Entertainment at Washington cabinet bash sparks expense questions
A Washington report recalls a party hosted by Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach for 92 U S attorneys and wives. The mansion and Marine Band were donated, but attendees were asked to donate 15 dollars each for champagne and supper. The piece notes diplomatical entertaining often costs more than official allowances cover and asks if such social excess is necessary. It contrasts with a Warsaw editor’s jab about American cars and horse and buggy happiness.
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Nicholas Katzenbach
United States
Marine Band
Etruscans and their possible New World voyage theory
The article blends speculation on the Etruscans as early navigators with a Rome University professor proposing linguistic ties to Guianas tribes and even a 2000 year head start over Columbus. It notes the notion is highly speculative yet presents a provocative alternative narrative. It also mentions Sukarno hinting at breaking US relations as part of broader tensions.
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Mario Gattoni Celli
Rome University
Leif Ericson
Christopher Columbus
New World
Guianas
South America
Gattoni Celli
Columbus
Ericson
Washington
Teke
Rhodesia
Detroit
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
East West trade plan faces fight in Congress
Washington report notes administration moves toward broadening East West trade rules. Johnson to seek legislation easing licenses to the Communist bloc and granting MFN status to satellites. Senate foe Sen. Thomas Dodd labels Romania's stance as hostile to American interests and vows bipartisan resistance. Wales for UN reform also discussed. Pentagon morale down as resignations surge under McNamara, signaling deep discontent in ranks.
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Anthony Solomon
Johnson
Congress
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Dodd
Senate
Romania
Viet Nam
Principles abandoned in fuss over Rhodesia
A columnist argues that expediency guides policy more than principles in Rhodesia and global colonial questions. It notes Western sanctions, British trade ties with Red China, and historical contrasts with self determination, urging trusteeship ideas to stabilize unprepared nations.
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Rhodesia
United States
U.S
Canada
Peiping
Britain
Africa
Dominican Republic
The Winter Vacationists
Hal Boyle notes that winter vacations have become a social signal of status. He observes many boast of trips months ahead, while others save by living on bean soup. The piece highlights how such getaways reveal class assumptions rather than wealth.
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New York
Today In History highlights and anecdotes from 1965
On this date, November 20 1965, notable events include 1947 Princess Elizabeth's wedding, 1870 Paris siege, 1893 high seas ruling for Great Lakes, 1934 arms control proposal, 1942 Alaska-Canada Highway opening, 1945 Nuremberg trials, and other scattered notes. The piece also offers humorous social anecdotes about ski lore and travel tales.
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Elizabeth of
England
Philip Mountbatten
Duke of Edinburgh
Middletown Library opens 51000 new south wing addition
The Middletown Library celebrated the 51000 south wing expansion with an open house from 10 to 830 am. Miss Emma Hale and the library board secured WPA federal funds and city matching of 4900 dollars to add space for 15000 more books, boosting holdings to 35000 volumes and subscriptions to 125 newspapers and magazines.
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Middletown
Emma Hale
Journal
C. F. Gunckle
W. H. Todhunter
Broadway Methodist Church
D. Eppelsheimer
R. C. Dowling
C. E. Aull
8. M. Wasson
Franklin Stiles
F. W. Brosius
The Rise of Hireling Killers in American Gangs
Louis Sobol outlines a historical arc of professional killers in America from the Bowery Boys to the Dead Rabbits and Whyos. He notes class distinctions among criminals, profiles famous figures like Hell Cat Maggie and Dandy Johnny Dolan, and recounts Kid Dropper’s crimes and defiant remarks before death.
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Bowery Boys
Atlantic Guards
Lower East Side
Piker Ryan
Dandy
Johnny Dolan
Danny Lyons
Johnny
Kid Cromper
Rough Riders
Teddy Roosevelt
Little Augies
Kid Dropper
Little Augie
Louis Kushner
Augie
Kushner
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