Editorial: Today's World and the Olympics Clash
The piece critiques modern Olympic politics and the shift from amateur competition to propaganda. It cites Indonesia and South Africa as cases affecting Tokyo 1964 and warns the Games risk becoming political battlegrounds rather than pure sport. The tone laments the dilution of the original amateur ideal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Olympic Committee
Indonesia
Formosa
Free China
Isreal
Africa
Asia
Union of South Africa
African Students in Romania and the United States
The piece compares African students in Romania facing discrimination and forced exodus with those in the United States. It questions whether American colleges provide real welcome or repeat prejudices and suggests the United States could seize a propaganda advantage if it treats African students well.
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United States
Doom of the Olympic Games
A hostile analysis argues that modern Olympics face collapse due to rising world politics. The piece traces the games from their 1896 revival to today, warning that political forces threaten the event’s survival in its traditional form.
Dear Abby Rules on a Reading Obsessed Husband
Dear Abby answers readers about a husband who reads constantly at home and in public, suggesting the wife engage him in discussion and consider his possible boredom. Other letters cover an unhappy home, a teen to marry to escape, and an older woman dating a younger man, with Abby advising caution and perspective.
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Abby
Madame
Romeo
Steele Pushes Flat Income Tax Rate for Iowa
Des Moines-Uidpa Rep. Washburn W Steele argues for a flat one to two percent net income tax in Iowa to replace the current graduated scale. He says a flat rate would reduce bureaucracy and could raise about 38 to 39 million dollars, with extra revenue directed to property tax relief.
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Steele
Iowa
Des Moines
UIDPA
Washburn W. Steele
Cherokee Republican
Legislative Research Bureau
House
Ways and Means Nmittee
Chest X rays Vital for Health Checks in Atomic Era
A guide by Dr. Harry J. Johnson explains the chest X ray as a basic test in periodic health examinations. It helps detect tuberculosis heart disease and cancer, aids early cancer detection, and underscores balanced exposure to radiation amidst public fears of fallout.
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Beller Health
Harry J. Johnson
M.D
Alton Ochsner
SOBEI
Enou
Twenti
Life Extension Foundation
Harry J. Johnson, M. D
Prentice-Hall Inc
King Features Syndicate
One Agency Where Nobody Talks
Washington reports on the CIA and its secrecy. The piece notes Congress criticism, CIA’s cloak of anonymity, and the system of intelligence units under Defense and State, plus the director’s role in compiling daily briefings for the president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Amelia
Central Intelligence Agency
CIA
U.S
Congress
Lytton H. Gibson
Fairfax County
Agriculture Department
Henry L. Stimson
Black Chamber
Stimson
Army Navy
Air Force
Defense Department
Federal Bureau of Investigation
United States
State Department
Atomic Energy Commission
National Security Council
Hughes
Marriage license issued to Wilnam Dean Plank and Sharon Amy Rensberger
Wellman residents Wilnam Dean Plank and Sharon Amy Rensberger obtained a marriage license in the clerk’s office at the courthouse on Saturday March 2 noting the straightforward proceeding in the local records.
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Wilnam
Dean Plank
Sharon Amy Rensberger
Wellman
Lerk
Court House
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