UN talks on sanctions target Angola and South Africa
Four African foreign ministers plan to press the United Nations Security Council in New York for sanctions against Portugal over Angola and Mozambique and against South Africa for apartheid. The essay argues the irony of pressuring Portugal while praising its mixed policy in Angola, and predicts Portugal's long-term hold on Angola will fade amid changing global attitudes.
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Tunisia
Liberia
Madagascar
Sierre Leone
United Nations
New York
UN Security Council
Angola
Mozambique
South Africa
Martin Luther King
Birmingham
Ala
Transvaal
Zululand
Africa
Archduke Otto von Habsburg
Austria
Portuguese Angola
Archduke
Lisbon
Portugal
Bluestone Twin Falls projects spark West Virginia tourism push
A $9.8 million federal loan and grant for Bluestone State Park and $2.8 million for Twin Falls Recreation Area near Pinetville ignite plans to build a regional tourist industry. The Bluestone complex will boost Hinton, Summers County, Mercer County, and nearby towns, with major road upgrades and added facilities including a lodge, golf course, cabins, and more, aiming to attract millions of visitors.
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Bluestone State Park
Twin Falls
Pineville
West Virginia
Bluestone
Hinton
Summers County
Mercer County
Mercer
Serena
Bluefield
Princeton
Welch
Hawks Nest State Park
Fayette County
Area Redevelopment Administration
Kee
New River Gorge Development Corp
Summers County Development Corp
Mercer County Planning Commission
United States
Kennedy pressed to sell multilateral nuclear force to wary allies
President Kennedy pushes NATO allies, including Macmillan and Brown, on a multilateral nuclear force. Brown argues for transferring nuclear weapons to the United States and bolstering Far East defenses. Gen. Lemnitzer and NATO members show resistance. de Gaulle raises European integration concerns and dependence on U.S. nuclear know-how.
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George Brown
Labor Party
Washington
Kennedy
Great Britain
Macmillan
Labor
Brown
United States
Britain
Far East
Laos
U. S
Lyman Lemnitzer
NATO
mid-Atlantic
North Sea
Mediterranean
Germany
de Gaulle
State Department
Russia
Union Pacific Faces Receivership Report
Fifty years ago the Union Pacific Railroad was reported to be facing receivership per the Daily Telegraph. The item notes past financial trouble and headlines a period of corporate distress within U S railroading history.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Letters on prayers in schools and government of God
Mrs Irene Harrison from North Tazewell Va writes to defend Bible reading in schools and condemns ministers who oppose it. She warns a nation forgetting God will perish and urges repentance, citing II Thessalonians 2:10-12. She signs off and notes a continuation on page 20.
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Preacher
God
Thessalonians
Kennedy Europe trip worth forging public opinion
The article argues a presidential visit to Europe helps shape Western opinion and reinforce unity with allies. It notes dangers of misperceptions abroad, recalls NATO pledges, and frames Kennedy's trip as a constructive effort to bolster the Western alliance against Soviet pressure.
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Washington
United States
Europe
Western
America
Kennedy
West
Mr. Kennedy
Senate
Acorns and Squirrels Turned into Aerial Treasures
Victor Howes presents a playful poem about acorns as riches and caravels of oak sailing away. A squirrel contemplates plunder but hesitates, choosing retreat or retreat west as the speaker urges caution and wit.
Black Box plan dangerous blunder in arms talks
The column attacks Kennedy administration talks on unmanned seismograph black boxes to monitor Soviet violations. It argues salt domes in the USSR could render decoupling ineffective, cites secret tests, and warns of high costs and long timelines in a provocative critique of the policy.
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Congress
W. Averell Harriman
Moscow
Kennedy
Howard Teller
Khrushchev
Caroline
Winnfield
Switzerland
Louisiana
Texas
New York
Kansas
Urals
Caspian Sea
Siberian
Mr. Kennedy
Soviet Union
Russia
Raymond Peterson
United Geophysical Corporation
United Nations
White House
Jimmy Durante
Jimmy
Reorganizing Congress A Good Idea, Says Magnuson
Washington discusses Sen. Warren Magnuson plan for two yearly sessions one for legislation and one for the budget. The proposal would calendarize appropriations and require disclosures of appropriations and federal asset data. The idea aims to curb waste, but faces delays and skepticism on Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol Hill
Warren Magnuson
Wash
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Mansfield
Rules Committee
Magnuson
Podunk
Treasury
Moral decay weakens the Free World warned by elder statesman
A former Italian prime minister cites moral deterioration as the root of global ills. The piece cites Profumo, Communist manipulation, and rising obscenity to argue the free world declines as leaders pursue comfort and power.
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Rome
Free World
Roman Empire
England
Profumo
Caesar
Christine Keeler
United States
Jesus
God
America
Khrushchev
Dolce Vita
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Holden Roberto
Bluefield Baily Telograph
Hugh Ike Shott
Francois Chateaubriand
State Road Commission
Charleston
Bluestone Complex
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Byrd
Barron
Drew Pearson
JFK
MLF
Defense
Daily Telegraph
Bluefield College
California
Nazi Europe
Irene Harrison North
David Lawrence
West Germany
Western Europe
Victor Howes
H. J. Taylor
Black Box
Andrew Tully
Constantine Brown
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