Revival of 1928 Catholic Presidency Controversy
Kennedy announced candidacy to revive 1928 debate over Catholics in the White House. Protestant groups seek calmer campaign, while Kennedy says he will uphold church-state separation and oppose birth control programs. Religious groups warn against bias. leaders call for rational discussion of religion in politics.
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John F. Kennedy
White House
Alfred E. Smith
Kennedy
U. S
National Conference of Christians and Jews
World Outlook
Board of Missions of the Methodist Church
Allyn P. Robinson
New York
Georgia Baptist Convention
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Reform Judaism
United States
Julius Mark
Temple Emanuel
Mark
Five Dollar Penny Sparks Dictionary of Value
Marion, Ill. A penny dropped into a slot for a five cent copy of the Carbondale Southern Illinoisan prompts note that a 1914 penny is worth five dollars to collectors. Circulation adviser Jack Edwards cites Benjamin Franklin on revenge and forgiveness in a quip about the incident.
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Marion, Ill
Jack Edwards
Eclectic Scenes and Jests From A New York Gallery Night
A plush 57th street New York gallery hosts a quick spree where a tall Texan and wife buy a broad set of modern paintings including Picassos and Van Goghs. A string of quips follow, including a wall curb joke from a sports car driver and jokes about love, marriage, a nurse, and family mischief.
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57Th Street
New York Art Gallery
Humphrey Critique of Government Spending Sparks Debate
Browntown Minn bulletin argues Senator Humphrey favors higher taxes and government handouts. It asserts economic health relies on private effort, business, and local spending, warning that taxing cycles hurt small towns and farmers.
Four-pound roast bones prompt weighing request
A customer asks for a package weight, and the butcher confirms it weighs three pounds while noting the contents are the bones of yesterday's four-pound roast. The exchange highlights a puzzling mismatch between expected and actual items. The bones imply prior meat weight and packaging confusion.
Soil Bank Paid $165000 to Family Under Scrutiny
GAO cites a $165,000 Soil Bank payment to a grandfather, father, and four minor children as a possible scheme to exceed the $5,000 annual limit. The sum, to be paid over 10 years, involved land across two states with farms split among the children and a guardian acting for the minors. The Agriculture Department did not comment.
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Washington
General Accounting Office
GAO
Agriculture Department
Soil Bank
Congress
Whisky Salesman Praises New York Share of World Whisky
London reporter notes Charles Grant Gordon praises New York as a major whisky hub. He states one tenth of the world’s whisky consumption occurs in and around New York City.
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London
England
Charles Grant Gordon
United States
New York
What It Costs to Operate a Car
U S News confirms annual outlays to operate cars. A lower priced car costs about 1264 dollars yearly while a medium priced one costs 1555 dollars. The 27 billion dollar annual expenditure rises as car ownership grows toward 100 million expected by 1975.
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U. S. News & World Report
United States
Rats blamed for scotch disappearance in mouse study
In Chicago based findings psychologists Drs. David A. Rodgers and Gerald E. McClearn of the University of California report experiments showing some mice prefer alcohol to water. They demonstrated mice could choose between a water only option and a 20 proof alcohol water mix.
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Chicago
David A. Rodgers
Gerald E. McClearn
University of California
McClearn
Rodgers
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