Ruark’s View Against Moscow Propaganda Published
Kenyan letter writer quotes Australian journalist Ross Mark rebutting Dawson Mwanyumba on Moscow life. He disputes low wages for Russians, notes pervasive police presence, and argues Soviet propaganda shapes foreign reporting while lampooning staged welcomes and Lumumba University conditions.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Ross Mark
Washington
Moscow
Lord Beaverbrook
Daily Express
Mark
Mr. Mark
Dawson Mwanyumba
Legco
Quote contrasts in scripture and philosophy
A Bible verse expresses hope that God may relent from anger to spare people. A Stoic view attributes no change to God, asserting He never repents of His initial resolution.
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Seneca
Common Market’s Rise Signals Global Trade Change
The essay notes Western Europe’s emerging economic union will be a major global market. It warns the United States to lower trade barriers and prepare subsidies and retraining programs as the six nation bloc grows. It contrasts market prosperity with Soviet claims and hints at intensified competition and social policy shifts.
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Khrushchev
Western
Europe
Economic Union of Nations
Great Britain
United States
Farm Subsidy Scandal Highlights Costly Waste and Politics
The article denounces the U.S. farm subsidy program as wasteful and ineffective, citing $1.5 million daily storage costs and over $28 million to a single warehouse firm in 1960. It blames Congresses and administrations, questions Kennedy era policy, and warns of reform pressure from upcoming scandals.
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U. S
Kennedy
Billie Sol Estes
Estes
Hazels TV award reflects educational content theme
The passage quips on domestic debates and a TV show Hazel winning a television award deemed educational for children. It contrasts unshaven husbands and unlipsticked wives while noting a maid and extinct creatures in programming.
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Hazel
Be Rather Than Seem to Be An Era’s Fads
The speaker recalls a prior railway accident with a sheep drive to illustrate herd behavior and the danger of following crowds. He warns against wearing others’ armor or façades, urging authenticity and personal integrity as essential in all pursuits. The piece ends with a note on detecting disguises in correspondence work.
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David
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Noise-Free Africa May Be A Problem For Quiet Lovers
A humorous Art Buchwald piece describes a supposed noise-free area among the Maaban of Sudan where residents hear at football-field distances. The tale follows Mr and Mrs Zum Zum as they struggle with sleep amid distant parties, lions, and whispers, ending with a mock alert about a boat near the Cape.
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Paris
Associated Press
Africa
Sudan
Sam Rosen
Dallas
Maaban
Katanga
Lulu
Stanley Falls
Zum Zum
Suez
Tanganyika
Doodad
Cape of Good Hope
Kennedy era mayhem at cabinet doors and Hodges calm
Washington observers recount industry leaders frustrated by inaccessible Cabinet officers amid the stock market slide. Luther Hodges faces questions with candor while insisting he does not know enough to propose fixes, yet declares business is good and will improve.
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Washington
John F. Kennedy
Caroline
John Jr
Wash
Secretary Hodges
Mr. Barker
Economic confidence and political missteps in Washington
The writer argues political leaders used to politicize the population and shape confidence in the economy. He notes the Kennedy administration’s departmental approach risks dividing workers and consumers and cites Roosevelt’s missteps as a cautionary tale. He warns that aging statistics and White House proposals clash with business plans and stock markets.
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Pacific Coast
Washington
Kennedy
WGB
White House
Kennedy Musketeers
Byrd
At Cleveland Zoo a columnist chats with director about animals and finance
Drew Pearson visits the Cleveland Zoo and speaks with director Ronald Reuther about zoo life and funding. He notes Indira the Bengal tigress, old lion pair, the biggest hippo meat joke, a single female bongo, and contrasts zoo challenges with national politics while praising Philadelphia and San Diego zoos for breeding work.
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Indira
Director Reuther
Reuther
Bailiwick
Sen
Bob Kerr
Oklahoma
Senate
America
Mexico City
Cleveland Zoo
Near East
Tel Aviv
Israel
Cleveland
Red Sea
Col. Nasser
Africa
Frank Lausche
Moscow
Kennedy
American Medical Association
Antwerp
Belgium
Atlantic
Public Health Service
USA
Congress
Philadelphia Zoo
Rambo
Bron Zoo
San Diego
Howard Chernoff
Washington
Fifty Years Ago Queen and Prince Visit Paris
Daily Telegraph recalls a three day official state visit by Queen Wilhelmina and her Prince Consort to Paris. The note marks a major diplomatic event in history.
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Wilheminia
Prince Consort
Netherlands
Paris
Crystalline Greece and its Foundations in War
A Shelley's verse fragment depicts Greece built beneath the tide of war. The crystalline sea of thought frames its eternity while citizens rule the present from past foundations. The poem ends with the idea that the world of men inherits its seal.
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Greece
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Tilly
Jack Kennedy
Mercer County
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Soaper
Hugh Ike Short
Saul
Goliath
Art Buchwald
Mrs. Zum Zum
George Dixon
Hodges
Ington
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Luther H. Hodges
Ville L. Freeman
Herbert M. Bratter
Banking Magazine
Lit
Raymond Moley
Drew Pearson
Bongo
Laos
Jackie Kennedy
Pakistan
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Zoo
Ronald Reuther
King Penguin
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Mr. Reuther
Daily Telegraph
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Bluefield Blue Grays
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