Editorial on Trujillo Legacy Chaos And Revolution
The editorial laments Trujillo's assassination ending his dictatorship with no orderly succession. It notes his regime improved workers lives yet crushed opposition, warns of looming power struggles among elites, exiles, peasants, and the armed force, and questions American policy amid regional unrest and potential anti-Trujillo resistance. It concludes revolution and chaos may define the legacy.
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Caribbean
Fidel Castro
Ciudad Trujillo
Santo Domingo
Trujillo
Hispaniola
Dominican Republic
Congress
Hette
Blue Laws Lose Support Across States
A Supreme Court ruling upholding Sunday Blue Laws faces limited backing as enforcement is spotty. The piece notes lax state adherence, broad exceptions, and minimal popular support, despite Chief Justice Warren's view that a weekly day of rest is permissible.
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Supreme Court
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Pennsylvania
High Court
Earl Warren
Britain names Ormsby-Gore ambassador to United States
President Kennedy’s push to gather relatives in government is mirrored by Britain's appointment of David Ormsby-Gore, 48, as Ambassador to the United States, joining a family-linked pairing with Prime Minister Macmillan. He will start in October and is a former minister of state for foreign affairs with UN and East West negotiation experience.
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Kennedy
David Ormsby-Gore
Britain
United Sates
Ormsby-Gore
Macmillan
Orreshy-Gore
United Nations
Yorty Defeats Poulson for Los Angeles Mayor
In Los Angeles the mayoral race ends with Samuel W. Yorty defeating incumbent Norris Poulson. Yorty, a former Democratic congressman, faces a city struggling with urban sprawl traffic and crime while Poulson touts a civic center project and improved services.
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Parisan Ledgers
Norris Poulson
Samuel W. Yorty
Yorty
Nixon
State Assembly
California UN- American Activities Committee
Poulson
Khrushchev
Tayar Paulson
Yorly
Sasapalis
All The Way Home on Sullivan Show Spurs Box Office Interest
Dave Felts notes Ed Sullivan plans to feature three scenes from All The Way Home on his Sunday night program. The Broadway play nearly folded last December until Sullivan urged audiences to buy tickets, drawing lines at box offices and sparking debate on merit versus publicity in New York and beyond.
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Ed Sullivan
Broadway
Sullivan
New York City
Sunayight
Pariah Among Free Nations As South Africa Cuts Ties
Editorial notes South Africa moves to sever Commonwealth ties over apartheid, drawing internal tension. Pre-dawn raids, mass arrests, emergency laws, and censorship follow as 5,000 reservists are called up. A multiracial constitutional shift is hinted, with blacks projected to outnumber whites by 1980, prompting labor withdrawal as pressure rises.
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Union of South Africa
Commonwealth of Nations
Commonwealth
South Africa
Hendrik F. Verwoerd
Ceylon
Ghana
India
Malaya
Nigeria
Pakistan
Sierra Leone
African National Council
National Council
Texas
California
Menfranc
New York
Guerrilla Warfare Gains U S Focus Under Kennedy Era
The article notes a shift toward irregular warfare under President Kennedy with a Pentagon upgrade at Ft Bragg raising Col William Yarbrough to major general and a 500 man increase in guerrilla forces. It cites Laos concerns, Che Guevara manuals, and export of revolution as context for renewed U S emphasis on ground warfare and special forces training.
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Webster
United States
John F. Kennedy
Pentagon
Ft. Bragg
N. C
William P. Yarbrough
Laos
Pathet Lao
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Washington
Artoy
Ernests Che Guevara
Fidel Castro
Mark S. Watson
Baltimore Sun
Army
Bavaria
Moscow
Che Guevara
Red China
Meo Tse-tung
Latin America
Fidel Castes
Cuba
Leased luxury blooms in New York as daily rentals rise
A booming New York trend sees ordinary people rent prestige items for short periods. Chauffeured limousines, mink coats, hi fi systems, and yachts are rented weekly or daily, with Circulating Library of Paintings and other services offering access to luxury at a fraction of ownership. The motive appears to be luxury for luxuries sake, not status signaling.
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Enery
New York Sun
Qoustion
Haxwant
Veterans Commission Survives Effort to Kill It
Springfield reports the Illinois Veterans Commission weathered a bid to end its 2 year funding. Rep. Alber Hachmeister called the agency useless and duplicative, but the Municipalities Committee refused to eliminate the 42.68 million dollar appropriation. Commission chairman James P. Ringley defended the agency, noting veterans support and useful services. one jeweler remarked about wedding ring rentals as a side comment.
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Springfield
Illinois Veterans Commis
Sion
Alber Hachmeister
R-Chi Jcago
Ilinois House Municipalities Committee
Machmeister
The
Veterans Administration
James P. Ringley
Chicago
Commission
Zsa Zsa Defends Trujillo After His Death
Hollywood actress Zsa Zsa Gabor calls the killing of Dominican dictator Rafael Trujillo an awful thing and says he was a very fine man. She commented on the assassination on Thursday, describing the act as tragic. The report notes her controversial remark amid the assassination controversy.
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Trujillo
Hollywood
Acress
Zsa
Zsa Gabor
Rafael Trujillo
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