Editorials True Gift From the Heart
Parents of mentally retarded and physically handicapped children plan a Hayward school to aid the younger eight and under group. Hayward district officials back the effort after five years of experience, viewing private support as a bridge to regular schooling after age eight. Community donors, deeds to tiny property parcels, a fundraising dance, and material donations aim to fund the project, driven by compassion beyond personal gain.
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Hayward
Diego Rivera and the Communist Paradox in Art
Mexican painter Diego Rivera, recently dead, was famed for his genius yet marked by inner revolt against communism. He was expelled in 1938 after shifting toward Trotskyism, illustrating the clash between artistic freedom and party control. The piece argues Moscow seeks obedience over talent, yet Rivera remained an exceptional artist tempered by limited party support.
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Diego Rivera
Rivera
Moscow
Sies
Miss Prim
Russia Plans Two Sputniks This Month
Washington reports Russia intends to launch two Sputniks in December, a 25 inch 22 pound small orbiter and a one ton large craft likely carrying multiple animals. US officials say Moscow seeks to outshine American plans and extend satellite demonstrations.
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Washington
Russia
Allen
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Pentagon
Sin
Reading Animal Tracks in First Snow by Eugene Burns
An essay explores ancient animal footprints revealing behavior from a Grand Canyon lizard to city otters and foxes. It guides readers on tracking in snow, noting shadows, tree clues, and the need to move quietly to observe tracks and feeding signs without disturbing wildlife.
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Eugene Burns
Grand Canyon
Government Secrecy Generates Skepticism
Washington weighs the impact of secrecy in U S government as public trust wanes. The piece argues Russia’s tech gains and Soviet secrecy fuel skepticism toward federal reports, urging Congress to increase oversight and transparency. It notes past misstatements by F D R and Truman, praises the Sputnik era openness, and calls for closer watchdogs on executive departments.
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Navy Research Laboratory
Vanguard
US Bureau of Standards
Bureau of Standards Laboratory
Boulder
Colo
Earth
Sputniks I
Moon
Space
U.S
Globe
Milos
Navy
Cynyright
Washington
Russia
Te Union
Congress
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Harry S. Truman
F.D.R
Papa
Calvin Coolidge
Andrew Whellon
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Moscow
Cutlers
Congress Ws
McClura
Editorial Research The Vice Presidency
Bertram Benedict analyzes the evolving role of the vice presidency from Jackson to Nixon. He traces how presidents tapped, empowered, and sometimes constrained their VPs, noting implications for Nixon's potential heir apparent status and the office’s growing influence in cabinet and policy matters.
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America
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
Nixon
Hirman
Congress
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Richard M. Nixon
Andrew Jackson
Martin van Buren
Jackson
van Buren
Thomas R. Marshall
Robert Dansing
White House
Wileson
Lansing
Salvin Coolidge
Harding
Art
T. D. Roosevelt
Henry A. Wallace
Inm
Latin America
Far East
Wallace
Barkley
Truman
U.S. News and World Report
National Security Council
Night Call and Change in a French Painter's Life
The note recounts pianist Leopold Godowsky troubled by Ingorminia seeking companionship through his son’s restless nights. It contrasts with the son who sleeps immediately. A separate fragment tells of French landscape painter Jean Baptiste Coytot deciding to be an artist at 26 with meager support, later receiving the Legion of Honor and a father’s $600 gift for a new coal after his honor.
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Leopold Godowsky
Ingorminia
Godowsky
E. E. Edgar Change
Jean Baptiste Cotot
Torat
Strictly Personal Loud Shirt Explained
A narrator recalls a night out and a partner’s fashion chat, then muses on fashion history. The piece contrasts male drabness since the Industrial Revolution with a shift of display to wives and society. It notes the rise of flamboyant sportswear and the enduring vanity of men in modern times.
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