Editorial on Laos coalition shaky start and neutralist rifts
The piece critiques Laos coalition stability as Prince Souvanna Phouma and his pro Communist half brother Souphanouvong object to a royal decree. It notes the national assembly backs the coalition, but Western leaning elements threaten unity. It questions neutrality amid suspected Western and Communist influence and cites a Hanoi visit as evidence of misgivings.
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FEVEN
Torn Laos
Souvanna Phouma
Souvanna
Soupharouvong
National Assembly
Laos
Souphanouvong
Souvania
Hanoi
North
Vietnam
Older workers deserve place in economy voices and concerns
A Columbia researcher argues that the economy could grow with increased productivity, but critics stress older Americans remain capable contributors. Herbert Steiner of Stanford notes elderly financial constraints threaten society, urging better job market access to boost their resources.
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Columbia
A. J. Jaffee
Herbert Steiner
Stanford Research Institute
Dr. Jaffee
Mirror views of Americans delight and discord from British visitors
A British survey of 20 travelers portrays Americans as friendly and industrious yet sometimes materialistic and noisy. The piece argues that Americans vary like Britons and that a short three week tour may miss their deeper, warmer traits.
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United States
Words Covering Nation Budget Problems
Washington reports show administration debates economic words and seeks quick relief through tax reform. Analysts note slogans and theories vary, while the debt and deficits remain a focal concern.
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Washington
Reed Pearson recounts nickel stockpiling contract history
The Senate subcommittee subpoenas Freeport Sulphur files implicating John Hay Whitney and Len Symington in a Cuba nickel contract saga. Details reveal meetings with James Brownlee and ODM officials, prior government opposition, and favorable hearings tied to Freeport’s DMP contracts in 1953 1954.
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Washington
Senate
Freeport Sulphur
John Hay Whitney
Freeport
New York Herald Tribune
Pearson
Sincere Len Stuart Symington
Missouri
Cuba
New York
James Brownlee
Whitney
Office of Defense Mobilization Borrowing Authority Review Board
Brownlee
Langhorne Williams
Harold Vance
Studebaker
ODM Review Board
Special Privileges Fuel Nickel Contract Fight in 1956
The 1956 sequence shows Freeport winning a favorable niche, then pushing to raise price and boost sales amid opposition from the Defense Interior and General Services. Whitney’s firm secured a $206 million deal under DMP 134, expanding nickel purchases to 271 million pounds at 74 cents per pound and cobalt at $2, while government officials warned of limited gains. Attorney General Rogers said net loss might not exceed $6 million, though records hint at ongoing White House scrutiny.
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Freeport
General Services
ODM
Whitney
White House
Brownlee
Harry Luce
Time, Life and Fortune
Fortune
Jess Larson
Truman
Senate Committee
Defense Department
Interior Department
Eisenhower
Arthur Fleming
Office of Defense Mobilizer
DMP
Jack Whitney
Defense
Interior Departments
William Rogers
London
Williams
Dea
Outlaw Death Penalty Urged By Warden Duffy Book
Sydney Harris reports on Cinton T. Duffy, retired San Quentin warden, arguing against capital punishment in his new book. He condemns bias, unfairness, and lack of deterrence, noting the poor are overrepresented on death row and urging abolition as a moral, legal failure.
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Sydney
Harris
Cinton T. Duffy
San Quentin
Duffy
California
Edmund G. Brown
San Francisco
Brown
Town Meeting Opposes LAC Nixon Columns
A reader letter in the Independent blasts L A Collins and Governor Brown coverage. It asserts Nixon backed by McCarthy harmed scientists, leading to their discharge and movement to private industry. The missive frames truth as GOP propaganda and condemns editorial bias.
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The
Independent
L. A. Collins
Brown
Nixon
Congress
Joe McCarthy
Languages in the News and a 1950s political critique
A letter-packet discussion covers how languages render outer space terms, noting Carpenter era translations and a parade of global terms. The writer attacks McCarthy and Nixon as “reds,” links them to political smear tactics, cites Eisenhower era tensions, and defends Governor Brown while praising a scientist displaced by Nixon.
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Carpenter
Mexico
le Comdr
Dibagian
Ivar Spas
Altho McCarthy
Nixon
US Supreme Court
McCarthy
State Department
Congressman Nixon
Senator McCarthy
GOP
Senate
Jobs Birchers
Welch
Birchers
Eisenhower
Dutles
Earl Warren
Congress
Knowland
Barry Goldwater
John Birch Society
Dr. Condon
Col. Glenn
Gov
Brown
Khrushchev praises communist unity in Bucharest talks
Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev arrived in Bucharest to meet Romanian Communist leader Gheorghe Gheorghiu-Dej. He said all around cooperation between the Soviet Union and the Romanian People's Republic is growing stronger, with Marxist Leninist parties and peoples closely linked by shared aims in building socialism and communism and fraternal aid.
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Bucharest
Romania
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Ghorge Ghorghiuder
Usaion
Romanian People's Republic
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Rawas H Boater
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