Reserve forces reshaped as large mobilization backbone
The Defense Department plans no renewed Cold War era call-ups for reservists unless a large-scale mobilization for hostilities is declared. The move aims to shrink Guard and Reserve drill-paid roles while expanding Regulars to meet global commitments. Quotes from officials note the shift toward deterrence and reduced reserve footprints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. van Fleet
Army National
Defense Department
Congress
National Guard
Government urged six way support for performing arts
Labor Secretary Arthur J. Goldberg urged a six way partnership to sustain the performing arts through public funding private patrons corporations unions and local government. He spoke amid settling a dispute between the Metropolitan Opera Association and orchestra members and called for matching subsidies with major shares from private and local sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
Europe
Arthur J. Goldberg
Metropolitan Opera Association
Union Orchestra
Goldberg
Shark derbies eyed to curb coast shark population
Lionel A Walford of the Sandy Hook Marine Laboratory notes 132000 sports fishermen reported 880000 sharks caught from Maine to Florida in 1960 and suggests sponsored derbies. The Fish and Wildlife Service ran a two month shark hunt off Long Island and New Jersey, catching 311 sharks. Species included great white mako hammerhead and tiger. hides fins teeth and meat offer a market.
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Atlantic
Maine
Florida
Lionel A. Walford
Sandy Hook Marine Laboratory
Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife
Fish and Wildlife Service
Long Island
New Jersey
A Boss Is Born In New York Politics
The piece reports Mayor Robert F. Wagner’s reelection on a reform platform to oust bosses. Wagner asserts political leadership over city and state, triggering firings at City Hall and influence over state legislation. Kennedy signals Wagner will distribute federal patronage, drawing in Democratic congressmen.
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New York
Robert F. Wagner
Democratic
Kennedy
Wagner
New Year Reminiscence of a Storied Family Saga
Jim Bishop recounts New Year memories with his family and friends. He recalls Maggy and Adele at the Lobster Pot, a lively Irish dinner, and the bar tales of John Dundas. The piece reflects on abstinence, aging, and the joyful chaos of earlier celebrations.
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Kaput
Finis
Maggy
Adele
Highlands
John
Van's
John Dundas
Dear Abby Answers Varying Life Dilemmas
A reader asks about a distant debtor and a secretive spouse while another questions hospitality during weekend visits. Abby urges respect, suggests addressing food needs, and notes a girl with a slip in gym should be treated with dignity. A thank you letter credits Abby for guiding an unwed mother placement saving twins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Doctor Crane on Newspapers and Youth Sex Education
Dr Crane argues Page One sex headlines clash with inside educational columns and urges papers to publish practical youth guidance. He cites venereal disease rises and promotes his booklet Sex Problems of Young People to aid adult education through newspapers.
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Ida
George W. Crane
Ida L
PTA
Down South
William J. Brown
Atlanta
Crane
Try and Stop Me by WACK BENNY recalls a youth moment
In a humorous reminiscence Benny examines a violin practice day in Waukegan Illinois a dog howling outside the window prompts his father to urge a performance the dog cannot know. A stable constable in Indiana offers a quip about excitement and a comedic domestic misunderstanding with bacon.
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Wack
Benny
Waukegan
Ill
Social Roundup of Local Visits Across Ohio and Nearby States
Long Bottom and surrounding towns report a flurry of visits and port of call gatherings. Families including Yates Swan Hensley Prince Massner Curtis Marcinko and Larkins met in Virginia Pennsylvania West Virginia and Tennessee with relatives and friends from Columbus Pomeroy Reedsville and Parkersburg. Several moved homes and visitors enjoyed weekends and fur loughs and other brief engagements in multiple locales.
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Dave Yates
Russell Yates
Virginia
Anna Swan
Nell Blake
Liverpool
Oscar Babcock
Judy Riggs
Charles Massner
Norman Weber
Raymond Larkins
Columbus
Johnnie Hensley
Fort Hood
Tex
George Hensley
John Hensley
H. A
Dorsel Larkins
Virgil Wamlsey
Cheshire
Shirley Jackson
Nellie Cozart
Nehru praised as a modern fascist foil to the United Nations
George Sokolsky denounces Nehru and the United Nations, arguing that Nehru has allied India with Soviet and Chinese power to subjugate the West. The piece warns of Soviet vetoes and a looming Eurasian hegemony, urging American readiness for war and caution against optimistic猜.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nehru
United Nations
Mussolini
League of Nations
Soviet Russia
Russia
Europe
Asia
Africa
Gore
Gandhi
India
Great Britain
Red China
West
Genghis Khan
United States
Kremlin
Open Eyes To Salvation Army Help
An Athens Donor argues the Salvation Army offers immediate aid without red tape, contrasting it with cancer funds that deny a throat cancer patient. The writer recalls warm Salvation Army acts during wartime and Christmas kettle campaigns, urging more public support.
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Heart Fund
United Appeal
Cancer Drive
Cancer Fund
Salvation Army
Army
Athens
Christmas Party Receives Members at American Legion Auxiliary
The auxiliary to American Legion Post 510 gathered for a Christmas party at Anna Mae Lanning's home with a chicken dinner for attendees including Lena Grandy Delphus Fitzgerald Iva Dishon Lena Butterfield Creta Fink Edna Rawlins Ona Dell Wilson Nellie Shuttleworth Lucy Webb Bessie Davis Myrtle Wallace Viola Beck and two guests Loretta Beck Jenny Galloway. In attendance were 8th District President Jane Cottrell and Mrs F Cottrell of Wilkesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Straitsville
Auxiliary
American Legion Post
Anna Mae Lanning
Lena Grandy
Delphus Fitzgerald
Iva Dishon
Lena Butterfield
Creta Fink
Edna Rawlins
Ona Dell Wilson
Nellie Shuttleworth
Lucy Webb
Bessie Davis
Myrtle Wallace
Viola Beck
Loretta Beck
Jenny Galloway
Jane Cottrell
F. Cottrell
Wilkesville
Frank Matthews
Elizabeth Mills
Joe Walburn
Mills
Charles Evans
Ohio Education Association Poll Finds State Board Doing Well
The Ohio Education Association reports a survey of prominent Ohioans showing the state board of education is doing a good job. The study released in Columbus highlights support from educators and civic leaders for ongoing policies.
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Columbus
Ohio Education Association
State Board of Education
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America
Bennett Cerf
Door
Jack
Indiana
Herb Shriner
Shriner
Bacon
King Features Syndicate
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