A Tourist in Communist China Gets There Is Half the Fun
Peking reports on a 24 hour journey from London to Red China costing about 15 dollars per day for three weeks. A varied delegation of workers, trade unionists, politicians, and tourists visits key sites like the Imperial Palace and the Great Hall of the People under careful official supervision. The writer notes China’s sights and manners, and offers impressions of a disciplined yet calm society on the May Day eve tour ending in Peking.
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U.S
Unions resume talks on rail work rules in Kennedy push
Washington AP reports unions and railroads restart bargaining urged by President Kennedy over work rules. If no deal by June 12, Congress could impose arbitration or government seizure. Central issue is feather bedding and 40 000 firemen on freight and yard trains with 13 000 jobs to be cut immediately per a presidential commission plan.
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Rockefeller Stock as Honeymoon Ends
The piece notes private views by Sen. Barry Goldwater and Sen. Abraham Ribicoff on Nelson Rockefeller’s political future after his marriage, suggesting Goldwater believes remarriage could hurt Rockefeller’s 1964 bid while Ribicoff sees Rockefeller delaying a run until 1968. It touches on GOP religious tensions versus Kennedy’s Catholic nomination.
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Enrollment Rise at State Universities in Fall 1962
Enrollment at public universities and land grant institutions rose 7.3 percent in Fall 1962 from the prior year. Pennsylvania State University increased from 22 855 to 23 584 students while national trends showed gains despite shifting demographics and political contexts including candidate spouses.
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