Beauty vs Billboards Along Las Vegas Throughway
A debate over permitting billboard construction along the Las Vegas throughway condemns commercial facades which obscure desert and mountain scenery. The writer decries advertising as sacrificing priceless natural beauty for dollars, urging a reawakening to preserve the landscape as seasons shift. The piece notes spring colors and snow, contrasting intrinsic value with monetary gain.
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Las Vegas
Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Vegas
Roark on Newsroom Panic and Publicity Mills
Robert Ruark criticizes yearlong typewriter war and civil defense scare headlines. He denounces sensational reporting from newspapers magazines radio and TV and urges restraint against panic propaganda and profiteering from bunk crises.
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Robert CC. Ruark
Jess Saber
Johnny
Iran
American Medical Association
WCTU
American Legion
Daughters of the American Revolution
Washington
Berlin
Roger Maris
Babe Ruth
Peace Corps celebrates first anniversary with volunteers abroad
The Peace Corps marks one year since its creation by executive order on March 1 1961 under Director Sargent Shriver. By August over 18 000 applicants had led to 608 volunteers serving in 12 countries with 20 more requesting help and 5 000 more planned for overseas or training.
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Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Berlin
Africa
New York
Samburu
Peace Corps
Sargent Shriver
So Action
Puerto Rico
The
Virgin Islands
Guam
Peace Corps Training Center
Dear John Dear Evie Worried and Concerned Advice Columns
A reader asks about a husband who stares at other women and whether it signals trouble. The response urges professional help and suggests contacting a pamphlet on “How to Stare at Women Without Your Wife Catching You.” Readers also joke about dry cleaning a dog and a columnist notes money management in journalism.
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Cuba
John Birchers
America
United Nations
Evie
John
Quotes in the News Capsule From World Leaders and Officials
President Kennedy cautions optimism for the Geneva Disarmament Conference and warns of potential failure. Notable remarks from Heller on January business, the Dalai Lama urging China to end terror, and other quotes from Geneva London New Delhi Heesen Mayport Washington Vinson reflect political tensions and personal views in brief.
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Washington
Kennedy
New Delhi
India
Tibet
Dalai Lama
China
Labor Department cracks down on union graft and misdeeds
Victor Riesel reports the Labor Department using the goldfish bowl LM forms to expose embezzlement and false reporting across unions. Indictments loom as cases involve 50 thousand dollars in misused funds and false disclosures by locals including Longshoremen 1277 in Brooklyn.
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Washington, D.C
Jimmie Hoffa
Teamsters
Bob Kennedy
John Holcombe
Bureau of Labor Management
FBI
IBM
Labor Department
Justice Department
New York City
Miami
Michigan
Points West
Joe
Las Vegas
Holcombe
United Mine Workers
Eastern Pennsylvania
John Lewis
Chemical Union
Denver
Longshoremen'’s Association
Brooklyn
Caribbean
Latin America
Europe
Joe Colozzo
Colozzo
District Court
Secretary of Labor
Lae Organization Information Report
Interlards Voices on Kennedy Test Protests
A reader reflects on the dilemma of protesting nuclear testing versus remaining quiet, weighing loyalty and rights as a citizen during Kennedy era debates. The piece captures personal tension over public action and dissent.
Western Split Deepens Over Khrushchev Pact as De Gaulle Balks
Washington reports a sharp East West rift over Khrushchev's non aggression proposal. Kennedy and Bohlen contend nationalist aims drive it, while De Gaulle and De Murville say it serves international Communism and threatens Western security. de Gaulle warns NATO unity hinges on France's nuclear plans.
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Washington
Russia
Khrushchev
Kennedy
Charles “Chip” Bohlen
Soviet Union
Stalin
Europe
Kremlin
European
de Gaulle
France
de Murville
Bohlen
U. S
Paris
Andrei A. Gromyko
Moscow
Llewellyn Thompson
de Gaulde
NATO
Algeria
Rusk and Bohlen
MacArthur Reconsiders Truman On 1951 Korea Recall
General Douglas MacArthur, mellowed with age, credits former President Truman with great decisions, noting those came before Truman fired him in 1951 during a visit remark. Meanwhile Attorney General Robert Kennedy urged Kennedy to use ambassadors more publicly abroad, speaking and engaging with hosts.
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Douglas MacArthur
Harry S. Truman
Korea
Truman
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
U. S
Right to know now seen in 24 regional offices nationwide
The statement notes that information is accessible in 24 regional offices across the country, asserting the public’s right to know. It emphasizes government transparency and citizen access to records as a core principle.
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Economics
Walter W. Heller
President's Council of Economic Advisors
Geneva
Switzerland
International Commission of Jurists
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London
H. V. Brandon
Chicago
Marshal Field
Mayport
Fla
Ivar Iversen
Gem
Washington State Department
Joseph Reap
U.S. Air Force
Car Vinson
D-Ga
Victor Riesel
Interlands
Ate
Tellmmodmka
Allen-Scott Report
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