Man's nature, not resources, drives world hunger
A valedictorian speaker argues that food and population crises stem from misreading human nature. He cites India, Red China, Cuba, Japan, Formosa, and Argentina, contending freedom and voluntary action boost farming and that coercive planning fails. He notes many skilled Argentinians seek to emigrate amid impending famine.
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Washington
Japan
Formosa
North American
India
United States
Buenos Aires
Cuban Crisis Deepens as Kennedy Faces Public Dissent
The piece cites a February Gallup poll showing 56 percent satisfaction with Kennedy’s Cuba policy, dropping to 45 percent, amid rising criticism. It argues Cuba’s role as a hub of espionage and revolutionary activity threatens Latin America, urging firm U.S. action to remove Communists before the tide reaches the southern border.
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Gallup
Kennedy
Cuba
United States
Latin America
Reds
U. S
Brazil Bolivian Aid Sparks Critique of Alliance for Progress
A critical column argues the Alliance for Progress failed to improve Latin America economies. It cites Brazil receiving 652 million dollars since 1961 while relations with Russia and Castro-backed stances grew, and Bolivia's state oil and tin sectors show losses offset by U.S. loans. The piece warns of capital flight as private investment leaves region.
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Kennedy
Latin America
Alliance For Progress
Brazil
Russia
Fidel Castro
Organization of American States
Bolivia
United States
Mercer County Needs A Four Lane Bluefield Princeton Highway
The article urges construction of a four lane highway linking Bluefield and Princeton in Mercer County. It cites regional traffic concerns and the potential economic benefits of improved road infrastructure for the area.
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Mercer County
Bluefield
Princeton
Government Sidesteps Clear Fallout Danger Guidelines
Congress questioned the Atomic Energy Commission and the Public Health Service over the lack of fixed radioactive fallout danger thresholds. Tompkins promised guidelines next year, while data showed rising Iodine 131 levels in Salt Lake City and other cities. Sen. Aiken criticized inconsistent official reassurance as HEW Secretary Celebrezze faced mounting public health challenges.
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Washington
Atomic Energy Commission
The
Public Health Service
United States
Russia
Chet Holified
D-Calif
Mel Price
Paul Tompkins
Federal Radiation Council
Tompkins
Joint Atomic Energy Committee of Congress
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
Des Moines
St. Louis
Holifield and
Price
Dr. Tompkins
George Aiken
R-Vt
Anthony Celebrezze
Cleveland
Celebrezze
Italy
Krebiozen
AMA
HEW
Fifty years ago Draper visit noted in Draper Virginia
The Daily Telegraph recalls events from the past: E. E. Draper returning home to Draper Virginia fifty years ago. Harding's presidential tour of Delaware forty years ago. Miss Mildred Coleman named Miss Mountain Empire II in Pulaski Virginia thirty years ago. It also notes twenty years ago Japanese fire balloons caused forest incidents in Oregon and ten years ago Senator Taft relinquished daily leadership duties due to a serious hip ailment.
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Senate
Robert A. Taft
Mamie Eisenhower
Jackie Kennedy
Pat Nixon
Happy Murphy Rockefeller
Mars
Iraq
Dick Nixon
Pat
White House
Norman
Nelson
Overkill Spree in Nuclear Stockpile Details
This first article in a series argues the U S nuclear build up is a colossal, secretive, and unbounded spending spree. It cites five main plants Oak Ridge Hanford Paducah Portsmouth Savannah River totals 52 billion spent and a quarter billion in annual electricity use. It notes continuous operation since 1944 and rising expansion, with vast uranium mining and a powerful industry lobby. It raises questions about peace insurance and the ultimate cost and purpose of the program.
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Congress
U. S
United States
Oak Ridge
Savannah River
Seattle
Philadelphia
Delaware
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
Hiroshima
Sumitomo Bank
U. S. Strategic Air Force
Yankee Stadium
John F. Kennedy
New York City
Empire State Building
America
To Swim and Dream in a Trout Shaped Thought
Poem imagery of a trout’s life in clear streams and sheltered pools. The speaker notes swimming motions leaping diving and basking as it lives freely in sunlight while sensing the world. The verse blends movement with quiet moments beneath water and bursts of sudden darting.
Seven Year Itch and a Happy Marriage Satire
Art Buchwald sketches a couple seeking divorce counseling after seven years of marriage. The counselor doubts their issues noting they share too much in common and jokes they should have married younger or in a different context. The piece lampoons marriage anxieties with sharp humor.
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Iit
Let's Not Take Women Too Seriously
Andrew Tully argues against overvaluing wives of political leaders. He cites Lady Bird Johnson and others to illustrate public fascination with presidential spouses, noting that despite charm their roles are not policy deciders. He urges avoiding international incidents and keeps politics focused on official actions.
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Washington
Mac
Lady Bird Johnson
Israel
Johnson
Massachusetts
Tufts College
Lady Bird
Lyndon
Jack
Jackie
United States
Egypt
Happy Rockefeller
Eisenhower Warns on Deficit Spending and New Economics
Former President Eisenhower in the Saturday Evening Post argues that spending for spending's sake risks national security and living standards. He warns of ballooning deficits, a larger budget, and a weaker dollar, calling for time-tested fiscal rules and restraint rather than partisan New Frontier policies.
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Eisenhower
Saturday Evening Post
Eecutive
United States
Partisa
Congress
Washington
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Carl Jung
Mr. Gallup
Soviet Union
U.S
Drew Pearson
IBM
Pentagon
Daily Telegraph
E. E. Draper
Draper, Va
Harding
Oregon
H. J. Taylor
Art Buchwald
Pennsylvania
Andrew Tully
Barry Goldwater
Ike
Barry
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