Doorknobs and consumer fears in a letter to readers
Editorial notes mock numerologists and a proposed Department of Consumer Affairs. The piece argues that brand trust and intangible qualities matter more than slide rule calculations for groceries. It uses examples of door knob heights and supermarket pricing to argue for customer loyalty to familiar brands.
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Bob Bates
Livingston, Day & Bates
Washington
Washington, D. C
Department of Consumer Affairs
Department of Labor
Beard legends and a smoking study echo through ages
An assortment of curiosities notes long beards from 16th century Russia and a Braunau burgher whose eight foot nine inch whiskers proved fatal. A Rochester science study finds nonsmokers among 340 high school students average grade B while smokers average D. Ottumwa teachers question causation, hinting at broader social signals.
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Caraker
Trinidad Has Much For Today's Tourists
Trinidad offers more than calypso and limbo with beaches jungles and water sports. Port of Spain shines as a cosmopolitan hub of markets hotels and architecture reflecting Africa Asia and Europe. Nearby sights include Maracas Bay Caroni Bird Sanctuary Pitch Lake and the Devil's Woodyard, plus Arima and Sangre Grande villages and Pitch Lake’s asphalt lake depths.
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Murray J. Brown
United Press International
Port OF Spain
Trinidad
UPI
Caribbean
Africa
Asia
Europe
India
East Indies
Venezuela
New York
Trinidad and Tobago
Caroni
Arima
Sangre Grande
Pitch Lake
San Fernando
The Nice Customer Who Never Returns
A person describes being perpetually polite in shops and restaurants yet secretly exacts revenge by not returning. The essay argues a growing class of “nice customers” can ruin businesses by abandoning stores after being treated poorly. It stresses civility while warning of silent retaliation.
South Holds Ten Tricks After Narrow Club Play
In a contract in four hearts South faces a strong four heart break after West leads clubs. Despite East’s two trump tricks and bad breaks, declarer cross-ruffes and ruffs diamonds to finish ten tricks. The hand shows how favorable defender distribution and careful line can overcome luck.
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South
West
Declarer
King Featu
East
Es Syndicate, Inc
Curb Growing Deficit Challenge Faces Johnson Presidency
The Washington Evening Journal analyzes the deficit surge from Kennedy era debt and the Johnson administration plan to constrain spending The piece cites debt rising from about 290 billion to 310 billion and notes Kennedy’s 1964 budget aims while Eisenhower proposals called for cuts The author argues that economy and restraint are required to avert deeper debt and political fallout.
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Johnson
Kennedy
Congress
JFK
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Russye
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Hans Steininger
Braunau
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