Memorial Day 1961 Reflections On Our Honored Dead
The piece recalls Memorial Day’s meaning across Civil War Spanish American and Korean War dead. It emphasizes sacrifice for liberty and constitutional ideals, urging renewed devotion to a nation under God and a government of the people that must endure. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address lines frame the call to a new birth of freedom.
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Conor
United States
Abraham
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Color coded currency proposed to aid quick money recognition
Government considers color schemes for paper money with only the $2 bill remaining green. Denominations would use distinct colors to reduce counting errors while old notes circulate. Proponents cite ease of identifying values, but the final plan and timing remain undecided.
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Paige
Elizabeth Rudel.Smith
Automation and wage rates in competition of men and machines
The piece argues automation is one of several methods to cut unit costs, alongside design, material selection, and plant layout. It notes further mechanization depends on wage patterns, warning that lower wages favor faster automation and reduced employment impact versus alternative cost-cutting methods.
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Bright
Eek Quee
Neneattiy Agetoet
Argu
Invasion lessons and Cold War travel chatter
A Chicago Tribune style column reviews the Bay of Pigs invasion, noting lack of air cover and poor planning, while contrasting Cuban defense with Batista gear. It also critiques Kennedy era travel habits of officials, predicting a busy itinerary and shifting political landscape.
War talk swirls over Pak Afghanistan border crisis
March 1960 report notes Khrushchev waving a tribal flag to tease Kabul and push for Pashtu plebiscite. Pakistan and Afghanistan exchange warnings as border clashes escalate and frontier regions threaten to redefine regional boundaries.
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Afghanistan
Kabul
Khrushchev
Moscow
Pakistan
Pathan
Sir Mortimer
Durant
Great
Britain
Perent Giie
India
Khyber
Northwest
Fragmented remarks during hearing raise questions on accountability
A derailed exchange on the congressional hearing floor shows Rep. Bruce confronting two junctures as he reads statements from the Un-American Activities panel. The scene captures anger and evasive replies as he presses for direct answers.
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Iedianapolis
Ehner Holland
Bruce
Sistent
England’s Outlook Amid Suez Fallout and London Holiday
The piece contrasts a sunny bank holiday in London with a grim, fragmentary view of Britain's political and economic scene. It highlights Macmillan’s leadership after Suez, warns of European market pressures, currency weakness, and debates over common market participation, and notes tensions within the Conservative party and Commonwealth ties.
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Marquis
Childs
London
England
Specters
Bilitz
Aastier Eoghan
Macmillan
Aren Tonys Bruve
Suez
Adipit
Ness
la Bar
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