Khrushchev’s threats falter as arms race standoffs persist
Khrushchev aims to shake the United States with a pre election speech claiming a global anti missile capable rocket. Washington notes no new threat, as the Titan 2 test underscores ongoing intercontinental capability. The stalemate over anti missile defense keeps the balance of terror unresolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Kennedy
Geneva
Andrei A. Gromyko
Dean Rusk
Khrushchev
Kalinin
Moscow
Globe
United States
Arctic
Gagarin
Titov
Washington
Have We Replaced U 2 High Altitude Reconnaissance
Flight International argues the United States continues high altitude reconnaissance through satellites since October. It notes secrecy around launches and orbital data, says results may be useless for military aims, and claims the U 2 lesson was not learned by halting orbits. National security is cited over sharing data.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soviet Union
Francis Gary Powers
United States
Flight International
Britain
Samos
Midas
Fallout debate over nuclear tests fuels US controversy
Nobel laureates Linus Pauling and Herman Muller estimate millions may die from fallout while Marshall Brucer calls such figures lies. The argument taps political tension as a new atmospheric test renewal nears and skeptics warn of Kremlin influence.
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Linus C. Pauling
California Institute of Technology
Saga
Herman J. Muller
Marshall H. Brucer
Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear
American Medical Association Journal
Kremlin
Famous Women A Cold Bunch
A longtime columnist recalls meeting stars from Natalie Wood to Mae West, noting that most famous women resemble ordinary folk but with greater egos and demands. The piece paints their cold, surface beauty, loneliness, and reluctance to reveal true feelings or personal traits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brigitte Bardot
Elizabeth Taylor
Lassie
Natalie Wood
Joanne Woodward
Mae West
Ethel Barrymore
This Is Civilization in a Turbulent World
Reflects on modern society's progress and flaws from the spread of weapons to civil unrest. Notes in Algeria, Geneva disarmament talks, Israel Syria gun boat tensions, Castro trials in Cuba, Laos, Vietnam, Guatemala unrest, and Jacqueline Kennedy’s India Pakistan tour ending with a locusts cooperation plan.
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Havana
Fidel Castro
Laos
Viet Nam
Guatemala
Southeast Asia
Jacqueline Kennedy
India
Pakistan
Health And Happiness In Family Worship Traditions
A passage notes that when an entire family attends church or synagogue together it signals the high value placed on spirituality and togetherness. It highlights that involving a first child from age six or younger in such family religious practice reinforces communal bonds.
Readers Letters on Athens Streets and Family Worship
A reader urges faster street sweeper coverage on Richland Ave from Porter Hall to the Delta Tau Delta house detailing dust and mud issues. The letter also discusses family church attendance and parenting choices, urging consideration of balancing family values, with guidance on financing college via Insured Tuition Payment Plan at 38 Newberry St Boston Mass.
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Athens
Richland Ave
Porter Hall
Delta Tau Delta House
Court St
Richland
Newberry St
Boston
Mass
Count the Two-Legged Sheep in College Life
A columnist letters column critiques conformity among college students. The author likens timid behavior to sheep and fraternities to sheep dips, urging individuals to reject mob pressure and adopt bold, lionlike conduct. The piece promotes personal courage over peer conformity.
Baruch Plan and Soviet Policy in Nuclear Talks
The piece recalls Bernard Baruch's 1946 plan for an International Atomic Development Authority and contrasts it with Soviet insistence on unlimited sovereignty. It notes Khrushchev's pressure from Red China, Berlin tensions, and the US stance of openness versus Soviet secrecy, urging international cooperation and ethical use of atomic energy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard Baruch
United States
United Nations Atomic Energy Commission
International Atomic Development Authority
Baruch
Gromyko
Soviet Russia
Russia
Khrushchev
Stalin
Berlin
Geneva
Kaiser
Hitler
Gromykov
Red China
Dear Abby column problems pose family strain and romance
A reader asks how to handle a husband who neglects their seven year old son and resents the child, suggesting professional help for the father. A second letter asks about public behavior of a lovey-dovey boyfriend and a drummer's girl worries about time for romance. Abby advises seeking help, encourages protecting the child, and notes actions speak louder than words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abby
Marietta
Road crews patching highways in Vinton County
Patching work began on state and county highways in Vinton County to repair winter damage. Two truckloads of patching material were used Friday and Saturday, according to Engineer James E. Lee.
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McArthur
Vinton County
James E. Lee
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Hal Boyle
Baron Munchausen
Patsy
James Marlow
Algeria
Oran
Secret Army
Sea of Galilee
Garry C. Myers
the Messenger
George W. Crane
Freda W
Sam
Dr. Crane
Australia
Freda
Crane
George E. Sokolsky
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Meg
Athens Messenger
Sunday Messenger
Mali
Onto & W
U. S
Ohio
Ifls
Memuep
Associated Press
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
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