ends in a fatal hit-and-run as a 65 year old woman is struck. a boy on a bicycle chases and helps catch the fleeing driver. The anecdote notes cycling as a practical answer to traffic woes amid weather puzzled commentary.
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New York City
New York
Doorkeeper Earns $25,387 in Congress Salaries Rise
The Doorkeeper of the House William M. Miller receives a $25,387 annual pay after New Year raises that also boosted about 4,000 other legislative branch workers. Other top salaries include Parliamentarian at $28,500 and Senate leaders at $27,500. The piece notes disparities between House and Senate scales and highlights various staff pay jumps and roles across Congress.
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Washington, D. C
U. S. Capitol
House of Representatives
Legislative Branch
Pascagoula
Miss
William M
Fishbait) Miller
Senate
House
New York
Chicago
Los Angeles
Congress
Houe
Detective play leads to trump clues in contract bridge
South player Harold Kandler faced a four heart contract after North opened with 1NT and East-West resisted. By delaying trump drawing and testing suit lengths with a sequence of spade and club maneuvers, he deduced East had four diamonds and three hearts, then executed a winning heart finesse and ruff to secure the contract.
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South
Harold Kandler
Pico Rivera
Calif
West
Declarer
East
Kandler
King
Res Syndicate, Inc
Greek soup scene and seasonal kitchen musings
A kitchen window scene reflects on New Year goals and seasonal chores. The writer recalls seed catalogs, spring preparations, and a Greek chicken rice soup recipe with steps for making a lemony egg mixture to finish. The note ends with a friendly sign off.
It’s Time for a Good Cornball Play in America
An editor argues that American drama should move beyond risqué modern works. He recalls past powerful theater moments from Journey's End and Goodbye Mr Chips, denounces libertine film depictions, and urges writers to create wholesome drama centered on virtue and the human stakes of everyday life.
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America
Popeyed
London
Colin Clive
Chips
Burton-Taylor
Ibsen
Hauptmann
Tolstoy
WRR Gen
Fen. Corp
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