Change in Soviet climate seen by UN chief
United Nations Secretary General U Thant says the West has not grasped a clear shift in Soviet political thinking since Khrushchev became premier. He describes a move from Stalinist insistence on inevitable East West war to competitive coexistence, voiced in a Baltimore lecture. Western leaders may be more realistic than he is about communism’s ultimate aims.
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U Thant
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Nikita Khrushchev
Mr. Thant
Khrushchev
Baltimore
Cuba
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Berlin
Joseph Michalak
ATNS
New York
National Council of Teachers of English
Thor Palueriens
Chicago factory workers celebrate 52 years without a strike
More than 500 gathered at the Drake Hotel as President Kennedy saluted a Chicago men's clothing plant for 52 years without a labor dispute. Governor Kerner, Mayor Daley, union officials, and company leaders praised the record, and the union picked up the bill. The piece also notes Cold War tensions and UN Secretary General Thant urging compromise on Berlin and nuclear talks.
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Drake Hotel
Kennedy
U.S. Department of Labor
Otto Kerner
Illinois
Richard J. Daley
62 Lorain County residents become new U S citizens
Common Pleas Judge John D. Pincura welcomed 62 Lorain Countians into U S citizenship at a Lorain County Bar Association sponsored ceremony praised by the State Bar Association. The piece notes the long road to naturalization and the significance of American citizenship as a valued gift.
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Lorain
Santa Claus
Lorain County
Readers react to high school book objections and censorship
A Chronicle Telegram reader argues against restricting reading material in high school English departments. He contends publishers push content for profit, defends varied literature, and urges vigilance against censorship while highlighting moral and public welfare concerns across schools.
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Board of Education
Khrushchev promises India francs amid Cuba bomber dispute
The Chroniele-Telegram notes Khrushchev offered India francs without specifying amounts or timing and Nehru’s demand for planes. It says Khrushchev cannot confirm plane readiness, cites Cuban bomber deployments to be withdrawn to gain credibility, and hints at rewarding Nehru for his stance on neutrality.
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Nikita Khrushchev
India
Nehru
Khrushchev
Cuba
Chronicle-Telegram editorial page roster 1962
The fragment lists staff roles at The Chronicle Telegram with editors and publishers. It shows Baler Emerius J Clare George as Editor, Editorial Page Rover, We Punk as Managing Editor, Peter L Stevenson as Business, L F Reisincer as Advertising Director, published by Lorein County Printing & Publishing Co. in Etria. O. O Bhoepia and D. Budrutt View listed as presidents. December 5, 1962 date shown.
Washington trial could spark a youth center
A columnist links the Hoffa trial to Washington crime and urges a city youth center to address broken homes and missing guidance. He compares past legal deals to the Mellon Gallery’s founding and argues private leaders should fund and run a program to calm racial tensions and prevent juvenile delinquency in the capital.
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Georgia
Hoffa
Nashville
Roosevelt
Andrew W. Mellon
Treasury
Mellon
Frank Hogan
National Gallery of Art
Constitution Ave
USA
Washington
Nation
BIG Brothers
Boy Scouts
Mellon Art Gallery
Kennedy
South Africa steady under conservative rule and gold wealth
A reporter notes South Africa’s stable politics under Verwoerd’s Nationalists, with a conservative majority, strong gold exports, and cautious economic policies. The piece compares Africa’s nations, praises domestic wealth handling, and cites Rissik and Tossk on finance, while warning against misperceptions abroad and noting minimal unrest.
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William MacChesney Martin
Federal Reserve System
Martin
Gerard Tossk
Neserve Bank
South
South Africa
Taxes block forward movement of economy
A political essay criticizes taxes as the greatest economic impediment, arguing government must tax to fund itself yet taxation harms growth. It contrasts U S systems with Communist models, notes how heavy taxes drive mergers, and critiques tax collection as brutal and poorly targeted harming industries like liquor and restaurants.
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West Germany
Great Britain
SEC
United States
Department of Justice
Sideways tips for shoppers during Christmas
New York humorist offers tongue in cheek shopping ideas beyond Tiffany necklaces and Rolls Royces. He cites Hammacher Schlemmer chinchilla lined belts from 100 dollars, leopard lined options at 1200 dollars, and a vanity necklace with live guppies. He notes candlelight tree lights spelling I Love You Jennifer and a pennant gag about Muriel Richardson College for humor.
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New York
Tiffany’s
Jennifer
Muriel Richardson College
Muriel Richardson
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