Transistor Radios End Communication By Drum
Africa's jungle drums fade as transistor radios spread across the continent. Remote villages and cities now receive voices from national leaders and foreign stations, reshaping politics and daily life. Radio becomes a key tool for ruling parties, enabling direct contact without travel. In conflicts, stations fuel propaganda as Somalia confronts Kenya and Ethiopia and Ghana continues critiquing Kwame Nkrumah.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johannesburg
South Africa
Africa
Cairo
London
Voice of America
Somalia
Kenya
Ethiopia
Radio
Ghana
Kwame Nkrumah
Communism Popularized By De Gaulle in France Vote
In Paris AP reports that Gaullist election setbacks followed bread and butter issues but De Gaulle’s foreign policy may have boosted Communist candidates. Official returns show Gaullists 244 seats to 241 for the left, with 487 total. The left gains, and Communist deputies rise to 73, while non Communist left holds 126. Premier Pompidou expects some Gaullist defectors, and the left unites under a single slate for the first time since 1936. A Corsican seat and irregularities on Bastia are noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
National Assembly
Bastia
Corsica
Jean Zuccarelli
Federation of the Left
Georges Pompidou
Popular Front
Humanite
Rebel executives rise as conformists fade in modern firms
A shift in management style appears as executives once seen as conformists and smoker brands now hire rebels. Analysts cite growth of tech oriented giants, professional management, and new demands pushing firms toward risk taking and initiative. Also notes tiger fish study and tourism uses confronting sport fishing appeal. The average American visits a dentist 1.6 times yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Violin Return for Rock Island Mechanic Johnston
W A Johnston 66, long time Rock Island Railroad mechanic, retires after 44 years. His musician wife bought him a $35 violin bow to resume playing the hobby he abandoned after marriage and church and variety show duets. He learned to read music after years of playing by ear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niapo
W. A. Johnston
Rock Island Railroad
Johnston
Also Mentioned on This Page
de Gaulle
Soviet Union
Europe
Red China
Soviet Communist Party
Western
Czechoslovakia
Prague
C.T.K
Business Review
John Cunniff
New York
der Began
Tooiive
William Breitmayer
Executive Register
Breitmayer
Lourenco Marques
Lusitania Newsagency
Jan Garth
Zacobus Zan de Merwe
Incomati
Tourism Congress
the News
Frederick
Maryland
teahn’s_ Pou
Furniture World Magazine
RCA Victor
Ines
RCA
Solid State Stereo
Prity
the Arrow
Rgalz Searles
Reutzalis
East Patrick St
Newspape
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!