Our Opinions All May Benefit From Reuther's Visit To Japan
Walter Reuther's trip to Japan could affect Japanese labor and both nations' people. Labor groups allied to host him show his influence across factions, including leftists and Communists. Increased production and wages may raise prices but expand market for American goods, benefiting workers, industries, and consumers alike.
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Reuther
Japan
Walter Reuther
Afl-Cio
United States
State’s Tourism Potential Awaits Realization
Illinois needs to market its diverse attractions beyond Chicago and Lincoln lore. Rep. Kenneth J. Gray urged promoting Southern Illinois and the state as a vacation destination, not merely a corridor for travelers, to unlock recreation, history, and tourist growth statewide.
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Linois
Downstate
Illinois
Chicago
Lincoln
Ulinois
Lake Michigan
Ilinois
Steel firms need capital now to compete abroad
The debate over wages and prices in U.S. steel pits dividend cuts by U S Steel Bethlehem and Republic against a need for capital to expand plants and finance modernization. Rising imports and substitute materials press steel prices, pushing firms to seek outside funds while Japan shows how debt financing supports expansion.
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Republic
U.S. Steel
Bethlehem
U.S
Japan
Iron Curtain Lonely Hearts in Warsaw
Miss Lonely Hearts in Warsaw faces a housing crisis that keeps many single Poles from marrying. With scarce apartments, couples live apart with parents for years, straining marriages as Poland’s ruling party fails to provide housing. The contrast with West Germany’s storied system invites cautious Western engagement.
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Warsaw
Poland
Germany
West Germany
Lonely Hearts
William Seaver Woods and The Literary Digest remembered
Dave Felts writes from Old Lyme Connecticut about the death of William Seaver Woods at ninety, his long editorship of The Literary Digest from 1905 to 1933, and his later work. The piece recalls the Digest’s famed 1936 Landon forecast and its 1932 Roosevelt victory prediction, noting the magazine’s decline and wartime era mood shifts.
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Old Lyme
Conn
William Seaver Woods
Literary Digest
Alf Landon
D. Roosevelt
Gov. Landon
Maine
Vermont
Digest
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Times
National Council Chief Sees Alcoholism as Treatable Illness
Alton Blakeslee reports National Council on Alcoholism president R. Brinkley Smithers says alcoholism is a legitimate illness akin to cancer or tuberculosis. He urges public acceptance, medical treatment, and awareness that most drinkers do not become chronic alcoholics, with help from hospitals, therapy, and support groups.
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Alton Blakeslee
Associated Press
New York
R. Brinkley Smithers
The
National Council On Alcoholism, Inc
Smithers
Alcoholism Information Week
Council
Alcoholics Anonymous
United States
Blue Cross
Baroness von Trapp condemns Christmas music commercialization
The Baroness Maria von Trapp denounces the commercialization of sacred Christmas songs. She notes stores flood the season with Yuletide tunes, dulling meaning for children, and urges sacred songs like Silent Night remain in home and church. She discusses her family, scattered by years, and her charitable work funding missionary efforts in Fiji.
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Trapp
Stowe
U. S
Ioun
Monsignor Wasner
Fiji Islands
Wasner
Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein II
Tact and Good Will Said Necessary In Rights Case
The Southern Trindian reports a response to a racial discrimination claim by Mrs Passmore of Murphysboro. The statement clarifies that SNFC member Graham acted as an individual, not as SNFC representative, and explains the group’s role as fact finding. It questions the Murphysboro housing lease as demeaning, notes segregation within the project, and raises concerns about firearms in public housing. Racial tension is acknowledged as highly explosive and requires tact and goodwill.
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The
Southern Trindian
Patesmore
Murphysboro
Graham
Passmore
SNFC
Student Non-Violent Freedom Committee
Front-Running Rockefeller's Foes Close In
The piece reports mounting pressure on Gov. Nelson Rockefeller as Democrats and conservative Republicans unite to “put Rockefeller down to size” before 1963 ends. Democrats signal a broad assault, while ultra-conservatives back a Goldwater challenge, with potential support for Scranton or Romney if policies align with orthodox Republicanism.
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William S. White
United Feature Syndicate
Washington
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
New York State
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
George Romney
Michigan
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Yule Music
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