Editorials New York's Embattled Conservationists
Editorial argues for conserving Adirondack forest land against a proposed Albany-Canada Northway route. It compares Adirondack and Champlain Valley options, notes costs 142 million versus 170 million, and highlights a constitutional amendment to permit state land title. It lauds conservationists for defending public preserves amid practical highway arguments.
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New York State
Plattsburg
Adirondack Forest Preserve
Schroon Lake
Glens Falls
Champlain Valley
New York
State Department of Public Works
Rockefeller
Harriman
Dewey
Federated Garden Clubs
Adirondack
Champlain
Ers
Catskill
Problic
Constitutional Question Involving the Tramway
Massachusetts faces a legal clash over a sneak amendment pledging credit to a proposed Greylock tramway. The dispute hinges on whether borrowing “in anticipation of appropriations” counts as state revenue borrowing, and whether the two thirds vote rule was violated. The issue highlights how quasi public agencies shift financial risk away from the state, setting a troubling precedent for Massachusetts.
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Greylock
Massachusetts
In Brief Mixed signals on unions and city hall woes
A brief column notes optimism fading after a bus strike end and questions the pay for Pittsfield teachers while a full page ad shows a concise use of white space. It also mentions auto excise rebates roadblocks, Sil Conte returning from Italy heading to Southeast Asia, a UCS robbery, and a large crowd at the Adams Memorial Theater for The Tempest.
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Pittsfield
City Hall
Sil Conte
Italy
Southeast Asia
Congress
UCS
Adams Memorial Theater
Comment Forward March From Fat to Fit in Driving
A Canadian physician Dr Rosaire Robillard of Montreal argues overweight motorists are a danger behind the wheel citing reduced agility and slower reactions from excess food. Safety officials warn against drinking and driving while urging walking as a countermeasure amid a push for compact cars and rising gas concerns.
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Rosaire Robillard
Montreal
Sacred Heart Hospital
Governor’s Tramway Gambit Raises New Questions at State House
In Boston, a cloak and dagger mood surrounds the Mount Greylock Tramway controversy after Gov. Foster Furcolo released a three page statement claiming Tramway Authority assurances on preserving natural beauty and funding. The shake up introduces Dr. Herbert Dobelle as new chairman while Stephen Bednarz shifts to treasurer, stirring questions about meetings and authority transparency amid a larger secrecy atmosphere.
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State House
Mount Greylock
Foster Furcolo
Herter
Herbert Dobelle
Herbert Dovelle
Pittsfield
Authority
Stephen Bednarz
Cheshire
Dobelle
Debelle
Dalton
Bet the Authority
Bednarz
James McC. Smith
Adams
Bednare
Smith
Tramway Authority
Furcolo
Bednar
Daniel England Jr
Mr. Smith
North Adams
Dabelle
Summit Delay Debated as De Gaulle Seeks Western Unity
The week featured talk of postponing a summit with De Gaulle opposing an early December meeting. He favors a single decisive talk to resolve East West rifts, while Macmillan and Eisenhower push a series of Western ratetings to present a united front to Khrushchev. After Adenauer's London visit on Nov 11 and Khrushchev's Paris/De Gaulle interactions, shape may emerge.
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de Gaulle
Macmillan
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Adenauer
London
Paris
Moscow
Dobelle
Tramway Authority
Martin Dobelle
Pittsfield
Florida
Herbert Dobelle
Joseph R. Dragore
Mervin R. Weinberg
Adams
Dragone
Raymond F. Sullivan
Debelle
Furcoio
U N Debates Disarmament and Tibet Tensions
At the United Nations the French representative urged a radical disarmament plan targeting weapons platforms including satellites rockets long range aircraft submarines carriers and launching pads. The General Assembly approved a Malaya Ireland resolution deploring Tibet tensions while India condemned a new Red Chinese attack in Kashmir and urged protest to Feiping.
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United Nations
General Assembly
Malaya
Ireland
Tibet
Fl Salvador
U.N
India
Red China
Ladakh
Kashmir
The Structure of Nations and Empires by Niebuhr
Review hails Reinhold Niebuhr’s The Structure of Nations and Empires as a deep, wide ranging study. It notes his shift from theology toward history as he analyzes recurring political patterns in the nuclear age with erudition, caution, and a search for sane governance.
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Reinhold Nieuuhr
Scribner's
Union Theological Seminary
Rockefeller Foundation
Frinceton Insitute
Robert Oppenheimer
Arthur Schlesinger, Jr
Will Herberg
Hans J. Mor
Niebuher
No Clear Theme In Niebuhr's World Politics Book
A long excerpt reviews Reinhold Niebuhr and contemporary world affairs noting the book lacks a central guiding argument while offering richly rewarding essays on topics such as rival imperial nations Christianity and empire and liberal democracy. It suggests more reading and reflection would improve the work and argues for transnational federalism to transcend parochial nationalism amid the atomic age.
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America
Stoci
Reinhold Niebuhr
Niebuhr
Pater
Dr. Niebuhr
Oswald Spergler
Arnold J. Toynbee
Knopf
Commonwealth of Man
The Coriolis Force Explained In Ballistic Motion And Ocean Currents
The Coriolis effect causes sideways deflection in ballistic trajectories and winds, rising from Earth's rotation. In the Northern Hemisphere deflection is to the right, in the Southern to the left, affecting meteorology and ocean currents like the Cromwell Current near the equator.
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Gaspar Gustave Coriolis
Earth
Equator
New York
North Canada
North Pole
Galapagos Islands
Fouedor
Antion
Russia Boots U S Aide This Week
Russian authorities declare Russell Twangelle chief security officer at the U S Embassy persona non grata and expel him with his wife and three children amid a spy data scandal. U S officials seek retaliation while noting Washington sought recall of Soviet diplomats. motive remains unclear.
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Russell Twangelle
U.S
United States
Washington
Taft Hartley Goes to Court in Steel Strike Crisis
The president's board found no early settlement possible and Eisenhower urged an injunction to restore steel production. The Steelworkers Union challenged the move, calling the action unconstitutional. Judge Sorg ordered a return to work with delays for appeals, and the Court of Appeals stayed further actions awaiting a ruling. The loser may appeal to the Supreme Court.
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Board of Inquiry
Eisenhower
Herbert P.sorg
Pittsburgh
Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Space program shift ends Army role in rockets
General John Medaris announced retirement from the Army Ordnance Missile Command while Dr. Wernher von Braun threatened resignation over funding for space projects. A White House conference led to transferring Army space work to NASA to accelerate the program, with future big rockets designated for civilian use only.
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John 3. Medaris
Army Ordnance Missile Command
Wernher von Braun
Redstone Arsenal
Huntsville
Ala
Army Space
Civilian Space Agency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Rockefeller Invasion Fails to Rally Chicago Support
Gov. Rockefeller visited Chicago in a bid to energize his presidential bid with a broad national and international policy address. Observers found the Chicago audience largely apathetic to his candidacy, and analysts say only a drastic shift could salvage his chances for the Republican nomination.
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Gov
Rockefeller
Midwest
Chicago
Rocky
Nixon
C.K.P
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Springfield Union
Albert M. Jackson
Becker
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Reecon Hill Weekly
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Nikita
Uke
Soviet Union
New England
Dextly M. Keeser
McGraw-Hill Publishing Co
Thomas C. Mendenhall
Smita College
Charlee NH
Breaver
Science
Coriolis Force
By Ludwig G. Lederer
1.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Townsend Cromwell
Riv
Cromwell
U.S. Public Health Service
New England Journal of Medicine
National Research Council
Russia
Boots
Taft-Hartley
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