Taylor’s White House Role Sparks Questions About Duties
The appointment of Gen Maxwell Taylor as a liaison between the President and the Pentagon CIA complex prompts questions about his exact duties. Observers fear the move signals deeper aims such as a restructuring of the defense hierarchy or a shift to a single military head, risking disunity in the armed forces.
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Maxwell Taylor
Pentagon-Cia
White House
Taylor
Pentagon
Congress
Defense Department
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Americans Overspend Abroad While US Tourism Grows
U S tourism reached new highs in 1960 with Americans spending 2.6 billion on overseas travel while foreign visitors to the United States totaled 1.5 billion. The 1.1 billion tourist deficit strains payments and gold reserves as Canada and Mexico send more travelers. European visitors rose 17 percent and May 1960 passport requests hit 119 821.
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United States
U.S. Department of Commerce
Europe
Commerce Department
Atlantic
U.S
Canada
Mexico
Central and South America
West Indies
Washington calling no USSR China split now
Marquis Childs argues that a break between Moscow and Peiping is unlikely though rivalry grows. He notes Khrushchev’s coercive tactics risk provoking war, while both blocs seek neutral nations and influence in Asia, Europe, and Africa. The piece highlights Albania and Yugoslavia as flashpoints and neutrals orbiting Moscow and Peiping.
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Washington
Peiping
Moscow
Khrushchev
Berlin
Asia
North Korea
Korea
China
Laos
Europe
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Albania
Enver Hoxa
Koca Popovic
Yugoslavia
Marshal Tito
Belgrade
Tito
Russia
Gamal Abdel Nasser
United Arab Republic
Aswan
Nile
United States
On the Line Bullfighting Stinks
The column argues against bullfighting noting cruelty and brutality in the arena. It recalls famous critics and describes the matadors and bull Sabine scenes with vivid, critical imagery. It cites Palma and references cultural clashes over the sport.
Rommel Injury and Death Examined by Researcher
Dr. Richard A. Davis uncovers Rommel's July 1944 crash injury and recovery, linking it to the July crisis and German resistance. The account traces treatment in a farmhouse and hospital, Gestapo surveillance, and Rommel’s forced suicide with a state funeral after Hitler’s decision.
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Rommel
Richard A. Davis
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Hitler
Davis
Stuttgart
Readers praise fair editorial balance and diverse voices
The writer thanks the newspaper for balanced editorials and variety of columnists, praising Ralph McGill from the Atlanta Constitution as a noteworthy addition and noting the contrast with biased papers in Phoenix and Tucson. Charles Montoot h signs letter from Scottsdale.
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Phoenix
Tucson
E. Dorosh
West
Ralph McGill
The
Atlanta Constitution
Hoffa Seen as Threat to Labor Unity and Influence
Washington analysis argues James R. Hoffa could exploit a split between CIO and AFL unions to build a new powerful labor group. It notes Hoffa’s expelled status, uncertainty over leadership visions, and concerns over white collar workers’ union appeal amid automation and service-job growth.
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Organized Labor
Friends of Labor
Hoffa
Afl-Cio
AFL
Cape Canaveral
Canaveral
Grist
US Sells Below Cost To Soviet Bloc Surplus Food
The administration approves below cost sales of surplus farm products to the Soviet Union and allies under Public Law 480. Middlemen may buy with US dollars and sell for rubles or other currencies, drawing GOP criticism over subsidies and potential dumping.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Reds
Commerce Department
China
Cuba
Benevolent Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
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Considine
New York
Society For the Prevention of
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W. C. Fields
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Fulton Lewis JR
Delbert Latta
Ohio
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Mongolian People’s Republic
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Communist Party
Mikhail Suslov
Kremlin
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Suslov
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