U N Charter Revisions Reflect Widening Global Role
The U N charter is set for its first revision since 1945, expanding membership from 51 to 114 and broadening Asian and African representation on the Security Council and Economic and Social Council. The Security Council grows to 15 members, the council to 27, with nine affirmative votes needed for substantive actions. The five permanent members retain veto power, while overall US influence may dilute as membership rises. The article notes shifts in voting power as more nations join and questions whether the United States can maintain its historic veto-free record. It also highlights brighter prospects for broader participation and greater prestige for expanding nations, yet warns that stalled General Assembly operations over peacekeeping payments hinder Charter modernization.
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U. N
United Nations
World Organization
Organization
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
United States
Soviet Union
Great Britain
France
China
U. S
Britain
General Assembly
Assembly
Americas Ancient Mariners Demand for a Bigger Navy Fails in Trade
The piece notes U S shipbuilding costs and political subsidies bluntly. It cites Lloyds registry showing leading flags by tonnage and argues U S trade will rise to 685 million tons in twenty years while U S flag share collapses to about 3 percent. It details subsidies totaling hundreds of millions and the Merchant Marine Act's local rules, with Maritime Administrator Johnson calling policies a failure and urging capacity preservation plus freedom to buy ships abroad.
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Lloyd's Registry of Shipping
Great Britain
Liberia
Norway
Japan
United States
U.S
USS
Uncle Sam
Nicholas Johnson
Americans Raise Flag at Potsdam Mission After Mob Attack
An AP dispatch from Berlin recounts a 300-strong Communist mob invading the U S military mission in Potsdam East Germany smashing furnishings and desecrating the flag. Five American service members then raised the Stars and Stripes at 1 20 a m in a floodlit courtyard to a loud tape of the Star Spangled Banner, underscoring resilience amid tension.
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Berlin
U. S
Potsdam
East Germany
Differences In Martin Speech Overshadow Market Move
The June 1 Columbia University speech by Federal Reserve Board chair William McChesney Martin Jr is reevaluated. The analysis stresses the differences highlighted by Martin between today's situation and the 1920s, noting better income balance, reduced stock-market credit growth, and corrected banking defects while warning against gold standard tinkering and urging international cooperation for a stable dollar and global finance.
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Washington
Columbia University
Federal Reserve Board
William McChesney Martin, Jr
Martin
New York Herald Tribune, Inc
Reagan Educated Himself Into Republicanism in Hollywood
A reporter recounts Ronald Reagan’s political education from postwar Democratic leanings to a Republican stance. Through SAG leadership battles, anti communism, and pivotal speeches for Nixon and Goldwater, Reagan’s transformation is traced, arguing his education could make him a serious California governor candidate.
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Hollywood
Calif
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Edmund
Pat) Brown
Knowland
Nixon
Brown
Tom Kuchel
Goldwater
Ruchel
George Christopher
San Francisco
Alphonzo Bell
Heman
Los Angeles
Ily
Congress
James Roosevelt
Harry Truman
Richard Nixon
Screen Actors Guild
Fort
Harry Bridges
Jimmie Roosevelt
Hitler
Stalin
Eisenhower
Ronnie Reagan
Dick Nixon
New York City
Nancy
Jefferson
Small Businessmen Hit Hard By Urban Renewal
A Columbia professor testified before a House committee that federal urban renewal displaces small businessmen and risks free enterprise. Case histories include a 37 year grocer in Providence, a 35 year Italian immigrant shoe repairer, and a 50 year fruit and vegetable seller who retired after displacement. Studies show rising rents and migration to ghettos, with claims urban renewal reduces tax revenue and may be unconstitutional.
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House Select Committee On
Columbia
David Anderson
Providence
R. I
Philadelphia
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Anderson
E Barrett Prettyman
Mouth Cancer Signs A Dentist Can Detect Early
A doctor explains that mouth cancer symptoms vary by lesion location and type. Persistent lumps ulcers or swelling lasting over one to two weeks warrant suspicion and early diagnosis offers high curability. Dentists play a key role using biopsy Pap tests mouthwash screening and nuclear staining techniques.
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Diminished sex hormone symptoms and aging quip
A reader asks about signs of low sex hormones showing no definite pattern. The text then recalls Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes remarking at age around 80 after seeing a pretty girl, expressing a wistful wish to be young again.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Pregnancy safety after childhood rheumatic fever
Mrs S asks if pregnancy is safe for a woman who had rheumatic fever in childhood. The reply notes safety if no lasting heart disease. a physician should answer after examining the woman's heart.
Does hysterectomy turn hair gray after surgery
Miss J. K. asks if a woman's hair turns gray after hysterectomy regardless of age. The response: no. Most hysterectomies occur when hair is already turning gray due to aging.
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J. K
Monroe News-Star-World staff and history notes
The Monroe News-Star-World, an independent daily published in Monroe Louisiana, lists its founding figures John D. Ewing and Wilson Ewing as past publishers and outlines editorial leadership including Edmund G. Brown and Jack Gates. It describes Associated Press use and national advertising representation.
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Monroe
News-Star—World Publishing Corporation
North 4Th and
Olive Street
Robert Ewing, Jr
William H. Bronson
Jack
Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
Jack Gates
Dallas Roper
Associated Press
Tannam Company
National Advertising
New York
Chicago
Atlanta
Detroit
St. Louis
Memphis
Dallas
San Francisco
Los Angles
Charlotte
Joe News-Star
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Midwest
Holmes Alexander
Fulton Lewis
DR. van Dellen
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John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
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