Khrushchev Rumored Troubled at Home Says Riesel
Victor Riesel reporting from Paris claims Khrushchev faces deep trouble as Soviet leaders resort to Stalinist measures like firing squads and exile for work refusals. An engineer cited by Riesel says Khrushchev’s economy is failing and Russians want basic needs over moon trips, while the West weighs potential risks and war mood.
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Victor Riesel
Paris
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Kremlin
Riesel
Siberia
Soviet Union
Russia
West
Iron Curtain
Scarlet Army of Crime Shapes American Concerns
A News 7 filler discusses FBI Uniform Crime Reports for 1960 showing a new all time high in serious crime with 1,861,300 offenses and a 98 percent rise since 1950. It notes one crime every 15 seconds and cites rising juvenile arrests while urging support for law enforcement to curb the wave.
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FBI
J. Edar Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Hoover
United States
America Faces Fitness Test for Youth Under Space Pressure
In a wide reflection on readiness for astronauts and life beyond, Gus Grissom's daring flight prompts Bud Wilkinson to warn that American youth show physical and moral laxity. He cites Kraus Weber tests showing 58 percent of U S children fail basic exercises versus eight percent in Europe.
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Bob Considine
York
Gus Grissom
Atlantic Missile Range
Gus’ Grissoms
Grissom
Bud
Wilkinson Sid Les T
U.S
Korea
Russia
Kraus- Weber
Junior
Mont
Kennedy's task as speech shapes fragile world balance
A presidential analysis argues Kennedy's impending national address could alter global futures. It compares his crisis leadership to Churchill, noting careful rhetoric to unite a wary America and deter Soviet aggression without provoking war, warning of翻 translation risks and the hinge of fate in history.
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Richard Starnes
Kennedy
Morrow
Churchill
Ken
Hon
Khrushchev
United States
Winston Churchill
Ayub Khan’s aid speech stirs mixed House reaction
Excerpts recount Mrs M S of Grand Rapids calling Ayub Khan’s warning on foreign aid controversial as Congress debates Kennedy’s long range program. The piece notes a push to make aid four to five billion a year permanent, with Cold War tensions shaping U S policy and defense spending alongside.
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Ray Tucker
Ashington
M.S
Grand Rapids, Mich
Ayub Khan
Congress
Pakistan
House
United States
United Nations
Nehru
Kennedy
Pope John
Ayub Khim
Capitol Hill
Sodd
Nikita Khrushchev
Berlin
Korea
Formosa
Southeast Asia
Central Africa
Mao Tse-Tung
Sind
Laos
Ich Khrushchev
Lubbock Chamber picks new president and offices
J B Maxey, a Lubbock contractor, is named president of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development. J A Fortenberry and O J Sexton are named vice presidents, with James J Quicksall as treasurer. The group also creates a liaison office with the twin engine aviation training center being built west of Lubbock. Six new Texas Tech faculty positions are listed in the 1941 42 budget, including an assistant band director and instructors in mechanical engineering, engineering, child development, English and government. The board approved a budget of 671 497 for salaries and 14 813 for maintenance. Governor W Lee O Daniel vetoed four bills but approved measures funding firemen's pensions, state claim payments, and other items.
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Lubbock Chamber of Commerce and Board of City Development
J.B. Maxey
Lubbock
J. A. Fortenberry
O. J.sexton
James J. Quicksall
Congress
Texas
Chamber
Texas Tech
Spencer A. Wells
Chis. C. Thompson
Colorado City
Austin
W. Lee O'Daniel
New Mexico
Pecos
Chamber of Commerce
Potsdam talks began with Roosevelt death hints at Stalin plan
In a May 26 1945 account George Sokolsky recalls Harry Hopkins meeting Stalin at the Kremlin to discuss a looming Potsdam conference and shifts in American opinion toward the Soviet Union. Hopkins warned Stalin of waning U.S. support while outlining Roosevelt’s worldwide policy aims and the two nations potential joint control of world affairs. The piece notes discussions drifted to Britain and Poland as Stalin steered toward sideline topics.
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George E. Sokolsky
Harry Hopkins
Stalin
Kremlin
Harry Truman
Winston Churchill
Hopkins
Sokolsky
Truman
Moscow
Rovell
Yalta
Roosevelt
Lenin
Soviet Russia
Soviet Union
Germany
United States
North
South America
Pacific Ocean
Marshal Stalin
Donger Party
Great Britain
Viet Russia
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Hitler
Potsdam
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Peas International
Uae
United States of America
Republic
Considine’s
America
Randolph
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahom
Matt
Oklahoms
Wilkinson
Considine
Europe
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Americ
Vienna
Tizzy
Kate Osan
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Faut
Prem
BY Solons
Ayub
Uncle Sam
Rip van Winkle
Tucker
Dallas, Texe
Clay Allison
Mexico
Ae Johnson
Ghbor
Bowie Anes -Ohnson
Allison
Kawir
Persia
Hopkins and
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Drouth
Dar ES Salaam
Tanganyika
Lutheran World Relief Organization
New York
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