Kremlin jockeying and Kremlinology in Soviet leadership shifts
The piece discusses ongoing Kremlin jockeying after recent Soviet government and party reshuffles. Analysts differ on whether Shelepin gains influence or is checked, but agree no outsider can know the true meaning. It notes continued power struggles since Khrushchev’s 1964 ouster and questions the significance of the changes.
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Shelepin
Kremlin
Nikita Khrushchev
Kosygin
United States
West
Soviet Union
McGeorge Bundy
White House
Ford Foundation
Brezhnev
Red China
Mao Tse - Tung
Peking
Asia
Viet Nam
Indonesia
India
Asia denounces Communist China over Tibet at UN airing
In the UN General Assembly the four Asian nations denounce China for Tibet repression, calling it an object lesson to Asia, Africa and Latin America. India and Nationalist China join the attack with Ireland proposing a Dalai Lama settlement, while many delegates stay silent amid fear of involvement.
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China
Tibet
General Assembly
United Nations
Asia
Africa
Latin America
Salvadore P. Lopez
Philippines
Peking
Lopez
India
Thailand
Ireland
Dalai Lama
Dean Rusk
NATO
Paris
Vietnam
Robert 5. McNamara
Europe
Cornerstone of Christmas Giving Stands as Landmark Practice
The piece argues that Christmas spending, while hectic, embodies selflessness rooted in spiritual teaching. It notes that most give to cheer friends and family, with charity aiding the less fortunate. It frames Christmas as a public expression of idealism and a cornerstone of civilization aligned with the Golden Rule.
Brezhnev Tightens Grip as Kremlin Reshuffle Reorders Power
The Kremlin reshuffle strengthens Brezhnev by promoting Podgorny to a ceremonial presidency and by sidelining rival leaders. He installs Shcherbitsky as party chief, reasserts party dominance, and keeps Kosygin's influence muted. Doctrinaire party men loom, with limited foreign affairs savvy, while Russia plans Asia moves.
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Breznev
Alexander N. Shelepin
The Poor Man's Philosopher by Hal Boyle
The columnist suggests sending Christmas cards to strangers using Who's Who as names. Mail replies will be curious, flattering, and may yield new social contacts, travel hospitality, and broader networks, while the sender ends up on first-name terms with more notable people than before.
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New York
America
Joe
Jack
Pete
Algernon
Australia
Jon
Jim Farley
Christmas charity boxes net about forty dollars in 1915
About $40 was taken from donation boxes placed in Frederick businesses over the past weeks and, with contributions to Mayor Fraey, will total about $50 to fund Christmas baskets for the poor. A native cedar tree nearly thirty feet long and one foot in diameter was hauled to Frederick for the Community Christmas tree, loaded by eight men and drawing attention on the way.
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Frederick
Lewis H. Fratey
James LeGore
Woodsboro
Frederick County Surpasses Eighth Victory Loan Quota
Frederick County becomes first in the state to exceed its E-bond quota in the Eighth Victory Loan Drive. Campaign chairman W. Clinton McSherry reports the county raised 197 percent of its overall quota. Gen George S Patton Jr., leader of the U S Third Army, dies after an automobile crash days after neck injury.
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Frederick Col.ty
W. Clinton McSherry
Ag One
Frederick County
George S. Patton JR
U. S. Third Army
Normandy
Czechoslovakia
U.S. 11Th Army
Kremlin Relaxes Atheist Drive Amid Religion Ties
In a shift unseen since 1917, Soviet leaders move toward a cautious accommodation with religion as internal and external pressures wane. The change follows Khrushchev’s era anti-religious drive and Moscow’s China split, with Palmiro Togliatti noting some communists favor coexistence. The trend hints at broader cultural and political shifts behind the Iron Curtain benefiting religious life.
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Kremlin
Lenin
Russia
Stalin
Hitler
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Palmiro Togliatti
Italy
Letters On Odd Numbered School Boards To The Editor
A Frederick County issue letter argues for keeping school boards with odd numbers to avoid ties. It references a 1962 US Dept of HEW study showing most boards were odd numbered and lists Maryland counties with even or odd sizes. Mrs Buell Floyd signs as chair.
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Iam
Board of Education
Frederick County
Frederick County League of Women Voters
United States
Maryland
U. S. Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare
Boards
Baltimore City
Carroll
Frederick
Baltimore County
Dorchester
Washington
Kent
Garrett
Queen Anne's
Cecil
Allegany
Charles
Howard
Harford
St. Mary's
Wicomico
Worcester
Calvert
Talbot
Anne Arundel
Somerset
Buell Floyd
Beechwood Drive
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Cornerstone
Berry
NEA, Inc
HibHye
Star of Bethlehem
By Ray Cromley
Leonid Brezhnev
V. V. Shcherbitsky
Presidium
Ukraine
Podgorny
Hal Boyle
News-Post
Red World
Moscow
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