Editorials Meddling by the CTA
An editorial critiques the California Teachers Association for a last weekend resolution urging teachers to support the United Nations. It argues the measure indoctrinates children, intrudes on classroom curriculum, and distracts from core academic duties. The piece urges teachers to stick to teaching fundamentals and avoid political advocacy in schools.
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California Teachers Association
Los Angeles
United Nations
World Organization
CTA
Not All UN Actions Should Be Supported
The article questions UN advocacy in schools, urging examination of United Nations roles and funding. It argues members must weigh Western colonialism, Soviet influence, and non aligned states while evaluating UN support, with emphasis on U.S. position and freedoms.
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Moscow
United Nations
CYA
United States
Amuerica
Bowles praise of Castro agrarian reform shocks critics
Chester Bowles, described as a Latin American affairs expert, comments in Combate on Castro's agrarian reform, drawing sharp pushback from critics who label Cuba's reform as state control under a facade of peasant benefit. They argue Bowles ignores documented frauds and the shift of land to the state, tying it to broader Soviet influence.
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Washington, D.C
Chester Bowles
Combate
Latin America
Cuba
Bowles
Castro
Sullas Stevenson
G. Monnen Williams
Ike Bowles
Russia
Yugoslavia
Senate
Thitevokl Security
Cantra
Amevigas
Dan Jans
Misla
Washington
Stair Uecler
We Council of Ministers
Che Guevara
Kremlin
Sandigudisny
People’s Stores
National Institute of Agrarian Reform
Attrast
Asia
Africa
MacNallant Sydteste, Inc
Rianiy
Society War Over White Wedding Gown Symbol
A stern letter column features Ann Landers advising readers on a bizarre group named The Society Wor The Restoration of the White Wedding Gown as a symbol of chastity. The article notes no meetings or dues, but a call for boicottage of satin weddings, and includes anguished reader comments about a brother's death and a wife's public critique. The piece preserves names and phrases from the original letters and offers guidance on decorum and personal grievances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Weay Min Landers
ST E.O Wav Glaas.o. Tam
Barry Goldwater Counterbalances Socialist Planners
A 1960s column argues Barry Goldwater acts as a counter to socialist planners in national policy. It cites President Wennady and Vice President Ty as aligning against leftist critics, while warning against labeling and political label dangers. The piece condemns extreme rhetoric from both sides and questions how to evaluate conservative and liberal positions amid Cold War tensions.
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Tre Thynchas
Quimber
Kennedy
Cuba
Mie
Continents
Kong
Onder
Vole
Times-Mirror
Syndicate
Problem on shirt sale math with deductions
A haberdasher sold 50 shirts for 310 dollars. He was to receive 7 dollars per shirt, but some shirts were inferior and these brought 3 dollars each. How many inferior shirts were there? Compute 40 times 7, then subtract and divide by the difference between 7 and 3.
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Howe
Two Philosophies of Government Spending Clash in California
A California welfare dispute pits former Vice President Nixon against Governor Brown ally Samuel Leask over total welfare costs. Figures show state federal and local financing totaling about 625 million for 1960-401 with estimates for next year ranging from 122 to 18 million depending on counting methods.
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Richard Nixon
Republican Assembly
Santa Maria
Weinberger
California
Brown
Nixon
Solem Welfare
Roth
United States
Samuel Lanskey
Los Angeles
Tor
Leask
Jovy
Leusk
Great
Gulf
Son
Khrushchev Plot Report On Mount Athos Sanctuary
A fragmentary piece suggests Soviet leaders might seek a discreet visit to Mount Athos to meet in a monastery. It describes St. Panteleimon as the lone Athos monastery open to visitors, its historical use as a fortress, and notes the prohibition on women and the monastery’s dwindling Monastic population.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Karyes
Mount Athos
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Russia
St. Panteleinian
Nile
St. Panteleimon
Krmulin
Lille
Mogi-Hlah
Aegean Sea
Woener
Tiis
Greece
Salonika
Aegean
At. Panteteimtion
Sian
Balkans
Romanov
Rasputin
Athos
Debates on Decimal Money and Metric System
The piece argues for decimal coinage and metric measures, noting U S and Britain could benefit from reforms. It laments inertia in changing weights and measures, calendars, and holidays, suggesting such reforms could trigger broader global adjustments.
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Britain
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