Panama unrest rooted in sovereignty fights and inequality
The Bloomfield Newspapers report from 1959 notes Panama seeks Canal Zone sovereignty and higher compensation for lease terms, plus stark living contrasts between Panamanians and American zone workers. It cites pay gaps, limited roads, and entrenched land ownership as drivers, with communist influence deemed secondary to long‑standing discontent.
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Eisenhower
Panama
Canal Zone
Kennedy
Johnson
U.S
Bloomfield
Glenn Wilkinson senate thoughts echo in editorial
The Washington Evening Journal argues John Glenn and Bud Wilkinson should not rush into Senate bids. It praises Glenn as an astronaut but questions fit for political office, urging them to start in lower offices. The piece contrasts celebrity with requisite political experience and cites Lindbergh as a cautionary example.
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John Glenn
United States Senate
Ohio
Senate
Glenn
Bud Wilkinson
Col. Glenn
Coach Wilkinson
U.S
Pleasures of Quotation and Newspaper Reprints
The Journal notes editors generally approve quoting each other and recalls a piece titled About Peeping Toms being reprinted by Bloomfield Democrat without credit. Editor Bob Norberg apologized for the oversight. The Bloomfield paper’s reprint spurred further use in other outlets. The Journal admits the idea originated with them.
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Bloomfield Democrat
Washington Journal
Bob Norberg
Bloomfield
Dust Bowl game list remains the bowl forecast
The column laments the heavy tax burden and notes 1964 business outlook may be optimistic. It observes aging as a state of being either mature or senior, and mentions the Dust Bowl as the one bowl not yet named in the season lineup.
Aid to Dependent Children policy changes in Iowa analyzed
The Iowa Taxpayers Association reports no emergency ADC appropriation is needed as caseload-driven formula changes reduce grants. Iowa's 1963 ADC funding rose 6 percent. total funds from county state and federal sources exceed last year by over 1 million.
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Iowa
DES Moines
IDPA
Iowa Taxpayers Association
State Board of Social Welfare
Northcentral
Welfare Department
State Department of Social Welfare
ADC
Lawrence Putney
Welfare Board
Department
State Welfare Department
the Taxpayers Association
Illinois
Missouri
Michigan
The
Taxpayers Association
Johnson calls review of U S foreign aid program
President Johnson urged a review of U S foreign aid policy while stressing humanitarian and national security grounds. He noted debate over AID restructuring and said the public misreads aid goals, but warned against overestimating what aid can achieve and promised continued job and business gains from foreign assistance.
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UPI
Johnson
U.S
Congress
Amercan
George Ball
Agency For International Development
AID
State Department
Defense Department
Tigue
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