We can't afford a union walkout over missiles
Bruce Biossart argues the IAM strike halted testing and construction at four missile bases including Cape Canaveral, while three Atlas ICBMs at Vandenberg remained ready. He warns that holiday pauses threaten national security, urging negotiation and stressing relentless readiness amid Cold War tensions.
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California
Vandenberg Air Force Base
International Association of Machinists
Cape Canaveral
United States
Moscow
Peiping
Johnson to mount presidential campaign on Senate floor
Washington ENA reports Lyndon Johnson will use the Senate chamber as a soapbox for his campaign, leveraging his role as majority leader to speak from the floor rent free. The piece weighs Johnson as a leader and criticizes other candidates while noting Nixon’s limited influence and the potential of a Senate centered race.
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Ly Peter Edson
Washington
Newspaper Enterprise Assn. Wasington
NEA
Lyndon Johnson
U. S
Johnson
Kennedy
Symington
Nixon
Crississ
Aaa
Maine losing farmers under new census definitions
The 1960 census redefines farm operators, cutting many who till the soil from the count. In Maine the 1954 operator total was 28 368, with shifts in acreage and sales thresholds changing who is listed as a farmer. The change reflects broader trends of larger farms, mechanization, and urban-linked livelihoods.
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Maine
Esther van Wagoner Tufty
The
Journal
Washington Bureau
Department of Agriculture
United States
U S public health service to report fish kills nationwide
The U S Public Health Service under Surgeon General Leroy Burney will coordinate a nationwide system to report fish killed by pollution. State wildlife agencies are asked to cooperate, with reports going to Washington and copies shared with the Fish and Wildlife Service and Interior. Quarterly and annual summaries will list numbers, locations, and causes.
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U. S. Public Health Service
Leroy E. Burney
Maine
Dr. Burney
Public Health Service
Washington
U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Department of the Interior
Burney
Allen Show Ends as Steve Allen Finalizes NBC Departure
Hollywood writer Bob Thomas reports Steve Allen and his TV ensemble faced a sudden end as the Allen show was not renewed by NBC after weak Monday night ratings. Allen will tour with film, pursue occasional TV, and reassign other stock comics to California or New York productions. The production produced uneven but sometimes hilarious moments, leaving fans to mourn the loss of a TV comedy era.
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Hollywood
Steve Allen
Allen
NBC Burbank
Jayne Meadows
Chicago
Bill Dana
Spike Jones
Pat Harrington
Danny Thomas
Gabe Dell
New York
Dayton Allen
Bill Harbach
Dwight Hennion
Perry Como
TV Tube
Khrushchev
Izves‘ia
Harry Truman
John L. Lewis
Christ
Arthur 7Isbane
Prince of Peace
Nixon battles Rockefeller over issues and precision
James Marlow outlines Nelson Rockefeller's critique of Nixon on national defense, foreign policy, arms control, economy, farm policy, labor, civil rights, and education. Nixon defends his record, argues he has spoken precisely, while Rockefeller presses for clearer stances and faster action ahead of the GOP convention.
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James Marlow
Associated Press News
Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Congress
Harold Stassen
Nixon
Rockefeller
Eisenhower
Letter to the editor questions postwar U S debt policy
Charles Parsons signs a letter criticizing federal debt growth from 269 billion 422 million in 1946 to an estimated 285 billion in 1959 under President Eisenhower. He accuses the government of spending and borrowing to aid foreign nations and urges steps toward sound fiscal policy before the economy is wrecked.
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Otto E. Passman
Louisiana
Eisenhower
Prsman
Charles Parsons
Tappin Valley Poem By Roland F. Lavigne
A nostalgic verse celebrates a hometown named Tappin Valley in Maine. The poet recalls summer nights, bright moons, friendly neighbors, and a chosen home where happiness and safety prevail. A signature line credits Roland F. Lavigne with an address in Saco, Maine.
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Tappin Valley
Snow buntings land on Cunard liner in Atlantic
A flock of about 50 snow buntings, likely blown off course by a storm, landed on the Cunard liner S.Parthie in the North Atlantic during its voyage. The birds drew attention from passengers as they perched on rails and masts, offering a brief natural interlude at sea.
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New York City
Cunard
North Atlantic
Rockefeller and Nixon on school aid and medical help for the aged
The column outlines Rockefeller supporting federal aid for school construction and scholarships and Nixon backing similar aid. It also notes Rockefeller and Nixon differ on funding medical help for the aged and Health insurance, with both avoiding full policy detail until nomination. Nixon pledges to build on Eisenhower records while noting policy disagreements.
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Rockefeller
Nixon
Eisenhower
Ruth Millett on keeping girlish qualities in marriage
Ruth Millett argues for preserving girlishness in wives to sustain love. She cites Twain on his wife and lists traits like sense of fun enthusiasm feminine reliance and the desire to please. The piece stresses girlishness as attitude not age, noting 80-year-olds can possess it while 30-year-olds may lose it.
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Mark Twain
NEA
Khrushchev’s Russian Speech and United States Response
A May Paris press conference exchange shows Khrushchev’s struggle with Russian grammar and idiom while critics compare American leaders. The piece contrasts Khrushchev’s blunt style with U.S. restraint, noting Izvestia’s edited Russian version and urging a middle path for peace.
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Christian A. Herter
Massachusetts
Herter
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Roland F. Lavigne
Lewis Avenue
Saco, Me
Little Bz
Biddeford - Saco Journal
Adams Street
Biddeford
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Atlantic
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Ruth Millett
Paul Harvey News
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Dirksen
Rayburn
Paris
National Audubon Society
Dorothy Washington
North Edgecomb Maine
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Audubon Society
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MacArthur
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