Kennedy Defends Federal Budget vs Critics
President Kennedy argues federal spending supports daily life and national strength, countering calls for $15 billion cuts. He cites weather, schools, parks, airports, and defense as essential, noting reductions would harm local programs and trigger recession, with tax and spending both fueling economic activity.
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United States
Kennedy
American Society of Newspaper Editors
Washington
Albert
Oklahoma
Washington Calling Anew on Balancing War and Peace
Marquis Childs analyzes the Laos and Vietnam conflicts and warns that military force alone cannot secure long term goals. He points to South Korea as a cautionary example where armistice outcomes left unemployment and poverty and large U.S. aid and troops persist.
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Inchan
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Truman
Yalu
Syngman Rhee
Washington
China
Rhee
Chung Hee Park
Nuclear power near cities prompts renewed scrutiny
Describes concerns about nuclear plant siting after reactor incidents and a deadly submarine accident. Notes USS Thresher tragedy and calls for caution near major cities, highlighting Indian Point and Laguna Beach reactors, Detroit Edison investments, and opposition from experts and officials.
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Indian Point
Consolidated Edison
Westchester County
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Atomic Energy Commission
Laguna Beach
Detroit
Detroit Edison
Clinton Anderson
D-N. Mex
New York
Long Island City
East River
United Nations
43Rd Street
Rockefeller Institute
Detlev Bronk
David Lilienthal
Atomic Energy
Robert Moses
New York Parks
Budget cuts and tax relief face tough trade offs
The speaker argues that further federal spending cuts would shrink the economy and reduce tax revenue, warning a $5 billion cut could mean 1 million fewer jobs and a larger deficit. He defends targeted reductions and a balanced approach to growth, urging steady governance and accountability.
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Congress
Awake and act now to seize life’s opportunities
The author urges readers to awaken, discard routines, and pursue plans with determination. Do not wait for perfect conditions or recall past chances. Begin where you stand, use your mind, find your place, and disprove the idea that man is only half awake.
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Coe
William James
Cuban Firing Squads Shoot Attackers Near Oriente
Exile forces report 12 men sentenced March 28 by a Cuban tribunal. Fidel Castro's firing squads carried out executions at nickel mines near Mayare Oriente. Soviet colonel cited as presiding official, per secret Cuban sources.
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Fila
Mayare
Oriente
Fidel Castro
Cuban Teachers Directorate
Cuba
Library Week at DHS Highlights Lost Book Roundup
DHS observes National Library Week with an event dubbed Lost Book Roundup to urge book returns. The school library houses 7500 books plus reference tools and 43 back issues kept five years while 85 current magazines are in the reading room.
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National Library
Library Club
No Change In Highway Projects In Alabama
Alabama officials report no change in cancelations of six highway projects though a May 17 letting was postponed to May 31. Chief Engineer Jack Ward said readvertising for bids and time to add north Alabama projects prompted the shift, and projects in Jefferson Mobile Tallapoosa and Walker Winston counties remain canceled.
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Highway Department
Jack Ward
North Alabama
George Wallace
Ward
Jefferson
Mobile
Tallapoosa
Walker-Winston Counties
Florida Women's Missionary Union Opens 75th Conference
The 75th annual Florida Women’s Missionary Union conference begins in Panama City with over 1,000 delegates expected. Dr. Frank Stagg of Southern Baptist Seminary will lead daily Bible studies. Missionaries from Southern Rhodesia Taiwan and several South American countries participate. Mrs J H Lockhard of Tampa serves as president. The conference concludes Wednesday night.
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Florida Women’s Missionary Union
Frank Stagg
Southern Baptist Seminary
New Orleans
Southern Rhodesia
Taiwan
Southern Baptist Missionary Program
J. H. Lockhard
Tampa
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