Fanfani’s Leftward Move Reshapes Italian Government
Commentary on Amintore Fanfani's shift to the Left and the resulting gains by the Left-Wing Socialists. The piece argues the best path is a center coalition with Liberals and Democratic Socialists, while warning Kennedy about political lessons from Italy’s election. It notes Communist gains and calls for a clear political choice to avoid voter drift.
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Amintore Fanfani
Italy
Kennedy
Fanfani
Christian Democratic Party
Christian Democrats
Mhe
Americans For Democratic Action
McNamara reshapes military top brass amid fighter jet battle
The moves remove Adm. George W. Anderson and extend Gen. Curtis E. LeMay, both aligned with McNamara against the TFX contract with General Dynamics. Anderson warned civilian officials overconsultation. McDonald succeeds as the new CNO, seen as a tougher team fighter.
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Adm
George W. Anderson
Naval Operations
Curtis E. LeMay
Air Force Chief of Staff
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
General Dynamics
Boeing
Anderson
Pentagon
Pulitzer Prizes Honor Griffin For Estes Exposé
Oscar Griffin Jr wins the journalism Pulitzer for exposing flaws in agricultural laws that allowed Estes to pyramid licenses and secure federal permits worth millions. Literature prizes go to Edel Tuchman Green Faulkner for works on Henry James The Guns of August Washington Village and Capital The Reivers. New York Harbor handles over one thousand ocean going vessels monthly.
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Billie Sol Estes
Oscar Griffin, Jr
Pecos
Tex
Independent and
Enterprise
Leon Edel
Henry James
Barbara W. Tuchman
Constance McLaughlin Green
Washington
William Faulkner
America
St George's Cavalry as Foreign Aid Critique
A critique of American foreign aid compares it to Britain's headless St George's Cavalry, noting aid totals to Cambodia Brazil Haiti Indonesia Cuba India Venezuela and the unclear reciprocity and outcomes, arguing the gelded approach fails to secure leverage or gratitude and misreads historical lessons.
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England
St. George’s Cavalry
St. George’s
Britain
U.S
St. George
Cambodia
Southeast Asia
USS
Red China
Formosa
Brazil
Latin America
Castro
Cuba
Joao Goulart
Goulart
Russia
St. George's
Cul de Sacs
Haiti
Indonesia
Dutch New Guinea
India
Bokaro
United States Steel Corp
Venezuela
Panama Canal
Khrushchev
Mao Tse-Tung
China
Dear Abby columns offer mix of advice and humor
The column features letters on Mother's Day gifts, burial plots, yawning, and a tongue in cheek reply about discovering a partner through his wife. Readers ask about burial plans in Pittsburgh versus West Virginia, and common quirks like yawning are discussed with light sarcasm.
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Abby
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
West Vir
Ginia
Hal K attacks verbose psychology jargon at university
Hal K 28 an advertising executive recounts how many psychology colleagues attack his use of two syllable words. He cites lectures and criticizes poly syllabic circumlocutions and explains the advantage of short, layman vocabulary and clear language.
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Hal
Hal K
Jesus
Christ
Polysyllables and profits clash in 1962 Ohio notes
A column contrasts simple speech with polysyllabic prose in arts education and politics, citing book sales data for two titles and a Kennedy Nixon reference. The text also lists civil suits and divorces in Ohio, including cases involving G. and H. Supply Co., Paul Parker, and State Highway Dept, with trial dates and settlements.
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Battles
Seaman
Nixon
White House
Kennedy
Liberal Arts
G. and H. Supply Co
Columbus
Paul Packer
Thornville
State Highway Dept
Phyllis Snook
Route
Life Begins At 40 Fishing and Oceanographic Passion
Lou Marron a 62 year old former Coastal Oil chairman and his wife Eugenie blend deep sea fishing with science funding. They sponsor research at University of Miami MIT and Woods Hole, expanding knowledge of oceans while chasing giant tuna swordfish and squid. They promote marine life studies as a path to fulfilling retirement.
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Louis G. Marron
Coastal Oil Co
Lou
Atlantic
Eugenie
Australia
New Zealand
South Africa
Panama
Humboldt
Iquique
Chile
Palm Beach
Fla
Smithsonian Institute
University of Miami
MIT
Wood
Hole Oceanographic Laboratory
Marrons
the Messenger
That's The Way It Goes Hat Shopping
A humorous look at the trials of buying a new hat for men as a wife nudges the husband through a parade of styles. The piece contrasts male vanity with shopping pressure and ends with the joke that the preferred classic hat vanished after 1950.
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Anthony Eden
Clark Gable
Kennedy
Calvin Coolidge
Khrushchev
Soviet Union
Astrakhan
Tammany Hall
Homburg
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John Chamberlain
Dear Abby
Curious
Babe
Beverly Hills
Calif
George W. Crane
Perry County
Alice Hull
Crooksville
William Hull
New Lexington
Eda Stettler
Robert Stettler
Edwin Tompkins
Somerset
Mary Tompkins
Eileen Laird
John Laird
City Loan
Robert Grannon
Hal Boyle
United Nations
GER
Heery
Sunny Messenger
Ohio
Tom
Bomegie
Suaéey
Saperes
Ashi Oni
Messen
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