Peace mission seeks settlement in Hispaniola crisis
An inter-American peace mission arrived in the Dominican Republic to urge a peaceful settlement with Haiti amid tensions on the island. The dispute centers on Cuban communist influence and the Dominican embassy invasion in Port au Prince by Duvalier forces. President Bosch warned of force if Duvalier does not withdraw troops, while Haitian guards repositioned. betanco rto may back Bosch, and Castro's propaganda targets Haiti. The Duvalier militia, not the regular army, dominates Haiti, complicating any potential revolution or conflict on the island.
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Dominican Republic
Haiti
Cuba
Port Au Prince Haiti
Francois Duvalier
Juan Bosch
Trujillo
Duvalier
Bosch
Romulo Betancourt
Castro
John Kennedy
Simon Bolivar
Senate
George Smathers
South
Kennedy
Bolivar
Eisenhower
Fulgencio Batista
Massachusetts
Automation and employment through the age of machines
The article argues automation is not new and has always paralleled productivity gains. It cites U S output per man hour from 1947 to 1960, notes slower growth beyond 1954, and highlights persistent non automated jobs in services, domestic work, and repairs. It cautions against assuming mass job erosion despite advanced automation.
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United States
Victor R. Fuchs
National Bureau of Economic Research
Japan
Russia
Congress Hesitates on Tax Cuts Amid Spending Debate
The Ways and Means Committee led by Rep Wilbur Mills weighs spending estimates before any tax cut. Conservative members push for funding cuts in foreign aid defense space and domestic programs, with some predicting no tax reform in 1963 and others awaiting the 1965 budget. Spiders found at 22 000 feet on Everest and Eastern European satellites report poor 1962 crops amid varied rainfall.
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Wilbur D. Mills
Arkansas
Congress
Mount
Everest
Frost Was Not Born To Be A Kings Canary
The piece reflects on poet Robert Frost near the end of his life, noting a missed moment as he failed to read a poem at Kennedy’s inauguration due to glare. It lauds his lyrical simplicity and argues poets should serve no political master, contrasting Frost with contemporaries and recalling Untermeyer’s remarks on Robinson and the misfit poet.
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Robert Frost
Capitol
Kennedy
Frost
Chaucer
Masefield
Canary
Robert
Bernard de Voto
J. P. Marquand
Louis Untermeyer
Untermeyer - Frost
Untermeyer
Washington
Library of Congress
New England
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Robinson
Congress
Khrushchev Signals Possible Resignation Move
The piece analyzes Nikita Khrushchev as a skilled political operator who hints at relinquishing his posts as Soviet Premier and First Secretary. It discusses how his remark about being 69 and unable to hold office may provoke reaction among the party leadership and supporters, reflecting on the risks and dynamics of exiting power.
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Soviet Union
Khrushchev faces test as premiership shifts debated
In Moscow, debate over Khrushchev potentially swapping posts signals power struggles within the Soviet leadership. A shift could reveal real popularity limits and test strength as internal discontent and war scare rhetoric shape policy. Boston inspectors find 467 faulty taximeter readings out of 3,301 as cabbies gain edge.
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Boston
UPI
How To Keep Well Pees Chronic Bronchitis Toll
A health primer explains chronic bronchitis as a lung disorder with persistent inflammation and mucus production. It covers causes cigarette smoking and air pollution, age onset after 35, winter coughing, relationships with emphysema and asthma, and the value of early medical evaluation and prevention.
Kennedy Blame Ike as Cuban Policy Unveiled
The article reviews President Kennedy's Cuban policy stance aired in a televised press conference and traces his shifting positions from 1960 through the presidential campaign. It notes Kennedy's past calls for action against Castro, his comments on Batista, and critiques from contemporaries like Dean Acheson and Emanuel Celler about Kennedy’s early foreign policy views.
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Kennedy
Ike
Algeria
France
Dean Acheson
New York
Emanuel Celler
News-Star May 1 1938 top stories roundup
The issue highlights Colonel J. L. Keenan announcing a new state charity hospital to be built in Monroe and calls Russia to unite socialist and trade union internationals against German Japanese and Italian aggression.
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The
News-Star
J. L. Keenan
State Hospital Board
Monroe
Russia
Monroe News-Star History and Staff Details
The Monroe News-Star, founded November 20 189, lists John D. Ewing as publisher from 1929 to 1938 with Wilson Ewing 1938 to 1952 and Richard Hale as general manager 1953 to 1962. The paper entered as second class mail on June 1 1909 and is published weekdays except Saturday and Sunday by NewsStar-World Publishing Corporation with executives including Jack Campbell general manager Edmund G. Brown and Walter Hatten managing editor.
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John D. Ewing
Wilson Ewing
Richard Hale
Monroe Post Office
NewsStar—World Publishing Corporation
Olive and
North Fourth St
Wing, Jr
Bronson
Jack
Campbell
Edmund G. Brown
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