A Real Do It Yourself Job in a Democracy
The author argues democracy requires citizen participation from the local party level to shape goals and support candidates. Voters should engage with precinct committees, attend meetings, learn about party platforms, and help influence the elected officials who reflect their views. The piece promotes grassroots involvement as the essence of government by the people.
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Vis
Defense
Post Office
Veterans Administration
Soviet Union
Unity of the West Versus Rising Nationalism
Marquis Childs surveys the French leaders Charles de Gaulle and Jean Monnet as embodiments of the Western choice. He credits Monnet with shaping Europe through economic union and the Coal and Steel Community, contrasting him with Gaulle amid debates on nuclear weapons and alliance cohesion.
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Paris
France
Charles de Gaulle
la France
Jean Monnet
Europe
Economic Union
de Gaulle
Monnet
Delacroix
Louvre
Louis XIV
Washington
West
French National Assembly
European Defense Community
Monnet’s Vision of a Multinational Nuclear Force
Monnet champions a mixed national force of surface ships crewed by Allied nations and armed with nuclear missiles to bind Europe. He expects a firm political authority to emerge guiding weapon use, while critics warn of vague structure and unequal status delaying unity and risking unilateral arms races.
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Monnet
Germany
Pope John XXIII Kept Cardinal Names In His Breast
Rome reports that at his last consistory John XXIII named three men to be cardinals but kept their identities secret in his heart. The Curia searched through notes for clues, but the names remain unrevealed. The article also recalls his car preferences, sayings, and early views on television.
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Rome
John XXIII
Sacred College
John
Curia
Palantine Guard
Tax Cuts Seen As Aid To Business Industry By Sen Gale McGee
Sen Gale McGee argues tax cuts boost business profits and investment funding while expanding consumer buying power. He cites limited civilian budget room, defense costs, and government employment trends to support gradual cuts over a blunt approach.
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Gale McGee
D. Wye
Secretary of the Treasury
Dillon
Congress
Arrival of 224 Old Believers in New York state communities
Ralph McGill reports on 224 Old Believers from Turkey settling in two New York state communities after centuries in exile. Spokesman Taras Ataman cites church rules on intermarriage and religious freedom in Turkey, noting some resisted Soviet calls to return to Russia.
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Atlanta
Turkey
Russia
Peter I (the Great
Alekseevich
Lake Manyas
Sea of Marmara
Asia
Europe
Black Sea
Bosporus
Aegean Sea
Dardanelles
Marmara
Proconnesus
Greece
Aegean
Taras Ataman
New York State
Old Believers Reach U S in Search of Freedom
The Old Believers seek new life in America amid doubts about how modern comforts may affect faith. A grandmother carries a symbolic spade on the journey, while questions linger about how children shaped by jet age will fare. The story links Russia under Peter the Great to centuries of exile and religious splits, noting enduring bitterness toward figures like Cromwell and Sherman.
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Peter the Great
Ireland
Cromwell
Georgia
South Carolina
William Tecumseh Sherman
Peter
Russia
Holland
England
Gulf of Finland
St. Petersburg
Old Ritualists
Old Believers
Khlysty
Dukhobors
Editors Mailbag Urges Shop at Home Jobs in Scottsdale
In this letter Lilly Christensen argues that a shop at home program could create summer jobs for local teenagers in Scottsdale. She asks mothers and homemakers to patronize local stores to keep business and employment in town, avoiding Phoenix travel and heat. The letter cites a 50,000 person school district and urges community support.
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Scottsdale
Phoenix
Ily
Lilly Christensen
Fifth Ave
Quotes From Khrushchev and Kennedy Streamed By UPI
Moscow premier Khrushchev speaks to cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky offering cordial congratulations. Henry Myers of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency urges a nuclear test ban with Russia, arguing fewer risks than an arms race. Robert F Kennedy says the Justice Department will hire on merit, not race, amid civil rights protests.
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Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Valery F. Bykovsky
Dallas
Henry Myers
U.S. Arms Control and Disarmament Agency
Russia
Washington
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Civilig
Justice Department
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University
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Childs
European Economic Community
Bob Considine
Pope
Vatican
Considine
Seum
United States
Truman
Chrysler
Eisenhower
the Pope
Corrado Pallenberg
Venice
Olympus
Interlandi
TREVI
Orly
Ei5, Ub Als Tate S
Sen. McGee
Ralph McGill
McGill
U.S
United Press International
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