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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1961
Page
2
Poland fights a long, costly battle against alcohol use as vodka sales rise, despite measures like sobering stations and anti alcohol laws. Officials report declines in vodka per capita but moonshine and beer consumption grow, with industry losses from absenteeism and a large state liquor monopoly.
A Washington district court jury found 86 year old Alice Meyer did not fall due to studio negligence during a Lindy spin in a Fred Astaire dance studio lesson. Her attorney argued she was 83 at the time and stubbornly persistent.
Secretary of State Rusk explained U.S. policy in the Congo to a half dozen Senate Foreign Relations Committee members on Capitol Hill. He affirmed that neither the United States nor the United Nations is at odds over India's invasion of Goa and left critics unchanged.
Secretary of State Dean Rusk argues the United Nations cannot impose any system on the Congo and must rely on Congolese leaders to negotiate a basic solution. He faces skepticism from critics about U.N. action against Katanga and strains with Western allies over the Congo policy. Senator Hickenlooper warns of a precarious political situation and diverging allied positions, while Senator Lausche questions using U.N. military power to settle domestic disputes.
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