Teamsters Defiance and Hoffa Fallout in Labor Crisis
The piece condemns James Hoffa and the Teamsters for defying the AFL CIO after corruption charges. It notes Hoffa’s impending jury trial for perjury, a court ban on his post, and warns the Teamsters’ expulsion could upset labor unity and risk industrial warfare affecting the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Aflcio
Euster
Senate
Federation
Dave Beck
Hoffa
Labor
Teamsters
Ungoverned French: governments come and go fast
The piece notes a long unsteady sequence of French governments since World War II with 23 since, and now a search for a leader of the 24th. It observes longer gaps between administrations, fragile coalitions, and questions whether France will endure more days without a stable government while friends worry about its role among free nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Family of Free Nations
Parkinson's Law and Bureaucratic Bloat in Government
British historian C Northcote Parkinson argues that bureaucracy grows as duties shrink. The Wall Street Journal cites ICA spending cuts since 1953 alongside staff increases, illustrating entrenched, tax funded bureaus. Neil MacNeil notes 116 government units and numerous taxes on essentials, draining resources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Northcote Parkinson
The
Wall Street Journal
International Cooperation Administration
Num
Neil MacNeil
National Review
U.S
Prisoner on a Cruise: Gibraltar to Home on Giulio Cesare
Jim Bishop writes aboard the Giulio Cesare as Gibraltar fades, reflecting on missed family trips, a nervous wife, and a sudden hospital call from his daughter Ginny reporting peritonitis. He laments the voyage’s isolation and his inability to leave the ship despite danger to his wife.
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Cannes
Radio Shack
Ginny
Mommy
Elinor
Gibraltar
Lisbon
Giulio Cesare
Editorial defense of daily newspaper education role
A psychiatrist argues that the daily paper serves as a vital educational tool for Americans. He cites high school and college use of his sex education booklets, clergy endorsements, and his column’s reach as proof the newspaper informs moral and cultural life for readers beyond formal classrooms.
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Matilda
America
Er Kinnavey
St. Ambrose College
Father Kinnavey
Church of God
Disciples of Christ
Planet
Earth
Stalin Purge and the Military Downfall of the 1930s
The 1937 purge cemented Stalin's grip on the Red Army, denouncing Trotzky and Frunze, elevating Voroshilov, and wiping out many senior officers including Tukhachevsky and Yakir. Zhukov survived and rose under Timoshenko as Khrushchev later maneuvered against Malenkov and others. The piece links Stalin’s purge to long term army party control and impending power struggles.
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Stalin
Red Army
Leon Trotzky
Trotzky
Tukhachevsky
Frunze
GPU
Secret Police
Voroshilov
Soviet Russia
Germany
Zhukov
Yakir
Uborevich
Kork
War Academy
Moscow
Primakov
Kharkov
Feldman
Eideman
Putna
London
Hitler
United States
Great Britain
Nikita Khrushchev
Malenkov
Khrushchev
Timoshenko
Molotov
Kaganovich
Shepilov
There's Heaven Earth And Manhattan Island
A brisk sketch of New York City as America’s premier metropolis, noting its crowded pace yet unmatched opportunities. It contrasts visitors’ judgments with New Yorkers' view, praising culture finance and freedom while warning that affording life remains a prerequisite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
New England
New York
Thomas Jefferson
London
Anthony Trollope
Manhattan
New York City
Chicago
Bugs Baer
Bridgeport
C. Henry
gaptown-on-the-Hudson
New Jersey
Try and Stop Me No Rich Couple Vacation
A humorous 1967 Bennett Cerf item details a rich couple at a seaside resort with the wife wary of her husband. A seaside undertow rescue prompts a loud outburst, and a Houston caller at Atlantic City jokes about a 55 cent coin box. A Texas local call quip closes the gag about work and men.
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Houston
Atlantic City
New York
Texas
Bennett Cerf
King Features Syndicate
Danville Layette Shower Honors Mrs Swisher
A layette shower for Mrs Don Swisher was hosted at Mrs R S Grant home with many attendees including Mrs Mil dred Donahue and Mrs Virginia Grant. Weekend guests included Debbie and Sharon of Columbus and Pearl Denney of Rutland. The piece ends with a local public forum note and a reflective line about travel friendship.
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Danville
R. S. Grant
Don Swisher
Mildred Donahue
Virginia Grant
Ruby Coughenour
Patsy Rothgeb
Grace Colwell
Jessie Houchins
Ethel Thomas
Minnie Swick
Vickie Houchins
Lavina Swisher
Marie McCulty
Horoscope Advice and Social Reflections From the Old Sage
The column urges optimism and calm for tomorrow and advises using persuasion to achieve goals. It notes a favorable two month window for work, finances, travel, and romance, with a focus on 1958. It ends with a social critique on parental neglect and moral guidance from R B Carson of Middleport, urging duty to lead youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Mae Ma
Leading Creek
R. B. Carson
Question trivia on historic November events
Queries cover political defeats and successions in 1956 NATO leadership 1929 polar flight pilot Byrd 1942 Boston nightclub fire 433 deaths 1940 German English city bombed 1942 French fleet scuttled at Toulon 1831 first U S president born in log cabin 1871 Livingstone quote origin and a brain game with scrambled strings.
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Alfred M. Gruenther
NATO
Richard E. Byrd
North Pole
Boston
U. S
Ohio
Livingstone
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