Important AFL-CIO Convention Faces Critical Foes
The AFL-CIO gathering in Florida confronts major threats including James Hoffa's Teamsters, looming federal antitrust action, potential strikes at missile bases, craft versus industrial union clashes, and discrimination within unions. Leaders face decisive choices to reform or invite government intervention. The outcome will shape labor’s future and national policy.
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Florida
Labor Federation
Alf-Cio
James Hoffa
Teamsters Union
Afl-Cio
Teamsters
House of Labor
Ailcio
Apl-Cio
Afl-C10
Federation
George Meany
Mr. Hoffa
Laborrom
Welcome Talks Set At Bermuda Between Kennedy and Macmillan
President Kennedy and Prime Minister Macmillan plan talks in Bermuda on December 21 and 22. The meeting aims to strengthen Western unity, discuss closer ties with Western Europe, and improve mutual understanding amid Cold War tensions.
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Kennedy
Macmillan
Mr. Macmillan
Britain
Europe
Credit cards and chefs in Cold War diplomacy
Three U.S. congressmen note Americans carry credit cards even in East Berlin as a symbol of travel freedom. North Korea boasts rapid economic growth in 1961. Nationalist China may dispatch skilled chefs abroad, hinting at a global culinary contest. A US atmospheric test in the Marshall Islands could trigger a major debate at the UN Geneva Assembly.
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U.S
Communist
East Berlin
Aid Must Hinge On Reforms
The Alliance for Progress in Latin America requires reforms by recipient nations to match US aid. Secretary Dillon said 80 percent of the burden rests with the countries themselves and warned against politically motivated loans. The program aims for cooperative development, with the US guiding aid to spur self-help reforms and stable economies.
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Alliance For Progress
Latin America
U. S
United States
Castro faces visa hurdle for Dominican incursion plan
Fidel Castro plans to invade the Dominican Republic and would require a visa from the U.S. fleet. In other news, Kennedy met Adenauer in the Western doubleheader first game, while Macmillan prepares to face De Gaulle.
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Dominican Republic
U. S
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Adenauer
Macmillan
de Gaulle
Supreme Court to Rule on St. Louis Shoe Firm Slipping
The high court debates whether the St. Louis shoe company has been negligent or evasive in its conduct, raising questions about liability and potential impacts on workers and consumers.
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U. S. Supreme Court
St. Louis
Neutralist push seeks club to halt nuclear arms spread
In UN discussions Western states oppose a non nuclear club pledging not to acquire bombs, fearing defense impairment. Sweden led a neutralist plan to stop arms spread, while an Irish proposal calls for a treaty with inspections to curb nuclear secrets among major powers. The debate stresses the need for international control to curb proliferation.
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United States
Club
Sweden
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Dave Felts Columns on War Presidents and Hospital Notes
A column by Dave Felts blends reminiscences of political figures like Whig nomination letters in 1848 and Eisenhower’s 1952 bid with light humor about cartoons of desert islands. He recounts hospital stay after a coronary, notes hospital visitors and saucy cards, and mentions plans to return home while preserving a favorite library space.
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Countess Snowden
David
Linley
Campaign to curb animal cruelty gains momentum
Humanitarian groups press for humane slaughter bans and anti cruelty laws after successful pushes for oil pollution limits and funding. The campaigns gain support from churches and the General Federation of Women's Clubs, with bills pending in Congress to regulate animal care in research and curb cruel practices.
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General Federation of Women's Clubs
Pope John
National Catholic Society For Animal Welfare
Wyoming
Interior
Statuary Hall Faces Move Under Udall Plan
Secretary Udall seeks congressional assent to relocate statues from Statuary Hall to free space in the Capitol. The piece notes the hall’s jumbled mix of figures, the tight rule against moving statues, and proposals to reposition eight unplaced state statues plus 13 originals, with Alaska and Hawaii delaying.
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Washington
Udal
Capitol
Statuary Hall
Leavenworth Penitentiary
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New Mexico
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Hawaii
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Colorado
Montana
Nevada
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Wyoming
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Sequoyah
St. Illinois
Frances FE. Willard
Minnesota
Maria L. Sanford
Florence Sabin
Esther Morris
Will Rogers
Oklahoma
Massachusetts
John Winthrop
Houdon
George Washington
Rotunda
Khrushchev and the Soviet Literary Thaw in 1962 Era
Brook Atkinson argues that after Khrushchev's 1956 speech the genie cannot be put back in the bottle. The thaw cooled as writers battle censorship, while Western myths romance Soviet art. Paustovsky and others critique Socialist realism and state control, predicting a difficult consolidation of art and politics. Caplin notes a delayed tax guide, but the broader point is a still-churned literary scene.
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Huey Long
Father Junipero Serra
Robert E. Lee
Brooks Atkinson
New York
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Stalin
Lenin
Abram Tertz
Krow
Realism
Pantheon
Adrministra- Books
Konstantin -Paustovsky
Paustovsky
Khrush
Russia
Caplin
IRS to Provide More Help on Farm Tax Returns
Washington AP reports the Internal Revenue Service will offer more assistance to farmers in preparing their income tax returns. Commissioner Morton M. Cap pin said Monday the revenue service will increase guidance and resources for agricultural filers.
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Internal Revenue Service
Morton
M.capin
Revenue
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