NATO's Identity Crisis Refuels Debate Over Its Purpose
A critique notes NATO’s drift from its original aim of a unified European defense. France's withdrawal and postwar shifts have frayed alliance unity. The piece questions whether NATO remains a coherent bloc or can regain its former role amid East West trade ties and European autonomy.
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Spain
Turkey
U. S
Belgium
Brussels
Free Europe
Soviet Union
East Germany
West Germany
Atlantic Alliance
Charles de Gaulle
NATO
Postal reforms urged by new postmaster general
Lawrence F. O'Brien tells 659000 postal workers that shoddy service will not be tolerated and launches a science based review aimed at modernization. He argues the system is burdened by political waste and union resistance to automation while questioning the department’s ability to operate like a private business.
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Lawrence F. O’brien
U. S. Postal Service
O’brien
Postal Service
Post Office Department
Views on draft system and universal service proposals
The House Armed Services Committee debates draft Hearings will probe alternatives to the current system Public and political criticisms focus on fairness and the idea of a universal service plan Some favor a lottery or compulsory service while others warn of practical obstacles and recruitment impacts A second item criticizes FDA regulation on vitamin D claims arguing dosage is misrepresented and dietary use is safe
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House Armed Services Committee
U. S
Viet Nam
Defense
McNamara
Peace Corps
Lewis B. Hershey
Selective Service
House
Winston Churchill
Congress Eyes Long Mid-Summer Vacation
Washington observers report Congress may take a lengthy midsummer recess despite President Johnson’s conditional support. Bills on civil rights housing safety and Vietnam funding move slowly as lawmakers face committee pressures and campaign considerations ahead of the November elections.
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House Judiciary Committee
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Health as Seen By Dr Brady
The American Medical Association Council on Foods and Nutrition acknowledged on March 16, 1963 that medical education and practice had not kept pace with advances in nutrition. It published a three page report outlining deficiencies and urging wider application of nutritional knowledge.
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Food and Drugs Administration
Council On Foods and Nutrition
Dr. Wiley
American Medical Association
The
Real Estate Transfers Listed for Several Towns
Elsie Holmes of Parish transfers property in Albion to Franklin Smith in Syracuse with stamps $2.20. Albert A. Christian of Vicksburg Michigan transfers property in Richland to Harold L. Jackson Jr. of Liverpool with stamps $3.85. Douglas Rupert of Phoenix transfers property in Schroeppel to Paul Temple of Jamesville with stamps $6.60. Pearl E. Jones Fulton transfers property in Fulton to Donald E. Cole of Baldwinsville with stamps $4.40.
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Elsie Holmes
Parish
Franklin Smith
Syracuse
Albion
Albert A. Christian
Driving With 20 Drinks Rates as 50-50 Gamble
New York AP reports that driving after six drinks risks one in twenty crash odds, while 20 drinks yield a fifty fifty chance of reaching home safely. The column also surveys anecdotes on Hearst humor, octopus color shifts, Harvard grads and pop wisdom, framing a miscellany of curious facts.
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American Insurance Association
William Randolph Hearst
Harvard
Oswego Palladium Times announces consolidation and rates
The Oswego Palladium Times lists consolidation of the Palladium and Times under Clarence J. Leighton with executives and addresses in Oswego. It details subscription prices by mail and city delivery, along with advertising agency contact and policy on corrections and Associated Press usage.
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Oswego Palladium
Oswego Times
Clarence J. Leighton
Thire St. Oswego
Thomas A. Cloutier
West Third St. Oswego
William HH Leighton
Eller St. Oswego
Clark Morrison
East Ninth St
Esther
Daigford
West Oneida St
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Cayuga Anoa
Palladium Times, Inc
West First St
N. Y
Palladium Times
New York State
Mississippi River
Canada
Ju Tus Matthews Special Agency Inc
Third Ave
New York City
Associated Press
Fie Neem
An Editor's Moment of Meditation on an Eternal Summer
A meditation speaks to the High Promise of summer as a healing pause from conflict. The speaker offers a prayer to a divine Father of seasons, praising solstice light, warmth, flowers, gentle breezes, and a lasting joy.
Government Snoop Proposal Sparks Privacy Alarm
A Budget Bureau consultant Edgar S Dunn Jr proposes a consolidated data center to store all personal information from government files. Critics warn of mass surveillance, data sharing across agencies, and potential blackmail risks, urging strong privacy protections and scrutiny by lawmakers.
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Budget Bureau
Edgar S. Dunn Jr
Dunn
Hitler
Joseph E. Doakes
Doakes
Gallagher
Edward V. Long
Lyndon Johnson
Fireworks as Roman Club system trips Italy in 1963 match
In a Italy United States 1963 contract bridge contest, Belladonna and Pabis Ticci of Italy faced a double by East after a two spade bid, then went down four by the defense for a 100-point loss. The other table held to three clubs after a nonforcing heart bid, with Chiaradia and Forquet scoring 130. The Rome club system’s marginal guarantees produced a dramatic swing and a 1100-point ride for the Americans in one room.
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NATO
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Europe
United States
Germany
Russia
France
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Italy
Chiaradia
Forquet
Belladonna
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Pabis Ticci
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