Transient Diplomacy and the Ugly American Critique
The piece notes George F. Kennan resigns as ambassador to Yugoslavia after just over two years, highlighting a pattern of brief postings in U S diplomacy. It cites Ellis Briggs and Howard Jones, arguing foreign service posts are too readily changed and should resemble fixed military commands to stabilize American diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George F. Kennan
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Kennan
Soviet Union
Europe
Moscow
Kennedy
Marshal Tito
Howard P. Jones
Indonesia
Sukarno
Mittee
Ellis O. Briggs
Washington
Overloaded Highways and Rising Car Ownership
Auto industry data show 22 cars per mile of road and a forecast 820 billion miles driven yearly after the 41 billion Interstate system. Car ownership grows with 11.3 million households owning multiple cars and 750000 three car families, while 12.45 million households remain without a car.
Better Mental Health Cuts Stigma For Families And Patients
Dr. T Glyne Williams Maryland assistant mental health commissioner released state figures showing mental health admissions rose to 7200 in the year ended June 30 up from 6200. He attributed the rise to improved understanding and earlier treatment leading to shorter cures and fewer lifetime confinements. The report says rising turnover with more patients cured and returned to usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Glyne Williams
Mental Health Commissioner
Maryland
Tistics
Prelude to Disarmament and Nuclear Testing Debates
A Canadian doctor links Alberta birth defects to radioactive rainfall amid 1962 nuclear tests. The piece argues against the test ban as a risk to Cold War balance and outlines Western demands for a peace agenda including free elections in Eastern Europe, Cuban withdrawal, Berlin Wall removal, and repatriation of Hungarian refugees. It warns against underestimating Soviet resilience and supports maintaining strategic nuclear capabilities.
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Alberta
U.S. Senate
Averell Harriman
Moscow
Washington
London
Khrushchev
East Berlin
East Germany
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Rumania
Castro
Cuba
Neu
Tral UN
Berlin Wall
Europe
Kremlin
Addis Abba
Angola
Mozambique
Indonesia
Siberia
Russia
E. E. Cumming
U.S
West
Hitler
Stalin
Dear Abby Advice From Household Conflicts
The column recaps readers seeking guidance on issues from a 21 year old guest's attire to yawning manners and marriage finances. Abby advises firm boundaries with the daughter-in-law, suggests budgeting and pocket money, and clarifies etiquette on closed-mouth yawning.
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Abby
Postwar hobby shops bloom with mosaic art and crafts
A columnist notes postwar hobby shops proliferate offering mosaics leathercraft number painting enameling and kits for models weaving and jewelry. The piece urges readers to explore arts and crafts to combat ennui and invites requests for a book recommendation.
Four marriage tips from Dr Crane spark bizarre advice
An unnamed column ridicules a self-styled guide to preventing divorce. It promotes weekly dates, joint church activity, fostering children substitutes, and sexual technique education, then urges readers to request a pamphlet from Dr. Crane. The piece also notes James Hoffa and Richard Headlee speaking at a Mid-American JC conference in Euclid.
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Harry
Nora
Harry T
Paul
Camp Fire
Cleveland
Euclid
James R. Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Richard Headlee
United States Junior Chamber of Commerce
Southern leaders blast Kennedy civil rights bill in Congress
Southern politicians denounce the Kennedy civil rights bill from seven angles, targeting the Kennedys personally and accusing it of tyranny and violence. Mississippi figures Gov Barnett and Atty Gen Patterson plus Sen Stennis and Gov Wallace level harsh charges while others warn of mass violence and Communist influence.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Robert F. Kennedy
Ross Barnett
Joe T. Patterson
John F. Stennis
Alabama
George C. Wallace
Barnett
Kennedys
Patterson
Robert Kennedy
Stennis
Wallace
South Carolina
Donald Russell
Louisiana
Joe D. Waggonner Jr
Strom Thurmond
Arkansas
Bruce Bennett
Sam J. Ervin Jr
North Carolina
James C. Eastland
Mississippi
Senate Judiciary Committee
Ervin
Eastland
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Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Aggie
the Messenger
George W. Crane
Damocles
Crane
Jaycees
James Marlow
Athens Messenger
Messenger
Ohio
W. Va
Elsi Wiere
U. S
Possessions Daily & Sunaway
Athens
Onto
Associated Press
the Messenger Publishing Ca
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