Cost Of Being Governed And Federal Payroll Increases
A congressional committee reports that in fiscal 1961 civilian federal employees earned over 13.6 billion dollars, a new high. Payroll rose eight percent from 12.6 billion, despite a smaller workforce by about 15 000. In July the federal staff grew by 16 700 over June. The Senators and Representatives formed the Committee on Reduction of Non Essential Federal Expenditures.
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Congressional Committee
Senate House
Committee
Laughing On The Outside A New Tax Commisssioner's Civility Plan
Mortimer Caplin promotes warmer relations between IRS collectors and taxpayers. He plans to translate Form 1040 into simple English and send friendly letters, hoping civility eases tension with the 95 million taxpayers. Critics note enduring friction but may applaud gentler outreach if it aids compliance.
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Internal Revenue
Mortimer Caplin
Caplin
IRS
By-line Jim Bishop debuts new ABC television series
Bob Considine notes Jim Bishop starts a new ABC TV series titled By-line Jim Bishop. The first episodes cover Berlin and Spain with Bishop’s own film and no teleprompter. He has a strong literary background and rose to fame from Eichmann trial reporting.
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Ann
Considine
Jim Bishop
Jim
Berlin
Spain
Bishop
Eichmann
ABC
GM VP Seaton warns on UAW deal before strike deadline
Detroit General Motors vice president Louis G. Seaton says a complete agreement with the United Auto Workers before the strike deadline is impossible unless someone pushes the button. Washington Republican Leader Kuchel notes Nixon may run for California governor in 1962, suggesting his viability if he does run.
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Detroit
General Motors
Louis G. Seaton
United Auto Workers
Washington
Senate
Thomas Kuchel
Richard M. Nixon
California
Jim Foxx to Help Unemployed in Ohio
In a Cleveland Plain Dealer clipping Jim Foxx, former Athletics and Red Sox star, now works for the Ohio State Employment Service. He visits shops to find jobs for the unemployed, downplaying baseball talk and focusing on employment.
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Foxx
John W. Rees
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
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Hall of Fame
Cooperstown, N.Y
Ohio State Employment Service
Cleveland
Jimmie
Rees
Mantle
Maris
Phyllis Blum
la Secretaire Prinee
Grace de
Highnes
Mlle Blum
Princess Grace de Monaco
Grace Grimaldi
Secret London Meeting Sought Teller Nuclear Test Link
Marquis Childs reports a 1960 London discussion among US and Soviet scientists that proposed inviting Edward Teller to London with Edward Teller and a Soviet counterpart to discuss resuming nuclear testing. The exchange aimed to shape future arms talks and test moratoriums amid ongoing Pugwash discussions.
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Washington
Soviet Union
London
Childs
United States
Moscow
Scientists Debate Atomic Threat and Test Ban Prospects
American scientists at a Moscow conference warned of renewed Soviet pressure to resume nuclear testing. They saw good will at first but factions within the Soviet leadership pushed for more testing and weapons. The Belgrade neutralist conference preceded atmospheric tests, signaling risk of brinksmanship and wider danger if Khrushchev must prove strength.
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Soviet Union
Geneva
Semyon Tsarapkin
Belgrade
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Berlin
United States
Soviet
Russia
Bell returns to Fairview Boro School at 40 feet
Officials in Erie pause as the 250 pound cast iron school bell is found back in the cupola 40 feet above ground after being removed last July. Puzzlement remains over who carried out the act.
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Jimmie Fox
Mantle
Maris
Babe Ruth
Vic Frolund
Youngstown
Erie, Pa
UPI
Fairview Boro
Berlin gets Axis style radio demoralization blitz
Fulton Lewis reports that East German Communists began a propaganda campaign aimed at U S troops in Berlin. Radio OPS broadcasts on AM and FN frequencies from the Communist zone target 6 500 American soldiers with music news and a subtle anti U S message.
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Washington
Tokyo
U.S
Berlin
OPS
G.I. One
Reds Use Berlin Tactics Amid Broadcasts and Protests
Radio reports describe Western broadcasts praising communism in Berlin while new songs and news mix nightly. Johnson faces veiled attacks as he tours West Germany, with guards and cheering crowds noted. In the U.S. racial tensions flare in North Carolina as a lynch mob targets Freedom Riders. Kennedy faces labor opposition over a $129,000 Redevelopment loan to Gassville to lure a factory, with critics arguing it undermines high wage goals.
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Berlin
Lyndon Johnson
OPS
Johnson
Storm
G.I. Joe
America
North Carolina
Freedom Riders
Kennedy
Arkansas
Gassville
Marbax Shirt Company
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Massachusetts
Khrushchev signals renewed nuclear tests and Berlin pressure
Barry Goldwater argues Khrushchev aims to unsettle Berlin and provoke a Western reaction. He calls the Soviet leader the voice of communism and links the Berlin stance to broader Cold War threats including Castro and rocket rhetoric.
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Cuba
Castro
United States
Khrushchev
Reds Hold War Over U S Head
A column urges firm American resolve in the Berlin crisis. It argues against appeasement with Khrushchev, warns of the danger of atomic war, and commends President Kennedy for refusing to concede in Berlin while calling for national unity and faith.
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Khrushchev
Eisenhower
Paris
Reds
U.S
Kennedy
Desegregation Spreads Across 24 Southern Districts
Ralph McGill notes 24 school districts in the South including Atlanta Dallas and Galveston desegregated this fall bringing the total to 807 with six colleges also desegregating The piece criticizes politicians for obstructing progress while praising the Supreme Court for a measured ruling and urging honest beginnings despite violent opposition and political ambition.
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Dallas
Galveston
U.S. Supreme Court
Macbeth
Shakespeare
Slow Progress on Desegregation in Southern States
The piece argues Southern voters realize that desegregation will not ruin schools and that Negro students enter integrated classrooms with proper exams and respectable backgrounds. It notes Tennessee adding 400 Negro students, North Carolina doubling integrated pupils, Texas and Florida rising, and six Southern colleges admitting Black students as politicians and extremists are exposed as deceiving the public.
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Tennessee
North Carolina
Texas
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