Khrushchev’s Ultimatum Signals Berlin Crisis Test
Analyzes Khrushchev’s ultimatum to the United States and West Germany promising a Berlin crisis by April. Notes the 70 day window after Kennedy’s inauguration and the Trump of negotiations, urging united U.S. resolve and use of transition facilities to confront the Soviet threat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Khrushchev
United States
Jack Kennedy
Kennedy
Eisenhower
Consolidation of High Point Ambulance Service Urged
A cautious push for consolidating High Point ambulance service argues current system is overstaffed and costly yet relatively effective. Funeral directors bear ambulance costs and fear white elephants. a central agency, private or public, could improve coverage and efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina
Moonlighting Police Sparks Citywide Debate
A dispute centers on Moonlighting New York Police Commissioner Stephen Kennedy arguing officers must serve with exclusive loyalty. The piece asserts police hours are 24 seven and calls for better wages instead of second jobs to support policing.
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New York
Stephen P. Kennedy
Kennedy
Electoral Reform Debate Reawakens Over Electoral College
Editorial notes growing support for reform as Sen. Mike Mansfield vows to propose abolishing the electoral college. It recalls 1948 and 1956 proposals, past attempts, and past electors defecting or voting contrary to popular totals. The piece argues real reform would only better reflect public will, not alter Kennedy’s foreign policy mandate.
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John F. Kennedy
Mike “Tanafield
Mont
Congress
Daniel Kefauver
Lodge-Gossett
Senate
House
Marty
Truman
New York
Electoral College
GOP
Joseph W. Martin, Jr
Hayes
Tilden
Harrison
Cleveland
Alabama
Adlai FE. Stevenson
Walter B. Jones
Tennessee
Strom Thurmond
South Carolina
Texas
Nixon
Mississippi
Georgia
Rumors of French coup swirl around Paris in tense crisis
The article portrays rumors of a planned military putsch against Gen. Charles de Gaulle, with fears of assassination plots and a looming clash over Algeria. It notes Le Figaro warnings, De Gaulle's shifting stance, and possible paths: ally with democrats, lead a junta, buy time, or retire, as Paris stays on edge.
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Tom
Cullen
Assn
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Washington
London
Bonn
de Gaulle
France
le Figaro
Algeria
Fifth Republic
Elysee Palace
Savoy
Charles the Tall
Fas
Colombey-les-Deux - Eglises
Algiers
Round the Capitol Time Out in Sanford Administration
Lynn Nisbet analyzes the Sanford transition noting suspicions that a special session delay was used to build support for the governor elects program. The piece outlines political tensions, Republicans gains, lobbyist influence, and the looming executive legislative rift amid education and road funding debates.
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Terry Sanford
Sanford
Kennedy
Executive Branch
Gavin
Cloyd Philpott
Davidson
Joe Hunt
Guilford
Council of State
Education drive for journalism amid Cold War pressures
Holt McPherson argues for higher standards and accreditation in American journalism schools. He cites Southern leaders, international comparisons, and new research projects as steps toward better writing, analysis, and public trust, amid ideological competition and global tensions.
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American Council On Education For Journalism
American Newspaper Publishers Association
American Society of Newspaper Editors
National Editorial Association
Magazine Publishers Association
National Association of Broadcasters
South
Iron Curtain
Meisner
Czecho-Slovakia
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High Point Enterprise
MAIL
Hyivy
Gunday
Acceans
eRruise
North Main Street
Menton
Lynn Nisbet
Round the Capitol
Charles Pearson
Cuba
Holt McPherson
Boca Raton
Fla
Good Afternoon
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
Prague
Jeri Meisner
International Journalists Union
Charles University
Communist University
Leipzig
Moscow University
Baden
Vienna
Inland Daily Press Association
Chicago
John E. Stempel
Indiana
Inland
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