First Kennedy Reorganization Signals Personnel Shifts
President Kennedy reshapes the State Department and White House staff to better match responsibilities. Chester Bowles moves from Under Secretary. George W. Ball becomes Under Secretary for State and heads economic affairs. Walt Rostow becomes State Department counselor and policy planning chair. Averell Harriman will be Assistant Secretary for Far Eastern Affairs after Laos talks.
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Kennedy
State Department
White House
Chester Bowles
Bowles
George W. Ball
Ball
Adlai E. Stevenson
United Nations
Stevenson
U.S
Walt Whitman Rostow
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
George C. McGhee
Averell Harriman
Geneva
Dean Rusk
Allied Berlin policy unclear after de Gaulle Macmillan talks
The Paris meeting left Allied strategy for Berlin unresolved amid hints of consensus with Kennedy and Adenauer on negotiating with Khrushchev. Ulbricht’s protests, British doubts, and lack of official communique fuel questions whether the alliance hardened or split.
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Communist Party
East Germany
West Berlin
Kennedy
Adenauer
Germany
Western
Europe
Macmillan de Gaulle
de Gaulle
Bob Hope Named Universal Entertainer of All Time
A profile of Bob Hope marking his 25th year in films and a career spanning vaudeville stage films radio and television. It notes 53 movies in 25 years grossing about 250 million with most profitable, his drive to stay active, and his charitable approach alongside business interests.
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Bob Hope
Robert
Hope
Bob
New York
Texas
Count Your Change and Birthday Card Mix Ups
Dear Abby replies on fair gift sharing for three with a married couple they pay half each, plus a note on a birthday card mix up. She advises the couple’s shared funds should be split evenly with the single friend, and suggests light humor for the card error. Abby then addresses a reader's troubled marriage at 21 with two babies, urging context, parental guidance, and caution before continuing.
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Abby
Kennedy West Berlin Talk Yields Subtle Shifts in Tone
The full Kennedy interview with a Russian newsman suggested no major new facts but highlighted potential openings. It showed Moscow’s openness to limited Western Berlin administration and a possible peace-with-all, while avoiding belligerence to ease East–West dialogue.
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Kennedy
Russia
East Germany
Soviet Union
Germany
West Germany
Moscow
Khrushchev
Berlin
Izvestia
Alexei Adzhubei
Adzhubei
Adzhabel
West
West Berlin
NATO
Warsaw
Close the Sale: Lessons From Bell Telephone Sales Girls
Dr Crane argues sales require a final push to close. Case reports from Indiana Bell show clerks failing to seal deals despite good pitches, while successful closers prompted purchases. Readers are urged to request his booklet Sure Fire Sales Advertising Strategy.
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Dick Musser
Russell Hirschman
Indiana Bell Telephone
Dr. Crane
Dick Muller
Bell Telephone
Janie Stantley
Jeannette Roberts
Nations Department
Jeannette
Bea Huffman
Lucy Durham
Connie Griffin
Lucy
Connie
Judy Morrison
Elizabeth Bradfield
Crane
Invention and Flood Tales Across 1961 Columns
A humorous scene shows a clever child and a socialite mother improvising replies. A Missouri flood report captures farmers bobbing for apples on riverside acres. Gypsy Rose Lee recalls an origin moment with a blunt director urging action.
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Missouri River
Keobuck
Farmer Coggins
Riverside
Hallowe’en
Local Visitors Reported Visiting Family in East Liverpool Area
Portand Clarence Blosser of East Liverpool visited his brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs Charles Hilton. Henry Deem of Belpre visited his father A M Deem. Mr and Mrs Charles Allen and children of East Liverpool visited Mr and Mrs Charles DeLong and Mr and Mrs Earl Wells. Wylie Henderson returned home from Meigs General Hospital. Mr and Mrs Charles Ward and daughter visited their son and daughter in law in New Jersey. Mr and Mrs Gerald Ours of Huntington visited his parents Mr and Mrs Eber Ours.
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Charles Ward
Don Ward
New Jersey
Gerald Ours
Huntington
Eber Ours
Kennedy speech sparks debate on extremism and generations
George Sokolsky analyzes President Kennedy's reference to extreme rightists and contrasts middle-of-the-roaders with shifting political sentiments. He outlines how youth in the 1960s questions liberal clichés, honors historic memory, and sees change as constant, signaling Kennedy's own move toward the middle.
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M. J. Crawford
Ridgewood
N. J
Kennedy
California
Eisenhower
John Birch Society
The
Minutemen
Franklin D. Roosevelt
John
Adlai Stevenson
Thorstein Veblen
John Maynard Keynes
Martin Buber
Sydney Hook
Howard Fast
William Buckley
God
Christmas Self Denial Model Parents Use For Children
A piece urging self denial in gift giving during Christmas. It cites parents who start with infants to teach children to buy gifts for others and support charitable causes, and it warns against overindulgence. It includes guidance to parents on enforcing earlier homework starts for a 14 year old and avoiding negotiations.
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Jesus
You
Holiday dinner guests in Apple Grove and Columbus
Apple Grove visitors included Mr Timothy Mitchell and Mr Edward Robinson with son George from Cleveland. They joined holiday dinner hosts Mr and Mrs Earl Robinson and guests Mr and Mrs Howard Robinson and family Mr and Mrs Bill Robin and family Mr and Mrs Pete Shields Mrs Clara Mae Sargent and son Ricky Philip Roberts Ann Radford and daughter Stephanie were also present.
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Timothy Mitchell
Columbus
Edward Robinson
George
Cleveland
Earl Robin
Earl Robinson
Howard Robinson
Bill Robinson
Pete Shields
Clara Mae Sargent
Ricky
Philip Roberts
Ann Radford
Stephanie
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Doctor Crane
George W. Crane
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Eileen
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King Features Syndicate
Portland
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Children’s Fund of
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