Anniversary of East German uprisings cited as prelude to Hungary
A 1953 East Berlin riot and successive revolts in East Germany are described as precursors to later uprisings. The piece notes Soviet occupation to suppress protests, Western aid offers rejected, and estimates of Red Army strength in the region. It warns that without Soviet forces the local militia and regular troops might form a revolutionary cadre.
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Pankow
East Berlin
Richard HS. Grossman
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East Germany
Potsdammer Platz
Warnemunde
Rostock
Zwickau
Moscow
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Poland
Hungary
Hun
Gary
Eisenhower
United States
Soviet Union
West Berlin
Convention Costs a Piddling Sum Compared to Presidential Race
The article notes dinner fundraisers at $100 to $1,000 per person for party campaigns and details overall convention costs. It compares these expenses to the $175 million 1960 campaign and the projected $30 million federal election costs for 1964. It covers tax incentive proposals to boost small contributions and formal tax deductions for larger gifts, with mixed prospects in Congress.
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Washington
Jesse H. Jones
Democratic National Committee
Houston
Kennedy
Congress
Truman
Eisenhower
Thomas F. Dewey
Adlai Stevenson
Richard M. Nixon
Fishy Business and U N Aid Questions By Congressmen
United States funds amounting to about 40 percent of the United Nations Special Fund are backing Cuban projects in planning or underway. Rep Durward Hall questions U N aid reaching the U S and notes a Chinese expert teaching fish farming in flooded paddies, joking the fish must be happier to breed in captivity. He cites Kansas Arkansas and other states as locations and laments the fund’s use.
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United States
Cuba
Rep. Durward Hall
Missouri
U. N
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Kansas
Arkansas
Poke Bennett Tries Fashion and Family Intervention
Mrs. Poke Bennett notes her husband’s clothing habits irritate her. He selects outfits at random, prompting Suzy’s blunt remarks and jokes. The narrator recalls nudges to replace worn underwear and to stop “sleepy” looking pants, while weighing whether Poke is eccentric or famous.
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Poke
Suzy
Daddy
Thornberry Delivers Gallaudet Address In Sign Language
Rep. Homer Thornberry of Austin opened a Gallaudet College commencement in sign language reflecting his deaf-heritage roots. He finished aloud with an interpreter translating for the audience. Sen. John Tower revealed a past as a disc jockey while stepping in for a Washington DJ.
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Rep
Thornberry
Washington
Homer Thornberry
Austin
Gallaudet College
Thornberrys
Timmons
U.S
John Tower
Editorial Letter Controversy Echoes Across Borders
A long syndicated letter from Abilene and Canadian correspondents rails at the Kennedy administration and socialist threats to U S freedoms. It laments foreign aid to dictators and criticizes Quebec violence while urging vigilance against communism and fluoride debates.
Shepherd Reunion Reflects on Faithful Mother's Passing
A devotional poem recalls a mother who travels to reunite with family in heaven. Her long journey ends as she restfully passes away, with her son guided by faith to meet her on God's golden street in the morning.
Our Founding Fathers Did a Masterful Job
The piece praises the Founding Fathers for establishing checks and balances and argues against Democratic calls to curb legislative power. It criticizes Sen. Clark for claiming Congress is a danger to democracy while defending the President and the judiciary as necessary to resist tyranny. It asserts Congress remains essential to democratic governance and warns against concentrating power in the executive.
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Ralph Yarborough
Amarillo Daily News
J. W. Fulbright
James S. Clark
Benedict Arnold
Congress
American Peoples
Fulbright
Clark
United States
Legislative
Sen
Joseph Clark
Pennsylvania
Fund For the Republic
Center For the Study
Sen. Clark
Professors mobilize for nuclear ban sparking public debate
About a thousand professors and hundreds of citizens sign a full page ad urging an immediate test ban on nuclear explosions to prevent nuclear war. The letter argues negotiations can succeed without appeasement and warns against aiding a Soviet led arms race. It contends only a bold defense and counter offense can check Communism and avoid disaster.
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Bertrand Russell
Moscow
United States
American Bar Association
America
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