Editorial: Old Bolsheviks and a Shift in Soviet Policy
The resignation of V M Meleev as foreign minister and Dmitri Shepilov's appointment signal a generational shift in Moscow. While Khrushchev remains dominant, policy may adjust as day to day decisions move from Molotov era rigor to a bureaucratic leadership style, with broader West relations in view.
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Dmitri T. Shepilov
Pravda
Molotov
Soviet Union
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Yugoslavia
India
England
Shepilov
Egypt
Nasser
Cairo
Tito
Moscow
Russia
Stalin
Cominform
Malenkov
Marshal Bulganin
Kefauver Stevenson Campaigning Lags at Grass Roots
A columnist notes Kefauver Stevenson campaigning is two or three feet below grass roots as the motion picture business stalls and theater operators face the federal amusement tax as a serious issue.
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Kefauver—Stevenson
Illinois farmers optimistic after week of rains and floods
Rain fell across Illinois last week bringing corn soybeans wheat and oats under water in places such as Farmer City and near Kickapoo Sugar and Salt creeks. Advisers say replanting is still possible and a strong harvest is likely despite flood damage and potential government purchasing under price support laws.
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Illinois
Farmer City
Dreuth
Englanders toast the Queen while Americans toast excess
In England people drink to the Queen, while Americans have no royalty to toast though some drink to Excess. A friend who plays poker hides a grin when ahead, showing a splendid poker face when losing.
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England
Kentucky Senate Race Shifts As Clements Defeats Bates
In Kentucky Tuesday, Sen Earle S. Clements defeated Joe B Bates for the Democratic Senate nomination by about 80 000 votes. Chandler loses influence over the party while June 30 county conventions and July 3 state convention loom. Republicans nominate Thruston B Morton, with John Sherman Cooper possible on the slate for the Barkley seat.
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Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
U.S. Senate
U.S
Joe B. Bates
Earle S. Clements
Sen. Clements
Democratic Party
Happy” Chandler
Sen
Chicenty
Thruston B. Morton
Eisenhower
Senate
Alben W. Barkley
John Sherman Cooper
India
United Nations Actions in Korea Justified by Protecting Itself
UN forces argue they acted to preserve the armistice by removing the Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission from South Korea to the neutral zone. North Korea denies violation claims while evidence suggests Pyongyang has boosted armed forces and air power. The commission has been accused of aiding North Korea in masking military buildup. Switzerland and another neutral nation contribute members to the commission.
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Czechoslovakia
Poland
North Korea
Korea
Robert G. Gard
United States
UN Command
Supervisory Commission
38Th Parallel
United Nations
Moscow
Cvesigitch
United Nations Command
Neutral Nations Supervisory Commission
South Korea
Switzerland
Dark concealment and danger thread through warning
The note warns about secrecy and danger, highlighting covert harm and risky items like a gun, a knife, sleeping pills, and a martini as potential threats in a domestic or personal context.
Advertising Expenditures Top 1955 List and Media Echoes
The column notes 1955 newspaper ad outlays led by General Motors 62.6 million Ford 29.6 million Chrysler 24.1 million Distillers Seagram 9.1 million Colgate Palmolive 9.35 million General Foods 8.67 million Proctor & Gamble 7.95 million Lever Brothers 7.67 million General Electric 7.56 million National Distillers 6.72 million The piece also references radio chatter about Dave Felts and praises Dr. W Bunn for Lincoln materials and Col Robert R McCormick, then discusses English honors, poetry, church history in Marion Illinois and ends with a nod to John Hersey and theater.
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General Motors
Ford Motors
Chrysler Corp
Distillers-Seagram
Colgate-Palmolive
General Foods
Proctor & Gamble
Lever Brothers
General Electric
National Distillers
Historian Arnold Toynbee Named Companion of Honor
The Queen's birthday honors list last week includes historian Arnold Toynbee awarded Companion of Honor for lifetime contributions to history and public service.
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Arnold Toynbee
GOP Faces Dull Yet Strategic Convention Plans
Washington columnist Roscoe Drummond warns the 1956 Republican convention in San Francisco may be low excitement. With no major fights or contested delegates, planners seek TV friendly moments to sustain public interest and capitalize on Eisenhower’s ongoing White House campaign. The Democrats promise a lively contrast with multiple nominees.
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Roscoe Drummond Wash
San Francisco
Asians applaud China progress and redirection in Asia
The piece reports that Asians including Pakistan's Chaudhry Ali and India's Nehru view Mao Zedong's China as a rising power under Soviet influence. It notes Chinese industrial growth, military modernization, and ongoing aid to other nations while Western leaders fear long term US disadvantages.
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Mao
India
Egypt
Pakistan
Burma
Chaudry Mohammed Ali
China
Peiping
Ali
Nicholas Kaldor
Hin
Nehru
New York Times
United States
Russia
Chiang Kai-shek
Southeast Asia
Chiang
Cairo
Tokyo
United Nations
Adlai Estes Face Narrow Florida Democratic Primary
The Florida primary produced a light, close vote with Adlai Stevenson winning 22 of 28 delegates by the popular vote. Kefauver showed Southern support remains, signaling a tough, costly path ahead for both as California looms and party leaders weigh futures.
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Florida
Adlai Stevenson
Sen
Estes Kefauver
South
Stevenson
Kefauver
Eisenhower
California
Nany
France to Seek Taxes for Algeria Conflict Costs
Paris June 4 Finance Minister Paul Ramadier announced Parliament will be asked to approve new taxes to cover the 19 month old Algerian rebellion. The request targets about 100 francs in new revenues to fund the fight.
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Paris
Paul Ramadier
Algeria
Ramadier
Washington letter on mercy in war 1782 and its modern echoes
Dorothy Thompson surveys George Washington’s 1782 letter freeing Captain Asgill amid wartime reprisal. She links the humane pledge to the decline of restraint and the rise of terror from Jacobin France to today’s conflicts, arguing the ethic Washington sought survived only in memory.
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Dorothy Thompson
London
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George Washington
Hardy
Asgill
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Washington
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