Build Our Own Economic Bloc for the Western Hemisphere
An editorial warns against focusing solely on military defense as economic development also matters. It cites COMECON as a Russian attempt to unite 300 million people and notes Europe’s Inner Six Outer Seven blocs. It urges the United States to foster Western Hemisphere economic ties locally to meet bloc challenges.
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Fortune Magazine
Russia
Fortune
Council For Mutual Economic Assistance
Comecon
Ussr
Europe
United States
Free World
Africa
Asia
Western Hemisphere
Weak U-2 Handling Leaves Public Doubt
Officials defended the U-2 incident explanations but failed to address the core issue. Eisenhower, Herter, and Dillon are praised for public briefings while Lincoln White’s denial is scrutinized as potentially truthful. The piece argues a prior admission would have strengthened accountability.
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Eisenhower
Herter
Dillon
Russia
Lincoln White
State Department
Adjustable platform at 1960 conventions sparks height debate
A columnist foresees the national political convention stage becoming a split level adjustable platform. The piece humorously questions what happens if nominees have extreme heights and how a movable stage would affect TV viewers and the pairing for president and vice president.
Ingersoll Elected Iowa Bar Association President 1950
T M Ingersoll of Cedar Rapids was chosen president of the Iowa State Bar Association succeeding Will Riley Des Moines Ingalls Swisher Iowa City named vice president A Goetsch scholarship fund is planned at the University of Iowa by the student council Budget for Cedar Rapids reaches 3 million with labor and material costs not easing Linn County eighth graders prepare to graduate at McKinley School with diplomas by Walter Shupp and Ray Anderson District politics note Terry Carpenter former Nebraska pol secures Democratic gubernatorial nomination Earl E Smith of Des Moines author of insurance study courses.
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T. M. Ingersoll
Cedar Rapids
Iowa State Bar Association
Will Riley
Des Moines
Ingalls Swisher
Iowa City
Walter R. Goetsch
University of Iowa
Coe College
Harry Gage
Eugene Pinney
J. Lynch, Jr
Sumner Quarton
Linn County
McKinley School
Walter Shupp
Gazette Farm
Ray Anderson
Neighbors men discuss life insurance at Roosevelt hotel
A fire damaged items in a store room at A. N. Palmer Company and office furniture in Keller Company basement. Firefighters suspect defective wiring caused the blaze.
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Roosevelt Hotel
A. N. Palmer Company
Keller Company
Lyndon Johnson campaigns calm in West seek unity
Gov Ralph Herseth recalls Johnson as nonpressuring and steady on the campaign trail while Johnson aides say he stays focused on national unity. The Lyndon Johnson sisters, known as Ladies for Lyndon, travel ahead with buttons and confetti to drum up support, portraying him as a tested leader.
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Washington
Eno
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
Texas
Lyndon
Lone Star
Kennedy
Johnson
Clifford Carter
Sen. Johnson
South Dakota
McCrong
Nieman Marcus
Nevada
Sen. Kennedy
Eye color as a guide to character sparks debate
A British physician claims eye color indicates temperament with blue or green as clear thinking and brown as emotional. He argues seven in ten happy marriages mix eye colors, but the columnist notes many eye types and concludes love may remain blind.
Return of the Hero aura shadows Ike trip plans
The piece compares Eisenhower and Nixon hero receptions after overseas trips. It argues the home front drama may not match policy impact, noting Latin America tensions and possible postponement of the Tokyo visit after the summit’s collapse and congressional fallout.
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Ashington
Eisenhower
Nixon
America
Paris
Latin America
Venezuela
Uruguay
Peru
Japan
Tokyo
Washington
Congress
Stainless steel vs aluminum for cooking
The doctor notes no health difference between stainless steel and aluminum for cooking. Aluminum may pit slightly due to its softness, but the effect is negligible. A reader asks if an 86 year old should have prostate surgery. the doctor says age once mattered, now many men in that age range have had the operation and recovered well.
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G.M
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