Defense Of The Dollar Defends Credit Policy In Late 1950s
The piece discusses how short term money rates lagged in the current recovery versus past recessions due to Federal Reserve easy credit. It notes White House beliefs on needing credit to spur growth and mentions a decline in U S gold and a shift by the Fed from buying securities to selling them to reduce bank reserves in defense of the dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
White House
Washington
Federal Reserve System
Winter forecast for the nation from goosebone almanac
The piece predicts a brutal winter across the country with December mild at first then January and February to be snowy and blizzards. March and early April are also expected to bring cold and heavy snows and rains nationwide. It cites cattle and prairie dogs growing thick coats as signs.
Ormsby Gore Named British Ambassador In Kennedy Era
Marquis Childs notes William David Ormsby Gore as the new British Ambassador linking Britain’s establishment to the Kennedy presidency. The piece compares Gore to the wartime Halifax and highlights a shared outlook between Kennedy and Britain’s political elite amid global crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Britain
William David Ormsby-Gore
David
Elizabeth
Earl of Halifax
Halifax
Sir David
Kennedy
Macmillan
London
Court of St. James
British Ambassador Named Amid Establishment Ties and Test Ban Talks
The piece notes a new British ambassador linked to establishment powers as Geneva talks on a nuclear test ban faltered after Soviet reversals. It highlights Ormsby-Gore’s high standing but a hereditary obstacle to Commons service, and traces Cecil and Cecilian family connections to the government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Eisenhower
London
Washington
Kennedy
Ormsby-Gore
Britain
Baron Harlech
League of Nations
House of Commons
Labor
Anthony Wedgwood-Benn
Lord Stansgate
House of Lords
Beatrice Cecil
England
Lord Burghley
Elizabeth
Cecils
Lord Salisbury
Cecil
Katherine
Maurice Macmillan
Dorothy
Duke of Devonshire
Kathleen
Marquess of Hartington
Devonshire
Letter: Eleanor Roosevelt on Peace Corps and discrimination
Eleanor Roosevelt argues that ex President Eisenhower should not scorn the Peace Corps youth and urges support for the program. She notes U S housing discrimination harms democracy abroad and at home, calling for federal action to end residential segregation and improve equal housing access.
Criticism of Youth Corps Urges End to Housing Discrimination
A coalition of 33 religious and civil rights groups urges President Kennedy to issue a broad executive order to end discrimination in federally aided housing. They note ongoing federal involvement via housing agencies and mortgage brokers and call for public support and timely action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee Against Discrimination In Housing
Kennedy
Bright young lawyers urged to chase classic legal gold
A columnist mocks ambulance chasing by proposing a lawyer pair with a share of a fee. He riffs on fanciful historic lawsuits from Philadelphia to Boston and beyond, suggesting old grievances as fresh cases, ending with a quip about refunds for the cracked Liberty Bell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Selwyn Lloyd
London
Boston
Salada Tea Co
Wall of
Troy
Tunisia
Italy
Carthage
Texas
Mexico
Alamo
Communists Postpone National Youth Plan Amid Internal Split
The Communist Party USA delayed unveiling a nationwide youth group after factions could not unite. Key figures include New York’s Jake Rosen a City College graduate who backed Cuba ties and saluted Khrushchev in Moscow. Opposing Rosen is Marvin Markman City College graduate and executive secretary of the Progressive Youth Organizing Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Communist Party, USA
New York
Jake Rosen
City College
Moscow
Nikita Khrushchev
Wheelhorse
Youth Against the UN- American Activities Committee
Rosen
Marvin Markman
Progressive Youth Organizing Committee
Danny Rubin
Carl Bloise
People’s World
Mike Stein
Reds Postpone Idea For New Youth Group
Alve Buxenbaum of Philadelphia returned from a World Youth Congress in Moscow and met with Soviet figures while Conrad Cohen and Professor Irwin Abrams accompanied. The piece notes Communist Party aims to build a national youth organizing effort, referencing past groups and internal debates, with local groups forming in New York and Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alve Buxenbaum
Philadelphia
Moscow
United States
New York
Rosen
Markman
Stein
Socialist Youth Union
Letters From Warsaw Reflect Soviet Pressure on Polish Arts
A Warsaw correspondent reports Premier Gomulka faced Moscow’s demand to halt cultural exchanges with the United States. The note cites Polish discontent with Soviet influence, mentions plans to fund a Cracow children’s hospital via US credit, and notes Soviet coal deals and currency issues affecting Polish miners and East Berlin politics.
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Warsaw
Gomulka
Moscow
Communist Party
Kremlin
United States
Tocal
U.S
Zlotys
Poland
Cracow
Europe
Russia
Poland Faces Soviet Ties and Berlin Strain
A letter from Poland outlines tensions with the Soviet Union and Western allies over Berlin policy. It suggests Khrushchev aims to neutralize West Germany and remove atomic weapons from central Europe while noting Polish fear and increased police activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khrushchev
Berlin
East
East Germany
Ulbricht
Mr. K’s
NATO
United States
West Germany
Middle
Europe
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Romania
Germany
Kennedy
Russia
Mr. K
West Berlin
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Scottsdale
U.S. Weather Bureau
Marquis Childs
Childs
Blig
BULL
Alskaudei
Eleanor Roosevelt
ST. Petersburg
Fla
Peace Corps
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mr. Eisenhower
The
U.S. Civil Rights Commission
of Youth Corps
By Dick West
UPI
Anl
Fulton Lewis
Leadme One
Lewis
Cuba
Castro
Young Party Movement
Reds
American Friends Service Committee
Gus Hall
Labor Youth League
William Z. Foster
Eugene Dennis
Herbert Romerstein
Herbert Aptheker
Irving Potash
Aptheker
World AT Large
Interlandi
Cowra 10
Te Rare Mw Pe, Eo Pte
Ralph McGill
Soviet Union
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