Book Publishing Boom Heralds Record Encyclopedias
The publishing industry faces rising costs and uneven profits, but encyclopedias and reference books surge with a projected 1960 $200 million for encyclopedias, and $1.3 billion in total book sales. Editor Moshe Sachs cites strong demand from parents and U S leadership abroad, with Worldmark Encyclopedias aiming to compress nation profiles in one volume. Harper and Brothers distributes, aiding cost cuts via publishing and distribution efficiencies.
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New York
UFI
New Records
American Textbook Pubishing Association
Moshe Sachs
Worldmark
U. S
United Nations
Sachs
Harper and Brothers
Harpers
Khrushchev Interferes in U S Presidential Race
The Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev again injects himself into the U S election scene by blasting the Eisenhower administration and Vice President Nixon. He questions how a future president would handle him, links Nixon to summit disputes, and argues U S foreign policy is bipartisan. Johnson calls Khrushchev’s denial arrogant.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
U.S.A
Herbert Klein
Paris
Adlal E. Stevenson
Lyndon B. Johnson
Texas
Sam Rayburn
Sen
J. William. Ful‘bright
Arkansas
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Johnson
De Gaulle’s stance tests France independence at summit
The Paris summit framing shows Charles de Gaulle insisting France be sole mistress of its resources and territory while envisioning a future united Europe as a powerful third force. He argues France must possess nuclear weapons and foresees Europe as the heart of civilization linking Atlantic to Urals. Among three Western leaders, de Gaulle leaves summit with the least tarnish after reluctantly agreeing to attend.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Charles de Gaulle
France
Paris
de Gaulle
Europe
Nikita Khrushchev
Grebching
Atlantic
Urals
Asia
Afric
Latin America
Wife Of Rocket Wizard Has Son In Alabama
Dr. Wernher Von Braun, father of two daughters, welcomed a son born at Huntsville Hospital on Thursday. The baby weighed nine pounds two ounces and has not yet been named.
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Huntsville
Ala
Boy Survives Plane Crash in Manitoba Bush
A helicopter crew rescued a starving, nearly incoherent boy after a plane crash 380 miles northwest of Winnipeg. His father Steve Sedor and friend Ken Harrison died. The boy, found near Tartan Lake, spent 15 days in rugged bush, subsisting on roots, rain water.
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Flin Flon
Man
Manitoba
Winnipeg
Steve Sedor
Ken Harrison
Tartan Lake
Harvey Evans
Trans Air.Ltd
Evans
McCamey Sets Three Day Birthday Celebration
McCamey residents plan a June 23 to 25 birthday celebration highlighted by the selection of Miss McCamey. Bill Ramsey, celebration chairman, says the event will be the biggest birthday party in Texas with a parade and two performances by the McCamey Youth Center.
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Mccamey
Texas
Bill Ramsey
Ralls Man Heads Rotary Clubs
A Booker from Ralls Texas was hailed at Rotary International convention as the next president of the world wide organization. J Edd McLaughlin takes office July 1. Ralls, with about 2 500 population, is noted as one of the smallest towns ever to have a Rotary International president.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Ralls
Tex
Rotary International
World Wide Organization
J. Edd McLaughlin
Tonsil removal during polio season debated in vaccinated children
Medical concerns over tonsil gland removal amid polio vaccination spark debate. Studies link prior tonsillectomy to higher bulbar polio risk, especially in the 1946 Minnesota epidemic, though many factors remain unclear. Experts differ on whether vaccination negates surgery risks, with some urges limiting procedures to off season unless necessary.
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Homer B. Fields
Blue Island
Johnny
Mary
van Deen
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