Kennedy Plans Early Postage Rise and College Aid Split
House Speaker John W. McCormack places a Kennedy priority on a postal rate hike to curb post office deficits while separating college aid from public school funding. The move signals advancing non controversial bills first as leaders test public opinion. Eisenhower and others add quotes on social issues.
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John W. McCormack
Kennedy
Post Office
Treasury
McCormack
Congress
Department of Urban Affairs
Nixon Faces Gubernatorial Nomination Challenge
Democrats in California argue Nixon’s selection as the GOP favorite was sealed by former Governor Knight’s exit from the race for governor. Former Lt. Gov. Harold Powers and Assemblyman Joseph Shell Jr. remain in the field, with Nixon expected to face Governor Edmund G Brown Jr. in the fall.
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Richard M. Nixon
California
United States
Eisenhower
Goodwin J. Knight
Nixon
Feeble gestures in U S effort to block China Viscount sale
Assistant Secretary of State Frederick Dutton revealed Washington tried to stop a British deal to sell six Viscount jet airliners to communist China by warning a U S subsidiary in Britain not to export American navigation and radar gear. The editorial calls for stronger leverage over Britain to deny military instruments to China.
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Frederick Dutton
United States
China
Britain
Okinawa
Hong Kong
Handley Page Herald
World of Oddities and Facts from a 20th Century Column
A rapid-fire collection of witty observations and trivia on topics from Nigeria’s dentist shortage to Greek garlic smokers, Arctic cold, Alaska population density, and lists of famous siblings. It notes quirky laws and recycled quotations while touching on famous figures and unlikely signs in a Minneapolis car wash.
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Athens
Greece
Alaska
U. S
Massive Retaliation as a Final Stand in a Widening Conflict
The piece argues that massive retaliation is a last resort in a world of small wars. Roswell Gilpatric and John Foster Dulles are cited on the shift toward guerrilla fighting, with Vietnam and Korea as examples. It notes Cold War risks and urges caution against escalating to all-out nuclear war.
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Roswell L. Gilpatric
Viet Nam
United States
Stalin
Iran
Greece
Turkey
Truman
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Korea
Red Army
U.N
Russia
China
Eisenhower
John Foster Dulles
Dulles
Indochina
Southeast Asia
Khrushchev
Mary
Lenin
John Birch Society
Dear Abby Advice Columns From A Reader Letter Page
A reader asks about pursuing an older tall boy. Abby warns of trust and boundaries. Multiple letters discuss hairdresser tips and workplace ethics while a note about a husband being tempted raises concern. Abby advises the friend to watch for behavior and protect the innocent, with a call for her booklet and mailing address.
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Abby
Madison
Doctor Crane's Personal Cases
A clinical note profiles Mary M. aged 44 who seeks nose surgery due to menopause and an inferred sexual inadequacy. The piece discusses projection, ego deficit, and the menopausal complex, urging readers to request the booklet Menopausal Complexes and to study purported clinical cases.
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Mary M
Mary
Boy’s prayer for money reaches White House
A New York youngster, seeking a $100 birthday gift for his mother, mails a note to God. The envelope is redirected to the White House, where the President sends five dollars. The boy later laments Washington’s 95 percent deduction in a second note.
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New York Post Office
White House
Wee Eeee
Washington
Public Forum In Orbit Echoes 1920s Expatriates
Michael Swyers reflects in The Messenger on a radio program An American In Orbit and parallels 1928 Gershwin expatriates in Paris. He notes Americans abroad stirred by success, fears about patriotism, and predicts future space exploration will fade like past thrills as home life and holiday desires return.
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George Gershwin
Gershwin
Paris
America
Montparnasse
Sinclair Lewis
the Fitzgeralds
Bromfield
Sherwood Anderson
Hemingway
Miss Stein
Chicago
Preserving the World and Facing Hard Choices in Extremes
George Sokolsky reflects on liberal and rightist currents led by Fulton Lewis Jr and Buckley, arguing for thoughtful action over hatred. He recalls Belasco, Puccini, Toscanini, Caruso, and a peaceful era that allowed slower progress, then compares a cancer patient’s urgent cure to a nation needing decisive, final action despite risks.
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Murray Kempton
Fulton Lewis, Jr
Lewis
Health and Happiness Teach Reading to Preschoolers
A column reassures parents that preschoolers can learn words from signs and books and should be encouraged to read. It advises naming words children ask about, reading aloud, and playing with letters to build readiness before first grade, with examples of word and letter activities.
Stars in Our Eyes and the Cosmic Dream
Poetic reflection on venturing beyond, celebrating human ambition to explore the sky and dream big, set against a twilight backdrop. The piece notes a era privileged to witness space aspiration and echoes a historic newspaper masthead with publication details.
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