Arts Aid Proposal Signals Federal Role in The Arts
The article reviews Secretary Goldberg’s report on the state of the performing arts, arguing government support could expand beyond admissions and donations. It notes rising cultural institutions nationwide and the Met Opera near closure, stressing broad funding from public, private, and corporate sources to preserve artistic freedom and growth.
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Arthur Goldberg
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Kennedy
America
United States
Los Angeles
Metropolitan Opera
Europe
The Battle Over Tariffs and Free Trade
The piece argues against sweeping tariff cuts without adjustment aid to dislocated industries and emphasizes productivity over wage levels in competing with European Market imports. It cites Kennedy’s stance on paired tariff reductions with assistance programs and warns of long debate over freer trade.
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Congress
Kennedy
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Walter Lippmann
National Association of Manufacturers
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De Gaulle Is Thorn If Allies Cannot Settle Differences
Paris analysis argues that NATO’s Cold War strains stem from Franco British American rifts. De Gaulle’s intransigence and pursuit of a separate French nuclear deterrent complicate talks with the Soviet Union and Berlin. If the Big Three fail to reconcile, Kennedy may need to act unilaterally.
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de Gaulle
Soviet Union
France
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Konrad Adenauer
Macmillan
Bermuda
Berlin
United States
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Vienna
Germany
Council of Ministers
Union of Socialist Soviet Republics
Britain
Vermont approves first horse racing license for Ta conic Racing
Frank About It Vermont grants its first horse racing license to Lou Smiths Ta conic Racing and Breeding Association. The Bennington area track targets New York and Massachusetts bettors aiming to tap wagering money while Vermont pursues tax revenue, despite religious critics.
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Vermont
Lou Smith
Taconic Racing and Breeding Association
Bennington
New York
Massachusetts
Evi
Office Christmas Parties In the Good Old Days
New York AP recounts a humorous tale of a 1991 Christmas afternoon told by Grandpa. A boss hosts a festive office party with soda, sandwiches, a band, a twist dance, a kiss under mistletoe, a fired staff, a late return from Bermuda, and a punchy moral about last office celebrations.
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New York
Johnny
Sue
Grandpa
Grandma
Joe
Bermuda
Elk season loophole ends case of slain husband
A juror group debating a murder verdict discovers the deceased was an Elk and thus fined the accused twenty dollars for killing an Elk out of season. The story plays on a courtroom moral with a punchline about law and vanity.
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Ferhaust
Christmas greetings and human wishes across a troubled world
A period expression from Banner editors sending Christmas wishes to readers. The message hopes for Santa bringing red pencils, strength for leaders, balanced family life, well fed children with warm mittens, and peace for all mankind while opposing Khrushchev gestures and urging peace on earth.
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Ship of State
Season's Greetings and the Hope for Peace
A Christmas card verse urges personal peace and good will to men. The prose reflection questions whether nations and leaders align with divine will, noting personal grudges as obstacles to peace and urging each person to deserve peace through goodwill. The verse envisions a world where all children live in wonder and every race is free to learn and set wrongs right.
Kennedy Faces Battle Over Tariff Lowering Proposals
President Kennedy signals a broad push to authorize deeper tariff cuts and reciprocal trade with Europe. He cautions business and labor to keep prices and wages down while aiming to expand overseas markets and offset domestic competition.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Europe
NAM
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Arthur J. Goldberg
Short Shots on Haves and Have-nots and Charge-its
A line from Saturday Evening Post notes social divide noting the haves the have-nots and charge-its reflecting consumer credit trends.
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Have-Nots
Charge-Its
Saturday Evening Post
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