Which Way Is Forward in Cold War Policy
The debate, sparked by Senator Hickenlooper, questions whether the nuclear test ban would relieve Russia’s arms race pressure. The piece argues U.S. policy is inconsistent across programs, cites a Russo Canadian wheat deal aiding Cuba, and urges a clear, united direction in the Cold War to avoid costly delays.
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Hickenlooper
Russia
United States
U.S
Washington Administration
Cuba
Year-Round Schooling Moves Toward Three-Term Year
The article discusses shifting from a two-semester to a three-term academic year across colleges and public schools. It explores aligning terms with seasons, potential gaps between terms, reduced summer downtime, and the need for larger budgets and teacher training, arguing for gradual adoption based on efficiency and needs.
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Cne College
Middle Road With Diem Holds Hope of Beating Reds
In a stance against both pacifist and bellicose pressures, President Kennedy signals support for the South Vietnamese government led by Ngo Dinh Diem. The aim is to win the war against Communist guerillas without yielding to extremists at home or abroad, preserving a rational path to victory.
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Diem
Reds
Ashington
South Vietnam
Free World
Southeast Asia
White House
Kennedy
U Thant
United Nations
Ngo Dinh Diem
Vietnam
Two Likeable Politicos Stir Debate on Rat Race in 1964
John Chamberlain weighs the looming 1964 presidential race. He mocks the idea of electorates behaving like rats while linking Nixon and Kennedy lore to Goldwater and Diem era choices. He argues for moderates steering policy in Vietnam and promoting free world success.
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Nixon
Goldwater
Kennedy
Senator Stennis Linked to Air Force Junkets and Costs
The piece scores Senator John Stennis on a string of alleged junkets funded in part by the Air Force. It recounts a 1955 Atlantic crossing for Stennis and colleagues costing about $37,810, with most of the expense billed to taxpayers as official. Additional trips in 1953 and various overseas forays are cited, including private comforts and escort arrangements, suggesting strong Air Force influence on votes.
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Ashington
Mississippi
Harlem
Adam Clayton Powell
John Stennis
Stennis
Powell
Air Force
Atlantic
Sen
John McClellan
D-Ark
Spain
Defense Department
Mrs. Stennis
Stennis-McClellan
London
Navy
Embassy Wine
Dorchester Hotel
H. J. Adams
Daimler Hire
Edinburgh
United States
Dublin
Rome
Sen. Stennis
McClellan
Robert Moore
Europe
Mediterranean
Africa
Weis
Satie Vexations Repeated 840 Times Baffles Listeners
A group of 12 New York pianists performed Erik Satie's Vexations, an 80 second 180 note theme. They played it in shifts for 18 hours 40 minutes to honor the composer’s instruction to repeat the piece exactly 840 times, though the reason remains unclear.
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New York
Erik Satie
Satie
Cedar Rapids among 11 warning centers to speed Iowa alert
S R Hawkins, Linn county civil defense director, announced Cedar Rapids would be one of about 11 civil defense warning centers in a new program to cut statewide alert time from 17 minutes to less than five. The Cedar Falls Strawberry Point area saw a chinook like warm spell as temps rose to 92 at 1 am.
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S. R. Hawkins
Linn County Civil Defense
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Cedar Falls
Strawberry Point
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Whittaker Chambers
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Arizona
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Hitler
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Sage
Drew Pearson
Baden
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Sanitary Commission
Dora Jane Hamblin
Marilyn Schrimper
Frederick H. Niemeier
Cedar Rapids Gas. Co
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Georgian Theater
Evanston
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Community Players
Hunter Flying Circus
Dan Hunter
Dixon
Gazette Stinson
George Clark
Hollywood
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