Poverty On Parnassus The Economics Of Poetry
David Felts surveys how poets sustain themselves in America from Vachel Lindsay to Edna St. Vincent Millay. He notes university teaching as a common income source, cites Ciardi on the shift from poet to professor, and reflects on the living of poets like Frost, Sandburg, and Lindsay while highlighting the enduring value of poetry.
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Achel Lindsay
Vachel Lindsay
South
Tommy Tucker
Rachel Lindsay
Springfield
Illinois
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Miss Millay
Longfellow
Harvard
Holmes
Lowell
Emerson
Whittier
William Vaughn Moody
Carl Sandburg
Lincoln
Edgar Lee Masters
Robert Frost
Amy Lowell
Stephen Vincent Benet
John Brown
Edwin Arlington Robinson
Tristram
Eugene Boussevain
Frost
Millay Sandburg
Benet and Robinson
Wallace Stevens
Elizabeth Bishop
Carl van Doren
University of Illinois
Columbia University
Robert Hillyer
Archibald MacLeish
MacLeish
Library of Congress
Randall Jarrell
United States
Saturday Review
John Ciardi
Parnassus
America
Ciardi
Europe
Little Nail Gozdzik Risks Poland Freedom Crisis
Militant auto workers leader known as the Little Nail led a Warsaw plant walkout during the Oct 19 uprising that pressured Gomulka and Moscow’s stance. The piece warns that Gozdzik must show responsibility to prevent a Moscow crackdown and further unrest as Poland tests limited free labor rights.
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Gozdzik
Poland
Cozdzik
Warsaw
Jeran
Moscow
Khruschev
Walter Reuther
Phil Murray
Wladyslaw Gomulka
Balance of Aid and Budget in Free World Policy
The piece contrasts Secretary Humphrey’s reluctance to large foreign aid with Nixon’s hints of bipartisan support. It notes Europe’s oil shortage, IMF loan effects, and India's Suez dependencies while highlighting Gov. Herter’s appointment as a potential pivot toward expanded aid and a balanced budget.
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Humphrey
Secretary of the Treasury
Eisenhower
Europe
United States
U. S
Suez Canal
Britain
France
International Monetary Fund
India
Cape Horn
Suez
Free Asia
Gov. Herter
Herbert Hoover Jr
Hoover
Mr. Herter
Free World
Herter
Dulles
Warning and risk of late safety checks on retaliatory bombers
The text argues safety checks were skipped and many operational risks were assumed for B52 bombers. It stresses that warning of imminent attack should be hours, not seconds, and notes Castle Air Force Base in California as the sole active B52 base, warning that retaliatory bombers would be first targets in a future attack.
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United States
Castle Air Force Base
Calif
Pearl Harbor
Corn Referendum Shows Mixed Signals for Price Support
Voters in the Corn Belt backed the base acreage plan with just over 60 percent, while turnout was under one-sixth of eligible voters. The result hints at openness to a different price support approach, but many farmers remain indifferent as corn is mainly for livestock feed. Debates in Congress, led by Humphrey, may push for allotment changes and a broader review of agricultural programs.
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Sen. Humphrey
Congress
Charles Shuman
The
Farm Bureau
Time Needed To Launch Bombers In Air War
A survey of military aviation timing shows scramble for fighters is seconds, but B52s require lengthy preflight work. Ground crews must warm eight engines and prepare a 250 ton Stratofortress, with three hours typical and only 15 minutes in extreme emergencies to reach the runway.
Life Master honors blind bridge player in North Carolina
A North Carolina osteopath who is blind has been named a Life Master by the American Contract Bridge League. He plays with Braille cards while partners call out cards read by the dummy hand, relying on memory to guide play.
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North Carolina
Lis
Sociologist predicts poverty can be conquered in twenty years
A sociologist argues poverty could be overcome within about two decades, noting optimism similar to Herbert Hoover’s earlier promise. The source recalls Hoover’s past confidence, including his high school freshman class campaign where he ran on his own record.
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Herbert Hoover
Thrift Returns as a Civic Duty in Peoria Journal Star
The Guaranty Survey declares the era of discouraging saving is ending and urges a return to thrift. Experts say government spending is no longer needed to stimulate growth and employment, and saving now supports swift, sound expansion. Washington should be informed of this shift.
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Peoria Journal Star
Guaranty Survey
Everyon
Washington
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Mark van Doren
Leonard Bacon
William Rose Benet
Karl Shapiro
Robert Lowell
W. H. Auden
Peter Viereck
Gwendolyn Brooks
Marianne Moore
Theodore Roethke
Rutgers
Rome
Academy of Arts and Letters
David Felts
Felts
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Mirkow
Sia
Poznan
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Bydgoszcz
Nixon
Egypt
Nasser
Clifton Daniel
Margaret Truman
Tsman
Eyre & Spottiswoode
Manchester Guardian
St. Christopher
Balaban and Katz Theatres Corporation
John Balaban
West
Fredric Frank
DeMille
Coffman Union
University of Minnesota
L. D. Coffman
Eastern Illinois Normal School
Eastern Illinois State College
Charleston
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Jack
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Francis G. Blair
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