The Big Gamble on Khrushchev Talks
Editorial argues the Khrushchev invitation to Washington and Eisenhower’s planned Moscow visit is a calculated gamble. It contends allied consultation, exposure to American prosperity, and a push toward world peace could persuade Soviet leaders, but warns success hinges on Khrushchev choosing peacemaking over war.
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Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Russia
West
East
Washington
Moscow
Berlin
Oshkosh
Nixon
Poland
Anastas Mikoyan
Frol Koslov
Kremlin
Albert Gore
D-Tenn
U. S
Atomic Energy and Foreign Relations Committees
Communism weak in the global ideas contest
Americans argue for open study of communism to understand its methods. Russians fear our political system and jam propaganda while criticizing the U S exhibition in Moscow. Nixon's visit and the fair highlight that communism remains a weak competitor to freedom and democracy.
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America
Nixon
Soviet Union
U. S
Moscow
U. S. Fair
Kremlin
Khrushchev
No Gas Tax Hike Support From ALA Rep To Congress
The Washington ALA representative told the House Ways and Means Committee there is no justification for increasing the Federal gasoline tax now. He cited highway taxes of 29.672 billion collected 1939–1958 versus 10.793 billion spent on highways, and urged restoring motorist funds to the Highway Trust Fund to avoid deficits in 1964.
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Washington
Automobile Legal Association
House
Ways and Means Committee
William
Canning
ALA
Highway Trust Fund
United States
Washington News Frauds Haunt Foreign Aid Programs
Washington NEA reports indictments and fines across foreign aid operations since 1948. Major case: Thomas A. Bertone, a State Department official in Iran, convicted for a $70,000 kickback scheme. Other probes target contract suppliers like World Over Trading Co. of New York, fined $30,000, and head Stanley Hecht, jailed four years.
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NEA
Washington
Vietnam
Laos
Korea
Philippines
Iran
Europe
Latin America
Congressional
General Accounting Office of Government
Department of Justice
Thomas A. Bertone
State Department
ICA
U. S
Bertone
World Over Trading Co
New York
Iraq
Lebanon
Viet Nam
Thailand
Phil
U.S
Matsubara
Tom Tully cashes out fifty thousand for Line-Up exit
Hollywood reports Tom Tully turned in his San Francisco police badge and sold out for 50 000 dollars. He left The Line-Up after five seasons citing a shift to hour-long format and lack of support for his character. He keeps 25 percent of the 183 episodes and plans summer stock Death of a Salesman and a Broadway return.
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Hollywood
Tom Tully
San Francisco
Warner Anderson
Sunset Strip
Tully Anderson
CBS
Tully
Anderson
Washington, D.C
FBI
Boston
East
California
Broadway
Frustration in Half the Nation Over Tax Heavy Economy
Frank Tripp writes that wealthy elites move billions abroad and finance an expansive government, while ordinary people face rising prices, taxes, and debt. He accuses legislators of exploiting the unorganized, creating poverty for fixed incomes and seniors, and questions whether such representation is democratic or honest. He likens the system to a crooked game harming the nonproductive.
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Frank Tripp
Lers
Timbuktu
Marriage no guarantee you won't have to work
A mother urges her high school graduate daughter to pursue training or college, arguing marriage does not guarantee a lack of work. She advises listing working married women, noting reasons they worked, and comparing jobs for trained workers versus those who married young, to show the value of preparation.
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Sepa
NEA Service, Inc
Adventurous close to home in River Forest retreat
A travelogue notes misty dawns in River Forest near Mt. Beyond, praising a tranquil retreat just hours from home. The morning scene features dew, birds, scent of blooms, and a view that convinces the author distance isn’t needed for enchantment.
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Switzerland
Riviera
Scout
Cardinal
Martin
Robin
Sassy
Jay
America
Beth
River Forest
Features Corp
Local Names in The News Highlights Seaside Visits
Local residents and visitors are listed with their hometowns and hosts across Biddeford Saco Kennebunk and nearby towns. Names include Murphy Foss Descoteaux Williams Newton Caouette Lindsay Stirling Walker Baldwin Harmon Moore Burke Means and Taylor as they visit relatives and attend events while Roger K. Taylor from Kennebunk scores in the National Gece tournament at Sandusky.
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Jere Murphy
Wollaston
Mass
James
Foss Street
Biddeford
Philip Descoteaux
High Street
Bristol
Robert E. Snyder
Lebanon
Louise Caouette
Jane Howe
Lewiston
Will Baldwin
Medford
Vina A. Marston
Elm Street
Mary S. Ae
Philadelphia
Lutie
Harmon
Saco
Thomas Moore
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jane Lord
Cleveland Street
Laurence Burke
Boston
I. A. Burke
Storer Street
Kennebunk
Sarah G. Means
Graham Street
Donald Smith
Roger K. Taylor
Sandusky
Biddeford Daily Features Publisher and Editor Details
The Biddeford edition lists Paul Casavant as Publisher and T. J. Mahoney as Editor with Atlantic 3 3625 as the contact line. Subscription rates in advance are one month 1.85 six months 10.50 and one year 21.00. The Associated Press holds exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches. Entered as second class matter at the Biddeford post office.
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Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Atlantic 3
Associated Press
Poem of August Foxfire and Celestial Kites
The poem invokes a sight before the equinox where tides of night reveal dazzling bursts. Swift explosions defy clocks as phlox-like lights bloom high in the sky and fade. August nights glow with fragile rainbows and foxfire, stirring curiosity about unseen wonders and the next apparition. Written by Sarah Bridge Graves.
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Sarah Bridge Graves
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