Bootstraps for emerging peoples by Bruce Biossat
Editorial on Asia Africa and Latin America facing immense growth and poverty. It argues for rapid capital formation and massive education of a million specialists to lift living standards by 2000. It notes population growth, resource gaps, and potential roles for both capitalist and Communist blocs in global human uplift.
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Bruce Biossat
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Paul Hoffman
United Nations Special Fund
North American
Hoffman
Ike da visit and US Japan trade relations
The Japanese prime minister Ikeda visits Washington as Kennedy strengthens ties through ambassador Reischauer and Joint Chiefs head Lemnitzer. The talks cover defense, constitutional reform, and a cautious two Chinas policy. Japan seeks greater US trade and faces quota barriers while preparing a government reorganization due in July.
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Peter Edson
Washington
Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Hayato Ikeda
Ident Kennedy
Kennedy
Edwin O. Reischauer
Tokyo
Japan
Lyman L. Lemnitzer
U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff
Minouru Takita
Trade Union Congress
Zenro
Ikeda
China
Formosa
Zentaro Kosaka
U. S
Rusk
Soviet Russia
Red China
Portsmouth ships Not new in war
New Hampshire’s Port City has a 330 year naval legacy starting with Martin Pring’s 1603 harbor discovery. The Piscataqua mast trade powered colonial commerce, while Fort Constitution traces to 1631 as Castle William and Mary before its 1809 renaming. From 1692 to 1714 Portsmouth shipyards produced 40 ships and several other vessels under British control.
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New Hampshire
U. S. Navy
Portsmouth
Martin Pring
Piscataqua River
Norway
Great Island
New Castle
United States
Castle William and Mary
Fort Constitution
Magna Carta for Transportation sparks congressional activity
A wave of proposals targets railroads and transport policy including fees for use of public facilities, tax changes, and deregulation. While some measures aim for equity and modernization, many risks exist as bills stall in committees and inertia delays law. The piece also tucks in light, unrelated quips about vacations, theft, and everyday sayings.
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Congress
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A dense list of crossword prompts covering across and down clues. Items include tax impose, Babylonian wind god, Corn lily, ancient Troy name, French for to see, ridge cut by a valley, custodians of funds, double take, band instrument or short, color on samovar, elevator cages, poasiehaester, Jack Toaden boat, signals, native suffix, German exclamation, Mexico tourist city, Broadway group, kind of brake, Gallico’s Mrs, equip two words, city near Los Angeles, eight furlongs, medley, team player, major abbr, free from obstruction, White Mountain gee i, island near Martha’s Vineyard, crafts, Paris fashion house, ghostly, Ananias specialty, Bacchanal, Paradise Lost protagonist, vein of ore, rosters, screen layer, Orleans tourist meccas two words, deviates Naut, campers on the go, foreign, in session, impatient exclamation, Panhandle city, fly a plane, therefore French, contraction of are not, diminutive of eight man’s name, overlooking ome, famous last words, harvest, booty slang, waste as of wool or silk, giant Menotiti, gods about Colley, feel poorly, famous Berlin hostelry, happen on, official who certifies deeds, Boston suburb, frenzy, impersonated, one of the Jameses, cancel, black French, atmospheric problem, Bret Maverick’s brother, season, meadow.
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Troy
Colley
Delaware
Jack Toaden
Mexico
Broadway Group
Gallico
Los Angeles
White Mountain
Orleans
Naut
Panhandle
Berlin
Boston
Jameses
Bret Maverick
Season
Meadow
Why so many tales of woe on radio and TV
A poem reflecting on constant tales of sorrow in media and among friends. It contrasts gloom with Christian hope and urges graduates to embrace noble ideals, resist compromise, and work to ease burdens for others, per Dorothy Huff.
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Dorothy Huff
Biddeford Seco Journal reports on Berlin crisis era stance
The Biddeford Seco Journal outlines Cold War tensions over Berlin. It recalls Eisenhower remarks on avoiding a ground war and Kennedy era briefings, noting no plans to increase Berlin garrison Salient names include Eisenhower Kennedy McNamara and the Western Allied force context.
Ruth Millett Lists Housewife’s Private Secretary
Ruth Millett notes that housewives juggle many lists from grocery to repair to gift and appointment reminders. Each list reflects daily duties as family chauffeur, event planner, and household secretary, illustrating how lists substitute for a private secretary in the home.
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Junior
Sister
Investors Forum Some bargains in bonds
Investments forum highlights five high grade corporate bonds from American Telephone and Telegraph Consolidated Edison New York Telephone Standard Oil of New Jersey and United States Steel selling at discounts from face value. The piece notes potential profits if held to maturity and suggests bonds as stable investments for mortgage debtors and stock profit takers, with guidance on using proceeds to buy insurance contracts. Readers are invited to request a 42 page handbook Your Financial Security for 50 cents.
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Harry C. France
American Telephone and Telegraph
Consolidated Edison
New York Telephone
Standard Oil of
New Jersey
United States Steel
America
American Telephone
New York City
New York Telephone Company
United States Steel Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Washington
U.S. Steel
Biddeford-Saco Journal
Grand Central Sta
N.Y
Berlin showdown tests West resolve over free city demand
AP Analysis locates two questions as Khrushchev presses for a six month deadline to turn West Berlin into a free city inside East Germany. If concessions are rejected, the West risks a possible blockade or military showdown threatening Berlin’s 2.5 million residents and NATO cohesion.
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Associated Press News
Washington
West Berlin
West
United States
Khrushchev
East Germany
The Misery of City Run Transit in Chicago
Paul Harvey criticizes Chicago’s shift to a city run CTA, noting fare hikes from 10 to 25 cents, rising overhead, and debt while service worsens. He cites 12 executives earning over 20 million dollars, warns of broader municipal transit inefficiency, and mentions Cleveland considering a fare rise. The piece laments city control and calls for reform.
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Chicago
El's
Els
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Motor Coach Company
City Hall
Cleveland
Justice Department
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Investors Forum
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