Diplomacy Shifts Toward Normal State Department Role
Editorial argues Secretary Herter seeks to curb high level summits and restore State Department primacy in policy making. It cautions against overpersonalized diplomacy and a traveling head of state role, citing recent tensions with Khrushchev and the Japan visit as examples.
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Christian Herter
Senate
Herter
State Department
John Foster
Japan
Eisenhower
Khrushchev
Geneva
U.S
De Gaulle Faces Algerian Strife as Key Issue
The article argues that France’s economic woes hinge on the Algerian conflict. De Gaulle must address Algerian policy to stabilize inflation and public wages. It notes rising discontent from civil servants and links to Michigan Governor Soapy Williams and his connections to Walter Reuther.
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de Gaulle
France
Algeria
Michigan
Gov
Soapy” Williams
Walter Reuther
Broadway strike colors Fiorello shows chorus song
Dave Felts notes Broadway box office with Fiorello! and Pajama Game references amid Equity strike. He cites a line sung by chorus girls at strike HQ and recalls The New York Times rhymes. Also mentions Herman Wouk on writing, garden notes, Civil War Round Table dinner, and price differences on old books.
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Fiorello
Fiorello LaGuardia
New York
Equity
Germany's half population works. some may serve U.S. servicemen
The brief notes that half of Germany's population works and half of that portion may work for U.S. servicemen and families. It also doubts Nikita Khrushchev will be asked to back any candidate at the rational conventions.
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Els
Germany
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Alaska Faces Ship Service Cuts Amid Remoteness
The Alaska Steamship Company warns of possible cuts in service to Whit tier and Seward impacting ports from Ketchikan to Nome. Company cites mail revenue loss and rising costs. Alaska relies on ships due to sparse road networks, with air travel unreliable in harsh conditions. Public transportation remains essential in the 49th state.
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Anchorage Daily Times
Alaska Steamship Company
Whittier
Seward
Ketchikan
Wrangell
Petersburg
Sitka
Juneau
Cordova
Valdez
Homer
Kodiak
Bethel
Nome
Alaska Panhandle
Steamship Company
Alaska
Tornado Disrupts June Festivities on Iowa Farms
The notice mentions Khrushchev news delaying corn planting on Roswell Garst farms in Iowa. A young tornado later blew porch furniture into a neighbor's flowers, signaling a chaotic June scene.
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Khrushchev
Iowa
Roswell Garst
Republican convention faces familiar crowd in Chicago
The 1960 Republican National Convention opens in Chicago with permanent chairman Rep. Charles Halleck and keynoter Walter Judd, both longtime Nixon backers. Cecil Underwood stands out as a newer face, while the party touts a familiar image amid debates on foreign policy and leadership.
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Rep
Charles A. Halleck
Indiana
House of Representatives
Nixon
Halleck
GOP
Thomas E. Dewey
Republican Party
Charles Halleck
Oregon
Mark Hatfield
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Red
Walter Judd
Minnesota
House
Chiang Kai-shek
Formosa
Far East
Cecil Underwood
West Virginia
Senate
Pay
Hong Kong Fish Need Visas to Enter United States
The Hong Kong Tiger Standard reports goldfish and tropical fish bred in Hong Kong require U.S. entry permits. The fish must prove they were not bred in Communist China to receive special visas.
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Hong Kong
United States
Tiger Standard
Communist
China
Support For Music Needed In America
Paul Henry Lang notes Haydn centennial celebrations and a new critical edition of Haydn works. He recalls Beecham’s Salomon Symphonies and argues for sustained musical development beyond performances, highlighting foundations and patrons like John D. Rockefeller Jr and Paul Fromm supporting contemporary composers.
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Haydn
Thomas Beecham
Salomon
London
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
New York
Lincoln Center
Paul Fromm
The
Fuggars
Haffners
No High Ground review of a bombed world end frame
A critical look at No High Ground by Knebel and Bailey, examining the first atomic bomb’s impact at Hiroshima and the Manhattan Project. The review notes the authors’ legwork, new access to archives, and interviews with Enola Gay crew, weighing moral and political implications while tracing the war’s turning point.
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John K. Hutchens
N.Y. Herald Tribune
Flecher Knebel
Charles W. Bailey
Harper
Hiroshima
Fletcher Knebel
Charles W. Bailey II
Washington
Cowles Publications
William L. Laurence
John Hersey
Arthur H. Compton
Manhattan Project
Armed Services
Rip van Winkle
Albert Einstein
Roosevelt
Leslie R. Groves
Michigan
Los Alamos
Tinian
Messrs
Knebel and Bailey
Paul Tibbets
Potsdam
Stalin
Truman
Illinois Gains Over A Million Population
Preliminary 1960 census figures put Illinois population at about 9.93 million, up 1.22 million from 1950. Regional census director Theodore F. Olson said the unofficial total covers 1101 counties plus Cook County, estimated at just over five million.
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Chicago
Illinois
Theodore F. Olson
Cook County
Olson
Caseyville postmaster elected state VFW commander
Peoria June 13 AP The Caseyville postmaster J Richard Depper was chosen state commander of the Illinois Veterans of Foreign Wars. At the three day state convention officers named include Arthur J Muller Chicago senior vice commander Harold W Hill Kewanee junior vice commander William F Glassford Elgin quartermaster the Rev O K Shafker Danville chaplain Robert Landsden Cairo judge advocate and Dr Thomas Kelly Wood River re elected surgeon.
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Caseyville
J. Richard Depper
Ilinois
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW
Depper
Arthur J. Muller
Chicago
Harold W. Hill
Kewanee
William F. Glassford
Elgin
O. K. Shafker
Danville
Robert Landsden
Cairo
Thomas Kelly
Wood River
Brandeis Honors Eight as Doctorates Are Awarded
Brandeis University awarded honorary degrees at its commencement in Waltham Massachusetts on Sunday. Among the recipients was Dr Eugene Rabinowich an atomic scientist from the University of Illinois.
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Waltham
Mass
Eugene Rabinowich
University of Illinois
Brandeis University
Tokyo Population Rises to Over 9.3 Million
The Tokyo metropolitan government reports a May 1 population of 9,311,774 for the world’s largest city, up 200,461 from the previous year.
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Tokyo
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