Thinking machines may decide Cold War endgame say Rand scientist
A Rand Corp scientist warns that highly intelligent computers could one day outrank leaders in deciding war or peace in the Cold War. He notes cybernetics gains legitimacy in communism and envisions a machine resolving irreconcilable differences between the United States and the Soviet Union. He imagines a future where a final moral rule guides actions after a machine’s paroxysms of activity.
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Russia
Paul Armer
Computer Sciences
Rand Corp
Khrushchev
America
Armer
Unlocking Proteins The race to map body proteins advances
The article surveys major proteins like insulin hemoglobin and myoglobin, detailing decades of study at institutions such as Toronto Cambridge Columbia Oxford and progress toward full atomic reconstruction. It notes insulin discovery in 1923 and Cambridge progress on myoglobin and protein assembly, predicting a future where protein knowledge aids medicine and cures.
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Toronto
Cambridge University
Eleanor Roosevelt and Congo Crisis and clemency notes
In a UN context the Tunisian President of the General Assembly is elected without opposition. Katanga’s secession and Congo mineral wealth loom large as the Congo’s central government weighs financial interests and international reactions. A Georgia governor defers clemency for a minor to the State Board of Pardons and Paroles. A Dutch group asks if more can be done to spare a child’s death.
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Congo
Dean Rusk
Andrei Gromyko
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Will Face Tough New Decisions On Global Population
The speaker cites the moral dilemma of executing a minor, urges population control in aid regions, and notes ongoing global issues from Asia to Africa. He warns that despite cease fires such as Congo, real problems persist without decisive action by governments and individuals alike.
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Asia
Africa
South America
Nixon Chooses California Governor Bid Amid Strong Primary Fight
New York columnist reports Dick Nixon plans to run for California governor, risking national leadership prospects. He faces Goodwin Knight in a tough GOP primary with cross filing banned, while Knight vows a hard campaign exposing alleged gaps between Nixon and California voters.
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Dick Nixon
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Sacramento
Pat Brown
Goodwin Knight
Goody Knight
Knight
Nixon
Nixon's Open Road to Power Amid Political Turmoil
The article argues Nixon faces a tough choice between governor or senate runs after a narrow presidential loss. It notes Eisenhower's surprising lobbying for GOP influence and Ike's emergence as the party's key spokesman, reshaping Nixon's national prospects and advisers' plans for a 1964 challenge to JFK.
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Knight
Nixon
White House
California
Tom Kuchel
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Gettysburg
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Senate House fray over postage and garage ceiling paint
Washington column notes growing cross chamber interest as House adds a postal frank expansion to a year end bill and senators balk at the plan. Rep H R Gross questions a $30,000 ceiling paint appropriation for the Senate garage and cites bids under $20,000 with some as low as $15,000.
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Iowa
Where do all these others come from asks child at mass
Ralph Volkwein three and a half, son of Herr and Frau Heinrich Volkwein, asks where all the robed figures in the cathedral procession originate as the 600th anniversary mass ends. The scene mirrors a wider question about growing complexity facing statesmen and citizens as commentators reflect on tradition and modern life.
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Speyer
Ralph Volkwein
Herr
Frau
Heinrich Volkwein
Santa Claus
Volkwein
Heinrich
Else and Heinrichs Family Journey From War to Everyday Life
The narrative follows Else, an orphan who endured post war hardship in Germany, her marriage to a soccer player, and their family over years. By 1961 Else works six hours daily while children attend kindergarten, they own a Volkswagen, and Grandparents near 80. Their son grows up hearing the world claim Santa Claus.
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Else
New Concepts in Teaching Mathematics At Scottsdale High
Maybelle Sessions outlines changes in U S math education with unified curriculum across Arcadia Coronado and Scottsdale high schools. Students study algebra via sets and number line with a new vocabulary and integrated geometry and early exposure, plus five year four year math option and advanced placement.
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Arcadia
Scottsdale
Coronado
Scottsdale High School
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