Defense Gap Persists Against Russian Ballistic Threat
Washington reports a persistent defense gap against surprise Russian ballistic attack. Presidents and Congress face a crash program costing several billion dollars to rush detectors and build a 2,000 mph fleet of B-70s reaching 100,000 feet. tric. Senators Johnson and Symington push for stronger defense amid fears of a crucial campaign issue.
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Ray. Tucker
Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Paris
Pentagon
Congress
Air Force
Sipper
Budget Bureau
Thomas D. Power
Capitol Hill
Johnson
Symington
Kennedy
Midas
Samos
York
Eaton politics and Khrushchev praise draw criticism
The piece argues Cleveland industrialist Cyrus Eaton’s praise of Khrushchev and the Soviet Union shows a flaw in a successful business figure meddling in international politics. It cites Ford Einstein and a past philosopher’s warning to stay within one’s expertise and avoid overreaching claims.
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Cyrus Eaton
Shchev
Col Deteuion
Chesship Railway
Ussr
U.S
West
Khrushchev
Eaton
Faton
Henry Ford
Ford
Bunk
Albert Einstein
Wisecracks and political zingers in early campaign chatter
In a Los Angeles speech Sen. John Kennedy recalls Gov. Rockefeller and Vice President Nixon quips. The piece notes Nixon’s snap at Rockefeller and adds light commentary from a physicist and psychologist on daily routines and jokes about poultry, with an editor's ribbing.
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John Kennedy
Los Angeles
Nelson Rockefeller
Nixon
Kennedy
Rockefeller
Rocky
Age
Morning Edition Daily Newspaper Summary from Lubbock 1960
Independent Democratic weekly merged with Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Evening Edition and published by Journal Publishing Company in Lubbock Texas on June 13 1960. The note lists circulation details and rights for carrier and postal services with pricing and a pledge to the flag and nation.
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Tha Bouth Plains
Sorfds
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Wplenche Journal
Publishin Company, Inc
Texas
Texas Daily Prese League
Associated Presa
United Freee International
Guy Parker
FPR
Chas
W. Ratliff
Avocisia
Amerie
Bec
Lubbock
Roving political notes mix Tokyo riot views and Ike security
Special correspondent notes Col Tony Story believes Eisenhower will be guarded abroad, cites Tokyo police as capable yet warns Kishi's government may falter after the visit. Also mentions a political convention booklet from Channel Press with CBS staff authors and a price of one dollar.
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Bob Considine
EW York
Col
Tony Story
MacArthur
Far East
Eisenhower
Tokyo
Jim Hagerty
Story
Channel Press
CBS News
Walter Cronkite
Doug Edwards
Dick Hottelet
Allan Jackson
Ed Murrow
Dallas Townsend
Bob Trout
Stan Mirkin
A Buck
Press Gag Sours Critics of Eisenhower and Press
Opinion columnist Inez Robb defends free speech while criticizing David Lawrence for labeling criticism of President Eisenhower as treasonous. The piece rebukes censorship calls and defends the right to question government actions during the era's political tensions.
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Inez Robb
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Sen
Joe McCarthy
David Lawrence
Lawrence
New York Herald Tribune
Eisenhower
F.D. Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Democratic Party
Mr. Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Paris
Japan
Mr. Lawrence
Cattle theft falls 76 percent after West Texas peace office
At Spur meeting of the West Texas Peace Officers Assn Sheriff B L Parker reports cattle thefts dropped from 73 to 18 in 11 months with a 76 percent decrease. About 150 attended including 59 members. Parker is president and Truett Smith secretary, both from Toho ka.
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Dickens
B. L. Parker
Organization of
West Texas Peace Officers Assn
Sheriff Parker
Atty. Truett Smith
Tohoka
Spur
Parker
Association
Strict limits urged to curb election spending and fraud
The author argues for nationwide hard caps on campaign expenditures with felony penalties for violations, criticizing current costs driven by television time. He cites British rules as clean, warns against underhanded contributions, and endorses strict spending ceilings as the path to fair elections.
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George E. Sokolsky
Sokolsky
Bulletproof Limousine Offered for Ike on Japan Visit
In Colorado Springs the Akers family offered the use of Franklin D. Roosevelt's bulletproof Lincoln for President Eisenhower during his Japan trip. The 12 cylinder car, built after Pearl Harbor, features inch-thick windows and armor, plus engine mesh. The offer came from Byron and Mrs. Akers, owners of Pikes Peak Ghost Town.
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Col
Eisenhower
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Japan
Lincoln
Pearl Harbor
Byron L. Akers
Pikes Peak
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