Katanga Rebellion Fades Amid Recovery and Aftermath
The Katanga episode nears end as Tshombe’s regime falters. Mercenaries vanish after a failed scorched earth threat, unions and mining interests redraw loyalties, and the UN shifts to removing mercenaries with no political solution. Tshombe’s legacy alarms white supremacists and influences U S anti UN sentiment.
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White House power split over Moscow push and pull
Drew Pearson surveys two factions in Washington debating U S policy toward Moscow. The “don’t push too hard” camp cites Khrushchev’s Berlin and nuclear inspection concessions and Cuba missile withdrawal as signs of cautious progress, while the other side urges firmer pressure amid shifting global currents.
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Kennedy deficits spark budget debate in 1964 outlook
Budget Director Ker mit Gordon warned before Congress that cutting spending to erase an $11.9 billion 1964 deficit could raise unemployment near 10 percent, lift federal taxes by 20 to 25 billion, and shrink gross national product by 50 to 60 billion, signaling a push toward larger deficits.
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Kennedy Criticizes Budget Balance and Tax Cuts Debate
The author attacks the Kennedy administration's budget plan arguing deficits and tax cuts won't revive demand. Rep. Martha Griffiths challenges sacrifice rhetoric while noting misperceptions about unemployment, automation, and obsolete industries. The piece questions the premise of using large spending to boost tax revenue.
Kennedy political theory tested by Cuban uproar and tax reform plan
Washington dispatch notes Kennedy’s theory that stressing Republican roles will curb opposition and ease public suspicion is being strained by the Cuban revolt and moves linking tax reform to tax cuts. Robert McNamara, former defense secretary, is reassigned to State Department auditing duties.
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GOP Sees Cuba as Key Issue in Senate Inquiry
The piece notes Republicans rally around Cuba as a campaign issue led by CIA chief John McCone and Treasury Secretary Douglas Dillon. It highlights President Kennedy's stance on Cuba and Senate inquiry chair Senator Stennis plans a sanitized version of testimony for public release.
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John McCone
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Hone
Ford
Stennis
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United Nations Faces Congo Challenge Amid Turbulent Times
Ralph McGill reflects on the Congo operation, Tshombe, and Katanga’s independence as the UN asserts action. He notes Congo’s lack of trained governance personnel, transport and language barriers, and tribal rivalries, but emphasizes its vast mineral wealth and need for aid and patience.
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Tshombe
United Nations
Movements of Liberation
Africa
Congo
Katanga
Moise Tshombe
Hope Rises as U N Wins Congo Action
The article argues the Congo situation could allow reduced troop levels by late spring as the United Nations gains trust and prestige. It notes funding shortfalls among member nations and suggests further compromises may bring renewed hope, while cautioning against renewed misfortune like another U-2 incident.
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Africa
United Nations
Katanga
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Why the country sits in an unusual cold spell
Bill Vaughan inventories a tongue in cheek search for blame for the deep freeze gripping the United States. He catalogs meteorologists and theories from nuclear tests to volcanoes, jokes about scape goats, and parodies a shift from practical action to debate as he muses that the Ice Age began when certain writers disputed Mark Twain.
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Jack Kerouac
Taxpayers protest home payment hike in letters
In a letter to the editor a resident recalls being promised 111 a month by Hallcraft but faced bills of 125 in December 1961 and 139 in 1963. He urges Rep. Kret to help organize a petition against what he calls unfair taxation and contemplates leaving the city.
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A. B. Robbs
Fair City
Albany
N.Y
Women walk out from royal army mess duties in Bulford
In Bulford England ten women housekeepers quit their posts Tuesday after protesting washing giant pans in the soldiers mess while working near the soldiers themselves. In Bloomfield New Jersey Mrs Shirley Stiehl sank into mud thinking a puddle near her home and found herself hip deep while digging a rain trench.
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UPI
Shirley Stiehl
Bulford
England
Royal Army
Scottsdale Progress praises tax reform crusade and lawmakers
A Scottsdale Progress letter from BILL FAVAN commends Rep. Kret and allies for lowering and equalizing taxes. He notes homeowners pay taxes similar to mountain residents paying for mansions and urges continued effort ahead of the next election.
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