Gromyko Signals Mixed Approach at UN Speech
The Soviet Foreign Minister's General Assembly remarks mix a hard line against U S proposals and a pledge to seek normal ties with West Germany. He rejects a plebiscite path to unification but says no insoluble international problems exist, while Western observers warn that rhetoric may mask policy.
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Andrei A. Gromyko
United Nations General Assembly
Brezhnev-Kosygin
Gromyko
United States
West Germany
Germany
Cuba
Congo
Vietnam
U. S
Adlai E. Stevenson
Soviet Union
Lish
Lenin
Khrushchev
New York Considers Adjusted Minimum Wage Plan
A Governor's Committee proposes moving New York State to an annually adjusted minimum wage set at 50 percent of gross hourly earnings in manufacturing as of the prior June. The rate would take effect next October 15, aiming to reduce political influence, curb price pressure on purchasing power, and share productivity gains with workers. Critics cite lack of analysis on employment impact and wage distribution.
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New York State
Arthur F. Burns
Eisenhower
Board of Economic Advisers
Jacob K. Javits
New York
Upstate
Sen
Javits
Buffalo
Kenneth & Keating
Senate
Manhattan
Keating
Robert Kennedy
Syracuse
Dean Burch
Social intelligence beats IQ for success says USC study
Maureen O’Sullivan and colleagues from the University of Southern California argue SQ or social intelligence is key to success in school work careers and relationships. They claim high SQ helps interpret others motives and expressions aiding communication and stable careers and marriages.
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Maureen O’sullivan
University of Southern California Department of Psychology
Miss Sullivan
Government Run Pensions Dream Faces Reality
The piece argues that moving private pension funds into federal Social Security control would create a vast bureaucratic system and likely meet union resistance. It cites the United Mine Workers fund as an example, notes varied plans complicate uniform administration, and warns such a shift would hollow out free markets while increasing debt without growth.
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Washington, D. C
U.’s
United Mine Workers Fund
Congress
House
Ways and Means
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
A. T. and T. Pension Fund
President Johnson Briefs Wilson on Limits of U S Concessions
Inside report notes Lyndon B Johnson lectured Harold Wilson at the White House about limits on concessions in the two nations' talks. The discussion recalled Franklin D Roosevelt's 1936 landslide and suggested cautious U S bargaining to avoid political trouble.
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Johnson
Harold Wilson
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Congress
Wilson
U. S
FDR
House of Commons
Senate
House
Franklin Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Johnson and McNamara push frugality in defense cuts
President Johnson backs secretary Robert McNamara in cutting bases and merging reserves as part of a frugal defense program. McNamara argues for an active management style, visiting bases and trimming payroll to meet a 97.9 billion dollar budget with a 51.2 billion share for Defense.
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Johnson
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
Army Reserve
National Guard
Congress
Defense Department
Kremlin
Khrushchev
Dear Abby Is There Really A Santa Claus
Dear Abby answers a young reader’s Santa Claus question with a blunt explanation. A child asks how Santa could exist while family members and others dispute the myth. The columnist urges honesty with the child and prompts conversation with a parent to clarify belief.
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Santa Claus
Abigail
Abby
Santa
Sears
Nasser presses U S surplus food to sustain UAR meals
Nasser seeks continued U S surplus food as the United Arab Republic positions itself in Africa against American influence. The article notes his reliance on aid amid regional tensions and U S policy dynamics. The piece also details the American Academy of Dramatic Arts securing a permanent home on Madison Avenue after 60 years.
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William L. Ryan
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
United States
U. S
Nasser
New York
American Academy of Dramatic Arts
Madison Avenue
Stanford White
Colony Club
Academy
Helen Hayes
Mary MacArthur
UAR
Cairo
Washington
Egypt
Britain
Arabian Peninsula
Letter to the Editor on UAR aid and Nasser policy shifts
Readers weigh in on Egypt and U S aid with A R gesture toward Nasser. The letter cites Nasser’s reversal on aid needs and notes shortages, debt and Egypt’s anti American stance while acknowledging U S efforts such as temple preservation gifts.
Boy dies as he comforts frightened dog in lightning storm
Anton Misela, 13, in Ermel o South Africa, dies while sheltering his dog from a storm. He tells the dog to wait outside at a school but is struck by lightning and dies along with the pet.
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Ermelo
South Africa
Anton Misela
Anston
Should 'Right it Of Conscience' Become od for Condemnation
An Episcopalian letter urges Athens to defend conscience over civil disobedience in public witness. The writer cites Christian and Jewish leaders supporting silent vigils and prays for healing division, arguing the issue affects the whole community and calls for goodwill and prayer for guidance. December 14.
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the Messenger
National Council of Churches
Athens
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Aswan
Surcale
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