Nobel laureates and American dominance in the prizes
The White House hosted 49 Western Hemisphere Nobel laureates and 124 American scholars to mark the awards. Since 1901 the Nobel prizes have awarded 334 honors, with 76 going to U S citizens and seven to Western Hemisphere residents. Early decades favored Germans in science and French, British, and Italian writers, while recent decades show American dominance across all fields. The Soviet Union has produced five laureates, Imperial Russia one.
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America
White House
Kennedy
Western Hemisphere
Alfred Nobel
United States
Soviet Union
Imperial Russia
Pattern for Poverty Predicted by Republican Panel
A House panel labeled Kennedy era spending a pattern for poverty with dire budget forecasts. It warned of a July 1 deficit of at least 7 billion, 1963 outlays above 97 billion, revenues under 90 billion, and backdoor spending adding billions, reaching 124 billion by 1970, amid a year of rapid proposal releases.
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House of Representatives
Congress
John J. Rhodes
Arizona
Rusk Pushes NATO Growth Against Alliance Plans
Secretary of State Rusk in London argues for current alliance strength and rejects Pakistan's plea for a joint commander. He aims to reassure allies at Athens by urging France and Britain to bolster forces in Germany and by allaying fears of nuclear responses. The NATO alliance remains central to Western defense.
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United States
Dean Rusk
London
Central Treaty Organization
Pakistan
Iran
Turkey
Britain
Rusk
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Athens
Robert S. McNamara
Germany
Europe
NATO
Free World
GI Families to Join Soldiers in Europe This Summer
Beginning in late May about 6000 wives and children will accompany service men to Europe each month. Government-paid travel, paused to save dollars, will resume to transport families to their new homes and keep them there. The program replaces those returning with service men due to last summer's Berlin crisis and is aimed at morale stabilization.
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Europe
Berlin
Tragic Letter Sparks Debate on Conservatism and Subversion
Leo S. Jacoby of New York sends a two ink letter lampooning anti subversive rhetoric. He defends free speech and traces conservatism to Hamilton while criticizing Jewish conservatives and figures like Goldwater and Cohn. The piece argues that American conservatism stems from liberal rights and historic memory rather than hate.
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Leo S. Jacoby
New York
United States
Republican Party
National Renaissance Party
West 90 Street
N. Y
Conservation Movement
Cuba
Soviet Russia
Red China
Alexander Hamilton
Federalist Party
Great Britain
Benjamin Disr
Barry Goldwater
Roy Cohn
Fred Schwarz
George Sokolsky
Marvin Liebman
Edwin Walker
Robert Welch
Jim Birch Society
General Walker
England
St. Paul
Saul
Dear Abby Readers Debate Love and Deafness in Letters
A collection of Dear Abby reader letters discusses hearing loss and hearing aids, love and mutuality, and a wife’s jealousy over her husband keeping ex spouse mementos. The exchanges reference Helen Keller and social life limits, ending with the usual instruction for personal replies.
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Abby
Palmer Hoyt Prophecy on Russia and a Moving Capital
Palmer Hoyt the Denver Post publisher discussed in 1945 with Mrs. Crane and the author predicted Russia would shift toward capitalism if a hot war was avoided for 25 years. The article notes Pravda's 1950s move to offer individual worker bonuses as a sign of change and compares it to American free enterprise.
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Palmer Hoyt
Mrs. Crane
Portland
Oregon
Denver
Portland Oregonian
Russia
Communist Party
Fac
USA
Washington, D. C
George Washington
Omaha
Topeka
Kansas City
U. S
Zanzibar
U.S. S. Enterprise
Provo Willis
England
Vatican
R. H Flet
Thorn
Mexico
Chinese People’s Republic
John Lee
Martin Daltin
Rhode Island
Holland
Fort Inox
Ford Motors Ltd
Dublin
Luella Puett
Detroit
Community Guests and Easter Services Highlight Local Notes
Visitors at the Dean Shinn and Porter Midkiff homes include families from Columbus and Buffalo. Easter Sunrise services and student performances followed Sunday school. Other guests visit the Stockman and Hawk households. A 1945 nostalgia column discusses Soviet affairs, capital relocation ideas to Denver, and a booklets offer with Dr. Crane.
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Robert Shinn
Clark VanNest
Columbus
Earl van Nest
Buffalo
Porter Midkiff
Bert Romine
Gene
Kenneth Romine
Garry Midkiff
Ziba Midkiff
Lola Zeigler
George Zeigler
Marilyn Stockton
Earnestine
Charles Paulsen
Reading Is Hard Work For School Success
A column discusses how many parents and teachers see lagging students who avoid effort, outlining home study practices and rote learning. It stresses early home discipline, regular study hours, memorization basics, and guiding parents on how to support study without nagging.
Story-Teller Book Tops Bar Disputes Fans Odd World Facts
Norris and Ross McWhirter’s Guinness Book tops the page with astonishing claims. The column lists vast facts from star sizes to war tolls, prices, and bizarre records, noting humor and controversy among friends over the book’s authority.
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Norris
Ross McWhirter
Sterling Publishing Co
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Woodrow Wilson
Japan
Albert Mickelson
Alexis Carrel
T. W. Richards
Sinclair Lewis
Rensiarence Party
American Jewish Committee
Anti- Defamation League of B’nai B'rith
Tough Co
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Dea Rabby
Helen Keller
Beverly Hills
Calif
George W. Crane
CASE
Denver Post
Hemlock Grove
Clara Paulsen
Dean Shinn
Stanford Stockman Home
John Watson
Daniel Bernard
Ralp Bernard
Emmett Hawk Home
Ralph Welkers
Ralph Smiths
Earnest Cullums
Robert Hawks
Jerry Walkers
Karolyn Goeglein
Don Grueser
Kimberly
Theodore Hines
George Heines
Avery Nelson
Capitol
Library of Congress
Garry C. Myers
PTA
Newton N. Minow
Federal Communications Commission
Athens County
State Highway Patrol
Robert G. Haynes
Newark
Merrill Langer
Sharpsburg
Athens Messer
Dally
Ohio
Ww Va
U.S
Possessions
Sekebseseaey Ae
Associated Press
The
Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Jim Bishop
Andromeda
Patou
Marambaia
Brazil
Hill End
New South Wales
Amazon
Fernando Moran
Venezuela
Kiruna
Sweden
Norway
Panama
Jean I
France
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