TV faces bow out as Progress notes next year’s lineup
Vernon Scott reports that familiar television faces will be gone or reduced next year with Playhouse 90 Naked City and the Armstrong Circle Theater among shows dropped. Howard K Smith exits while Horatio Hornblower offers a male centric period piece to distract viewers from modern issues.
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Progress
Vernon Scott
UPI
T.v
Playhouse 90
Naked City
Armstrong Circle Theater
Howard K. Smith
Hornblower
Studebaker Adopts Front Seat Belts in New Cars
The Studebaker company begins installing front seat belts in all new cars as the industry shifts toward safety over speed. Officials acknowledge some drivers refuse to buckle up, foreseeing a future where insurers deny claims citing passenger negligence.
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Studebaker Company
Studebaker
Cials
Barry Goldwater Questions U.S. Military Base Dismantling
Barry Goldwater critiques executive moves on defense reductions, noting plans to dismantle missile bases in Turkey and Italy and to cut European troop strength. He cites deactivation of 850 B-47 bombers and shifts to Polaris and Minuteman ICBMs as possibly aimed at appeasing Khrushchev and easing Cold War tensions.
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Defense Department
Turkey
Italy
Europe
Strategic Air Command
Spain
Russia
U. S
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
U.S. Security and Policy Shifts During Cold War Tensions
A letter argues U.S. security moves in Spain Britain Morocco Alaska and Guam signal policy shifts under Khrushchev pressure. It questions unilateral disarmament aims behind a nuclear test ban and Cuba talks, notes Russia’s continued bomber development, and stresses need for a treaty with Moscow before major reductions.
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Spain
Britain
Morocco
Alaska
Guam
Mr. Khrushchev
Cuba
Russia
Deal to hand over seized German firm to Swiss group
President Kennedy faces a planned U S transfer of General Aniline & Film from wartime seizure to Interhandel, a move critics say drains about 100 million dollars from the United States. Lloyd Cutler leads negotiations amid DOJ staff opposition and Orrick directs the deal in State Department circles.
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Kennedy
General Aniline & Film Co
Hitler
State
Justice Departments
United States
William H. Orrick, Jr
Orrick
San Francisco
Hbi
Andrew
Eisenhower
Securities and Exchange Commission
General Aniline & Film
I. G. Farben
Justice Department
Atlantic
Interhandel
Truman
Lloyd Cutler
Kefauver
Alcoholics Anonymous
Judge West Criticizes 1954 Desegregation Decision
Baton Rouge Louisiana U S District Court Judge E Gordon West condemns the Supreme Court ruling of 1954 saying it has caused discontent and chaos with little real benefit and that trouble has largely followed the decision.
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U.S. Pat
Baton Rouge
U.S. District Court
E. Gordon West
U.S. Supreme Court
Seaside Café, Lobsters and Prayers Mark West Africa Scene
Ralph McGill recalls a tiny seashore cafe run by a French couple outside Da kar where Jan goustes are served cold with mayonnaise. Moslem prayer halts service as owner and staff wait, while history notes ancient trade routes, Christian and Islamic spread, and the camel’s role in migrations from the Nile valley toward the Sahara.
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West Africa
Dakar
Upper
Nile Valley
Africa
Egypt
Nubia
Sahara
Notes on History of Africa and Islam in the Early Medieval Period
The article surveys Roman decline opening Africa to Islam from 639 AD, noting Muslim expansion north of the Sahara by the seventh century. It discusses motives like population pressure, Islam's appeal to nomads, tolerance of tribal customs, and the Ramadan fast impacting daily life and economy. It also mentions hopes for reform in modern urban societies.
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Thage
Mediterranean
Africa
Alexandria
Rome
Carthage
Roman
Egypt
Sahara
Europe
Sudan
Mahomet
Harriman Rising Star in State Department
Washington report highlights 71 year old W Averell Harriman as a surprising up-and-comer in the State Department. If confirmed as under secretary for Political Affairs, he would be third in line behind Rusk and Ball, garnering praise from younger colleagues for his stature and wit.
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Washington
W. Averell Harriman
State Department
McGrory
George McGhee
Dean Rusk
George W. Ball
Far East
Rusk
Congress
Harriman
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
Cuba Threat to Hemisphere Shapes OAS Debate
Marquis Childs reports that amid Cold War reassessment U S policy weighs Cuba’s risk to Latin America. Kennedy heads to Costa Rica on March 18 for talks with Central American presidents as Venezuela’s Betancourt warns against subversion from Cuba. The issue tests Alliance for Progress and U S unity.
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Washington
Cuba
Kennedy
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Council of the
Organization of American
Cuba as Red Base Raises Hemisphere Peril
The piece discusses the risk of Cuba serving as a Soviet stronghold and the possibility of a new blockade. It notes Latin American stances, Cuban exile divisions, and the hawk dove debate led by Dr. Manuel de Varona and Venezuela's Betancourt, amid Kennedy's Alliance for Progress.
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OAS
Mexico
Chile
Brazil
Uruguay
Bolivia
Latin America
Manuel de Varona
Senate
Venezuela
Romulo Betancourt
Kennedy
de Varona
House
Betancourt
National Press Club
Dr. de Varona
United States
Alliance For Progress
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