Editorial on the UN birthday ailing but still viable
The piece argues at its 16th birthday the United Nations is in poor health without a secretary general and amid debates over Red China. It warns that without a strong executive and with Western opposition, the UN risks becoming merely a debating forum and technical aid body unless crises pass without lasting harm. It urges U.S. and allies to prevent chronic infirmity while hoping the current crisis passes.
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United Nations
U.N
Secretariat
Friends of the U.N
United States
Threeman ‘Secretariat
China
U.niv
U.N. Ace
G. L. Stafford
Appleton St
Semantics at Red Congress Suppressed by Cult of Personality Talk
The Soviet party congress debates a line on the cult of personality with Katerina Fur stseva leading an attack on Stalinist liquidations. Mikoyan and others praise moderation while lambasting former Stalin allies, implying echoes of Nazi rhetoric in communist critique.
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Katerina Furstseva
Mikoyan
Stalin
Hitler
Nixon 1964 Bid Faces California State Experience Gap
Washington report notes William Miller signals Nixon not ruled out for 1964 but stresses Nixon’s lack of state experience. California’s complex politics favor Governor Brown’s re election argument while Nelson Rockefeller’s NY power play and Barry Goldwater’s organizing capacity shape the GOP’s looming contest.
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Washington
William Miller
Richard M. Nixon
California
Miller
Nixon
Edmund G
Fleeson Brown
Rockefeller
New York
Brown
Population losses loom in Khrushchev speech alternative
Washington reports a hypothetical Khrushchev address predicting peace and progress for the Soviet Union, citing 1959 census data and Population Reference Bureau figures. It notes 70 to 90 million population losses since 1913, WWII deaths, and a high share of widows in labor, contrasting Soviet and U.S. growth.
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Washington
Nikita Khrushchev
Communist Party
Soviet Union
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
United States
Population Reference Bureau, Inc
Half Hour Lunch Break Peril to American Way
Senator Soaper discusses lunch breaks at the Supreme Court and hints at un-American associations with the John Birch Society. He mentions Laos, California, and a future where small towns challenge big cities. The Agriculture Department notes a six percent honey crop rise, while grasshoppers boost other crops. Army stories fuel war prelude anxieties.
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American Way
Supreme Court of the United States
The
John Birch Society
Agriculture Department
Origin of Tommy Atkins nickname for British soldiers
The nickname stems from the fictitious name Thomas Atkins used on sample army forms. Soldiers carried pocket memorandum books with a filled-out mock form, and the name Thomas Atkins appeared, leading to the shorthand Tommy Atkins for British soldiers.
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Tommy
Thomas Atkins
Tommy Atkins
Public Forum Letters Voice John Birchers and UN Criticism
Two readers dispute the John Bircher claim of a pervasive Communist threat and urge war avoidance, labeling the group as lynch mob rhetoric. A second letter questions United Nations celebrations, noting U.S. taxpayers fund most aid and calling for withdrawal from the UN with Communist spies removed.
Proposes Xaipete as National Password in The Joy of Life
Mildred Patterson urges use of the Greek word Xaipete to rally national spirit. She recalls Plymouth Rock and praises America’s scientists doctors lawyers bankers farmers and business leaders. She writes from 915 E Ocean Blvd urging citizens to rejoice in vast power and goodwill.
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Alexander Eliot
America
Plymouth Rock
Xaipetel Mildred Patterson
Ocean Blvd
Press Gelegram Long Beach California
A garbled press notice from Long Beach California lists roles and names in a publishing house, naming Herman W Ridder as publisher and Daniel H Rider as co publisher along with various editors and managers. The legible fragment provides scattered job titles and persons but lacks coherent news content or a clear event.
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Gelegram
Long Beach
Calif
Herman W. Ridder
Daniel H. Rider
Pubilener Herald
Hines
Asth
Sermet C
Mansoor J. & Collies Jr
Basieens
Mafern Kotey
Meigs E. Sinet
Masaaing Ester Ges
Gods and Heroes in Missile Names Captures Classical Echoes
The article notes how missile names like Jupiter Nike Thor Atlas Hercules Titan and Project Mercury draw from ancient myth. It reflects on the daily language impact of military terms and their legendary sources.
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Jupiter
Nike
Thor
Atlas
Hercules
Olympus
Project Mercury
Mercury
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Wal Meyers
David Lawrence
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Vaughan
Laos
Believes Birchers
John Birchers
John Birchets
Helen Matus
Rose Ave
Mark U.N
Damig Advertising
Nationsl Advertisien Rapentative
RisderJenns, Inc
George Clark
Africa
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