TV Habits of Children Linked to School Performance
Northwestern University Professor Paul Witty reports 11 years of study on television viewing and its impact on youth learning. He finds elementary students watch 21 hours weekly, parents 20, high school students 14, and teachers 12, with heavy viewing harming grades while TV can inspire reading when linked to famous personalities.
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Paul Witty
Northwestern University
American Psychological Association
Witty
Political winds clash over foreign aid leadership plan
Marquis Childs analyzes how the Kennedy era foreign aid program faces bets on a banker head to win business and conservative support. The proposed pick, George D. Woods, raises TVA conflict fears and questions about domestic backing for aid amid wary business interests and anti giveaway sentiment.
Banker Should Be Put In Charge Of Foreign Aid
Articles on the difficulty of appointing a capable administrator for foreign aid. It traces past attempts under Eisenhower with James H. Smith and James W. Riddleberger, noting Riddleberger’s reluctance and ill health, and then covers Kennedy’s nomination of Henry R. Labouisse to head the International Cooperation Administration.
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Henry R. Labouisse
Department of State
Labouisse’s Palestine relief role praised amid ICA conflict
The World at Large notes Labouisse led the UN agency for Palestine refugees for four years, lauded for diligence and tact. Critics argue Woods’ controversy hampers ICA progress, while a Washington veteran warns that acquiring power differs from administering it, suggesting political hurdles ahead.
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United Nations Agency For Palestine Refugees
1960 Republicans urged Soviet fear to shape policy
Two professors warned the Republic Committee that communism was the overriding issue of the day and urged a strong anti-Communist line. The piece argues no policy should risk weakening freedom, urging halt on shipments to Communist states and citing post Berlin crisis commerce.
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Republic Committee On Program and Progress
Lincolin
Lincoln
Republican Committee
Communist move to tighten Berlin air corridors and Formosa timing
The note details how Soviet pressure may push civilian airliners to use Schoenfeld Airport near East Berlin to control refugees and air access, plus a Formosa crisis window before mid-October with expected artillery actions at Quemoy or Matsu. It also surveys the Philippines election, predicting Garcia’s likely re‑election amid financial backing gaps for Macapagal and a tight vice presidential contest.
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Carlos P. Garcia
Diosdado Macapagal
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Garcia
Nacionalista Party
Gil Puyat
Nacionalistas
Emmanuel Pelaez
Archbishops quip on copper nitrate shocks readers
London dispatch reports Dr. Donald Coggan archbishop of York claiming his ignorance of science would make him think copper nitrate referred to police overtime. In Minneapolis a woman helped a two year old girl pass a coin operated horse incident with a child wandering from home while mother cans peaches.
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UPI
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York
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Godiva
Berlin Crisis Deepens As Talks Falter And War Looms
Ralph McGill assesses the Berlin stalemate as talks falter and risks of atomic war rise. He warns that Washington faces costly commitments and domestic political strife could magnify a potential confrontation with Khrushchev. The reporter reflects on the stakes and uncertainty surrounding West Berlin.
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Berlin
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Congress
Berlin Urges Resolve as West Germany Faces Threats
Berlin observers warn of a 1962 mobilization by the United States and NATO pressures. Khrushchev’s tactics aim to neutralize West Germany and expand Soviet influence across Europe, with Berlin echoing the call for sacrifice and strength to avert atomic war.
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Berlin
Ex port license for rail gear to Bulgaria rocks the policy debate
Fulton Lewis reports the Aug 7 administration license authorizing 2.5 million dollars in railroad equipment shipments to Bulgaria. Rep. Glen Lipscomb protests to Defense Dept noting long run military mobility gains and potential threats. Lipscomb cites Soviet transfer machinery licenses and Yugoslav scrap metal shipments as broader concerns.
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Bulgaria
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Defense Department
Glen Lipscomb
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John A. Dabney
Defense
Lipscomb
United States
Congressman Lipscomb
Commerce Department
Soviet Union
Ussr
Yugoslavia
Trade Licenses and Scraps Highlight Cold War Trade Tensions
The report details licenses and shipments involving iron and steel scrap, steel scrap, and electrolytic copper as tensions with the Soviet bloc rise. It notes a July communique from Moscow praising developing relations, then August authorizations and upcoming House scrutiny of trade with the USSR, citing vast embargoed or restricted items and critiques of Soviet science and weapons programs.
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Ussr
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