Space cooperation could ease East West tensions
The Bennington Banner argues Colonel Glenn’s flight renews hope for U S Soviet space collaboration over rivalry. It notes Kennedy and Khrushchev dialogue, UN registry data on the flight, and the potential to set informal peaceful space rules to avert a new era of terror as humanity reaches the moon and beyond.
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Outer Space
Kennedy
Khrushchev
U. S
United Nations
General Assembly
Moscow
Cape Canaveral
Earth
Austria
Antarctica
Venus
Mars
Moon
Government Pushes Steel Contract Settlement Early
The Kennedy administration through Labor Secretary Arthur Goldberg urges the steel industry and United Steelworkers Union to reach a new contract well before the June 30 deadline. It warns against a repeat of the 1959 four month strike that hurt the economy, and seeks job security amid automation and job losses. The push includes early bargaining, potential Taft Hartley injunctions, and a broader plan to retrain displaced workers and stimulate the economy.
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United Steelworkers Union
Kennedy
Arthur Goldberg
Goldberg
David J. McDonald
McDonald
U.S. Steel
Roger Blough
Washington Calling on Space Triumph and Government Friction
Analysis of John H. Glenn Jr. orbital success amid congressional resistance to a new urban affairs department. The piece notes Senate and House votes against reorganization, debates on education funding, and tensions between executive and legislative branches. It frames the space achievement against divided powers and national cleavages.
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John H. Glenn Jr
Congress
Executive Branch
Glenn
Senate
House
Urban Affairs Department
Col
Kennedy
White House
February fades from scene as March brings new uncertainties
AP Business News Analyst notes February was not bad despite bad weather and forecasts that March will bring more unknowns. Steel wage talks in Pittsburgh loom as a key factor shaping 1962 prospects, with outcomes affecting prices, stocks, and consumer spending, while overall demand remains resilient.
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New York
Religious bigotry in 1960 campaign recalled by Fair Campaign Practices
A 1960 campaign review notes that 65 percent of religious issue literature crossed into smear territory. The Fair Campaign Practices Committee urges exposure to curb bigotry, citing Catholics urging votes for Kennedy over religion and the lingering problem of political bigotry.
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White House
Kennedy
Nonpartisan Fair Campaign Practices Committee
Fair Campaign Practices Committee
Two Pans Solve Roast Mystery in Family Joke
A bride explains Sunday roasts are cut into two to fit two pans. She calls mother and grandmother for why. Grandmother reveals no mystery, only that she never had a pan large enough for a whole roast. The tale ends with shared laughter.
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Grandmother
Remembering Lindbergh and Glenn in a Nation of Flight
A reflective column recalls Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 Atlantic crossing and Lt. Col. John Glenn Jr.’s space flight. The author notes how air and space travel have reshaped America, cheering the individual over the machine and emphasizing courage, freedom, and national unity.
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John H.glenn Jr
America
Atlantic
Charles Lindbe
Lindbergh
Paris
Remembering Excellence in the Moon Flight of 1962
The speaker credits many people beyond John Glenn for the space program success, praising the engineers, scientists, psychologists, and global tracking teams. He notes the February 1962 flight brought national pride, and acknowledges the cost to taxpayers while affirming personal value received.
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John Glenn
Perth
Australia
Col. Glenn
United States
Vermont readers debate unions and rail service ethics
A Letter to the Editor from Frederick Dalton discusses union rights, wages, and railroad service in Vermont. He argues wages must rise with living costs, defends unions, and warns against open shops while urging industry growth to employ residents.
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Banner
Wrest Orton
Rutland Railway
Orton
Vermont
Organized Labor
Readers urged to mail letters with signature and address
The notice invites letters to the editor on any subject and states the paper may shorten letters over 200 words. Each submission should include a bona fide signature and the writer’s complete address.
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