The Stakes In The Congo Independence Journey Rise
The Belgian Congo progresses toward independence as five African territories become autonomous within days. Patrice Lumumba forms a government after a June 21 victory, amid tribal tensions and exodus of whites, while Belgium finances the Congo with billions in investment and aid.
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Belgian Congo
Mali Federation
Madagascar
Malgache Republic
British Somaliland
Somalia
Somaliland
Gabon
Chad
Central Africa Republic
Congo Republic
Union of Equatorial African
Free Europe
Spain
House of Representatives
Patrice Lummba
Congolese National Movement
Lummba
Upper
Congo
Joseph Kasavubu
Abako Party
Kasavubu
Belgium
United States
International Bank
Widespread Short Weight in Food Prompts Housewife Loss
A federal FDA survey found shortages in 54 percent of 107000 packages across 35 commodities and estimates losses to housewives could reach 25 million dollars yearly. Butter, margarine, and salad dressings showed many products under declared content due to competitive pressure and possible deliberate cheating, with most shoppers unaware of the deception.
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America
Federal Food and Drug Administration
FDA
John
L. Harvey
North Dakota Senate race seen as farm belt barometer
In sparse North Dakota a special Tuesday election tests the farm belt mood for November. Republican Gov. John Davis faces Democrat Rep. Quentin Burdick, Fargo attorney and son of ex congressman Asher Burdick. With wheat profits down and agriculture policies unpopular, observers see Burdick as a strong challenger amid a historically Republican state. A narrow Burdick win could signal trouble for the GOP beyond North Dakota.
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Bismarck
N.D
Burdick
Fargo
Asher Burdick
Davis
Ezra T. Benson
William Langer
North Dakota
Business Week
GOP
Church Youths Go To Jail Stranded in Crown Point
Two dozen Brownsburg church youths aged 11 to 21 rode home from a Chicago excursion when their bus broke down near Crown Point Indiana. Led by Rev Robert Beatty they were treated as guests of Sheriff Peter Mandich at a jail breakfast while friends arranged rescue.
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Crown Point
Ind
Brownsburg
Lake County
Chicago
Robert Beatty
First Baptist Church of
Peter Mandich
Ike Appoints 3 Public Health Aides
President Eisenhower named three top medical officials to the Public Health Service National Library of Medicine board of regents. They are Dr. Hugh H. Hussey Jr., dean of Georgetown University Medical School in Washington, Dr. Robert Morgan Stecher, chief of the arthritis clinic at Cleveland City Hospital, and Dr. William L. Valk, chair of surgery at the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City.
Market Briefs Highlight Steel Dip and Corporate Moves
The Amer ican Iron & Steel Institute forecasts a sharp drop in the nation's steel mill operating rate to 54.8 percent this week, the lowest non-strike level since July 1958, with last week at 61 percent and total production at 1,739,000 tons. Beaus Mills and Hercules Pon de Co halt merger talks over contract issues. Ampex Corp and Telemeter Magnetics discuss a stock exchange merger favoring Ampex. Beneficial Finance Co directs a buy of about 47 percent of Western Auto Supply Co for roughly 50 million dollars.
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American Iron & Steel Institute
Beaunus Mills, Inc
Hercules Pon de. Co
HOUSE
Senate
White House
Beneficial Finance Co
Western Auto Supply Co
Televisions in New England Homes Reach 92 Percent
A survey shows 92 percent of homes in Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island own television sets. The finding reflects broad household access to broadcast programming and consumer adoption across the tri state area.
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Kennedy leads in prelims but rivals vow to stay in
News from Washington reports Kennedy gaining ground for the Democratic nomination while rivals refuse to quit. Truman backs Symington, Johnson downplays delegate counts, and Stevenson’s113 support is debated as delegates flow from New York and other states. A Johnson counter-tally shows Kennedy narrowly ahead on first ballots.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Los Angeles
Harry S. Truman
Stuart Symington
Missouri
Stu
Truman
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Kennedy
New York
Johnson
James Doyle
Wisconsin
Adlai E. Stevenson
Doyle
Gov. Stevenson
Associated Press
Symington
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
Stevenson
Case Records of a Psychologist Br George W Crane
A 1960 column explains arteriosclerosis in the elderly, the role of guests and social interaction as a psychological tonic, and simple measures to boost brain function in old age. It advises visits, conversations about childhood, and family reunions to stimulate mental alertness, with notes on morning routines and sugar for quick energy.
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The
Hopkins Syndicate, Inc
George W. Crane
Crane
Kennedy Secures Majority of New York Delegates Forecast
Forecasts had Kennedy capturing the bulk of New York's delegates, the latest prediction coming three days after Mayor Robert F. Wagner's announcement of a plan or signal. The report notes Wagner's involvement as a key pointer in the delegate outcome.
Rockefeller to Campaign Nationwide for GOP Candidates
Gov Nelson Rockefeller of New York said he would tour the nation this fall to campaign for Republican presidential and congressional candidates. Friends of Vice President Richard Nixon, who holds the GOP nomination in effect, preferred Rockefeller focus on carrying New York for the party. There was renewed talk of a running mate for Nixon.
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Thruston Morton
Kentucky
GOP
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
U.N
Henry Cabot Ledge
Rockefeller
Morton
Secretary of the Interior
Fred A. Seaton
Charles Halleck
Indiana
Galewater
Nixon
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Richard M. Nixon
Disarmament Talks End in Cynicism and Frustration
Interpreting the News notes the Geneva conference ending where it began, with cynicism and limited aims. Both blocs sought political gain while real agreement remained unlikely, and pressure grows in Washington to abandon the nuclear test ban talks, as the United States endures a moratorium without verifiable controls. Red China looms as a future risk in the disarmament debate.
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Geneva
Berlin
Britain
Soviet Union
United States
Washington
Red China
Albany Negro voter registration denial tied to equity mispronunciation
Grace Boyd Gibson, a Albany State College graduate and teacher, testified in a Justice Department suit that Terrell County registrar James G. Raines rejected her voter registration for mispronouncing equity as eequity. Bertha Mac Hall also testified about alleged discrimination as prosecutors argued registrars used stringent rules for Black applicants while processing white ones routinely.
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Albany, Ga
UPI
Terrell County
Grace Boyd Gibson
Albany State College
James G. Raines
Tiffany Jewelry Theft Attempt Fails
In New York, a would be thief busted the Tiffany display window early Monday but failed to steal. Police linked the incident to a prior Cartier theft five blocks away, with no items taken from the emerald and diamond set on view and a suspect detained nearby.
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New York
UPI
Tiffany's
Fifth Avenue
Cartier’s
Tiffany
Austrians' sugar mills record 12,000,000 tons in 1959 Queensland
Austrian sugar mills in Queensland reported a record 12 million tons of refined sugar produced in 1959, highlighting a peak year for the industry in that region.
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Queensland
Do Businessmen Have a Political Role in Democracy
June Indiana University Business Horizons features opposing views by William V. Merrihue of General Electric and Theodore Levitt of Harvard. Merrihue argues universal political participation for all including businessmen, while Levitt treats the corporation as a citizen.
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Indiana University Business Horizons Quarterly
Yeas
William V. Merridue
General Electric
Theodore Levitt
Harvard University
Merrihue
Levitt
Foreclosure Limits Company In Political Party Involvement
Merridue notes a company cannot participate in political party affairs by law while executives say most firms should urge employees to work in politics, adjust schedules for those serving, engage smarter in legislation, evaluate issues, and share information with employees, shareholders, and officials.
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Merridue
Critics Back Actions But Warn On Economic Understanding
Critics largely endorse the three action types as desirable yet warn that real gains require a broad grasp of the economic system and 20th century needs. Le Vitt accuses business of steering grass roots politics to counter labor’s rising power amid historic labor defeats.
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Merridue
Levitt
Robert Taft
Wendell Wilkie
John L. Lewis
Old Calcium Brady Defies 19th Century Medical Myths
The piece argues that convalescence feebleness stems from calcium deficiency not excess. It criticizes outdated physiology, cites Hall of Fame selections for context, and asserts most people lack calcium in modern diets while overconsuming tea, coffee, and soda.
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Steele
Clippers Race Sparks Million Dollar Time Wagers
The captain of clipper ships earned bonuses for beating deadlines, sparking wagers between British and American crews. A six on six race from Australia to England drew over a million dollars in bets as all ships finished within 48 hours of each other, with total voyage times under 80 days.
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Australia
England
Frigate Birds Snatch Fish From Boobies in Aerial Feats
Frigate birds swoop down from great heights to steal fish from booby birds. These birds have been observed reaching altitudes exceeding ten thousand feet in dramatic aerial feeding behavior.
Clipper Independence hailed for safe voyage with all aboard
In 1845 59 the clipper Independence carried fifteen hundred babies to port without a single loss. The voyage earned a reputation as a safe passage for expectant mothers traveling between Europe and America.
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Europe
America
Who gave the Union Jack its name?
The question asks who named the British ensign the Union Jack. Answer: The term emerged in the early 18th century when the union of England and Scotland inspired a combined flag name used informally. the modern formal adoption credits are debated among historians.
Instructions for Writing to Dr Brady Letters
Signed letters about personal health and hygiene require a stamped self addressed envelope and brief ink writing. Due to numerous letters only a few can be answered here. No replies to queries not conforming to instructions. Address Mr William Brady 265 E Camino South Beverly Hills Calif.
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Dr. Brady
William Brady
E! Camino
Beverly Hills
Calif
Folklore by William Wade On shoulders of giants idea origin
The piece recounts the origin of the saying every generation stands on the shoulders of giants. It traces the attribution to Bernard of Chartres via John of Salisbury in the Middle Ages and notes Bernard’s metaphor of dwarfs atop giants enriching sight and understanding.
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John of Salisbury
Bernard of
Chartres
Bernard
On Giants Shoulders and An Amercian Saying
The saying traces to Lucan who spoke of pygmies on giants shoulders and later echoed by Burton Herbert Fuller Coleridge and Bulwer Lytton. Newton used it to credit Galileo and Copernicus for modern physics while noting public acclaim for his Principia. An American twist adds a blunt view that a man is measured by what annoys him.
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Lucan
Robert Burton
George Herbert
Thomas Fuller
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Bulwer-Lytton
Sir Isaac Newton
Galileo
Copernicus
Americas
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