Regulatory Agencies Need Investigation
Editorial argues for thorough Senate probes into regulatory bodies like the Interstate Commerce Commission and SEC, noting payola scandals exposed by Rep. Oren Harris. It warns investigations should avoid publicity stunts and calls for ethical scrutiny starting at home, with future inquiries planned after the 1960 elections.
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Arkansas
Oren Harris
Sherman Adams
White House
John Doerfer
Federal Communications Commission
Chares van Doren
Congressman Harris
Harris
Interstate Commerce Commission
Securities and Exchange Commission
Civil Aeronautics Board
Senate
Moderate Paz Estenssoro wins Bolivia presidency in landslide
Victor Paz Estenssoro, a moderate leftist, secures a landslide victory in Bolivia's Sunday election. The 52 year old former president heads to office August 6, with incumbent Hernan Siles Zuazo expected to peacefully hand over power.
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Bolivia
South America
Victor Paz Estenssoro
National Revolutionary Movement
Hernan Sies Zuazo
Paz Estenssoro
Harvard Class of 1910 50th reunion slated in Cambridge
Dave Felts notes the Harvard Class of 1910 will gather in Cambridge next week with about 200 members expected. Living notables include T. S. Eliot James T. Sumner Walter Lippmann Willard Wright Hamilton Fish and Stuart Chase.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
T. S. Eliot
James T. Sumner
Walter Lippmann
Willard Huntington Wright
S. S. van Dyne
William Gibbs
Hamilton Fish
Stuart Chase
Heywood Broun
Sen
Bronson Cutting
New Mexico
Alan Seegar
John S. Reed
Kremlin
Hagler Boys
Springfield
Hagler
Truman's restrained critique and theater notes in 1960s columns
Harry Truman avoids partisan excess while criticizing certain critics of US policy toward Khrushchev and the U-2 incident. He notes a feud with his former army chief and praises Hoover’s restraint. Brooks Atkinson faces Broadway decline as strike disrupts openings and industry standards compare to television. The piece also ponders Arthurian myths on TV and notes Advise and Consent tops the fiction list ahead of Exodus.
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Truman
Khrushchev
Adlai E. Stevenson
Eisenhower
Illinois
Mr. Hoover
White House
The
Missourian
Hoover
Harry Truman
Sen
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
GOP
Congress
Mr. Truman
Army
Hiroshima
U.S
Korea
United States
Brooks Atkinson
New York Times
New York
Broadway
Atkinson
Tennyson
Ernie Ford
Hawaii
Allen Drury
Washington
James Michener
Drury
Leon Uris
Sammy Davis Jr Amid London Protest Over Race
Sammy Davis Jr rails at a London protest calling it the most savage racial attack he has encountered. The entertainer, in town for royal command and nightclub appearances, revealed plans to wed Mai Britt, Swedish actress, despite prior marriages and incomplete divorces. He joked about polka dot children, drawing criticism on race issues and the seriousness of mixed marriages.
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Sammy Davis, Jr
Mr. Wonderful
London
Davis
Mai Britt
Remark on titles and titles in a changing world
A playful note reflects on the growing tension between marriage and headlines with a nod to notable figures and places, hinting at public perception of duty and fame. The quip references Nehru and Princess Margaret or Gamble Benedict to illustrate shifting attention away from traditional preoccupations.
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Princess Margaret
Gamble Bendict
Hazards From Our Weapons at McGuire Base
A fire at McGuire Air Force Base involved a Bomarc missile with a nuclear warhead, scattering radioactive material but causing no atomic explosion. The incident highlights ongoing risks at missile ranges and the need for strict safeguards and safe handling of nuclear components.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McGuire Air Force Base
McGuire
Atomic Energy Commission
McGuire Base
Roorback Incident Recalled as Khrushchev Cuba Visit Affects Elections
Washington by Jay G. Hayden staff writer outlines how Khrushchev's Havana invitation could time an October visit to influence the U.S. presidential race. The piece compares 1946 U.S. efforts against Peron in Argentina and explains the origin and impact of the term roorback in American politics.
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Khrushchev
Cuba
Eisenhower
Moscow
U. S
Mr. K
United States
U.S
Juan Peron
Argentina
U. S. State Department
Peron
Spruille Braden
Braden
Democratic Union
Havana
Richard Nixon
John F. Kennedy
Roorback
James K. Polk
U2 Pilot Was Civilian Who Accepted Risk
Ralph McGill argues the U-2 pilot Powers was a civilian who volunteered for dangerous espionage duties. Aviation Week cites new photos supporting a controlled belly landing rather than a high altitude rocket strike, while noting the secrecy and dangers of spying and the absence of a military order to self-destruct.
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Ralph McGill
Sverdlovsk
Aviation Week
Moscow
Gorky Park
Nikita Khrushchev
U. S
Powers
U-2
Soldiers of Fortune
Navy Seeks Submarine Cadre Reenlistees Amid Relaxed Policy
Ensign E W Bryant at Murphysboro Navy Recruiting Station announces urgent need for former submariners to reenlist within 90 days to retain grade and pay. Rates offered include sonarman torpedoman's mate fire control technician electronics technician radioman machinist's mate engineman electrician's mate and other communications ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NAVY
E. W. Bryant
Murphysboro
Broadway Theatre Strike Threatens 1959 60 Broadway Season
Broad way actors across 22 shows, about 1100 performers, face idle work after a work stoppage tied to pension dispute between Actors Equity and the League of New York Theaters. The shutdown halts 20 000 audience nightly and costs producers up to 100 000 dollars per show night, with estimated eight million dollar season loss.
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Richard Spong
Ethel Merman
Jackie Gleason
Restaurant League of
New York
Actors Equity Association
League of New York Theaters
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Equity
White Rats
America
George M. Cohan
Variety
Imagined Meeting of Tennessee Ernie and Tennessee Williams
Hollywood gossip sketch imagines a playful clash between Ernie and Williams. The spoof dialogue features zany banter about art versus farming, with Williams revealing he writes plays and scenes and claiming Columbus Mississippi as his birthplace.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
Hollywood
Tennessee Ernie
Tennessee Williams
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Mexico
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Chile
South
Central America
John L. Lewis
Coal Miners’ Union
Dave Felts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Barbara Moore
Television
Miss Britt
Sammy Davis
Mr. Nehru
By Jay G. Hayden
Nana
Polk
Henry Clay
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Clay
Francis G. Powers
Ernie and
Williams
Tennessee
Ernie
Little Feller
Cussin
Josh
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Sippi
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