Secretary Korth urged to resign over TFX contract
A newspaper calls for Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth to be fired after he testified that cost and specifications were not fully considered in the General Dynamics TFX contract, notes his Fort Worth origin and the home town boost for the firm, and alleges he did not read the final evaluation before approving the bid.
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Secretary of the Navy
Fred Korth
Mr. Korth
Fort Worth
General Dynamics Corp
Navy
Air Force
General Dynamics
Boeing Company
Korth
Sen. Thurmond
San Antonio
Mr. Marshall
Veterans Administration
Washington
Global population boom and future trade forecast from Athens meeting
A 12 nation Athens ekistics conference projects population rising from 3 billion today to 18 to 26 billion within a century. It also forecasts global building value reaching 10 trillion dollars in 40 years, with immense future trade and economic opportunities alongside uncertainty.
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Athens
Williams praised for challenging government waste
Readers applaud Senator John J. Williams for exposing mismanagement in foreign aid and radar purchases. He cites a 1955 sale of 47 radar predictors for 2.2 million, later resold to Portugal at taxpayer expense, arguing he should receive broader party support for his efforts.
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Delaware
John J. Williams
Williams
Ment
Eisenhower
Cossor Radar and Electronics, Ltd
Great Britain
Portugal
U. S
Senator Williams
Senate
This Day 10-20-30 Years Ago 1953 Highlights
A Cedar Rapids plan proposes a one cent city sales tax to ease property taxes. Gas storage near Herschel, Illinois, promises ample gas. gambling banned at Iowa fairs. In 1943 Prospect Place park petition gains support. Linn County scraps 6,400 tons metal. Coe College names Dr. Leslie K. Patton psychology chair. 1933 Iowa land appraisals set at 150 to 175 per acre for mortgage refinancing. Marion’s LeNora Dippe l earns top all state debater ranking at Iowa City.
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Cedar Rapids
Jim Scolaro
Kowa-Illinois Gas
Prospect Place
Eighth
Ninth Streets
Fifteenth
Sixteenth Avenues
Elmer Wickham
Linn County
Leslie K. Patton
Coe
Charles A. Anderson
Iowa
Administration
Federal Land Bank
Des Moines
Clyde Herring
LeNora Dippe
Marion
Iowa City
Thurmond Burke Marshall Senate Civil Rights Clash
Mary McGrory portrays Burke Marshall facing skeptical Senate Commerce Committee members on Capitol Hill. Marshall argues urgent need for Kennedy civil rights bill to curb Birmingham style demonstrations, citing White House talks with business leaders who favor action but fear lacking federal protections.
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Ashington
Burke Marshall
Justice Department
Birmingham
Capital Hill
Marshall
Senate Commerce Committee
Department of Justice
Kennedy
White House
Mr. Marshall
Sen. Thurmond
Senate
Rockefeller's 1964 Run Reignites Civil Rights Strategy
A column notes Nelson Rockefeller regains momentum as a potential 1964 Republican nominee. It discusses how civil rights issues could shape primaries, mentions Goldwater, Dirksen, and Thurmond grilling Arthur Marshall, and weighs risks of a moderate civil rights bill versus escalating lily white politics.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Cuba
Goldwater
Phoenix
Rockefeller
Kennedy
Congress
Dirksen
Illinois
Venezuela
Brazil
Appreciation for the classics in education and culture
The forum urges preserving classical studies in high schools to enrich minds and vocabulary. It argues Virgil and Cicero illuminate past civilizations and elevate education, hoping the Cox letter motivates curriculum challenge for youth.
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Cox
William D. McLaughlin
Monticello
Canadians' Dog
A police constable with the Metropolitan Toronto Police reports a canine related issue involving a dog. Details are limited but the note highlights an ongoing concern requiring official attention and potential action.
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Metro Toronto Police
Sound Effect Daughter and Father Quip Amid Radio Rock
A punchy exchange between a daughter and her father frames a radio moment as rock ’n’ roll plays. The father jokes he once heard a collision between a milk truck and a duck-filled car, adding a wry rural humor to the scene.
If Alliance With Soviets Becomes Necessary Look Ahead
Drummond argues a split between the Soviet Union and Red China could drive Moscow toward a Western alignment or at least cooperation. He proposes restraint and a reexamination of past US Soviet ties, urging careful limits if a future military alliance with the USSR arises.
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Ashington
Soviet Union
Red China
Moscow
Kremlin
China
United States
West Berlin
Cuba
Peking
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John Chamberlain
Chamberlain
Bush
Romney
Michigan
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Lucius Clay
al Gruenther
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Thruston Morton
Kentucky
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Northeast
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South Carolina
Harvard
the People’s Forum
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Lassie
Phil News
Russia
Roscoe Drummond
Drummond
George F Kennan
West
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Stalin
Mr. Kennan
Europe
Balkans
Hitler
U.S
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