Yearend view on Khrushchev era hints at regime unity
A critical yet restrained yearend assessment of 1962 in the Soviet Union notes no public dissident print toward Khrushchev despite Cuba missile crisis. It cites managed public opinion, ongoing shortages, reform attempts, and harsher penalties for economic crimes while pointing to stagnation in agriculture and limited consumer progress.
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Partisanship Run Wild in Minnesota Gubernatorial Recount
Recount progress in Minnesota shows 65 556 challenged ballots across 45 of 87 counties amid a dead heat between Gov Elmer Andersen and challenger Karl Rolvaag. GOP and Democrat tallies differ on lead, raising fears of 100 000 disputed ballots and a court decision.
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Spot Checks And Privacy In Toronto Roads
The piece argues spot checks by police are not invasions of privacy when driving is a privilege and a car can be a weapon. While recognizing concern over civil liberties, it asserts motorists cannot expect full protection while driving on public roads and suggests spot checks may improve road safety.
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Night Classes Meet A Need In Higher Education
Night schools relieve day class crowding and rising costs by using idle campus space. They expand access for working students and can elevate the nation’s education level. The trend attracts younger students and may bolster junior colleges and four year institutions. Night schooling could become more common where demand justifies it.
A Victory by Any Name in Small Town Basketball
Dave Felts reflects on old time sports headlines and word choices in reporting high school games in Central Illinois. He notes how editors used community names and verbs for wins, cites Bath versus Virginia headlines, and admires quirky terms like unfrock while commenting on a modern Globe headline. The column wanders to state license plates, a slogan contest, and postal rate shifts set to begin January 7, tracing language and memory across American life.
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Two Secretaries for One Nation in Statecraft
C L Sulzberger argues the secretary of state cannot be five places at once as foreign policy requires both a traveling emissary and a home policy builder. He notes Truman’s and Dulles’ approaches, suggests dual cabinet-level roles, and calls for reforms to keep a steady overseas presence and long range strategy.
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Eisenhower Urges Individualism Over Government Aid
Former President Eisenhower questions farmers, statesmen, and business leaders about giving up subsidies and grants while urging a return to individualism. He notes the modern urbanized nation cannot sever ties with federal services and cites local government as a hurdle to free enterprise. The audience cheered some, yet showed little appetite to abandon federal contracts or halt highway construction. Pope John XXIII to attend New Year concert at Vatican Celmentine Hall with Sistine Choir and blessing.
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Epiphany Celebrations Across Christian World End Christmas Time
Epiphany marks the end of Christmas season on January 6 with Twelfth Night celebrations. Observances span Tarpon Springs Greek sponge divers blessing ritual to the Feast of the Three Kings in the Philippines and Mexico, culminating in Epiphany pilgrimages and pageantry among the Otomi and Aztec descendants near Chalma. The term Epiphany denotes the appearance of Jesus as savior, linked to the Wise Men, Holy Spirit at baptism, and Cana miracle.
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