Capitalism in Soviet style signals economic shift
Editorial weighs a Khrushchev era decline and looming Soviet reforms. It notes domestic stagnation, a push toward market concepts like cost accounting and profits, and Kosygin offering to repay old lendlease debts in exchange for fresh credit, signaling gradual move toward capitalism without abrupt switch.
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Khrushchev
Soviet Union
International
Communist
Russia
Kosygin
United States
Moscow
Misdirected aid in Latin America hampers Alliance goals
A commentary argues Latin America needs more than dollars from the Alliance for Progress. It calls for reforms to incentives, personal freedoms, and governance to ensure aid leads to real growth rather than bureaucratic waste, noting some nations show progress while others inflate inflation and misused funds slow reform.
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Latin America
Alliance For Progress
U.S. Alliance
South
Central America
Washington
Inter-American Affairs
Thomas C. Mann
Alliance
Mann
Mexico
Venezuela
Brazil
Chile
Breakfast of eggs and bacon hides a culture shock
A retired missionary recalls Africa and the clash of customs. He contrasts primitive eating with breakfast fare: eggs and bacon with buttered toast. He adds a blunt warning about letting teenagers roam with rowdy crowds, suggesting consequences for parents who enable it.
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Africa
Rumors Grow Of Bailey Departure From DNC Post
Washington sources say Democratic National Chairman John Bailey may resign after President Johnson's inauguration. A White House feeler for a successor circulates, with Lawrence O'Brien and Irish Catholic options discussed, alongside concerns about Kennedy ties and Humphrey-Kennedy dynamics shaping Johnson's eventual pick.
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Bruce Biossat
Washington
Enterprise Assn
John Bailey
White House
Bailey
Johnson
Connecticut
Clifton Carter
Texas
National Committee
Carter
Lawrence O'Brien
Congress
O'Brien
Barry Goldwater
GOP
Demise of the old fashioned office Christmas party
HAL BOYLE notes the office Christmas party is endangered, with younger workers unfamiliar with past revelry and older staff lacking stamina. The column recalls wild celebrations, including gin in water coolers, boss jokes, fights, and late returns, while attributing decline to spousal objections, injury lawsuits, and waning endurance.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Gifts from Maine for Christmas: foods and crafts
The piece urges sending Maine produced gifts to distant friends and relatives. It highlights Maine apples lobster potatoes blueberries and other foods, plus Maine made shirts sportswear boots and shoes, sports equipment and home goods like bedspreads drapes carpets and rugs as ideal Christmas offerings reflecting local industry and quality.
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Maine
Connie Stevens Riding High In Hollywood Spotlight
Hollywood features Connie Stevens enjoying a peak season with the Wendy and Me show thriving despite stiff competition. She cites energy as key to success and notes a favorable Warner Bros deal including a percentage of the series and other earnings. Stevens is newly married to actor Jim Stacy and optimistic about his own break, while balancing professional momentum with personal life.
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Hollywood
Connie Stevens
George Burns
Wendy and
ABC
Lucille Ball
Andy Williams
Lucy
Laurence Olivier
Connie
Warner Bros. Brass
Perry Como
Warners
Jim Stacy
Jim
Apathy and the Pledge Debate Spur Civic Action
Ruth N. Nickerson of AMVETS Auxiliary Maine urges unified response to Madalyn Murray O’Hair’s campaign to remove God from the Pledge. She calls Americans to write Congress and rally churchgoers, veterans and civic groups to defend religious presence in public life.
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United States
Madalyn Murray
Baltimore
Mad” Murray
Eisenhower
Church of Our Choice
Ruth K. Nickerson
Amvets Auxiliary
Department of Maine
Maine Christmas in Maine crafted pine and maple pieces
The Biddeford Saco Journal advertises Maine made furniture as ideal gifts. It praises pine and maple crafts, notes local shops create fine pieces, and argues Maine goods boost employment, promising a merry Christmas if gifts come from Maine.
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Maine
Golly
Right to Know theme in Freedom of Information work
Miles A. Smith reviews James Russell Wiggins Right to Know, a revised Oxford University Press edition of a 1956 book arguing for open government facts as a shield for citizens. The work surveys legislative judiciary executive and military access, censorship risks, and the rise of electronic journalism as it explains historical context and practical press problems.
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James Russell Wiggins
Oxford U. Press
Washington Post
Jaily Crossword Puzzle Clue Gallery Distinctree and More
Crossword clues span 24 entries with varied wordplay including Distinctree Star in Virga and Vine. Several hints reference abbreviations and language roots such as chancel furnishing and common suffixes. Answers hinge on cross letters and historical puzzle phrasing.
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Virga
Chancel
Mason's Peresam
Abbe
R. R
Dial
Siam
Japan
St Redeem
Tylers
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Bastille
Montreal
Rio de Janeiro
Vistmas
Ruth Willer
Ruth Millett
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Governo Ut
By Bob Thomas
People’s Forum
Biddeford
Saco Fournal
Adams Street
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E. P. Ingalls
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Post Office
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