France Edc ratification in flux amid government crisis
France faces delays on EDC ratification as the National Assembly's crisis and upcoming recess slow action. Gen Mc Gruenther remains optimistic about eventual approval, with U S officials citing strong prospects despite political turbulence and potential shifts in foreign aid. The issue divides Socialist and opposition factions in France and West Germany, while Britain’s Bevan mobilizes against German rearmament.
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Geneva
Joseph Laniel
Alfred Mc Gruenther
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee
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FDC
EDC
French Socialist Party
West Germany
Britain
Laborite
Aneurin Bevan
Germany
Bevan
Clement Attlee
Navy unveils flying LST seaplane for amphibious power
The Navy reveals a four engine flying box car seaplane prototype that can land offshore and taxi through surf to discharge vehicles or personnel onto beaches. It carries a 25 ton combat load and has a 2000 mile range. The innovation signals growing flexible power projection for amphibious operations.
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LST
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Normandy
Navy
Marine Corps
Reforming the Reserves Faces Six-Year Duty Hurdle
Senate armed services report cites an acute shortage of enlisted personnel as the top reserve problem. Since 1951 draftees must serve six years in reserves after two years active duty, but the rule has not stuck. A Pentagon plan would recall discharged draftees who skip reserve duties, though Congress may not approve.
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Senate Armed Services
Pentagon
Congress
Soviet living standards analyzed by Columbia study
A Columbia University analysis compares Soviet real wages from 1926 onward, finding that after the five year plans the average Soviet worker has never reached the 1928 level of real wages and remains far worse off than then. The piece attributes this to state control of prices and lack of competition versus American competitive enterprise.
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Russia
Columbia University
America
Opinion excerpts from two hometown papers on work and youth values
Boonton Times Bulletin cites Benjamin Franklin praising contentment after work as Bridgehampton News notes vandalism stems from broken home values. Both pieces argue on youth behavior, work ethic, and social responsibility, urging moral standards.
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N. J
Benjamin Franklin
Bridgehampton
N. Y
Robert Young Challenging the Old Central Rail Empire
Washington tribute to Robert Young's bid for control of the New York Central System traces his career from late 19th century railroad battles to modern calls for reform. The piece compares him to Robber Barons and cites his frank attacks on wall street, intends to modernize services, and notes his outsider status and energy as a catalyst for change in railroading.
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Robert KR. Young
New York Central
Daniel Drew
Jim Fisk
Jim Hil
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Bob Bar Rman
Jay Gould
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Amercan
Franklin D Roosevelt
Wall Street
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Chesapeake and Ohio
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Verbal Sparring in Broadcast Era Roasts and Riffs
A collage of satirical lines references television culture with mentions of viewers, McCarthy era scraps, poets, and a New Yorker. a mocked scene about modernization of goose rhymes and a comic jump over a floor lamp. It also nods to Rome’s Coliseum cracks from subway work and a tongue in cheek fever week.
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New Yorker
Jack
Rome
Schuyler Colfax: From New York to Indiana Statesman
Schuyler Colfax born 1823 New York moved to Indiana in 1845 bought a South Bend newspaper influential Whig journal. A Whig delegate in 1848 1852 he joined the Republicans and won Congress in 1854 later three times Speaker. He became vice president in 1868 under Grant and faced Credit Mobilier charges in 1873. He retired and lectured until his death in Mankato Minnesota in 1885.
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Indiana
South Bend
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Llysses
Grant
Credit Mobilier
Mankato, Minn
World War II Vetoed by Public Opinion in US Victory
Column argues American public opinion prevented war participation in Vietnam era rhetoric, praising street corner skepticism toward leaders. Cites Charles A. Beard and William N. McGrath on peaceful, garden-like US policy and isolationist capitalism as paths to defeating Communism without war.
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St. Vitus
Charles A. Beard
America
Geneva
William N. McGrath
Cincinnati
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Beard
Try And Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
Cedric Adams recounts a farmer whose surge of prosperity leads him to order a luxury convertible with leopard skin upholstery and a silver steering wheel. He offers a friend a gift, then, nearly blind, pockets his glasses and quips that his eyeglass prescription was bulked into the windshield.
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Bennett Cerf
Cedric Adams
Iift
Learn to Swim This June With YMCA Classes
A reflective piece urges parents to enroll beginners in YMCA swimming classes in June, stressing that teaching children to swim builds confidence, family unity, and healthy leisure. It highlights improvements in schools, travel, and summer camps, advocating shared activities to foster broader perspectives for today’s youngsters.
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Evers
YMCA
Carr Takes Stand In McCarthy Army Hearings
Francis J. Carr, long silent as Army hearings unfold, testifies under oath revealing he is a former FBI man and details pressures on the committee over Ft Monmouth and the Schine affair. He describes being called the strong silent man and speaks directly about the luncheon with Secretary Robert Stevens. The hearing nears its end as other investigations press forward.
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Francis J. Carr
Sen
Joe McCarthy
Army
Carr
Joseph Sawyer
Senate
FBI
C. Othman
Sen. McCarthy
Roy Cohn
Ft. Monmouth
N. J
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Coln
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Ft. Dix
Schine
Edge
Colin
Sen. Everett Dirksen
Ill
Karl E. Mundt
S.D
Patent Office
Virginia
Motorcyclist in Court Echoes Melusina Fairy Tale
A 200 pound rider jailed on five charges after speeding on Henry Hudson Parkway. He claimed hurry due to a sick child, prompting the judge to caution about potential harm. The piece weaves a Melusina tale, touching on guilt, judgment, and self discernment.
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New York
Henry Hudson Parkway
Military leaders discuss weapons edge and peace plan
Gen Twining says U S superiority in advanced weapons offsets Soviet gains and boosts wartime leverage. Rep Cole argues atomic weapons buy time for long range peace. Dr Derry jokes about Pharaoh curse after unwrapping Tut-Ankh-Amen in London. California forests and mountains supply over 90 percent of the state's water.
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Nathan F. Twining
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
W. Sterling Cole
New York
Joint
Congressional Atomic Energy Committee
London
Douglass Derry
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