Parliament in Gothic Style Office Plan Sparks Architect Clash
Parliament considers an office building in the existing Gothic manner. Architects urge modern harmony with steel frames and glass while preserving the exterior Gothic silhouette. The July debate weighs costs, stonecarving, and possible fiberglass replicas as experts offer contrasting visions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Malkin
London
Parliament
the Thames
Tower of Big Ben
Europe
House of Commons
Commons
Britain
Edward Maufe
Guildford
Crimea
Robert Matthew
Royal Institute of Architects
Robert Cooke
National Trust
Charles Barry
Augustus Pugin
Cooke
Basil Spence
Coventry
Edinburgh
John Summerson
Courageous in Quake Anchorage First Lady Praises Women
Pauline Sharrock wife of Anchorage mayor George Sharrock underscores women's courage after the March quake. She recalls three days of comforting residents and aiding recovery while calling for improved civil defense, food stockpiling, water, sewage planning, and fire codes. The Sharrocks attend conferences in New York and at the National Water Institute, shaping long range city planning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Sprain Wilson
AP Newsfeatures
Pauline Sharrock
Anchorage
Alaska
George
National Water Institute
Sharrocks
New York City
Exiled Cuban Chief Seeks Return to Battle and Leadership
Erneido Oliva, a former Bay of Pigs commander and Cuban exile leader, now heads a major anti Castro group in Washington. Once loyal to Castro, he defected in 1960 and later served as second in command of Assault Brigade 2506 during the 1961 invasion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Nolan
Washington
Erneido Oliva
Oliva
Cuba
Miami
Managua
Castro
Fidel
Havana
Casto
Frente
Guatemala
Jose Perez
Pepe) San Roman
Bay of Pigs
Stars Chart Roadmap to Planets from UVA Observatory
In Charlottesville astronomers at the University of Virginia map the stars using 70 000 glass plates from Mount Jefferson Observatory the largest collection worldwide NASA plans to use the data to chart rocket flights to planets and lunar missions rely on the 26 inch refractor for moon studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Mount Jefferson
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Laurence W. Fredrick
McCormick Observatory
Earth
Mars
Space
Fredrick
Labor Problems Now Beleaguer Common Market
Dr. Theodor Holtz leads a walkout at the European Common Market HQ as Eurocrats face overwork and high turnover across Euratom and the Coal and Steel Community. Strikes, go slow tactics, and recruitment woes press 8000 staff amid four-language burnout and limited democratic oversight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom A. Cullen
Brussels
NEA
Theodor Holtz
European Common Market
Common Market
Euratom
France
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Holland
Luxemburg
Federation of European Civil Servants
Dr. Holtz
Holtz
Council of Ministers
Pomp of Common Market Staffers Dwarfs Old Cocktail Circuit
Brussels report outlines a growing cocktail circuit tied to the European Economic Community with 41 nations hosting missions to the EEC and 67 national holidays. It notes protocol headaches at banquets, the question of precedence for ambassadors, and ongoing talks with Norway Denmark Sweden Austria Switzerland Ireland Israel Cyprus Portugal and Spain on associates and treaties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom A. Cullen
Enterprise Assn
Brussels
Belgium
European Economic Community
E.E.C
Common Market
France
Germany
Holland
Italy
Luxemburg
Per
Norway
Denmark
Sweden
Austria
Switzerland
Ireland
Israel
Cyprus
Portugal
Spain
E. E. CC
Once Sacred Masks Sell in Northern New Guinea
Primitive craftsmen along the Sepik River in Australian New Guinea craft dancing masks idols and ceremonial weapons for sale to tourists as old taboos fade and markets grow. A Maprik village dismantled its 38 ton House Tambaran and shipped it to a museum in Amsterdam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Moresby
New Guinea
Sepik
Australian New Guinea
Maprik
Tambaran
Amsterdam
Most Women Afraid to Dye Hair, Says Hair Guild Leader
London reports Leslie Simpson, retiring master of the Incorporated Guild of Hairdressers, Wigmakers and Perfumers, told the guild that most women fear husbands’ opinions on hair dye. He contrasted British and American attitudes and urged couples to accept changes in cosmetics and color techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
London
Leslie Simpson
Simpson
Incorporated Guild of Hairdressers
Perfumers
Guild
Sun-Worshipper Stones Found on New Hanover Island
Ray Sheridan, an amateur archaeologist, reports four sections of a sun facing stone idol, about 12 feet tall and four tons, smashed by lightning on New Hanover in a hidden basin. He notes spirit stones and carved patterns around the site and cites local legends of alien visitors and hidden treasures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Moresby
Australia
New Hanover
Sheridan
Mongolia in the Mongolian ambivalence amid Sino Soviet tension
The article surveys Mongolia as a Chinese and Soviet proxy ally, detailing Ulan Bator's Soviet-backed economy, leadership like Yumzhagiin Tsendenbal, and nationalistic push that Moscow hopes to curb while China eyes influence and potential domination. It warns that a fall to Beijing could threaten the Soviet periphery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
People’s Republic of Mongolia
Asia
Russia
China
North Viet Nam
North Korea
Monglia
Mao Tse - Tung
Mongolia
North
Manchuria
Moscow
Camecon
Khrushchev
Yumzhagiin Tsendenbal
Tamur- Ochir
Communist Party
Genghis Khan
Red China
Dnieper River
Soviet
Ukraine
Peking
Tsendenbal
Ulan Bator
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Fairbanks
Tongass National Forest
Miles
Pacific
Canada
The
United States
U.S. Forest Service
Panhandle
U. S. Forest Service
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Big Ben
George Sharrock
Fulgencio Batista
Walter Hallstein
E. E. C. Commission
Algeria
Manent
N. Guinea
Philip Wren
Mr. Simpson
Peter Laurenson
U.N
United Nations
N. Y
Laos
Viet Nam
Nikita
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