Skybolt clash to test Goldwater and Kennedy on air power
Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona will lead a Senate clash over the Kennedy administration’s manned bomber policy and the Skybolt missile test. The Senate Armed Services Committee probe promises headlines as Goldwater’s faction presses defense directions amid the Skybolt success and questions about air force testing timing.
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Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Congress
Kennedy
Arizona Republican
Pentagon
Senate Armed Services Committee
Goldwater
Goldwater Partisans
Adenauer to retire in 1963 and Erhard to succeed
The article praises Konrad Adenauer as a key postwar leader of West Germany while noting his age at 86 and impending retirement. It states Ludwig Erhard will succeed him if the CDU remains in power, with Strauss depicted less favorably. Western alliance benefits are emphasized.
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Ludwig Erhard
Christian Democratic Party
Erhard
Adenauer
Strauss
West Germany
Weather caution echoed as Florida cold pains fade
The note urges calm about Florida cold damage and warns Arizona not to gloat as winter continues. It implies remaining risk of severe weather and hope for no repeat impact, while acknowledging recent luck.
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Arizona
Florida
Moon mission debate spurs executive reply from Welsh
E C Welsh executive secretary of the National Aeronautics and Space Council responds to a column mockingly labeling him bald and short. He defends Kennedy era moon plans arguing the moon trip is essential for political, economic and scientific reasons and outlines key needs for a lunar flight program.
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London
Moscow
E. C. Welsh
National Aeronautics and Space Council
Chips
Welsh
Washington
Moon Flight Debate By Space Expert On National Prestige
A space expert argues that protecting astronauts and space infrastructure is vital to national prestige and economy. He warns that neglect could make the U.S. a satellite of a space‑faring rival while stressing defense spin‑offs and leadership in space benefits for education and industry.
Residents protest Christmas policy in Scottsdale voters letter
A Scottsdale reader urges the School Board to remove Christmas from school activities or risk offending Christians. He argues parents who disagree should withdraw children and accuses the policy of threatening freedom. A second author defends Christmas and its meaning, urging preservation of holiday traditions.
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Scottsdale Daily Progress
Irwin J. Miller
Miller
Scottsdale School Board of Trustees
Scottsdale
United States of America
Chris Edward A. Graham
Thant urges give and take in Berlin cold war talks
U Thant warned in a Johns Hopkins talk that the United States and the Soviet Union should pursue a renewed push toward peaceful coexistence. He praised Khrushchev's leadership and urged Western powers to reconsider Moscow's changes since Stalin's death, saying Khrushchev does not want war.
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Khrushchev
Moscow
Stalin
Thant
Kremlin
Thant and Khrushchev Doctrines Face Off on Peace and War
The piece challenges Thant's wartime peace thesis about Khrushchev, arguing his public statements mask aims of domination. It notes Khrushchev's role in Hungarys suppression, the Berlin Wall, and calls for urging the Kremlin to reconsider freedom and justice. The author questions relying on rhetoric over actions.
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Khrushchev
Thant
Stalin
Hungary
Berlin
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Ralph McGill Christmas Legend About the Robin
Ralph McGill writes a Christmas legend about a robin that aided a newborn Jesus evening fire, explaining how the bird gained its red breast. The tale links early Christian stories to nature and the robin’s bright flame colored feathers.
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Joseph
Legend of the Bethlehem Lightning Bug Story
A medieval style tale explains how the lightning bug gained its light. In a Bethlehem cave a bug awakens as angels visit Mary and Joseph, a green jewel rests on the bug, and the glow is bestowed. The legend claims the light is passed to future generations.
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Joseph
Mary
Bethlehem
Boy Borrowed for Christmas Through Uncle Ned
Henry J Taylor recalls a Christmas memory from his grandparents in Ohio as Uncle Ned arrives with two black horses and asks to borrow a boy for a holiday visit. The boy, excited by the adventure, asks to go but waits for his mother’s approval and the promise of a morning return with stockings.
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Henry J. Taylor
Washington
Columbus
Ned
Madie
Aurti
Christmas Eve at Uncle Ned’s Farm in Ohio
A child recalls a warm farm Christmas in Ohio with Aunt Madie and Uncle Ned. The scene blends blessing and gratitude, a borrowed boy, a canary, a blazing fire, and Silent Night as family tries to guard happiness amid loneliness and hard times.
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Uncle Ned
Madie
Ned
Aunt Madie
Henry
Ascle Ned
Dreagland
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