Washington News The colonel muddles through
Washington column recounts Gates memory lapse at a London reception and a BBC of privacy in Washington. It notes lawmakers keep unlisted numbers and addresses to avoid constituents. Included are anecdotes about Dirksen Engle cranberry lobbying Saltonstall Keith Martin Inouye and a misidentified Nepal visit.
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Jerry Bennett
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Defense
Thomas Gates
London
Gates
India
Washington
Congressional Record
Massachusetts
Leverett Saltonstall
Hastings Keith
Joe Martin
Keith
Home Is the Place Where They Take You In
An editorial reflection on hospitality and belonging inspired by Robert Frost's lines about home. The piece contrasts the shelter of home with the need for care and inclusion, invoking communal responsibility and the moral duty to support those in distress.
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John Irland
John
Hal Boyle
New York
George Washington
Washington
Manhattan Islands
Robert Q. Lewis
U.S
Juno Moneta
Jupiter
Albert Einstein
Institute of Highe
Las Vegas
Charles Dickens
Preparations as Democrats pace toward Los Angeles convention
With the Democratic National Convention looming, key leaders weigh moves and declarations. Governors and party chiefs must balance state interests with national ambitions, avoiding early commitments while seeking to influence the race and preserve leverage for a televised, dramatic convention. The general outcome isn’t fixed, only the timing and method of their moves remain in play.
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Los Angeles
Nixon
Chicago
Mahan’s Message on the Merchant Marine
The May Naval Institute Proceedings carries Captain Campbell’s article restating Mahan’s call for a strong merchant marine. He notes the U S fleet’s decline since 1939 and 1959 cargo shares, urging a long term government subsidy program to expand the merchant fleet and sustain national readiness and prosperity. A comparison cites Norway and England, stressing the need to fund expansion amid high American costs.
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Wilfred Thayer Mahan
United States Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Mahan
U. S. Naval Institute Proceedings
E. G. Campbell
USN
Merchant Marine
U. S. Merchant Marine
Campbell
Norway
England
U. S
Alfred Thayer Mahan
Living legend at 16 Tuesday Weld opens up
AP interview with Tuesday Weld discusses the pressures of fame at sixteen. She recalls publicity wrecking her early career, notes growth through performances, and explains choosing tutor-led college plans over campus life. Weld rejects the Lolita label and emphasizes careful, honest future choices.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Tuesday Weld
Clara Bow
Lana Turner
Filmland
Change at the Sanitarium Smoking Rules Mark New Era
Frank Tripp recalls a sanitarium once strict about smoking and decorum now relaxed with a chapel, fulltime chaplain, and a lobby cigarette machine. He notes changes in attitude, from vigilant staff and strict rules to casual cigarettes, ice without water, and a modern, quasi-nunnery atmosphere.
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Chapel
Gestapo
Clifton
General Features Corp
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues Mixed by Numbered Grid
A compact list of across and down clues appearing in a daily crossword puzzle. Entries include common temps such as Water bird and Lion headed dog, plus classic terms like Odalisque and Humble. The list spans 1 to 67 across and 1 to 60 down with varied difficulty.
College advice urges women to plan education over marriage
Ruth Willett quotes a college dean urging dual aims for female students. Do not enter college solely to find a husband, she warns, as marriage may not secure finances. Women should prepare for work, as a degree improves lifelong earning potential and resilience against illness divorce or financial needs.
The South Burns Brighter With New Industry Wave
HAL BOYLE reports on postwar growth fueling southern states like Mississippi and Alabama, aided by governors' growth policies, tropical medicine advances, air conditioning, better transport, and new oil discoveries. The piece notes rapid urban expansion, infrastructure strain, and planning needs to sustain gains without losing southern charm or environment.
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Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
South
Jackson
Pascagoula
Mississipi
Dixie
Mediterranean
Earth
Gulf States
Gulf Coast
American Riviera
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Nepal
Japan
Tokyo
Robert Frost
Indiana
Frank Tripp
Sneaf
McKinley
Everest
Maryland
Pollux and
Helen
Bea Lillie
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