Singer Plant Plans Military Contracts Division
Singer Manufacturing company announces a Military Contracts division to handle defense production. Plant works manager Robert W. Hewey says expansion may stabilize current employment if all goes well, while noting many factors beyond one division influence recession recovery. The community wishes the Singer experiment success as local plants seek larger orders.
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Singer Co
Singer Manufacturing Company
Robert W. Hewey
Singer
Congress On Home Stretch In The Eisenhower Era
President Eisenhower urges focus on a short, priority set of bills as Congress resumes after the Easter break. He notes the second session is midway, with Sputnik and economic dips shaping action, and lists critical but controversial items like appropriation bills modernization of defense mutual security and the Reciprocal Trade Act. He cautions progress will require hard fighting.
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Congress
Eisenhower
Sputnik
Defense Establishment
Eisenhower Calls Khrushchev Adversary in Open War of Nerves
In a forceful address, President Eisenhower declares Nikita Khrushchev the real adversary of the free world. He denounces Khrushchev’s halt in nuclear tests as a fraud and proposes suspending bomb production with international inspection to halt the arms race. He notes Khrushchev now speaks for himself, not a proxy, and warns of firm retaliation if necessary.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Eisenhower
International
Red Party
Red Chief
U. S
Proposal to place mobile inspection units to halt nuclear tests
The passage envisions twenty four or more mobile inspection units deployed by each nation on the other's territory or test sites to police halt production and tests. It warns Khrushchev faces fraud charges if he rejects the plan and notes acceptance would start controlling deadly weapons and reducing the risk of nuclear war.
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Posal
Khrushchev
Good Word to Hate at Connecticut Education Meeting
At the 18th annual meeting at the University of Bridgeport Dr D Albert Mathers urged against regimentation of secondary schools likening it to totalitarian control He argued leaders are built by teaching students to think not shielding them and warned against cloistered curriculums as propaganda breeding grounds He urged avoiding regimentation to let minds develop freely
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Connecticut Audio-Visual Education Association
University of Bridgeport
D. Albert Mathers
Connecticut Superintendents’ Association
New Canaan
Hitler
Khrushchev
Optimism Ahead For Auto Industry Growth In 1965
Ford executive J. O. Wright predicts a leveling off now but an upcoming boom, with annual vehicle output reaching 10 million by 1965. The piece cites historical dips followed by booms and notes broad public anecdotes in Washington and everyday life remarks about weather, fashion, and health.
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J. Oo. Wright
Ford Motor Company
Refuted by History on Sobolev Boston Speech
The Soviet UN envoy Arkady Sobolev claimed respect for sovereignty and noninterference in others' affairs. Pickets outside denounced Kremlin control in Hungary and the Baltic states, arguing force and invasion shaped communist rule, challenging his statements and condemning communism as historically deceptive.
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Arkady A. Sobolev
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United Nations
Boston
Kremlin
Hungary
Ukrainia
Latvia
Lithuania
Free World
Sobolev
Aids in Economics Your Money's Worth dramatized by today’s job figures
A discussion of the mid century employment revolution shows a shift from goods production to services and government. The piece notes factories shed jobs during recessions while non goods sectors remain relatively stable and drive overall employment resilience. It cites 1957 58 data and historical shifts from agriculture to industrial service economies. Victor Raul Haya de la Torre is quoted on economic imperialism versus political imperialism.
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America
Detroit
Pittsburgh
United States
Victor Raul Haya da la Torre
Analysts' Views on Khrushchev and Diplomatic Moves
The piece examines Khrushchev's proposal for an ambassadorial level meeting to arrange a foreign ministers conference and the Western stance on assurances for free ministerial debate. It notes European realism favoring initial steps, the Geneva Conference's mixed legacy, and the aim to avoid public sacrifices of atomic deterrents while keeping doors open to future Soviet engagement despite distrust.
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Khrushchev
Soviet Union
United States
Britain
France
Germany
So They Say on Nukes and Hungarian Rebellion
A fragmented voice condemns nuclear tests citing genetic harm to 100 million children. Statements cite Martin Niemöller and Irwin Herskowitz on ending tests while Khrushchev and Soviet officials face pressure over Hungary 1956 events.
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Irwin Herskowitz
National Whirligig Push for White House Labor Talks
The Communications Workers of America chief Joseph Beirne urged a White House hearing on 1958 wage and price issues to curb inflation and align labor negotiations with consumer interests. Officials rejected interceding in bargaining, but Saulnier signaled openness to discussing unit costs and inflation links, a rare trace of government involvement in major union talks.
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White House
Joseph Beirne
Communications Workers of America
Walter P. Reuther
Beirne
Bienne
Afl-Cio
Reuther
United Automobile Workers
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Saulnier
World Bank Funds Sought to Deepen Suez Canal Link
The article discusses President Eugene Black of the World Bank agreeing to provide funds for deepening the Suez Canal and outlines anticipated agreements on building the Asian dam, financing Egypt to pay stockholders of the former Suez Canal Company, and unfreezing Egyptian funds in the US and Britain. It analyzes shifts in U.S. policy toward Egypt under Nasser, the Soviet role, and reactions from Middle East allies, including Turkey, Iraq, and Jordan, amid concerns over balance of power and alliance commitments.
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Eugene Black
World Bank
Suez Canal
Mihan Wa-Ade
State Department
America
Tswan Dam
Middle East
Safar
Israel
Nasser
U.S.S.R
Soviet Union
Technicans
Ithe Nile Dar
Moscow
Egypt
Black
Cairo
Russia
Republic of Israel
Iraq
Jordan
Arab Federation
Jordah
Nuri Said
Lebanon
Tany
The Connecticut Legislature and its secret caucus
The piece argues the biennial elections produced a lopsided legislature enabling one party to govern in secret. It condemns closed caucus deliberations as evasive, undermining public debate and accountability. It notes two hours of private discussion versus five minutes in open session, and questions the press-friendly summaries of secret deliberations.
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Connecticut
General Assembly
Moore
Taucus
Boomic Dictionary FLIRT Definition Note
A concise dictionary entry defines a flirt as a woman who gets on with other women's husbands but not with her own brew, pairing social maneuver with playful innuendo.
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