Dear Abby readers letters mix of tempo and troubles
Dear Abby prints readers questions on a range of issues from temper and violence in a Brooklyn family to fashion choices and relationship quirks. The column invites responses and offers guidance in a correspondent tone.
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Fulbright Challenges De Gaulle On NATO And Europe Policy
Sen. J W Fulbright rebukes French President Charles de Gaulle over allied policy, warning the United States will defend the West but could be driven from Europe if Europe does not share burdens. He criticizes Common Market protectionism and France's unpaid WWI debt of 4 317 161 803 19 dollars and urges a united NATO stance.
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Sen
J. W. Fulbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Charles de Gaulle
United States
West
Europe
Fulbright
de Gaulle
Dean Rusk
Bonn
France
NATO
Coexistence and Cold War Dilemmas in UN Debate
Adlai Stevenson praised Marshal Tito's call to codify peaceful coexistence while criticizing it as a trap to extend Soviet dominance. Khrushchev frames coexistence as a cold war strategy, with conflicts in Laos Vietnam Korea and the Congo. The U.S. argues for limited coexistence but rejects freezing it as a total approach and seeks freedom for nations under communism.
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Communist Bloc of Nations
United States
Free Nations
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Marshall Tito
Yugoslavia
General Assembly
Khrushchev
Laos
Vietnam
Korea
Congo
Tito
Moscow
O’Connor warns against government grants shrinking medical research
Basil O’Connor, leader of the National Foundation for Poliomyelitis, decries rising government funding as private foundations cut back. He notes tax dollars now fund two thirds of medical research, while voluntary gifts dwindle, urging that the volunteered dollar remains essential alongside public funding. He recalls his closeness to FDR and polio work driven by affection for the president.
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Basil O'Connor
Palio
National Foundation
O'Connor
March of Dime
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Missing Alex Rorke and Geoffrey Sullivan in Caribbean pursuit
Alexander Rorke Jr and pilot Geoffrey Sullivan vanished after attempting to assist anti-Castro Cubans. Friends in Cheshire and Waterbury recall his bold anti- Communist stance and plan to recover a sequestered boat and plane for a private import export venture in the Caribbean. A search is urged despite State Department hesitance.
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Alexander Rorke, Jr
Caribbean
Reejr Gion
Geoffrey Sullivan
Honduras
Castro
Cuba
U.S
Alex Rorke
Alex
Alexander Rorke
New York County
Cheshire
Conn
Geoff Sullivan
Waterbury
U. S
Florida
Central America
Sullivan
Violynn
America
Havana
State Department
Cozumel
Yucatan
Garcia
Rorke and Sullivan
Be Honest and Earn Success Dr George W Crane Case
Dr George W Crane highlights Russell Hirschman of Indiana Bell as a model of honesty. Despite others embezzling at pay telephones, Hirschman never stole a nickel or dime, leading to his promotion to a city manager. His devout parents stressed integrity and shaped his habit of honesty.
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Russell Hirschman
Indiana Bell Telephone Company
Indianapolis
Russell
Vinton Social Notes Highlight Family Visits and Moral Guidance
Mrs. John Juckel and daughter visit with Gallipolis relatives while others share dinners and lakeside picnics at Lake Hope. A moral column urges parents to train teens in good habits, cites college cheating rates, and warns that theft and delinquency start at home.
Vacuum Machine Gang parodies crime in retirement satire
A Norwegian film titled The Vacuum Machine Gang humorously follows a retired accountant and sister who join a senior delinquency plan with neighbors. They pilot a budding crime syndicate using a vacuum device to steal money, provoking a sharp, cheeky sendup of American crime films and cinema trends.
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Vacuum Machine Gang
Denmark
America
What To Say About Pictures
A humorous guide on handling awkward moments when friends show photos of loved ones. It advises using half truths like claiming a relative resembles a movie star, and warns humor is inappropriate. The piece includes a cocktail party anecdote about a photo prompting a rude, memorable moment.
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Lon Chaney
Lassie
Marie Dressler
Johnstown
Dolly Weaver Weds Wil liam McKibben Near Prattsville
Dolly Weaver and William McKibben wed in a Sunday evening ceremony October 20 at the McKibben home. Rev Everett McKibben, grandfather of the groom, officiated. The couple plans to reside in McArthur with Dolly’s parents nearby in McArthur.
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James G. McKibben
Farl Schneider
Athens
Charles Vansky
Huffman
Donald McKibben
Indianapolis
Ind
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