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Newspaper

Bluefield Daily Telegraph

Location

Bluefield, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Jun 19, 1961

Page

4

Communists twist peaceful purposes of United States

Khrushchev used his Vienna conference with Kennedy to push a hard line on Berlin and Laos while Soviet propaganda amplifies anti American sentiment. Castro demands indemnity for Cuba invasion as anti US demonstrations erupt in Venezuela and Chile. Khrushchev warns of a year end peace treaty if West Berlin surrenders, threatening possible conflict. Reuthers notes Kennedy's arguments failed to sway Khrushchev. Turn To Page 11.

Washington United States Nikita Khrushchev Kennedy Vienna Russia Fidel Castro Cuba Castro America Venezuela Chile Moscow Ton Laos Khrushchev Europe Berlin West Berlin Reuthers

Notable Quotes On Shame And Propriety From Scripture And Plutarch

A reflective pair of lines contrasts Jeremiah's rebuke of desecrated sacred spaces with Plutarch’s counsel on handling false accusations. The verses juxtapose divine reproach with measured personal response to slander.

Rocking Chairs Take Center Stage In Public Euphoria

A wave of national enthusiasm for rocking chairs follows President prescribing one for back relief. Stores race to restock as salons promise 15 minute sessions to energize digestion, calm nerves, improve reading and even aid dancing. Doctors tout varied benefits, linking daily rocking to peace and mental stimulation.

U. S Kennedy Eisenhower Truman

Parents and Teenagers Clashing Is Normal, Switzer Says

Robert E. Switzer of the Menninger Foundation told parents that adolescence is a normal disruption of growth. He described teens as balancing adulthood and childhood, learning consideration, and adjusting to work and peers. Parents should endure the chaos as teenagers mature and eventually leave home, with memories and occasional visits until grandchildren arrive.

Robert E. Switzer Children’s Service The Menninger Foundation

Missouri Cave and Manhattan Garage Get Press Agents

Following California cemeteries using press agents, a Missouri cave and a Manhattan garage join the PR effort to shape public perception.

California Missouri Manhattan

Almanac notes and political shifts from distant cities

The Daily Telegraph reports editor O. J. Wright visiting for education meetings. Rev M Ashby Jones of Atlanta presented a banner to Rotarians in Edinburgh. Al Capone pled guilty on three federal indictments including tax charges, facing up to 34 years and $90,000 in fines. Italy froze U S holdings in retaliation to American actions. Cyrus Gadd selected by Republicans while Elizabeth Key is nominated by Democrats at Welch.

M. Ashby Jones Atlanta Rotary Clubs of Scotland Edinburg al Capone Cyrus Gadd Elizabeth Key Welch

Ruark on New York City as a Time Waster

Robert Ruark laments New York as the hardest place for concentrated work and jokes that only a Trappist would endure it. He recalls moving away to write and notes the endless commute and lunch breaks that drain productive hours.

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Roger Brown Finds Quiet Hours Spark Bigger Output

In a candid note, Roger Brown, longtime Madison Avenue publicist, describes working from a sunlit Lauderdale yard instead of crowded NYC. He cites a Florida morning as more productive than five days in New York, while maintaining busy PR and harness racing interests.

Roger Brown Madison Avenue Brown Madison Ave Lauderdale New York Long Island Connecticut Florida

Dillon Tax Rulings Spar Over Ads and Political Deductions

Treasury Secretary Dillon tightens rules denying private firms deductions for institutional advertising aimed at politics while allowing deductions for certain party spending. The move draws criticism from Capitol Hill as inconsistencies threaten provisions of the 1961 Revenue Act and provoke concern among business and political circles.

Washington Treasury Douglas Dillon Wall Street Eisenhower Kennedy Franklin D. Roosevelt Dillon-Kennedy Association Dillon Harry F.byrd Senate Finance Committee Boston Kennedy- Dillon Capitol Hill

Politics and Public Propaganda by Government Agencies

The piece critiques institutional advertising by the Federal Government as ironic given its spending on propaganda. It cites TVA’s 25th anniversary celebration and a nationwide 20 minute color film TVA and the Nation as examples of government propaganda for public ownership of resources, including electricity.

Kennedy Regi Tennessee Valley Authority TVA United States

Hollywood gossip on Cleopatra delay and star moves

Sheilah Graham reports Cleopatra won’t restart before October 1 due to production pacing. Laurence Olivier is top Caesar pick but wants to be with Joan Plowright at the baby’s birth in December. Richard Burton will portray Antony. Clint Walker and Tuesday Weld headlines loom. Sidney Poitier delays filming Bunny Lake Is Missing. Doris Day shifts publicity. Jerry Wald eyeing Tina Louise for Sex tet with Janet Leigh. Claire Bloom vacations in Europe with Rod Steiger and baby in Normandy. Clark Gable’s wife recalls The Misfits filming nerves and Marilyn Monroe chatter.

Hollywood Elizabeth Taylor Cleopatra Liz Laurence Olivier Caesar Joan Plowright Cleo Sir Larry Richard Burton Broadway Marc New York Bunny Lake Doris Day Miss Day Jerry Wald Tina Louise Janet Leigh Claire Bloom Rod Steiger Europe Normandy Clark Gable Marilyn Monroe John Clark Gable Clark Marilyn Charts Shirley

Hollywood gossip notes from Seen and Heard column

Rumors pepper this column about MacLaine filming in Japan for Steve Parker and marriage strain from long absences. Vic Damone’s Oscar Show singing boosts his career and Mirisch Brothers plan him in The Great Escape. Lucille Ball in Europe with Gary Morton, plus Ray Milland golf moving to Bel Air and a declined directing offer in England due to rainy trips.

MacLaine Japan Steve Parker Vic Damone Mirisch Brothers Lucille Ball London Gary Morton Europe Ray Millands Bel- Air Country Club Ray England

Bennett Pushes Balance Sheet Reform For U S Treasury What is the United States worth

Representative Charles J Bennett proposes H R 902 to require a proper public balance sheet for the Treasury. He argues current accounting hides real assets, noting 1959 federal land holdings of 1 837 762 560 acres and 369 995 buildings valued at 17 523 984 000. He cites New York City school real estate neglect as example of weak accounting and urges funds for depreciation and contingency accounts.

United States Treasury Securities and Exchange Commission New York Stock Exchange Charles J. Bennett Florida Douglas Dillon Internal Revenue Service Bennett Senate House of Representatives United States of America Congress Secretary of the “Treasury City of New York

Perennial weddings and odd transport schemes noted

Senator Soaper reflects on West Point and Annapolis wedding photos with crossed swords canopy. Two young Englishmen fail to cross the Channel in a motorized bathtub yet draw attention to the task. A Japanese grill suggests indoor barbecue potential and a house kitchen may yield a rediscovered stove.

West Point Annapolis English Channel

Kennedy health history recounted by Drew Pearson

The column reviews Kennedy’s lifelong illnesses from 13 through his 1950s back problems to malaria and a spinal fusion. It notes surgeries, cortisone use, and adrenal gland issues, and cites doctors’ assessments of his vitality before the 1960 nomination. It also recounts a White House luncheon joke with Amintore Fanfani and anecdotes about Kennedy’s grandfather’s campaigning tactics.

Washington Kennedy London Harvard Yale Torby MacDonald Massachusetts Army Pearl Harbor Navy Miami Senate New York Janet Travell Amintore Fanfani Italy White House Fanfani Honey Fitz” Fitzgerald Boston Dunmore Fitzgerald Geraldini Gardini Venice Atlantic Victor Anfuso Brooklyn Chicago Adlai Stevenson Stevenson Amantore

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