Adequate Controls Key To Any Disarmament
Editorial argues that a total nuclear test ban is a propaganda ploy by the Soviet Union and that world peace hinges on adequate international controls. It notes Western delegates returning from Geneva, UN considerations, and the hesitance of neutral nations toward disarmament. The piece stresses that all arms limits must be backed by firm, verifiable controls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Britain
Geneva
U.N. General Assembly
United Nations
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Lowering The Trade Bars Across The Board Plan
Undersecretary of State George W. Ball backs Kennedy administration tariff bargaining at Geneva. The across the board system would cut tariffs on whole categories to boost free trade among major industrial nations, with selective reductions sacrificed for broader market access. Congress to be asked next year to consider the proposal amid pressure for modifications.
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George W. Ball
Kennedy
Geneva
European Economic Community
Congress
United States
Population rise prompts call for better public services
The United States marks a five million increase since April 1960, passing 185 million. Commerce officials acknowledge the growth as a sign of strength but warn that expanded public services and private opportunities are needed to maintain high living standards and bolster weaker economic areas as the population grows.
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United States
Commerce Department
Luther H. Hodges
Undercover Boll Weevils in Educational Politics
The Louisville Courier-Journal critiques a Georgia Bureau of Investigation security unit led by Lt. H A Poole calling it a partial FBI supplement yet warns against police intrusion into education. It notes officials from Virginia Texas North Carolina declined to join and likens the need for the group to the boll weevil.
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H. A. Poole
Georgia Bureau of Investigation
New Southern Association of Intelligence Agents
Remuve
Virginia
Texas
Terry Sanford
North Carolina
South
Kennedy Tops Izvestia With Ten Columns In Print
The Washington era of coverage collides with Hubert Humphrey’s eight hours of solid work as spring training opens. Baseball trading chatter increases amid early season talk and hopeful chatter about the days ahead.
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John Kennedy
Izvestia
Hubert Humphrey
Few Havens For The Men
The piece notes a rising female role in sports and leisure, citing increased women’s tackle purchases by 28 percent and shifts in activities like bowling, golf, and dining. It mentions the Oot Club in Dumfries as a rare male haven and jokes about female influence across society, ending with a light quip about a kin of Christmas shopping.
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U.S. Senate
Oot Club
Dumfries
Scotland
Big John elegiac ballad evoked amid literary echoes
A radio lyric praises a coal miner known as Big John who sacrificed his life to save coworkers after mine timbers failed. The piece compares him to classical elegies and other historic ballads, while noting a broader reading list and literary references from Lipton to Waugh and Thurber during a hospital stay.
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Jyvie
Big John
Floyd Collins
Jesse James
Lem
Isador Lipton
University of Illinois
Bruce Weirick
Whittier
Kennedy Breaks Press Rules In Soviet Interview
James Reston notes President Kennedy openly courts publicity through unprecedented access to reporters and editors, inviting Aleksei Adzhubei to Izvestia and giving extensive interviews, luncheons, and televised briefings. The piece argues this shifts political power and media dynamics.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Kennedy
Aleksei Adzhubei
Khrushchev
Izvestia
Eisenhower
White ‘House
Joseph Alsop
Alsop
Walter Lippmann
Rowland Evans
New York Herald -Tribune
Charles Bartlett
Chattanoooga Times
Hyannis Port
Regu
Iin
Eleanor Roosevelt
United States
White House
Wiliam G. Carleton
Harper's Magazine
Cal Punch
Tevestia
Republican National Committee
Pacifists plan demonstrations at British bases
The Committee of 100 aims for a coordinated sit down on December 9 with up to 50 000 supporters at Weathersfield and other bases including USAF HQ in South Russia Middlesex Brize Norton and cities Manchester Bristol Cardiff York. Demonstrators will attempt to block runways and entrances and may refuse to give names. Maps of bases are published and security is questioned. A separate effort seeks to locate H bomb dumps at Wethersfield for sit ins.
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Manchester Guardian
THE
Committee of 100
Weathersfield
Essex
United States Air Force
South Russia
Middlesex
Brize Norton
Oxfordshire
Manchester
Bristol
Cardiff
York
Ruislip
Wethersfield
USAF
Lord Russell
Commitis
Michael Ranille Caits
Railroads face possible direct aid as budget strains grow
Federal officials weigh government support for railways amid declining freight and passenger revenue. Rail executives show mixed views with eastern lines more receptive than western and southern ones. High costs, over regulation, and highway competition drive calls for relief while lawmakers note past wartime controls and varied carrier fortunes.
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Richard L. Worsnop
Washington
Senate
Merce - Subcommittee
Aglers
Air Lines
Eastern Roads
Western
Southern Lines
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Saah
Ivan Skavinsky Skavar
John
Evelyn Waugh
Waugh
James Thurber
Satturday Review
Peter de Vries
Thurber
James Thatcher
Valentina
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Wilson
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