Justice Catching Up at Last in India’s Leadership Shuffle
Nehru removes defense minister J Krishna Menon after a long crisis over military strategy and UN diplomacy. The demotion ends a period of friction as Menon’s stance toward Korea and Red China drew U S and allied ire, with critics saying justice finally catches up.
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Nehru
India
J. Krishna Menon
China
United States
Krishna Menon
United Nations
Red China
Questioning Sam Goddard on State School Aid and Taxes
The article questions Democratic candidate Sam Goddard on his tax stance and school aid plan. It notes no clear state tax position from Goddard and cites leaders like Sen Harold Giss and Sen Clarence Carpenter as unlikely to approve higher state taxes. The piece muses whether Goddard supporters seek alternative funds or a state lottery.
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Sam Goddard
Goddard
Harold Giss
Senate
Clarence Carpenter
Bob Hathaway
House
Close Cuban missile crisis nearly sparked war
Washington recounts the hour by hour brink during the Cuba crisis. President Kennedy kept calm as Robert McNamara warned missiles would double Soviet nuclear potential. Rusk Bundy and top aides maintained restraint while dismantling notes signaled no negotiation until Khrushchev agreed. Security push for disarmament follows the near catastrophe.
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Washington
Cuba
Kennedy
America
Robert S. McNamara
Soviet Union
Teetering Toward War Hinges on Realistic Cuba Approach
The piece argues for a pragmatic path to Cuba that avoids endless quarrels over details and condemns invasion as impractical. It notes Cuban exiles’ sadness, warns against American military action, and critiques economic colonization anxieties among U S allies. It cites Wolfe on communism’s cautious pragmatism and mocks inflamed rhetoric.
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Miami
Castro
Batista
Cuba
Kennedy names 13 member inner cabinet for Cuban crisis
President Kennedy forms a 13 member crisis board to guide decisions on Cuba amid evolving tensions. Notables include Vice President Johnson, Defense Secretary McNamara, Secretary of State Rusk, Attorney General Kennedy, and Gen. Taylor, with McCone and Bundy among others providing intelligence and security input. Rostow is notably absent from this roster.
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Washington
Kennedy
United States
Free World
Lyndon Johnson
White House
Robert S. McNsmara
Jong
Dean Rusk
Robert Kennedy
Maxwell Taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Central Intelligence Agency
John McCone
Special Board
Treasury
Douglas Dillon
Eisen
Hower. McGeorge Bundy
Presidei
Harvard
Llewellyn Thompson
Moscow
George W. Ball
Western
Europe
Ball
U.N
Cuba
Roswell Gilpatric
Defense
McNamara
Gilpatric
Theodore M. Sorenson
Bundy
Sorensen
Walter Rostow
State Department
Kennedy Seeks Fresh Start After Crisis Board Critique
The piece notes Kennedy's omission of 13 Crisis Board members including wing chief and author of a controversial paper that portrayed Soviet restraint. It cites Chester Bowles and Adair Stevenson as missing, and questions if the President will dismiss advisers clinging to watchful waiting as Soviet moves intensified.
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Soviet Union
West
Chester Bowles
Pittsburgh
Cuba
United States
United Nations
Adair Stevenson
Bay of Pigs
Kennedy
Russia
America
Chuckles In The News Underwear Blocking Sea View
Mrs Ivy Borley complains old woolen underwear on a line at an old folks home ruins her sea view in Thurr England. She says it lowers neighborhood tone while denying snobbery. A light collection of quirky UK and US sillies follows including a kiss gag by Gov Dempsey and a New Jersey quip.
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Thurr
England
UPI
Ivy Borley
Pucker
East Hartford
Conn
John N. Dempsey
Main Street
New Jersey
Criticism grows over Defense Dept policy in Cuban crisis
Washington Post & Times Herald says government statements lose credibility in crisis and citizens doubt truth versus government influence. At Guantanamo Bay an official report notes the base now resembles an armed camp with reminders of its past. Mississippi University housing director warns students not to interfere with Army troops guarding James Meredith, calling troops trigger happy and ready to shoot. Ted Kennedy’s mother recalls an earlier election.
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United Press International
Washington
The
Washington Post & Times Herald
Defense Department
Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
Oxford, Miss
Binford Nash
University of Mississippi
James Meredith
Autumn Politics and New England Beauty
Ralph McGill notes New England autumn beauty along Connecticut and Massachusetts roads with pumpkins and cider at farm markets. He discusses Kennedy campaigning before the Cuban crisis, explaining his role as party leader to energize local races and prepare for the 1964 election.
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New York
America
New England
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Congress
Washington
Republicans Hold Edge in New York Polls Amid Rockefeller Momentum
The piece notes Governor Nelson Rockefeller maintains strength in New York despite GOP splits. It cites his wealth, public service drive, and vigor as factors boosting him with independents and elites. Mor genthau challenges Rockefeller, Labor Council neutrality aids Rockefeller Javits. Analysts see Rockefeller likely securing the 1964 presidential nod if Nixon falters. Winter election climate described as mixed.
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New York State
Nelson Rockefeller
Goldwater-Birch
Rockefeller
Guv
Robert N. Morgenthau
New York Central Labor Council
U.S
Jacob Jayits
Gov
Sen
Javits
Richard Nixon
California
State House
Mayor Defends Garbage Action and Mecham Coverage
Letter responses from Scottsdale Mayor William P. Schrader defend council actions on garbage service contracts and a related lawsuit. The piece also comments on Evan Mecham and Carl Hayden, noting Mecham’s positions against communism and calls for citizens to study voting records amid national attention. John D. Lewis, Attorney at Law, signs the piece.
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Petersen
Scottsdale
Garbage Service Co
City of
Garbage Service
Maricopa County
Arizona
Evan Mecham
Carl Hayden
the Worker
Communist Party
Mecham
U_N
Katanga
Mediam
Ev Mecham
Washington
Cuba
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