Soviet liberalization drive reveals mixed concessions
The Kremlin pursues a dual path of economic buildup and public concessions to legitimize rule. Steps include curb on police terror, watchdogs against abuses, labor reforms like a shorter workweek and job mobility, expanded maternity leave and abortion legalization, plans to cut armed forces, and a renewed push to expand education and science.
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Tom Whitneyshinsky
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Universal free and compulsory 16 year education plan noted
The text references universal free and compulsory sixteen year education, expansion of higher education facilities, and the Soviet Union abolishing tuition for secondary and higher education. It also notes the dismissal of Trofim Lysenko as a sign of greater scientific freedom under Khrushchev era reforms. The rest is a local notices and social column detailing visits, dinners, and community events in Bolivar and nearby towns.
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All-Union Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Stalin
Tear Out Ad for $1,000 Final Expense Insurance
A mail only offer from Old American Ins Co Kansas City invites people aged 60 to 80 to apply for a $1,000 life policy to cover final expenses. No obligation and no calls. Send name address and age to 3 West 9th Dept L519B Kansas City Missouri.
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Kansas City, Mo
East Java sells leftover ballots as wallpaper
In Surabaya on May 20, East Java authorities revealed 200 tons of unused parliamentary ballots from the last election were sold to villagers to decorate bamboo huts as wallpaper. The move drew attention to reuse of election materials in rural areas.
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