Castro Enigma Grows As Cuban Regime Reaches Third Anniversary
Herbert Matthews analyzes Fidel Castro's stance amid debate over whether he is a Communist. The Cuban leader insists he believed in Marxism on several key dates, while Matthews notes Castro’s nuanced rhetoric and Moscow ties. The piece discusses Castro's claimed socialist aims, potential neutralist drift, and the role of Soviet aid.
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Videl Castro
Herbert L. Matthews
New York Times
Fidel Castro
Herbert Matthews
Castro
Matthews
Communist Party
Moscow
Khrushchev
Fidel
Kremlin
Solidarity
Cuba
U. S
Socialist Revolution
Ficel
Washington Notebook Sparks and Snippets From DC
A collage of brief notes from Washington and beyond. Kennedy recalls his DOJ ties and pursuit of a fugitive clad as Santa in a Los Angeles toy shop. Clips cover defense aides’ newsroom pasts, shoe store satire, and a ribbing on titles. A Marmaroneck mayoral tale ends with rivets joke and Menshikov’s Press Club quips.
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FBI
New York
Los Angeles
Landon denies Democratic bolt and backs Kennedy
Washington report says Alf M. Landon’s supposed bolt to the Democrats was premature and phony. A Dec. 8 National Press Club talk praising lower tariffs and Kennedy’s European Market ideas is clarified by a London letter showing no switch to Democrats. Landon emphasizes balancing the budget and outlines fiscal policy steps.
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Washington
UPI
Alf M. Landon
Landon
National Press Club
Kennedy
London
Washington Window Report on Landon and the Budget Debate
The piece discusses Alf Landon’s critique of the balanced budget as a prerequisite for joining the Common Market, noting Treasury pressures and inflation risks. It mentions a Kansas Blade Empire clipping, Landon’s appearance in Washington, and a retrospective reference to Taft’s 1912 Maine and Utah results.
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America
U.S
Treasury
C. Douglas Dillon
England
France
United States
International Monetary Fund
Landon
Concordia
Kans
Kennedy
Kansas
Marion Ellet
Blade Empire
Miss Ellet
Alf Landon
Washington
Maine
Vermont
Lyle
Taft
Utah
Alf
Nasser’s Walks a Tightrope in Cold War Middle East
PHIL NEWSOM analyzes Gamal Abdel Nasser’s resilient leadership as Egypt’s Cairo Radio shapes his foreign policy. He notes Nasser’s shifting alliances, battles with Britain and France, the Syria coup fallout, and his multi-front verbal war while relying on American aid amid his self-styled socialist struggle for regional influence.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Egypt
Cairo
Middle East
Britain
France
Nasser
Belgrade
Syria
United Arab Republic
Nile
Khrushchev
Africa
Yemen
Saudi Arabia
Saud
Hussein
Jordan
Israel
Turkey
Iran
United States
Man Of The Year 1961 Hodel Praised By Colleagues
Bug Dust congratulates its boss Mr. Thomas Stafford of Charleston Gazette-Mail West Virginia on Sun day feature naming Charles Hodel West Virginia Man Of The Year for 1961. C J McQuade Raleigh Register managing editor praises Hodel as a long time leader from Ohio orphanage to state stature while urging service to people and nation in a letter. John W Shackford retired minister adds Amen.
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Thomas Stafford
Charleston Gazette-Mail
Charleston
W. Va
Tommy
Wonderful Sunday
Charles Hodel
West Virginia
Hodel
Ohio
United States
C. J. McQuade
The
Raleigh Register
America
John W. Shackford
Waynesville
N. C
Earl Wilson Playing Post Office in Old Home Town
Earl Wilson recalls returns to Rockford and the romance of the small town Post Office where neighbors chat by the window, mailboxes slide, and lovers meet by the General Delivery stack. He contrasts with the impersonal Federal Building in big cities.
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Washington
NEA
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
United States
Old Home Town
New York
Broadway
Rockford
Federal
Ohio
Diane McBain
van Wert
Police Department
Rockford Police Department
Earl
Stalin
Taffy Tuttle
Bizarre quotes and clips from 1960s public rhetoric
A collage of quotations and vignettes includes remarks by Harry S. Truman Gus Hall and Vice President Johnson on extremism fear and victory. It also covers a San Antonio incident a Rockford Post Office anecdote and Earl's Pearls column notes on culture and politics.
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Harry S$. Truman
John Birch Society
Gus Hall
New York
Johnson
Clyde B. Stanfield
Denver
Truman Capote
Santa Claus
Raliah Register Publication Details and Subscription Rates
Beckley Newspapers Corporation announces publication in Beckley and Hinton West Virginia with address and staff details. It lists telephones, advertising reps, subscriber rates by mail and home delivery, and notes independent contractor status for carriers and distributors with tax information.
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Beckley Newspapers Corporation
Prince St
Beckley
W. Va
Hinton
West Virginia
Leaders Say Economy's Direction Is Up
New York led a year end mood of cautious optimism as executives from General Motors and Armco Steel forecast stronger 1962 performance after 1961's uneven results. Auto output dipped from 1960 but fourth quarter rose above 1.8 million. steel set 1962 targets around 110 million tons with December posting top production. Railroads anticipated improvements as Christmas retail surge topped gains across districts.
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New York
UPI
General Motors
Frederic G. Donner
Iron Age Magazine
Armco Steel
Logan T. Johnston
Mixed Q and A snippets on science, politics and economy
A collage of Q and A items covers deep sea depth charts, asteroid definitions, voting laws, rail freight forecasts for 1962, 1961 outlays, private building gains, CAB fare hikes, airline merger talks, and a subtle decline in the cost of living with an anticipated price upturn next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nation
Commerce Department
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
American
Eastern Airlines
Pope Pius XI Worsens as Night Passes in Vatican
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XI in worsening condition amid ongoing suffering. In Raleigh County news, dairymen meet milk standards and plan labeled Grade A production. Beckley officials discuss Governor-elect Homer Holt inauguration arrangements with various local committees and representatives. New jail guardian C. C. Henson takes charge of about 100 inmates as the year turns.
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Vatican City
Pius XI
Holy Father
Beckley
Homer A. Holt
L. L. Scherer
Virginia Ward
U. S
Joe L. Smith
C. C. Henson
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Gerry van Arkel
National Committee For An Ef
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Zuckert
Gene
Defense
Robert McNamara
Edwin B. Dooley
RN. Y
Marmaroneck
Dooley
Jim
Joe
Menshikov
Berlin Wall
Mike
Bery
Earl Wilson
Billy D. Gilbreath
San Antonio
Raliah
J. McQuade
United PI Press International
Ward-Griffith Company, Inc
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Greenville
Pittsburgh
Federal Reserve Board
Richmond
Cleveland
St. Louis
Association of American Railroads
Jacques Piccard
Lieut. Walsh
Trieste
Mariana Islands
Mars
Jupiter
Raleigh County
George W. James
Prosperity
O. L. Williams
Harper Road
Frank Foote
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