Taking People For Granted
The Bridgeport Telegram editorial condemns the Nixon incidents in Venezuela and Peru as unforgivable. It argues the United States must re-evaluate Latin American policy, cut diplomatic and financial snobbery, and stop taking friendly nations for granted amid postwar aid and alliance history.
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Bridgeport Telegram
State St
Bridgeport
Conn
Post Publishing Company
Bridgeport Post
Bridgeport Sunday Post
Audit Bureau of
Sunday Post
Bridge Port Post
Associated Press
Focal
AP News
U. S. Patent Office
Nixon
Venezuela
Peru
United States
Senate
Eisenhower
Dozen Years Ahead: Nuclear Arms Control Urged
A National Planning Association review titled 1970 Without Arms Control warns weapons development is rapid, risking loss of feasible control. It urges UN scientific advisors to inform global public and governments, while noting limited optimism about Russian disarmament aims despite talks on ending nuclear tests.
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National . Planning Association
United Nations
Soviet Union
White House
Florida land boom rivals 1920s speculation surge
Florida faces another land boom with safeguards to prevent a crash. Cape Canaveral area reports the hottest deals as developers buy up property at high pricesAround the rocket launch site developers are aggressive buyers, aiming to capitalize on the buoyant market and secure prime tracts.
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Florida
Cape Canaveral
U.S
Florida land boom tied to space age dream
The state sees rising land prices as speculation spreads from “retirement towns” in central and south Florida to offshore Gulf islands sold by the federal government. Buyers pay $20 down and $20 monthly, with underwater land now in demand. The boom mirrors excitement about future space flights originating from Florida.
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Florida
Gulf of Mexico
Mabel Chin Heart Operation Highlights Medical Progress
The broadcast of three year old Mabel Chin’s heart operation at New York University Bellevue Medical Center marks a milestone in pediatric surgery and educational TV. The piece praises medical progress, urges awareness of available facilities, and notes ongoing global issues alongside light humor about unrelated headlines.
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Mabel Chin
Mabel
New York City
New York University-Bellevue Medical Center
Housing rule changes lift mortgage access and stimulus economy
The article argues that VA and FHA mortgage reforms plus eased credit have expanded no down payment VA options, reduced FHA down payments, and increased loan liquidity. It highlights government actions, Fanny May purchases, and urban renewal funding driving a housing market revival and broader economic stimulus.
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Washington
House & Home
Federal National Mortgage Association
Fanny May
A Connecticut man goes to the jungles
Dr. Gregory T. O Connor, a 33 year old Hartford pathologist from St Francis Hospital, leaves with his wife and six children to spend five years in a Catholic jungle clinic in Uganda Nyakabale region. He aims to develop a 150 bed hospital serving about 200000 natives with a Canadian nun as teacher for the children.
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Connecticut
Hartford Courant
Gregory T. O'Connor
Hartford
St. Francis Hospital
Nyakabale
Uganda
Equator
O’conor
Dr. O'Conor
O'Conor
Truckers Dodge Tolls On Connecticut Turnpike
Report notes highway toll evasion by trucks near Madison Connecticut with trucks leaving the turnpike to Boston Post Road and reentering later to avoid tolls. Observers estimate up to about ten to fourteen trucks move in each direction in a half hour, suggesting significant lost revenue to the state from toll avoidance.
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New London
Connecticut Turnpike
Madison
Turnpike
Boston Post Rd
New Haven
Baldwin Bridge
Montville Olf
Madison Tall Road
National figure Admiral Strauss under fire from critics
The article examines Admiral Lewis Strauss head of the Atomic Energy Commission as a controversial figure amid Democratic criticism. It notes opposition from White House aides and Congress over private utilities ties, secrecy, and continued nuclear tests, risking his reappointment and Senate confirmation.
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Washington
Adm
Lewis J. Strauss
Atomic Energy Commission
Congress
White House
Eisenhower
Senate
Strauss
New York
Congressional Atomic Ener
Budget Bureau
Pentagon
Washington Press Corps
Russia
Clinton Anderson
New Mexico
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
Capital Hill
Anderson
Red bug edges threaten free nations abroad
Our policy makers view violent anti American outbreaks in South America, Lebanon, and Algeria as signs of infection in the body politic of free nations usually allied with the United States.
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South America
Lebanon
Algeria
United States
Athens
Taipei
Damascus
U.A.R
Saigon
Free World
Congress
Yugoslavia
Tito
Nasser
United Arab Republic
Dutles
India
Indonesia
USA
Soviet Union
China
Ussr
Germany
Korea
North
South Korea
Nyet
Tokyo
Japan
38Th Parallel
Ine
Kremlin
SEATO
J Rime
Mediterranean
MERON
United Nations
U. S
North Marine
Moscow
Gtne Nroe
U. 5
Nicaragua
Mexico
Vera Cruz
Asia
Washington
Laven
Thorge V. Allen
Iso
Analyzing U S Diplomatic Leverage and World Tensions
A former AP analysis argues the United States uses flag showing as deterrence in global frictions. It cites 6th Fleet moves, nuclear bomber programs, and crises in Yugoslavia Egypt and the U AR, urging unity of Germany and Korea and balanced diplomacy to avoid war.
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United States
Montarraant
Theodore Roosevelt
Kaiser
6Th Fleet
Mediterranean
Jordan
Egypt
Syria
Algeria
Nixon tour prompts cautious troop posture and economic notes
The piece argues that a prudent appraisal of Nixon's tour might justify quiet troop placements if needed, but warns of inevitable losses. It cites a estimated total loss near 1.25 billion and shows consumer spending near 281.14 billion, with service spending rising and construction turning up as MEW securities hit a record three billion in four months.
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Nixon
U. S
Brn Ae Eeense
Martin
Army recruit Elvis Pressey leads double life at night
The article notes that Private Elvis Pressey, while living a normal Army recruit life, spends nights at the telephone center making calls. On weekends the center supposedly draws many girls, as recounted by fellow recruit Private B. 5. Sams.
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Pressey
Sams
Elvis Pressey
Spotty recession tempers 1958 outlook in US economy
The May 15 report shows White industrial production down over 32 percent from peak, total output 4 percent lower, and consumer durable purchases down while soft goods and services rise. Farm income grows as capital goods and durable goods slide. home building and public works funding rise amid looser credit.
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New York
Missing farmer safely returns to Coventry
A 58 year old farmer walked into Norwich police last night asking to be taken home after disappearing Tuesday. He had left after chores and walked about 20 miles from Coventry to Norwich. He refused to explain his actions and only wanted to go home.
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Coventry
Norwich
Ernest S. Gowdy
Geomic Dictionary WOMAN learns from a man things he himself does
A terse reflection on gender knowledge asks how a woman gains wisdom from a man’s own ignorance and what she can learn that he does not know himself. The line suggests insight derived from observation and interpretation of male actions.
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