Overthrow of Bosch Government in the Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic’s democratically elected government under Juan Bosch was toppled by a military coup. The new regime faces uncertain prospects for restoration of civil rights, with the United States withholding recognition and aid until a return to constitutional authority and free elections are achieved.
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Juan Bosch
Dominican Republic
Latin America
Bosch
United States
Javits Visit Sparks Arizona Paranoia and Pickets
Arizona readers wonder if New York Senator Jacob Javits represents a clandestine national influence as he prepares to speak on United Nations Day. Local militia fears, questions of loyalty, and calls for vigilance color the anticipation until October 24.
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New York
Jacob Javits
Washington
D. C
Javits
Con- SS
Arizona
Peole
Nelson Rockefeller
Price Takes Over as State Highway Engineer
William N. Price assumes the role October 1 to manage Arizona’s vast growth. Over two decades the population rose from 545 000 to 1 460 000 and automobile registrations climbed from 144 904 to over 800 000. Traffic increased from 1.25 billion to more than 7.25 billion vehicle miles, while construction expenditures grew from 8.6 million to 60 million dollars.
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William N. Price
Arizona
Chandler Arizonan
Water Woes Hit Hong Kong In Drought Cramped Living
In Hong Kong water is scarce with spigots flowing only every four days. A hotel uses deep wells to ease the shortage while residents queue for water at public pumps. A district official fined for watering a lawn highlights the crisis and rationing impact.
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Hong Kong
America
Her Majesty's Crown Colony
Arizona water woes echoed in Hong Kong crisis
The piece contrasts water shortages in Hong Kong with U S and Red China roles, noting 50 million gallons daily need, 7 percent from Red China, and reliance on desalinization aboard ships. It describes rationing, warnings not to drink tap water, hotel practices, and a looming population surge to ten to twelve million without more water.
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United States
Red China
Hong Kong
Pearl River
Newlybut
The Lane of Eternal Stability review
Ralph McGill surveys a new novel about Chiang Kai-shek era politics centering on K. C. Wu later Shanghai mayor and governor of Formosa. The Lane of Eternal Stability blends biography and history through Chou En Lai and Mao era figures, using Yi town street as symbolic anchor.
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Atlanta
Chiang Kai-shek
Chungking
K. C. Wu
Jim Farley
McGill
Shanghai
Chiang
Formosa
United States
Chou En-lai
Mao Tse-tung
Expert Pens Good Novel About China Echoes Change and Ideals
A centuries old Confucian code is contrasted with modern upheavals in a sweeping novel about China. Wu uses a three generation family frame plus an American missionary to explore loyalty tradition and independence amid Opium War memories and foreign influence. The work signals Hollywood potential and warns old ideals fade as youth seek real change.
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China
Great Britain
France
Japan
Formosa
Sun Yat-sen
Hollywood
Old China Chungking
Jim Farley
Barry Goldwater On Communism and the New Frontier
A column argues that U.S. policy under Kennedy misreads Marxist aims and accepts peaceful coexistence as a tool for world domination. It criticizes Khrushchev and the Cuban episode, contending red strategy seeks nuclear advantage and global control.
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Washington
U.S
Marx
Engels
Khrushchev
Mao
Gus Hall
Goldwater
New Frontier
Kennedy
Equality in God’s People Bidding Unity Among All Faithful
From a draft declaration to the Ecumenical Council the Vatican City asserts that all people of God share basic equality while some roles title teachers dispensers of mysteries and pastors hold distinct offices. Real equality remains in dignity and action common to all faithful.
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Vatican City
Christ
Beauty pageants across planets may join Earth contests
Bill Vaughan envisions a space age where Miss Mars and Miss Venus compete in beauty contests alongside earthly queens. He jokes that future pageants will crown galactic contestants, with measurements and planetary origins adding an interplanetary twist to the runway.
What Constitutes A Good American
A reader argues that true leadership emerges from self development and service to humanity. Improvement requires overcoming fears, public speaking, memory, and public service efforts, and leadership qualities can be learned at any age as one seeks inner fulfillment.
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America
Outer Space Pageant Sparks Controversy and Colorful Cast
Outer Space Gal May Be Pretty Too faces charges that she is not a girl but a vegetable. Miss Egypt resigns in a huff claiming she will not compete against a furgus. Miss Venus wins Miss Personality while tensions rise over endorsements for products she cannot use.
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Kremlin
Red Bloc
Khrushchev
Free World
Quemoy
Matsu
U.S
Cuba
Krk-3 Np
Mercury
Earth
Egypt
Venus
Naps After Dinner Aimed at Comfort and Duty in 1940s Chicago
A UPI report from Chicago cites a furniture survey showing nearly 68 percent of American husbands nap after dinner, with half an hour as the typical nap and 21 percent sleeping an hour or more. The piece blends a moral exhortation toward personal responsibility and civic involvement, urging readers to be good Americans.
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UPI
Poer
America
C. Stuart Wilson
E. Wilshire
Dr. Scottsdale
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