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The Powers Trial as a Soviet Propaganda Showcase
The piece compares the Powers trial to earlier Soviet show trials from 1936 to 1938, noting the use of public confessions and brainwashing themes. It warns the trial could backfire and cites incommunicado detention, limited access to counsel, and potential international law violations alongside past U.S. and Soviet reactions.
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Grigory Zinoviev
Lev Kamenev
Trotsky
Stalin
Lazar M. Kaganovitch
Andrei Y. Vyshinsky
Powers
Khrushchev
Paris
U.S
Washington
Griniv
The
Washington Post
U.S.S.R
Senate Wage Bill Battle Targets Four Goals
Senator Barry Goldwater and allies oppose the AFL CIO wage bill as majority leader Lyndon Johnson nears enough votes to pass. The AFL CIO bill would raise the minimum to 1.25 and cover five million more workers, while the House version tops 1.15 with narrower coverage. House Rules Committee will decide whether a joint conference settles differences or a discharge petition opens. Cuba’s Fidel Castro criticizes U.S. policy in Havana and radio broadcasts target Richard Nixon and Eisenhower.
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Washington
Barry Goldwater
Goldwater & Co
Lyndon Johnson
House
Senate
House Rules Committee
Rules Committee
Landrum
Barden
Sam Rayburn
Conference Committee
Johnson
Afl-Cio
Elisenhowes
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Havana
Castro
Eisenhower
Lodge
Richard Nixon
Nixon
John Foster Dulles
Gas tax rise may shrink revenue as motorists switch to compact cars
The piece notes that higher federal gas taxes could reduce overall tax intake as motorists shift to compact and economical cars. If buyers cut driving, federal road funds may drop by hundreds of millions by 1964, undermining a peak federal road aid program and prompting calls for steeper taxes.
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New York Times
Estrellita Horoscope for Tomorrow and 1961 Outlook
The stars favor mixed planetary influences with business growth and long range plans. Caution on budget and romance. birthdays signal a pivotal year for career and finances, with key periods in November mid December and early 1961. family life looks positive though a child born this day may be temperamentally bossy.
Desegregation by voluntary action in chain stores debated
The Justice Department announced a June 1 move inviting chain store executives to desegregate lunch counters in the South without legal coercion. Officials question whether token participation or broader white reactions will follow and note possible future legal issues for boycotts and campus protests.
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Washington
Rogers
South
Department of Justice
Gener
F. W. Woolworth Co
S. H. Kress & Co
W. T. Grant Co
Pork Barrel Woes Shine in Capitol Spending Debate
Washington column lampoons lawmakers chasing Rivers and Harbors pork, naming Morton, Kuchel Engle Lausche Bush and others for multi million allocations. It notes a rare GSA warehouse cutback after Rep. Pelley questioned the need and Army abandonment of an existing site.
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Washington
Congress
Sen
Thruston B. Morton
Kentucky
Morton
Senate Public Works Committee
Barkley Dam
Laurel River
Little Sandy River
Senate
Thomas H. Kuchel
Clair Engle
California
Los Angeles
Frank Lausche
Rivers and Harbors Park
Ohio
Prescott Bush
Connecticut
Willkie Speech Trip Draws Hundreds of Republicans
About 300 local Republicans and Willkie supporters registered for a train to Elwood Indiana to hear Wendell L Willkie deliver his acceptance speech for the presidential nomination Mrs Ethel Van Derveer learned she was appointed Carlisle postmaster by Postmaster General James A Farley succeeding Charles Mount Sr who retired in February Mr and Mrs R L Sewart traveled for a day vacation at Lakeside Ohio.
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Wendell L. Willkie
Elwood
Ind
Willkie
Ethel van Derveer
James A. Farley
Carlisle
van Derveer
Charles Mount Sr
R. L. Sewart
Lakeside
Ohio
Ambitious graduates and the changing South fortune
Paul Harvey reflects on his 1935 graduation and the rise of Harold and Bill, two brothers prospering in a rapidly growing South. He praises their relentless work ethic, the town’s booming industry and construction, and the new frontier of wealth through investment. He honors leaders who drive economy, while acknowledging his own lack of tolerance for gambling with assets.
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New York
Rochester Harbor
Ken Keating
Moriches
Shinnecock
Jack Javits
Long Island
Texas
Ralph Yarborough
Big Fossil Creek
Public Works Committee
Sen
Dennis Chavez
New Mexico
Harold
Bill
Garson Portrays Mrs Roosevelt in Sunrise at Campobello
Dorothy Kilgallen writes on Greer Garson taking the role of Eleanor Roosevelt in the film Sunrise at Campobello. Garson explains challenges of depicting a real person, balancing biography with fictional needs, and her fascination with Mrs Roosevelt’s early life.
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Dorothy Kilgallen
Greer Garson
Dore Schary
Mrs. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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