U Thant elected UN acting secretary general amid Cold War shifting balance
U Thant’s unanimous selection marks a practical compromise rather than a clear win for East or West. The Burmese nominee, emerging from Asia, signals a shift toward broader international input while avoiding a Soviet veto. His top advisers include Americans and Russians, but the secretary general alone holds the veto-less power. The fate of the troika concept hinges on Thant’s actions through April 1963.
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U Thant
United Nations
West
Soviet Union
U. N
Dag Hammarskjold
Thant
Troika
A Yen For Discomfort And The Pulse Of Endurance
Blaise Pascal argues that modern society favors ease and comfort, yet humans retain an instinctive taste for hardship. He notes people seek rough experiences like cold, wet treks to test stamina, believing such challenges preserve healthful spirit and resilience for humanity’s future.
Tristan da Cunha Evacuates After Volcanic Eruption
The 260 residents of Tristan da Cunha have been evacuated to Nightingale Island after a volcano long thought extinct erupted. The island's inhabitants, descendants of shipwrecked sailors and a Napoleonic garrison, prefer to return home when possible, reflecting a strong attachment to their remote homeland.
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Tristan da Cunha
Nightingale Island
South Africa
Double Talk Is Necessary in Everyday Speak
A satirical discussion of double talk urges using phrases that mask true meaning. Examples reveal self serving hedges and ironic translations as readers learn to identify hidden intent in casual office and social exchanges.
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Joe
Adenauer's Status Changed as Berlin Talks Echo
West German Chancellor Adenauer, weakened after the September election, faces new limits on self determination talks with Kennedy. Khrushchev's East Berlin pressure tightens the scene as Adenauer visits Washington in late November to discuss a fragile deal amid Cold War tensions.
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Adenauer
Kennedy
Germany
Berlin
United States
Khrushchev
East Germany
East Berlin
West
West Germany
Christian Democratic Party
Christian Democrats
Free Democrats
West Berlin
France
Charles de Gaulle
Dear Abby snippets on dating fishing and work
A reader asks if a man’s fishing trip was a setup while another wonders if a boy should learn to fight back. Abby urges the widow to move on and the boy to grow socially without forced aggression. A wife seeks work. Abby suggests compromise and possible part time employment.
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Abby
Doctor Crane's Personal Cases Prodigal Son question choice
The piece argues the prodigal son analogy fits Tommie as the younger extrovert who uses crying to gain attention, while Jeffy the older introvert resists, with upbringing not identical despite same home. It suggestsTommy becomes socially adept, Jeffy the thinker.
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Jeffy
Tommie
WSCS Gathering Includes 14 Members From Wesley Chapel
The WSCS of New Straitsville met in the church basement on Wednesday night and hosted 14 Wes ley Chapel members. Attendees included Ethel Burgess Marian Foster Ona Dell Wilson Erma Pierce Bessie Davis Ann Cheetham Della Arnett Creta Fink Myrtle Wallace Emma Evans Minnie Strawn Bertha Pierce Jenny Galloway Del phus Fitzgerald and Bobby from Logan. Lunch was provided by the committee. Margaret Hickman Ocean Houston and Orpha Martin attended the 4 H advisers banquet at Mt. Perry Presbyterian Church Saturday evening.
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New Straitsville
WSCS
Methodist Church
Wesley Chapel
Ethel Burgess
Marian Foster
Ona Dell
Wilson
Erma Pierce
Bessie Davis
Ann Cheetham
Della Arnett
Creta Fink
Myrtle Wallace
Emma Evans
Minnie Strawn
Bertha Pierce
Jenny Galloway
Delphus Fitzgerald
Bobby
Logan
Margaret Hickman
Ocean Houston
Orpha Martin
Mt. Perry Presbyterian Church
Pacifier Use in Infants Prompts Parental Advice
A Pennsylvania mother seeks guidance on pacifiers for five children. The advisor urges sharing night duty, allowing the baby to cry to sleep, and prioritizing rest while neglecting nonessential chores. The exchange includes a defensive stance on reading a child's mail.
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Pennsylvania
June
John
Stop Me If You Can News Satire Fragment
The piece reports an Atlantic City motorist jailed briefly for driving while intoxicated after admitting beers before driving and a cigar incident. It also cites Clifton Fadiman on Lucius Beebe and recalls a halftime scene where a monkey sold potato chips at a stadium gate with a pun about being a chip monk.
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Atlantic City
Bennett Cerf
King Festures Syndicate
The Polite American and the Decline of Service
George Sokolsky laments fading civility in American life. He recalls polite messengers, shop staff, and the value of accountable service, contrasting past tips and uniforms with modern unions, tenure, and public apathy amid service declines and strikes.
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Western Union
Italy
Cheshire By Mrs. Bert Hern and local note items
Cheshire notes recount Ronnie Lee stationed in Mississippi visiting his kin including Mrs. Robert Little and Mrs. Judie Gandee. Visits by Mrs. Alma Swisher and others noted. Bowling Green voters reject charter form of government 2077 to 1058. Athens Messenger details paper pricing and mail delivery. Athens, Ohio address given.
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Cheshire
Ronnie Lee
Mississippi
Robert Little
Judie Gandee
Lorain
Forrest Smith
Rick
Alma Swisher
Leith Reynolds
Columbus
Otto Hoffman
Jackson
Bowling Green
Athens Messenger
Ohio & W. Va
U. S
Possessions
Sunda
Athens
Ohio
Associated Pess
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union 8T
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Hal Boyle
Wimberley
Wilbur
Buddy Boy
James Marlow
Grandma
Grandpa
Hatlo Matt
P Jackson Bea Berman
Xx Sso
Gawri Ass
Ore
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Mrs. A
Doctor Crane
Jeffrey
George W. Crane
Crane
Mamma
N. Straitsville
Garry C. Myers
Clifton Fadiman
Lucius Beebe
L. B
George Sokolsky
New York City
New York
Mrs
Bert Hern
Charter
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