Shelter program launched to locate fallout havens nationwide
The Defense Department unveils a 93 million dollar plan to locate and mark public basements and underground spaces that could shelter up to 50 million people. It urges households with space to build shelters if affordable while scientists debate effectiveness and Russians mock Western efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kennedy
Defense Department
Stewart L. Pittman
Pentagon
Ivan
Russia
Electronic brains predicted to diagnose illness faster than doctors
The piece notes that electronic brains are used in teaching business management and marriage advice and forecasts a machine that could diagnose illnesses faster than practitioners. It suggests competition to create a machine with the smoothest bedside manner and calls the effort by motivational research researchers a challenging venture.
Machiavelli Quoted on Deceit in Modern Times
A reader recalls Niccolo Machiavelli’s line that people are easily deceived by whoever meets their present needs. The note asks if there was a period when this flaw was more evident, implying today’s politics or public life tests such cynicism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niccolo Machiavelli
King SHCHEY Retrieves Anti Freezing Liquid
A quoted line describes King SHCHEY taking a quantity of American anti freeze amid a cautionary note about winter readiness and potential Cold War implications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Shchey
Fragments Reflect on Voting Labels and Mistrust in Politics
The text hints at voters labeling political beliefs by simple identifiers, while noting that skepticism grows toward politicians. It contrasts a natural smile with a politician's forced persona and mentions challenges in guiding a young son to believe parental wisdom.
Lubbock Daily Publishing details 1961 subscription rates
The notice lists Morning Edition and Sunday subscription prices for Lubbock and surrounding areas, including rates for 1 year, 6 months, and 3 months, with carrier delivery options and regional fees. It cites Parker Fo Prouty and Chas. As Guy as publisher and president. The page also includes a pledge of allegiance and page and date details from December 4, 1961.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luey
Lapreserabe
Journal Bovening
Journal Pubhening Company
Onee Et Bemnee
Ave J. Lubback
Texas National Lata Representatves
Texas
Lally Press League
Tne
Lubbock
Parker
FO Prouty
Chas
Guy
Equor
Cerin Lubbock
United States of America
Republic
On the Line Scoop Tale and Khrushchev Hint
Considerine examines the rush for scoops with Izvestia editor Aleksei Adzhubei after a Kennedy interview. The piece notes wishes for détente and questions whether Russia might host the 1968 Olympics, while reflecting on the lure and limits of exclusive stories in journalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Considine
York
Khrushchev
Izvestia
Aleksei I. Adzhubei
Kennedy
Aleksei
Russia
George Sokolsky
White House
Finland's Freedom in Peril Amid Soviet Pressure
In the bitter 1939-40 winter and later decades Finland stood as a dauntless small nation against Soviet aims. The piece notes Finland's courage, the 300 million postwar indemnity, loss of Porkkala and Karelia, and poverty yet high literacy, urging strong advocacy for Finland to preserve its independence amid Russian coercion. It also recalls journalistic scoops and comparisons in Cold War reporting and a reference to events around 1952 and 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inez Robb
Uring
Finland
David
Big Hrother
Lis
U.S.S.R
Porkkala
Karelia
United States
Russia
Scndinavia
Europe
Pentagon News Crowds Civilian Control Clash
James Free reports at the National Press Club on how the Pentagon handling of news has sparked debate over civilian control versus military openness. Arthur Sylvester, under McNamara, faces scrutiny for restricting access and replacing Navy liaison Lumpkin with a civilian, stirring concern among reporters and officers about balance and transparency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Free
Weseington
National Press Club
Pentagon
Kennedy
Arthur Sylvester
Defense
McNamara
Sylvester
Defense Department
Roswell Gilpatric
Air Force
Gilpatric
Nils Tennartson
Washington
Srate
Air Force Magazine
NAVY
Picket Tumpkin
Lumpkin
Tumpkin
Armed Services
Backward Children Question Money Requests
A provocative remark ponders the idea that when asking for money, some individuals are described as backward children. The comment explores social expectations and behavior in financial appeals.
Lubbock Westerners Visit Rotary Club Luncheon
Lubbock Westerners and coach J G Keyes were guests of the Lubbock Rotary Club at a Wednesday noon luncheon in the Lubbock Hotel. Alex McDonald chaired the program and Roy Farr announced the annual ladies night at the Hilton. James G Allen introduced Haynea Baumgardner of Wellington, a senior agriculture student at Texas Tech and president of the Black and Bridle Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lubbock Westerners
J. G. Keyes
Lubbock Rotary Club
Lubbock Hotel
Alex McDonald
Roy Farr
Hilton Hotel
James G. Allen
Haynea Baumgardner
Wellington
Division of Agriculture
Texas Tech
Ag December
Talk Ahead Not Easy U S Choices In Showdown
George E Sokolosky discusses wartime choices in a letter from Lorain minister George Bender. He argues three paths against Soviet expansion, favoring democracy and a united front of free nations over appeasement or capitulation while warning of economic strain from war prep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Sokolsky
George E. Bender
Lorain
Ohio
Bender
Sokolsky
Soviet Russia
United States
Russia
Cuba
Panama
Brazil
British Guiana
Truman
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Nationalist China Opens First Atomic Reactor
In Tai pei at Hsinchu the first atomic reactor of Nationalist China began operating after a ceremony on Saturday. The plant cost about 1.15 million dollars and U S Ambassador Everett F Drumright called the project a sign of Chinese ingenuity and progress in science and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taipei
Formosa
China
Hsinchu
U.S
Everett F. Drumright
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Considine’s
Peke Lyman
N.Y. Times
Lindbergh
England
Finland’s Freedom
Viborg
Kuretla
Deke
Times
Long Island
N.Y. American
Thad
Houston
Guam
Korea
John Foster Dulles
Merriman Smith
Don Whitehead
Hearst Task Force
Moscow
New York
London
Considine
Tizzy
By Kate Osann
The
Lubbock Morning Avalanche
Stephen Foster
Ludgate Prison
Union of Free Nations
United Nations
Thither
NATO
Nationalist
By Galbraith
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