Editorials: Geneva talks delay signals possible shift in Berlin
The piece notes Gromyko hints at a flexible Soviet Berlin stance. Western plans soften demands, accepting rights exist, aiming for progress. Britain seeks a summit conference. breakdown risks Allied airlift and renewed tension, with the Kremlin wary of Western pressure.
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Geneva
Gromyo
Berlin
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Moscow
West Germany
Britain
Moderation in Virginia faces third approach to school integration
Virginia pursues a third phase of court ordered public school integration after massive resistance and the gray commission steps. Gov. Lindsay Almond leads a freedom of choice plan supported by moderates, aiming to avoid violence while accepting federal law.
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Virginia
U. S. Supreme Court
Harry F. Byrd
Democratic Party
Old Dominion
J. Lindsay Almond, Jr
Kerala Tests Democracy in Face of Communist Rule
The piece discusses Kerala's 1957 Communist election victory, the ongoing education control conflict, and the Passive Resistance movement backed by Congress and Socialists. It warns against violence, urges electoral change in 1962, and argues democracy tolerates dissent but rejects force.
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Kerala
Nehru
Congress Party
Socialists
FCC under pressure on equal time for TV candidats
The FCC refused to reverse its stance on equal time for political candidates on television news shows. Congress may amend the Federal Communications Act to resolve the issue. Senator Daly of Illinois pressed for equal time during the Chicago mayoral race, and President Eisenhower’s opposition influenced the FCC’s ruling. Elections loom next year and a final resolution is urged before January 1.
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Federal Communications Commission
FCC
Lar Daly
Illinois
Chicago
Richard Daley
Eisenhower
Congress
Reeves remembered as Tarleton Twin in Gone With the Wind
The column recalls George Reeves before becoming Superman noting he played one of the Tarleton Twins in Gone With the Wind. The piece reflects on recognition and asks readers to recall which twin he portrayed.
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George Reeves
Superman
Tarleton Twins
Reeves
Scarlett O'Hara
Kennedy Profiles In Courage Feature In Sunday Supplement
In the June 14 issue of The American Weekly Senator John F Kennedy writes John Foster Dulles A Profile in Courage. His Profiles In Courage won the 1957 Pulitzer for biography and could inspire a new More Profiles In Courage series following a familiar pattern as shown by Peanuts More Peanuts Still More Peanuts.
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The
American Weekly
John F. Kennedy
Mass
John Foster Dulles
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Courage
Collected Sonnets of Edna St Vincent Millay in Newsprint Bind
A new paperback bound edition of The Collected Sonnets by Edna St Vincent Millay appears from Washington Square Press at 50 cents. The set targets readers who enjoyed 1920s sonnets and notes the book is unlikely to be a drugstore find but should be available through bookstores. Sy Preston pitchs Esquire Spray Shine, a spray shoe polish kit in a pressurized can, predicting it could win 1959 Polisher Prize. Young people increasingly shine their own shoes, with sidewalks and outdoor tests advised for use.
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Kerala
Edna St. Vincent Millay
Washington Square Press
Miss Millay
Sy Preston
Esquire
Alger
Mexico City
Reflecting on Classic Comic Strips and Humor Recollections
The author recalls liking Peanuts Pogo Barnaby Krazy Kat Nasby Nye Ward and Billings with both young readers and older collectors sharing humor tastes. They note generational gaps in finding certain cartoons funny and reminisce about past comic favorites and their appeal.
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Barnaby
Mr. O’malley
Petroleum V. Nasby
Bill Nye
Artemus Ward
Josh Billings
Third Packing Firm Plans End to Slaughter in Chicago Plants
A third major meatpacker will discontinue slaughtering at its Chicago plants, signaling a significant shift in local operations while Chicago continues to handle strong industrial capacity and workforce challenges.
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Chicago
Carl Sandburg
Summer coeds and teachers enliven campus summer school
A playful campus note highlights women students and male instructors as summer school teachers, infusing the session with wit and energy and giving renewed meaning to the term campus collaboration.
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Sra
Cornstalks Shrink on June Nights
On chilly June evenings readers note corn crops seeming to shrink as nights stay cool and air turns crisp. The brief regional observation suggests environmental effects on agriculture in the watched area.
Summer Sabbatical Urged to End Nine Month School Tradition
The author argues summer vacation wastes time when education faces overcrowding and rising costs. He proposes year round teaching with sabbaticals, shorter schooling for some students, and remedial classes to handle slow learners, warning of teacher shortages and a costly, idle summer. He urges longer terms through better planning.
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Germany
Top Designs Chosen By Architects
The American Institute of Architects announces first honor awards from 332 entries in the 1959 competition for outstanding architecture. Harvard GSD professor Walter Bogner chaired the jur y which noted a trend toward richer appearance and human scale in buildings. Awards will be presented in New Orleans during the AIA convention in June.
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American Institute of Architects
Walter Bogner
Harvard University
Graduate School of Design
New Orleans
AIA
Sound Money Dilemma Who Wants It Tax Increase Favored
Secretary of the Treasury Robert B. Anderson faced Congress over debt management and urged a budget surplus via a tax increase to reduce the national debt. He noted no surplus for fiscal 1960 and avoided endorsing a tax rise despite economists’ support. Governors and presidents hint at higher taxes as a political risk, while a surplus could ease interest pressures and attract investors to government bonds.
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Washington
Treasury
Anderson
Ways and Means Committee
Ways and Means
Democratic Congress
Eisenhower
Sweet Stuff Enough Candy For All Americans
Britannica notes per person monthly candy supply in the United States amounts to 14 percent of a pound.
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United States
Britannica
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