Gary's Neck Representative Faces Voter Backlash Over Lib Pledges
Gary in Virginia's Third District pushes liberal backing for Ways and Means seat while claiming to reflect conservative will. He cites liberal Virginians and administration ties, risking trust with constituents who could recall him in two years. The case highlights how official power and voter sovereignty clash in democracy.
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Names to Numbers Replace Exchange Identities
A shift toward numeric prefixes replaces town names in telephone exchanges. Subscribing customers in California and other states sue state utilities commissions to stop the move. In Washington, the federal program uses numeric identifiers on computer cards, erasing personal names.
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New numbers game may track all transactions by ID
The piece warns that Congress backed a system where Social Security numbers and other identifiers could be required for every transaction. It cites examples of people being identified by numbers beyond their names and notes auditors enforcing identification across bank accounts and ledgers, urging careful arithmetic when reporting to authorities.
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Internal Revenue Service
Joe Doaxes
Jonnw Dos
Richard Rok
Joan Dor
States Righters See Hope in Chicago Assembly
As editors note, the General Assembly of the States met in Chicago to consider three constitutional amendments aimed at curbing federal power and boosting state authority. Votes endorsed all three with surprising cross‑regional support, signaling a growing rebellion against federal supremacy and a possible but remote path to constitutional change.
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Danville Daily Subscription Rates and Terms
The Danville Register lists subscription prices for daily and Sunday editions, with in city and suburban carrier rates at 35 cents a week and mail rates at 19 dollars yearly, 7.50 semiannual, 8.75 quarterly, and 1.25 monthly. It notes payment in advance, zones 1 and 2, renewal notices sent 10 days before expiration.
Kennedy Speech Echoes In Assessing Postwar China
Ralph de Toledona critiques a Kennedy speech from January 1949 noting a warning that history repeats. The piece discusses U S China policy, Chiang Kai-shek, and the Soviet foothold, citing Kennedy’s view that diplomats and leaders repeated past errors. It cites Eisenhower era policies toward Cuba and Laos, and critiques State Department missteps.
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Allan Ryskind
Wiliam ‘Schultz
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Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr
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Batista
Cuba
Fidel Castro
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Marshall
Chiang Kai-shek
Laos
Troika
John Chamberlain on self determination and Katanga
John Chamberlain argues that the Congo crisis tests the principle of self determination as President Kennedy plans an eight man mission. He contends Western powers defect from federal ideals, noting the UN and Congo centralizers have eroded state rights and individual liberties in pursuit of political stability.
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Hitler
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Algeria
France
sub-Saharan Africa
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Bliss
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Moise Tshombe
Congo Republic
Leopoldville
Tshombe
Congo masque and U N power plays in hunger for stability
Ambassa dor Edmund Gullion outlines Congo turmoil as Belgians return and Katanga secedes. He argues the Central Government under Cyrille Adoula struggles to manage 200 tribes while the United States backs the UN with aid and influence to thwart Soviet gains. A looming military dictatorship may emerge, testing U S policy on supporting pro American rulers versus pro Communist regimes.
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Gullion
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Africa
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Leo
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Cuba
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la Castro
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Republicans and Negro Votes in Detroit History
Columnists and Republicans advocate wooing Northern Negroes to the GOP amid Detroit’s shift since the New Deal. Despite inroads by governors elect Scranton and Romney, the color line in Detroit remains Democratic, with 60 percent backing Hoover in 1932 and Roosevelt since 1936, shaped by WPA relief, leaders like Potter and Ferguson, and the evolving civil rights climate.
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Walter Reuther
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Reuther
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Dear Abby readers weigh in on gifts and old maid myths
A collection of Dear Abby items: a 14 year old neighbor offers babysitting instead of gifts, a critique of men who overeat, a teacher returns earrings gifted poorly by a student, and a discussion on the meaning of being an old maid. The column offers practical and humorous guidance.
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