Who Is To Regulate Regulatory Agencies
A Landis report calls for major reform of federal regulatory agencies. It proposes a presidential office to draft reform proposals for Congress and a code of ethics with penalties for violators. The piece questions practicality, urges congressional oversight alongside executive action, and warns against concentrating watchdog power in the White House.
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Kennedy
James M. Landis
Harvard Law School
Congress
Senate
Landis
Dean Landis
White House
Setback in U S diplomacy trims Africa embassy program
The Bureau of the Budget cuts reduce the State Department plan to open seven new embassies and expand others in Africa by about one third, dropping 31 American positions. The piece argues embassies are crucial for explaining U S aims and preventing Soviet influence in Africa and Latin America, warning continued cuts risk shifting loyalties toward the Soviets.
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Bureau of the
U. S
Africa
State Department
Lou W. Henderson
Department
United States
Soviet Union
Latin America
Christmas Decorations Recalled From Past Seasons
An elderly chronicler recalls a distant Christmas cycle with eleven months between seasons and notes desert Arabs tending sheep who witnessed a great light marked by a distant French A bomb explosion in the Sahara.
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Betold
Sahara Desert
Eisenhower blocks security data in row with Congress
President Eisenhower refuses to disclose security information to the House Foreign Affairs and Monetary Affairs subcommittee, framing it as executive privilege. The piece argues watchdog groups are needed to curb expanding executive power, while noting the president’s belligerent stance toward Congress and the missed chance to work with legislative oversight.
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Eisenhower
House Foreign Affairs and Monetary Affairs
Congress
House
Comptroller-General
Legislative
State Department
Happy retailer ships leftover trees to Moscow for New Year sales
A retailer moves unsold Christmas trees to Moscow where they are marketed as New Year's trees, turning holiday leftovers into a seasonal profit opportunity.
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Happy
Moscow
Republicans In Cabinet Controversy Over Dillon Appointment
Eisenhower reportedly unhappy with Republican Dillon taking the treasury post under Kennedy. Analysts note no basis to doubt Kennedy's Republican picks Dillon and Mc Namara, with history pointing to party responsibility and two party system dynamics.
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Eisenhower
C. Douglas Dillon
Treasury
John Kennedy
Dillon
Kennedy
Defense
Franklin Roosevelt
Henry L. Stimson
Frank Knox
War
Navy
United States
Douglas Dillon
Robert $. McNamara
Trials Ahead as Eichmann Case Broadly Watched
West Germany has arrested former Auschwitz commander Adolf Eichmann’s associate Richard Baer. Israel claims Eichmann, while German authorities must judge fairly. The case tests justice, avoiding pre judgment and ensuring due process for all involved.
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Adolf Eichmann
Auschwitz
West Germany
Israel
Hitler
Eichmann
Auschwitz Cartmander
Richard Baer
Baer
Virginians and MacArthur Honor Roots and Authors
Column reviews Virginia lineage of General Douglas MacArthur and the Felts family history linking Sussex Virginia to Tennessee and Illinois. Notes Michener Harper's essays and his "Other Books" list, plus Christmas in Peoria with the Felts family, a dachshund named Kri-Kri joining the holiday scene.
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Norfolk
Douglas MacArthur
Old Dominion
Virginia
Felts
Sussex County
North Carolina
Tennessee
Ilinois
James A. Michener
Harper's
Peoria
Chicago
Stretch Pants Are A Necessity
Herr Von Yodel's scheeing secrets told by Stanley Woodward explore winter ski fashion and etiquette for beginners and veterans. The piece covers gear, wax versus waxless skis, ski resorts from New York to Quebec, and the social scene at ski lodges, with humorous caricatures of skiers and the evolving trend toward stretch pants as a fashionable and functional essential.
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New York
Pennsylvania
New England
Cana
New York City
Quebec
Toronto
New
Engl
Mt. Snow
Diming Peak
Big Bromley
Squaw Valley
Herr von Yodel
Europe
Pe Wae
Human Race Endures Its Worst Week
Hal Boyle reports a post Christmas lull as people, offices, and households slow to a standstill between Christmas and New Year. Ennui grips workers and families, delaying year end tasks, while the virus of fatigue passes with the coming holiday week. The piece notes a contrast with Chartres Cathedral’s twin spires as a separate observation.
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Hal Boyle
Associated Press
New York
Seone
Santa Claus
Ennui
State Research Unit Seeks 189022 For 1961 62 Budget
The Legislative Council, Illinois research agency, will request 189022 for the 1961-1962 biennium. Directed by 22 legislators led by Rep. Clyde Lee, the council produced 18 reports in August and November and expects about 45 more reports and 600 memoranda by year end 1959-1960. Reports cover junior colleges to state crime labs and taxes by other states. Residents may request copies via their representatives. A legislative procedure manual for new legislators will also be mailed to lawmakers and available to citizens.
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Legislative Council
Ilinois
Clyde Lee
D-Mt Vernon
Legislatsors
Christian Spirit Versus Exporting It Abroad in Carbondale
Editor F S Randall laments prejudice faced by a Ugandan teacher in Carbondale amid a discussion of the State Department International Teacher Development Program. He warns that mission work abroad should not mask domestic discrimination and reflects on American self image.
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Southern Tehnoisan
Southern Illnois University
Carbondale
State Department
Uganda
East Africa
America
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Arkansas
Géneral MacArthur
Yachel Lindsay
Congo
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Heaven
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Michener
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