Keys to spotting creative youths in schools
A California study funded by Carnegie and inspired by Monsanto trustee Charles Thomas identifies independence flexibility openness to new ideas and self awareness as core traits of creative people. Creatives blend past and present absorbing experience, avoid groupthink yet avoid foolish nonconformity, and may seem disorganized before original problem solving emerges. Early signs are subtle and misdirection can slow growth.
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University of California
Carnegie Corporation
Charles Thomas
Monsanto Chemical
Monsanto
John Gardner
Carnegie Foundation
California
Khrushchev Suggests Russians Embrace Corn Flakes
The Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev is praised for proposing Russians imitate American foods like corn flakes and potato chips. The note sees this as a small step toward easing Cold War tensions and mending East West differences through shared snacks.
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Nikita Khrushchev
Meredith Says Integration Failed at Ole Miss
In Look magazine March 26 issue Meredith claims he was the most segregated Negro at the University of Mississippi and ostracized, with friends unable to associate freely. He says compulsory integration does not work and that students could not be forced to accept him.
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James Meredith
University of Mississippi
Look Magazine
Meredith
United States Sets Limit on Peacekeeping Contributions
The U S government caps its funding for UN peacekeeping in Palestine and the Congo and pressing undeveloped nations to cover about 14 percent of costs. A May General Assembly session could test the stand, as a refusal to fund may cripple missions, giving the Soviet bloc and France leverage over future operations.
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United States
United Nations
Palestine
Congo
General Assembly
Soviet Bloc
France
Driving in rush hour is tougher on the body than spaceflight
A study using aviation style biological monitors placed on civilian commuters shows that average drivers experience more physical and emotional strain in heavy traffic than Mercury era astronauts during their space journeys. The finding confirms common assumptions about rush hour stress with a scientific measurement approach.
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Cape Canaveral
Mercury
Space
Thoughts on Cain and offerings and divine watchfulness
A compact devotional pairing cites Genesis 4 5 on Cain’s anger and countenance and Plato on guarding anger by remembering God’s constant gaze, offering a moral reflection. The lines juxtapose biblical warning with philosophical counsel to restrain anger through awareness.
Washington Report highlights and light political quips
Senate exchanges over fishing in Florida and bait humor. Autograph request for a young fan reaches the Washington Senators. Postmaster General Day recalls missile mail versus older routes. Minnesota race labeled Landslide Rolvaag with 91 votes. Lindsay reports a rare House recess call from Carl Albert.
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Champ
Minnesota
Karl Rolvaag
Elmer L. Andersen
Senate
Hubert H. Humphrey
Rolvaag
Lyndon Johnson
Coke Stevenson
Texas
Karl
Humphrey
Lyndon
Easter Pageant draws 80000 despite clouds in Wichita Mountains
A crowd of about 80 000 gathered on the hillside to view the Wichita Mountains annual Easter Pageant despite overcast skies. Other items note Soviet media praising Eisenhower for peace moves, Lawton High School honors, and local civic notes.
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Wichita Mountains
Eisenhower
R. E. Glenn
Don Williams
Lawton High School
American Legion
Management Is Old Hat in Kennedy News Era
Marquis Childs argues that news management spans all levels of government and media. He says the term managed news reflects a broad, enduring practice where politicians shape coverage to favor their policies and image, involving many public information officers and reporters.
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Washington
Arthur Sylvester
Mirror of the Mind about imagination and news control
A critical look at teen imagination tests predicts space futures and moon villages while weighing arranged marriages and divorce rates. The piece then probes media secrecy and news management from Capitol Hill leaks to the Pentagon. Ironically, South Vietnam hearings will be secret.
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Scholastic
Space
Scholastic Magazine
U. S
John E. Moss
South
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh-Diem
Al Capp Prof Misses Dinner Before Big Lecture
The Old Prof recalls attempting to speak at Hickory Hill University in Washington on March 11 12, planning a formal address and arriving late in rain to a packed Georgetown house. He notes no Secret Service car guarding the Attorney General and recounts entering the event amid a crowded, clicking dinner and class setup with Cabinet members and Kennedys present.
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White House
Bobby Kennedy
Hickory Hill U
Bobby
Ethel
Washington
Georgetown
O Street
Secret Service
262 O Street
262 M Street
Cabinet
Supreme Court
Bellmon Says Highway Commission Will Balance Politics
In Oklahoma Governor Bellmon notes the new highway commission will be five Republicans and three Democrats. A Democratic legislator, who traveled with Bellmon, denies junketing but admits fraternizing.
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Highway Commission
Bellmon
Blue collar workers reshape image of American suburbia
Sylvia Porter argues that the suburbs are not white collar dominated. Commerce Dept figures show blue collar workers outnumber white collars in major suburban rings and cities. The shift alters consumer markets with blue collar earnings and multi earner families boosting spending power and status desires.
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U.S
Commerce Dept
Richard M. Scammon
U. S. Commerce Dept
S Bureau of Census
Suburbia
America
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Joseph Wihitney
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University of Southern California
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