Progress May Be Delusion and the Question of Human Progress
The piece debates whether automatic progress holds true amid rockets and Cold War turmoil. It cites Adler and Schweitzer to argue that scientific advances do not guarantee happiness or justice, noting modern tyranny and barbarism may counterbalance tech gains. It surveys optimism for a future Golden Age while acknowledging risks of setback.
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Rembrandt
Albert Schweitzer
Doctor Schweitzer
Josef Stalin
Mortimer J. Adler
the Inquirer
Adler
Doctor Adler
Europe
New Frontiersmen Weigh Whisker Shaving Scheme
Harris Elmore of West Islip urged U S Senators Kenneth Keating Jacob Javits and Clifford Case to spend 1 000 000 000 to opt whiskers for men citing hair removal on hides. Keating doubts such a plan would aid creative thinking noting his friends think best ideas arise while shaving. The item appeared in Thad Boss’s newspaper with feeble humor.
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New York State
Harris Elmore
West Islip
Kenneth Keating
Jacob Javits
New York
Clifford Case
New Jersey
Lmore
Keating
Elmore
First on plains Thbbock A Silanche journal
On Sunday August 13 1961 a report notes Thbbock A Silanche achieving a notable event in Plains. The item catalogues Labbock Avalanches with verunmaren and 2ges, section A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vwrant Plains
Thbbock
Journal
Waaay Béivon Ute
Panedede
Gem Sayen
Labbock
Avalanches
Readers' Views on Space, Politics and Youth Sports
A collage of letters laments space programs and missiles, praises God’s protection, and critiques Kennedy era policy. Readers discuss Cuba, Castro, and Soviet propaganda, while a parent urges reform in youth baseball rules and coaches.
Congress Fights Loom Over Federal Education Aid Bill
Washington Correspondent Peter Edson reports that Kennedy's 25 billion education package faces House Rules hurdles and possible amendments. Thompson's HR 7300, backed by Powell, may reach the floor as negotiators weigh extensions of the National Defense Education Act and aid to federally impacted areas. The Senate leans more supportive, while votes are tight.
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Peter Edson
Washington
House Rules Committee
Kennedy
Congress
House
Frank Thompson
Edson Labor Committee
Adam Clayton Powell
Thompson
House of Representatives
Rep
Powell
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Nl
Senate
U. S
Berlin Holds Free City Under Possible Siege
In West Berlin Mayor Willy Brandt outlines plans to defend the city if the Soviet bloc attempts a nonmilitary seizure. West Berliners train in police stations to form a precautionary force ready to mobilize with Allied support, stockpiling food and essentials to endure a potential crisis.
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Erlin
Volkspolizei
East Berlin
Potsdamer Platz
Old City
Willy Brandt
Riesel
Franz’ Amrehn
Nikita Khrushchev
Vo-Po
Volks Armee
West Berlin
Kampf Gruppen
Berlin
Red Army
Aeily Brandt
Alaskis Ma
Pette
We Per
Sidewalk Seer: Gifted Criminals Among Extension Students
Whitney Bolton reports on a college instructor who taught extension courses to prisoners at Alcatraz and California asylums. He found inmates performed in the upper third, with sharp prose and vivid imagination, challenging the stereotype of criminal intellect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whitney Bolton
EW York
California University
Alcatraz
San Francisco Bay
Philip Wylie
Wylie
Ilis
California
Delayed marriages may reshape 18 year old brides trend
Ruth Millett predicts a shift in the United States as daughters of 18 year old brides marry later. Mothers who married young will urge daughters to delay, seek education, and avoid rushing into marriage. By age 25 many early brides may regret choosing early matrimony, influencing a pendulum swing away from early marriage.
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United States
Millett
Across 34 Ancient 1 Mental Asiatic image people
Puzzle style clues blend across and down entries. Readable hints reference names, places, and terms like Sora, Greece, and Abraham while fragments hint at various word meanings and cross references. The board prizes wordplay and intertwined definitions across a grid.
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Wander
Asutt
Sendsworth
Abraham's
Sora
Bounder
Ardor
Dirk
Inger
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Mennen
Thad Boss
Peace Corps
DITOR
Avalanche-Journal
Babel
So-and-So
Hell
The
Prava Dled
CIA
Tractor Movement
Castro
Democratic Party
Avalanche Journal
Karl Sears
43Rd St
Lubbock
Mrs. W. C. Burnett
46Th St
Louis
Moscow
House Committee On UN- American Activities
U.S. Post Office
U.S. Bureau of Customs
New Orleans
San Francisco
Post Office Department
Supreme Court
Frank T. Bow
Ohio
Appropriations Committee
Free World
U.S
U.S. House of Representatives
Bureau of Customs
Charles L. Bucy
18Th St
Dick Turner
Bolton
Maine
Digest
Hunrer
Ruth Millett
Piatt
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