A Christmas Candle by Cronin in Kiwanis Magazine
A Welsh mining village Christmas memory sparks a reflection on the true meaning of Christmas. The author urges giving the gift of self through acts of sympathy, service, and faith, recalling a seven year old patient lighting a candle and urging periodic devotion beyond mere holiday cheer.
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A. J. Cronin
Kiwanis Magazine
Rhondda Valley
Bethlehem
Christ Child
Kiwanis International
Oil Reopens Aid to Britain and France in NATO Rift
Backstage diplomacy culminates in the United States resuming oil shipments to England and France after pressure from Sen. Hubert Humphrey and warnings by U S ambassadors and NATO leaders. Britain’s Suez withdrawal pledge also factors into the decision, with oil shipments on credit announced days later.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
State Department
Europe
U. S
Douglas Dillion
General Gruenther
NATO
Humphrey
Robert Murphy
Robert Hill
Francis Wilcox
Minnesota
England
Suez
Washington pipeline scare mirrors wartime targets
A smear accusing Joe De Silva of clerks in Los Angeles faces threats from water front extremists. The note ties to Harry Bridges and Victor Riesel incidents and blames Scott McLeod of the State Department for blocking refugee entry. It claims 100,000 Vienna refugees live in tents and rough conditions as fear of communists grows.
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Washington
Joe de Silva
Los Angeles
Harry Bridges
San Francisco
Victor Riesel
New York
Scott McLeod
Joe McCarthy
State Department
United States
McLeod
Vienna
The Hypocrite
Advice on hypocrisy and the gap between private conduct and public appearance. Warns against deceit in personal life and in moral pretensions, urging consistent behavior rather than posing as virtuous.
Resignations and reshuffles touch U.S. foreign policy
The column reviews Clare Boothe Luce's resignation as ambassador to Italy and her successor James D. Zellerbach, then discusses Herbert Hoover Jr. and Christian Herter as replacements in the State Department. It analyzes political maneuvering, party factions, and Suez policy implications for Eisenhower era diplomacy.
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Clare Boothe Luce
Italy
Richard Nixon
Christian Herter
Nixon
Stassen
Childe Harold
Herter
France
Herbert Hoover, Jr
State Department
Eisenhower
Truman
Hoover
Herbert Hoover, Sr
House of Representatives
Massachusetts
Dulles
Suez
Congress
Egypt
Hungary
Nrg
Georgia GOP feud over soil bank fracas heats party lines
The article notes Georgia Republicans clashing over the soil bank program with GOP National Committeeman Robert Snodgrass and Georgia Chairman Bill Shartzer at odds over his dismissal. It also mentions Sen Lyndon Johnson urging Democrats abroad to return by January 1 to protect the Senate margin and his leadership position.
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Georgia
Soilbank
GOP
National
Nixon Aftermaths and the Foreign Aid Debate
Discussion of two aftermaths from Nixon's speech outlines White House backgrounding and divides over foreign aid. Humphrey contradicts Nixon by limiting aid to IMF and Export-Import Bank, with a budget showing 4.2 billion dollars, no France or England funds, and Truman-era averages cited. Nixon’s shift from isolationism to support for foreign aid is noted as a potential realignment episode.
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Nixon
Western
Europe
Hensmen
the Treasury
George Humphrey
Export-Import Bank
International Monetary Fund
Humphrey
Congress
France
England
Truman
Senate
State Dept Pressuring Longshoremen to End Boycott
U S State Department officials press the New York waterfront to end the ILA boycott of Soviet slave labor goods. Captain William Bradley and Teddy Gleason were summoned to City Hall for talks as labor leaders weigh contract clauses to refuse unloading goods from communist lands.
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U. S. State Dept
Victor Riesel
State Dept
Suez Canal
Gowanus Canal
New York
Hungary
International Longshoremen’s Assn
Iron Curtain
William Bradley
ILA
Teddy Gleason
Brussels
Aflcio
Irving Brown
Victor Reuther
George
Free World
World Federation of Trade Unions
France
Camn
North
Africa
Europe
Free Unions
The
the Hall Syndicate, Inc
A and P Plans Holiday Bonuses for All Employees
The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co announces more than 2.5 million dollars in pre holiday compensation. President Ralph W. Burger says every employee with at least six months service will receive a share from the fund, with distribution scheduled for December.
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Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co
Ralph W. Burger
Fiddlers Contest Set At Union Hill
Union Hill Union Hill PTA presents annual fiddlers convention at Union Hill High School auditorium December 22 at 7 30 p m. All fiddlers and string bands invited. Free turkey dinner for entrants and 75 cents for others. Prizes for Best Fiddler Guitar Banjo Mandolin and Best Individual Performer. Dinner 5 30 to 7 p m.
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Union Hill
Union Hill High School
Union Hill Pta
Foreign student funding sources in the United States
Nearly half of foreign students in the United States rely on family funds. The remainder get aid from private organizations in the United States. About ten percent receive financial assistance from United States and foreign governments.
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United States
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