Geneva optimism fades in Cold War Berlin talks
The piece argues Western diplomats monitor Khrushchev for signs of flexibility on the Berlin issue. It recalls Khrushchev’s 1955 warning and Manuilski’s 1931 peace-movement tactic, suggesting Soviet bargaining myths persist. It notes no clear Soviet willingness to concede and hints the current mood is not ripe for a softening in stance.
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Geneva
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Berlin
Herter
Engels
Moscow
Dmitri Manuilski
U. N. Security Council
Manuilski
Who Really Needs Treatment in Louisiana Politics
A retrospective on Gov. Earl Long amid Louisiana political unrest. The piece argues the Long machine rests on public welfare funds, with Louisiana receiving 177 million dollars annually in federal aid, a high welfare recipient base, and per capita spending far above the national average. It questions funding sources and suggests lawmakers should curb welfare fund matching. It ends with a quip about a Japanese man’s drink-fueled misfortune using a pun.
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Louisiana
Earl K. Long
Huey Long
U.S
Russell Long
Pelican
Long
California
Gov. Long
Texas
Linn County Infantile Paralysis Fund Benefit Noted
This Day So 10 20 30 Years Ago 1949 lists the Linn County infantile paralysis fund receiving $12.1 more from a Southwest side circus directed by Charles Vyskocil. Performers included 14 year old Darrell Gladwin and siblings Jacquelyn Pachta 11 and Richard Donnie Wyskocil 12 and 5. Historic Old North Hall of the University of Iowa was razed.
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Linn County Infantile Paralysis Fund
Charles Vyskocil
Jacquelyn Pachta
Darrell Gladwin
Richard
Donnie Wyskocil
University of I Iowa
Antimatter Interest Draws NASA Into Research Debate
The article discusses NASA weighing the reallocation of about half a million dollars from antimatter research to other investigations. It explains antimatter as the opposite of matter, with every particle having a counter image, and notes theoretical possibilities like antimissiles and anti Khrushchevs, highlighting the agency's interest in this complex topic.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Khrushchev
Butler Versus Johnson Feud Spurs 1960 Nomination Debate
A Washington column analyzes how Democratic National Chairman Paul Butler attacks party leaders to push the 1960 campaign. Butler seeks an issue driven liberal record, while Lyndon Johnson’s camp favors moderate bills and a Johnson led ticket. The piece asserts Butler may indirectly bolster Johnson’s presidential prospects.
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Paul Butler
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Butler
Congress
Chairman Butler
Mr. Butler
Harry Truman
Sen
Richard Russell
Sen. Johnson
86Th Congress
Mr. Johnson
Kennedy
Humphrey
Symington
Johnson
Caribbean Unrest Builds From Cuba to Dominican Republic
The Caribbean faces growing tension as Cuba’s agrarian reform drives tenant farmers to seek work while a planned mass march in Havana alarms vendors. In the Dominican Republic General Trujillo fears Cuban refugees and prefers quick expulsion. In Wisconsin politics Sen Proxmire and colleagues are noted for fitness and social circle activity at the Capitol, with Jackie Kennedy rising in prominence as her husband campaigns.
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Ashington
Caribbean
Cuba
Dominican Republic
Bill Proxmire
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Gene McCarthy
Minnesota
Frank Moss
Utah
Spessard Holland
Florida
Capitol
Capitol Hill
Massachusetts
Jack Kennedy
Jackie
Defense of C students sparks college debate at Texas UT
Mike Eaton Barker, UT student, defends C grade earners amid critique of wasteful college spending. He argues some students simply take easy courses and that demanding uniform obedience stifles inquiry in sciences. He challenges professors who push politicized “objective” questions and urges alternatives for conservative thinkers.
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Mike Eaton Barker
University of Texas
George
Barker
United Nations
Barker defends grade bias while condemning left wing professors
The letter argues that survival of the fittest is a Darwinian concept not tied to communism and cites Marxist biology and Mendelian ideas. It notes that grade discrimination can stem from professors, not just those with wings, and ends with medical Q A segments on tumors and health tips.
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Barker
Charles Darwin
Karl Marx
Pavlov
Lysenko
Beethoven
Milton
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