Chaos in the Congo over Katanga and Gizenga clash
The piece argues the United Nations Congo effort splits powers over Katanga leader Tshombe and Gizenga in the Eastern Province. It condemns Soviet arms to Gizenga, U S funding, and urges withdrawal to avoid American casualties and wider chaos.
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United Nations
Moise Tshombe
Katanga
Antoine Gizenga
Congo
Belgium
Tshombe
United States
Soviet Union
Gizenga
Army delays allotment checks for GI families amid Berlin crisis
The Army faced delays sending monthly allotment checks to GI families after a surge of 14 000 requests post November 20. Officials promise all checks will arrive by mid December as Congress criticizes conditions at camps and questions fillers in National Guard units.
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Berlin
Army
Congress
National Guard
Ribicoff Declines Senate Bid Amid Kennedy Plans
Abraham A. Ribicoff, Kennedy's Health Education and Welfare secretary and former Connecticut governor, says no to a Senate run. Connecticut party leaders urged him to challenge Prescott Bush but he remains cautious about the future. He hints possible reconsideration if welfare and education aims shift policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
United States Senate
Adlai E. Stevenson
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Connecticut
Health, Education and Welfare
Prescott Bush
Ribicoff
Religion on the gain and other reader quips from mailbag
A collage of notes from readers spanning religion in Christmas cards to travel costs, famous quotes, dog buying cautions, boss behavior, sleeping wives, care aid outreach, and a Prentice quip about Congress' slow periods, reflecting light weekly miscellany.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Johnson
Bill Bendix
Fredric March
Marlon Brando
Ellen Glasgow
John F. Kennedy
America
Kennedy nudges Congress on broader tariff reform push
President Kennedy signals a broader authority for tariff cuts and reciprocal trade moves. He seeks to reduce import tariffs to widen overseas markets while urging American business and labor to hold prices and wages steady. The plan aims to tie domestic costs to competitive foreign markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Congress
Europe
Koenz
United States
National Association of Manufacturers
Afl-Cio
NAM
Labor
Arthur J. Goldberg
Dear Abby Case On Teaching Kids to Fight Back
A reader argues over whether children should defend themselves. Parents warn against violence while anecdotes show early fists gave later success, and one speaker recalls a coachlike prizefighter teaching self defense. The column weighs prudence against raw retaliation.
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Abby
Kennedy’s first year as president judged by his own high aims
The piece surveys John F Kennedy’s first year in the White House, noting his bold campaign promises and leadership vision. It contrasts initial acclaim with Cuba’s invasion setback and asks readers to assess his progress against the ideal president he described. It previews a follow-up on domestic policy.
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White House
Kennedy
Cuba
Congress
Wendell Wilkie
Richard M. Nixon
Presque Isle
Maine
Oakland
Calif
Penn Square
Reading
New York City
Washington
Eisenhower
IAM
New York
Rightist movement in the United States analyzed
George Sokolsky critiques a Newsweek study on Rightists, arguing it fails as a sociology of mass movements. He frames the Rightist response as youth driven in the 1960s against 1930s ideologies, urging a positive, philosophically coherent mass movement rather than mere anti communism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newsweek
United States
John Birch Society
Joe McCarthy
Bob Welch
Massachusetts
Fred Schwarz
Long Beach
Calif
Hearing Impairment in Children and Early Signs
A discussion urges parents and teachers to check for hearing problems in children age five to ten who mispronounce words or speak loudly. It notes routine tests miss mild loss, stresses early detection by experts, and advises hearing checks to guide language study decisions and compensations at home and school.
New Year Celebrations Hours Listed by Ohio Liquor Dept
Columbus Ohio liquor department outlines New Year Eve hours. Night clubs with D-5 permits may operate midnight to 2 30 a m into Monday. D3 A permits and other retail permit holders may stay open from midnight to 1 a m unless local ordinances restricts start.
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Columbus
Ohio
Liquor Department
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Boyle
Athens
Greece
N. Y
George D. Prentice
JFK
James Marlow
Hatlo
Gooseggs
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Mrs. A
Theodore Roosevelt
Kennedy Record
Arthur Edson
George Sokolsky
Eugene Lyons
Lawrence Fertig
Earl Browder
Norman Thomas
James Wechsler
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Garry C. Myers
Athens Messenger
Delby Mail
Onic & W
Union St
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