Drift Toward Dictatorships in Postcolonial Nations
The piece argues independence leads to dictatorial rule in new African nations. It cites Algeria under Ben Bella and compares to Egypt under Nasser. It notes long colonial tutelage, one party dominance, and limited political opposition as emerging patterns across central, eastern, and western Africa with limited democracy even in Arab North Africa.
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France
French National Assembly
Paris
Algeria
Ben Bella
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Central
Western
Africa
Northern
Arab Africa
Tunis
Morocco
Appalachian plan eyed for TVA type regional agency
The Public Power Association and Rural Electric Association propose a TVA like federal authority to develop the Appalachian nine states from Alabama to New York. Undersecretary Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr leads a Commerce Department task force studying feasibility. Support from power interests signals interest as Kennedy weighs regional potential.
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Tennessee Valley Authority
West
Public Power Association
Rural Electric Association
White House
TVA
Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr
Commerce Department
Kennedy
West Virginia
Kennedy urges new legal powers to curb organized crime
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy told the Senate Permanent Investigations Subcommittee that the gray suited crime syndicate operates a multibillion dollar racket. He seeks witness immunity in racketeering probes and guarded wiretaps for national security and murder cases, backed by Senator McClellan who urges federal crime for belonging to Cosa Nostra.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Senate Permanent Investigation Subcommittee
Kennedy
John L. McClellan
Arkansas
Attorney General
Cosa Nostra
Mafia
Buckley style poll shows liberal left campus orthodoxy across twelve universities
A Buckley aligned survey across twelve universities from Yale to Brandeis finds a prevailing liberal left orthodoxy among undergraduates with significant socialist leanings among rich campus elites. The study highlights rising conservative views at Indiana and Marquette while noting anti Communist sentiments stronger among poorer students and among Howard University’s Black students.
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William Buckley
National Review
Buckley
Yale
Russell Kirk
Educational Reviewer
Stanford
Reed College
Portland
Ore
Indiana University
Bloomington
Ind
Sarah Lawrence College
Marquette University
The
University of South Carolina
Howard University
And
Brandeis
Williams College
Davidson
North Carolina
Catholic Marquette
Milwaukee
Wis
Indiana State University
Indiana
Williams
Sarah Lawrence
Sarah Lawrence and
Soviet Union
Howard
Reed
New York
Park Ave
Dear Abby column readers share dating and trust notes
Dear Abby responds to letters on coffee dates deception and relationships. Janet supports mutual sizing up for dates while Annabelle confirms suspicion of infidelity in a husband. Alabama Bam warns about testing character while a reader credits Abby with guidance and a lasting friendship ruby metaphor ends a personal note.
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Abby
Janet
Late-life import business thrives for Angelina Lundgren
In Northboro Massachusetts, 69 year old Angelina Lundgren began importing Swedish ryamattor rugs after a chance dinner gift. She built a U S distribution network in six years, selling to 46 states and turning her home into an office while managing orders, marketing, and family help. The story celebrates starting new careers late in life and the appeal of handicrafts and imports.
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Angelina Lundgren
Northboro
Mass
Boston
Sweden
Newspaper Polls and the Me Here Now Yardstick
Ellen B a journalism student explains methods for testing newspaper feature popularity. She notes page tests on editorial pages show strong reader interest while interviews with households reveal feature ratings, mail responses and postcard surveys, concluding the humane yardstick offers fair comparison without costly polls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Chicago
Herman Brandt
Cleveland Psychiatric Institute Chief Resigns for Michigan Post
Dr. Edward N. Hinko, director of the Cleveland Psychiatric Institute, resigns to become assistant director of Michigan's mental health program, signaling a leadership shift in Ohio's system.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Edward N. Hinko
Cleveland Psychiatric Institute
Michigan
Mother Addresses School Morning Illness Pattern
A mother from Michigan writes about her six year old daughter who vomits on school days but not on weekends. Medical advice suggests the child is anxious about separation. recommendations include gradual independence, leaving her at the door, and arranging activities with peers to ease the transition.
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Michigan
Tuppers Plains Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Evelyn Brickles reports a flurry of visitors in Tuppers Plains. Guests include Maxine Berdine of Parkersburg and families of Lyons Violet Yates and Corns Higgins, with travels from Charleston and Vienna, plus a railroad veteran retiring after 54 years.
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Tuppers Plains
Maxine Berdine
Parkersburg
Gerald Violet
Myrtie Frost
Meigs Memorial Hospital
Effie Watson
Everett Watson
Reta
Orvil Watson
John Guinther
Phyllip Boyles
David Yates
Charleston
W. Va
R. K. Rowan
Yates
New York Central Railroad
Effie Saunders
Golden
Berdie Bahr
Carrie Bahr
Floyd Spence
Pomeroy
Richard Corns
Mike
Ralph Higgins
Vienna
Kenneth Griffith
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Rich
Dear Abby
Abigail van Buren
Annabelle
Alabama
Bam
Yours Truly, Mrs. K
Beverly Hills
Calif
By Robert Peterson
U. S
Robert Peterson
Athens Messenger
George W. Crane
Ellen B
Garry C. Myers
Mama’s Girl
Evelyn Brickles
Pht Athiens Micssienger
Taturlaya
del. Oy Mail
Ohio & W. Va
At. S. and
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