Dean Sayre Provokes Debate on Sterile Presidential Choice
The Rev Dean Sayre of the National Cathedral drew praise from nine in ten readers for saying the voters face a sterile choice between a dangerous ignoramus and a cynical power broker. Bishop Creighton, however, rebuked him, stressing evaluation of programs over personal character. Sayre’s status as Woodrow Wilson’s grandson colors his influence in Washington.
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Francis B. Sayre
William F. Creighton
Washington, D. C
Dean Sayre
National Cathedral
Woodrow Wilson
White House
England
Hewlett Johnson
Canterbury
Sayre
Washington
The 102nd Soviet Veto Stuns UN Peace Efforts
The Soviet Union vetoed a plan to halt Indonesia's attacks on Malaysia while refusing to pay UN peacekeeping assessments for Congo and Near East forces. Only Czechoslovakia joined, with Morocco, Ivory Coast, and Bolivia abstaining or voting differently. The move underscored Soviet nonintervention rhetoric and questioned fidelity to peacemaking promises.
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Security Council
Soviet Union
United Nations
Congo
Indonesia
Malaysia
Khrushchev
Czechoslovakia
Morocco
Ivory Coast
Africa
Bolivia
South America
China
Cancer Prevention Experts Say Three of Four Cancers Can Be Prevented
A 12 member team of international cancer specialists reports that timely detection and removal of precancerous lesions can prevent about 75 percent of cancer cases. The World Health Organization published the finding from Geneva, noting mass screenings for adults 30 and over reveal latent cancers and other treatable diseases.
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World Health Organization
Geneva
Soviet doubts cloud Tokyo Olympic prospects in 1964
Soviet sources warn of decline in athletic standards as Disciplined teams face moral and technical decay. Complaints from Legkaya Atletika and other journals cite aging records, fiber glass pole vaults, and weak training. Brodsky case hints at broader party concerns about parasitism and morale ahead of October games.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Tokyo
Grigory V. Yuriev
Institute For the Study of the
USSR
Munich
Moscow
Komsomolskaya Pravda
West
Union of Sports Societies
Legkaya Atletika
England
Australia
Rome
Athletic Federation
Bliznetsov
West Germany
Yang- Chung Kwang
Josif Brodsky
Arctic
Brodsky
Russia
Humphrey's Southern Reception Tests Northern Liberal Appeal
Rowland Evans and Robert Novak report Hubert Humphrey in Little Rock and Houston as he campaigns for president. Johnson aides arrange for forays into Dixie to show the Northern liberal can win over Southern voters, with Georgia outreach framed by Gov. Sanders as a friend of the farmer.
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Little Rock
Hubert Horatio Humphrey
Mr. Johnson
Humphrey
President Johnson
South
Arkansas Democratic Party
Johnson
Robinson
Arkansas
Joe Robinson
ADA
Bert Humphrey
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Walter Reuther
Nebraska
Houston
Tex
Texas
Washington
mid-Texas
Wichita Falls
Waco
Minnesota
Old South
South Georgia
Black Belt
Georgia
Carl Sanders
Herman Talmadge
Dixie
Sanders
Two main issues frame Johnson Goldwater race
The piece argues the campaign hinges on trust in the presidency and views of federal power. Johnson pushes broad government while Goldwater favors states rights and limited welfare programs.
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Goldwater
Johnson
Congress
Bobby Baker
Billie Sol Estes
White House
Viet Nam
Laos
Communism
Cuba
Berlin Wall
Dear Abby Advice Corner on marriage, privacy, and duty
A reader reveals her husband never filed a divorce and refuses a second ceremony. Abby urges security and legal clarity, not moonlight promises, then advises a church rumor should not drive either party apart. A teen asks about parental privacy and Abby warns against eroding boundaries.
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Abby
Social Security Office
Mr W
Mr. W
Massachusetts
Life Begins at Forties Poet Wins Frost Award
John William Andrews, 65, co-winner of the 1963 Robert Frost Poetry Award, proves age does not limit poetic achievement. After retirement he returned to poetry and, spurred by a hurricane, wrote The Hurricane, winning from more than 2000 entries.
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Longfellow
Edgar Allen Poe
Walt Whitman
Stephen Vincent Benet Eagar
Lee Masters
E. E. Cummings
Robert Frost
Frost
John William Andrews
Andrews
Tom Anderson Praised as Modern Will Rogers of America
The piece extols Tom Anderson, editor of a farm magazine with 1.5 million circulation, as a powerful, quotable public speaker. It recounts his humorous political illustrations criticizing Washington and summits, and asserts his influence over America's farm population through editorials and talks.
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Tom Anderson
Will Rogers
America
Washington
Washington, D. C
Tom
Mr. Hunter
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Rowland Evans and
Robert Novak
Hubert
Hastings
James Marlow
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Dear Abby
Earth
DR. Crane
Athens Messenger
Ohio
W. Va
Sunes
Eereers
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