Grist for the Mills and Country Living Traditions
In a reflective piece, the author recalls a country boy father and thrifty upbringing with oatmeal porridge and fresh peas. He contrasts past rituals of local produce with present shortages, noting price declines but persistent reliance on garden fare and the dignity of rural life. He cites Paul Hoffman and Marc Chagall quotes and ends with Sally Rand’s arrest remark.
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Hal Borland
Henry the Eighth
Mr. Freeman
Secession of Singapore Alarm for Western Powers
Washington warns that an independent Singapore under Lee Kuan Yew could tilt toward China and destabilize Southeast Asia. The piece notes Singapore's severance from Malaysia, retention of the Bank of China branch, and potential shifts in foreign policy amid Indonesian and British positions, foreseeing risks of closer Chinese contact and embassy presence in Singapore.
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Singapore
Lee Kuan Yew
Lee
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
New York City
New York State
Peking Bank of China
China Bank
Malaya
Peoples' Action Party
Federation of Malaysia
Abdul Rahman
Tunku
Prince
Federation
Sukarno
North Borneo
Peking
Memoir writers spark Kennedy book debates
Williamstown column scolds memoirs by Evelyn Lincoln Pierre Salinger and Schlesinger. notes Kennedy privacy limits and moral standards. Cast includes Hedda Hopper NBC Sander Vanocur Look pieces Debates over journalism ethics and wartime secrecy. Bass from New Hampshire heckled as political dynamics shift. Eisenhower era contrasts and regional prosperity cited.
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California
Pierre Salinger
O'Brien
O'Donnell
NBC
Sanders Vanocur
Kennedy
Theodore C. Sorensen
Wyannis
Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
Theodore H. White
L.B.J
Rusk
State Department
Johnson
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U.N. Special Fund
Marc Chagall
Painter
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LeBaron
New England
Beauty
la Baron Hairdressing Academy
North ST
Pittsfield
Forever
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Sindh
International Silver Company
Massillow Plaque Company
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Inside Report
West
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Robert Novak
Washington
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George G. Connelly
Williamstown
Charlie Parker
Roger Wellington
Nebraska
Evelyn Lincoln
John F. Kennedy
Hedda Hopper
Saturday Evening Post
Kennedy Library
Winston Churchill
Stewart Alsap
Intendoes
Cicero
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Eisenhower
Daily News
Hearst
Ike
New Hampshire
Granite State
Union
Sherman Adams
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Berkshire Inn
Main Street
Great Barrington
Mass
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Lofstran S
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Hobart
Globe
Reynolds
Cory
Hobart Baugh
Federal
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Sakers
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Elec
Order OF
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Moss
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PMX All Star
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ALL Star Dairies
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