Latin America wakes up to Castro threat as nations act
The expulsion of the Cuban ambassador and the first secretary of the Russian embassy marks growing Western Hemisphere concern over Fidel Castro. Eight nations including the United States impose measures isolating Castro's regime. Uruguay joins, debunking the puppet notion and signaling Latin America’s awakening. The OAS could coordinate stronger action against Soviet-Castro interests.
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Uruguay
Latin America
Fidel Castro
Western Hemisphere
United States
Castro
Moscow
Cuba
Florida
Kremlin
Organization of American States
Typhon Eagle and Defense Automation Operation 73 Launch a New Navy Defense System
The Navy pursues Typhon Eagle, an all purpose weapons system using computers radar ships and missiles to autonomously detect assess and destroy incoming targets with no human input. Defense Automation Operation 73 coordinates sensors on ships worldwide to feed a split second decision loop culminating in automatic firing of missiles.
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U. S. Navy
Longer Days and the Return of Daylight
The text reflects on longer days as winter yields to spring. It notes the earth's tilt lengthening daylight each morning and shortening night. It conveys comfort in brighter mornings and evenings and the world feeling upgraded by more sunlight.
Inaugurations Through the Years and Kennedy
Washington inaugurations vary in pomp and fate. Taft faced a blizzard and oath in the Senate. Wilson’s era opened in jubilation. Harding’s era followed Wilson’s stroke. FDR’s 1945 oath from the White House balcony. Eisenhower’s return after a heart event. Kennedy arrives amid hopeful mood and party dynamics shaping his first days.
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Washington
William Howard Taft
Atlantic Seaboard
Taft
Senate
Woodrow Wilson
Mr. Wilson
White House
Wilson
United States
Warren Harding
Senate Chamber
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwight Eisenhower
Adlai Stevenson
Eisenhower
John S. Kennedy
Teddy” Roosevelt
A President's Odyssey and Ike in Surinam and New Delhi
Washington correspondent Smith chronicles Ike’s globe trotting in a personal diary style. He recalls Surinam where a native woman nearly exposed herself and the President’s escort shielded him with a shawl. In New Delhi a million Indians surged around the caravan, exhausting Ike before he sought rest, a strain on the 63 year old former heart patient.
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Washington
Merriman
Smith
Ike
White House
UPI
Dean Smith
Smitty
South America
Surinam
Elizabeth Taylor
Wilds
Eisenhower
Presidency
Post
New Delhi
Ike Launches Late Term Diplomacy Tour
Journalist Smith describes President Eisenhower bursting into his aides with energetic mood after a day of triumph. The piece cites critics accusing him of inaction in international affairs and notes a late eight year campaign driven by a desire to do more. Ike travels with Smith, seeking to prove his diplomacy.
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Mr. Eisenhower
Smith
Ike
Khrushchev
Tokyo
Eisenhower
Smitty
Kennedy Allies Split as Liberal Support Frays in Senate
President elect Kennedy faces strain within his camp as liberal Democrats and Republicans show uneasy leniency toward his Cabinet picks. Conservative senators praiseRobert F. Kennedy Abraham Ribicoff and Arthur Goldberg while liberal blocs threaten to disrupt the program with Civil Rights debates and push to weaken Senate rules. A notable clash emerges as 46 vote against 60 to maintain parliamentary procedures.
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Kennedy
Byrd
Virginia
Dirksen
Illinois
Robert F. Kennedy
Abraham A. Ribicoff
Arthur J. Goldberg
Los Angeles
Javits- Cage
Senate
Parliamen
Demo Liberals Clash Over Kennedy Agenda
The piece notes liberal opposition to rapid caucuses and five Kennedy administration measures aimed at curbing the recession. It describes clashes, potential delays, and calls for unity, highlighting Johnson’s restrained leadership and Mike Mansfield’s liberal discomfort with ongoing feuding.
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Tany
Kennedy
Senate
Johnson
Wvild
Mike’ Mansfield
Montana
Hollywood Glamour Fades Into Scandal in Radio Cutback
Hollywood gossip notes reflect WQXR’s ban on racy dialogue from The Grass Is Greener starring Cary Grant Deborah Kerr and Robert Mitchum. The item trails through Irene Dunne in New York apartments and other stars like Laurence Harvey Joan Cohn Sidney Chaplin Yves Montand and Richard Widmark, with mentions of personal tales and upcoming projects in Europe and America.
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Hollywood
Cary Grant
Deborah Kerr
Jean Simmons
Robert Mitchum
New York
WQXR
Stobert Mitchum
Miss Kerr
Grant
Irene Dunne
Lucille Ball
Tom Dewey
Miss Dunne
Irene
Laurence Harvey
London
Anna
Texas
Pal
Joan Cohn
Larry
Paramount
O'Connor
Helen ‘Vraubel
Jerry Lewis
Helen
Janahtan
Marilyn
Yves Montand
My Geisha
Shirley MacLaine
Japan
Yves
Ingrid Bergman
Tony Perkins
Richard Widmark
Newsfilm
Jed
Vienna
Nuremberg
French named president of local Chamber of Commerce
Daily Telegraph Said Fifty YEARS AGO PD. /. French named president of local Chamber of Commerce. FORTY YEARS AGO The Mercer County Medical Association elected Dr. W. C. Slusher president, on THIRTY YEARS AGO C. 1, Cheyney placed on board of directors of state's Lumber and Supply Dealers Association, TWENTY YEARS AGO American Legion staging part ies for local National Guardsmen and draftees TEN YEARS AGO Robert Alston was heading the Mercer County Cancer Fund Campaign.
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Chamber of Commerce
Mercer County Medical Association
W. C. Slusher
Cheyney
State
Lumber and Supply Dealers Association
American Legion
Robert Alston
Mercer County Cancer Fund Campaign
Kennedy Second Tier and the shaping of the new government
The article argues that real governance rests with the second tier of officials beneath the president, highlighting figures around Kennedy and past administrations. It critiques reliance on experts and independent agencies, notes Kennedy will elevate academicians, and warns these changes may shift power away from Congress while signaling conservative resistance in Congress.
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John Foster Dulles
Det
Dulles
Lisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Roosevelt
Raymond Moley
A. A. Berle
Sumner Welles
State Department
National Security Council
John Kennedy
Kennedy
Chester Bowles
Bowles
Springfield
Massachusetts
Samuel Bowles
United States
Congress i
Congress
Hoover
Landis
White House
Robert A
Afl
Harry Byrd
Truman
Eisenhower
Senator Soaper Urges Nixon Identity Public Face
A syndicated column notes Senator Soaper says Richard Nixon should maintain a public identity. The writer positions him as a figure bridging between Rockefeller and Goldwater, implying a recognizable political persona.
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Dick Nixon
Rockefeller
Goldwater
Kennedy’s Lincoln Study Vision and Time Running Out
Drew Pearson reflects on John F Kennedy facing a world torn by Cold War tensions and rising threats. He predicts Kennedy must act boldly to restore U S leadership, outlining five bold steps from closing Fort Dietrich to nuclear testing reforms, while warning time is running out for peace.
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Tombstone
Arizona
Pennsylvania Avenue
Reno H
Culver Black Horse Brigade
United States
Lincoln Study
Franklin Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Lincoln
Roosevelt
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Africa
Dag - Hammarskjold
South America
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Pakistan
Moscow
Japan
Europe
Bersin
NATO
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France
China
Israel
Sweden
Switzerland
Centrol
Caucasus
Balkans
Woodrow Wilson
Fort Dietrich
Frederick
George Washington
Khrushchev
Russia
Poems in Morning First
The poem recalls morning walks through damp fields and brown contours shaped by patient feet. It describes a quiet rhythm into dawn and the memory of sunlight, warmth, and the sharp scent of raw air after exertion.
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