Dec 6, 1962 kids to bed and chat til we ate around 7:h5 to

Dec 6, 1962
Dear folks,
It's
Thursday - Debs Day Dinner - Mike leaves
tonite - and its the end of one "phase" of
busyness.
I've entertained thrice for dinner
in the last 4 days.
Tim Black and vife (Pres of
local NATC) on Sunday, Jay Miller on Tuesday
and Sol and Judy Levy last night. Also had
4-5 guests in after dinner each of these nights
to meet and talk with Mike.
Very nice evenings
and the whole business went smoothly. The kids
were delights and they stayed out of the way
once dqinner-time began (the younger two went to
bed at 7:30, sat up reading and finally fell
asleep, and Becky played quietly downstairs).
Had manicotti one night, rolled stuffed flank
steak another, and stuffed cabage last night.
In each case they were prepared in advance and
I managed it ala Pearl Willen so that when the
guests arrived at 7:15 or so I could put the
kids to bed and chat til we ate around 7:h5 to
8.
Coffee was even ready and when the a
after dinner guests arrived at 8 :30-9,te just
moved on into the living room.
Itm detailing ~i this becaase I feel pleased
with rrself.
Incidentally, the car coat has hit
snggs.
I
couldn't find just want I wanted - even downtown;,
that I really
-- I did havesent home s
like but it has a off-white interior fur and
that bothers me (not fur, its a pile acyrlac)
But I'm tempted anyway.
-- it is a mistake I know.
APPEAL TO
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AN
new military act, however justified it may seem to g
of all the
ernments, is a threat to the lives
plie of the world.
* The Russian build-up in Cuba is such a thr
* American bases surrounding Russia are su a threat.
* The American blockade of Cuba is such threat.
Russian retaliation against a blockad would be such a threat.
be such a threat - - - - - c American invasion of Cuba wou
CAN DO
WHAT Y
TELEGRAPH PRESIDEN
KENNEDY
1.
Immediate suspension of the naval bl
2.
A pledge to keep the Cuban problem be
3.
Support the United Nations Principle of N
Military Actio
TELEGRAPH the SOV
1.
Immediate cessation of milit
2.
A pledge to keep the Cub
There may still be
going:
ade, "in ACT OF WAR-
y the
the United Nations until a peaceful solution has been negotiated.
NATIONAL RESOLUTION of problems, INSTEAD OF - - - -
ited States or any other nation.
EMBASSY in
SHINGTON, Urging:
build-up in Cuba or el
here.
problem before the United Nat ns until a peaceful solution has been negotiated - -
e to avert WAR -
a war that
n lay waste the cities of the world.
LET YOUR VOICE BE
Atte
RD!
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-2Poppay short and inexplicable visit was awfully nice
1
for us.
he dinner Saturday night went well and
the restaurant was very nice and "new" (that is we'd
never been there) which is a delight to me. And
fortunately since Fred can be such a pill
about service,
the waitering was perfect. Fred and kax Joe engaged
in strange, complex, round-about and "deep" conversations
about Fred's job situation, Joe's phobias, Fred s
neuroses, etc. The two of them are both incredible
for the kinds of conversations they sometimes seem
to thrive on...but, strange to say I think in its way
it was actually helpful to Fred. He finds these
od& to me meaningless conversations - where one
explores ones insides by creating various versions
of tmQ, hypothesizing, exaggerating, underestimating,
etc. a way of working through a problem in his mind.
I find them difficult to listen to so he needs
someone else to batter it out with. He is sometimes
tempted to do so with the wrong peopleiL Poppa is
a fine batterer since he is so accomplished at the
same art - although F do not mean to imply they do
it the same way or for the same purpose. Not at all.
The similarity is simply that they utilize words
to express things not literally conteaned in the words.
(We all do this of course, but they more than most I think).
'ed is of course worried about the job situation.
And of course I cannot really help at all. But
I do believe it will work out. Of course there will
be crises again after that. But strangely enough
this period of tension for Fred has not spilled over
into our marriage. It has perhaps spilled over a little
into Fred's relations with the kids. But we have
been very close and happy ourselves these lcst few
months. It's a sort of "in love" period again.
APPEAL TO
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AN
Every new military act, however justified it may seem to governments, is a threat to the lives
of all the people of the world.
* The Russian build-up in Cuba is such a threat.
* American bases surrounding Russia are such a threat.
* The American blockade of Cuba is such a threat.
* Russian retaliation against a blockade would be such a threat.
* An American invasion of Cuba would be such a threat - - - - - -
WHAT YOU CAN DO
TELEGRAPH PRESIDENT KENNEDY Urging:
1.
Immediate suspension of the naval blockade, an ACT OF WAR -
2. A pledge to keep the Cuban problem before the United Nations until a peaceful solution has been negotiated.
3.
Support the United Nations Prinhciple of INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTION of problems, INSTEAD OF - -
a-
Military Action by the United States or any other nation.
TELEGRAPH the SOVIET EMBASSY in WASHINGTON, Urging:
1.
Immediate cessation of military build-up in Cuba or elsewhere.
2.
A pledge to keep the Cuban problem before the United Nations until a peaceful solution has been negotiated - -
There may still be time to avert WAR -
a war that can lay waste the cities of the world.
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
Attend A Gigantic Peace Rally sponsored by Voters For Peace
McCormick Place, Tuesday, October 30-8 P.M.-$1 donation
This statement is sponsored by:
American Friends Service Committee
Chicago Committee For Sane Nuclear Policy
Committee For Non-Violent Action
Councils For Correspondence
Fellowship Of Reconciliation
Student Peace Union
Voters For Peace
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-3Anyway lve been changing a bit myself. And
am overcome sometimes with a terribly strong desire
to get out of the rat race of this urban life of
ours and find some different pattern. Its a new
sensation for me. Wnat it is the harbinger of I'm
not sure. But it makes me feel a stronger sense
of identifcation and empathy for Fred, for my
family and for the elements of our inner-family
life. I'm tied to the "body-politic" hwever and incidenta ly, mamma, I found the Rostek peape
on history and psychiatry fascinating in that it
spoke so closely to me.
The "stream of life" around me stimulates, excites
and pleases me. It gives me mission, a sense of
)great competence, it revives my xhKsEr enjoyment in
the ab..
tract'
ties a to the concrete. I enjoY
the people, the intrigues and the busyness. And yet
at the same time it wears be out periodically, and
behind it sits a mocking me, laughing at the vanity
and phoniness of it all.
I got the article back from New Politics. Jacobson
likes it, although he has serious reorganization
suggestions which I think in some ways sound. It can't
be used for this issue of theirs however since they
have already had to cut out two pieces since it is
already overlong. They'd like it for the next.
But anyway I shall work on it and bring it East
if I come or send it in about a week otherwise, along
with the first draft of an attempted shorter piece.
hat do you think about ommentary, mather than Aew
Politics Of course that would require changes of
u
-RC 0 +
some subostance but since NP is a quarterly3g-i
provide a"
mA chance of being able to write
something longer than a Natiob-type article
prior to next spring.
APPEAL TO
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AN
Every new military act, however justified it may seem to governments, is a threat to the lives
of all the people of the world.
* The Russian build-up in Cuba is such a threat.
* American bases surrounding Russia are such a threat.
* The American blockade of Cuba is such a threat.
* Russian retaliation against a blockade would be such a threat.
* An American invasion of Cuba would be such a threat - - - - - -
WHAT YOU CAN DO
TELEGRAPH PRESIDENT KENNEDY Urging:
1.
Immediate suspension of the naval blockade, an ACT OF WAR-
2. A pledge to keep the Cuban problem before the United Nations until a peaceful solution has been negotiated.
3.
Support the United Nations Principle of INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTION of problems, INSTEAD OF - - - -
Military Action by the United States or any other nation.
TELEGRAPH the SOVIET EMBASSY in WASHINGTON, Urging:
1
Immediate cessation of military build-up in Cuba or elsewhere.
2.
A pledge to keep the Cuban problem before the United Nations until a peaceful solution has been negotiated - -
There may still be time to avert WAR -
a war that can lay waste the cities of the world.
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
Attend A Gigantic Peace Rally sponsored by Voters For Peace
McCormick Place, Tuesday, October 30-8 P.M.-$1 donation
This statement is sponsored by:
American Friends Service Committee
Chicago Committee For Sane Nuclear Policy
Committee For Non-Violent Action
Councils For Correspondence
Fellowship Of Reconciliation
Student Peace Union
Voters For Peace
Women For Peace
Distribute copies of this leaflet - available at
Room 305 -431
S. Dearborn St. - HA rrison 7-2533
In terms of length I note that Glazer's piece
is about half as long as this.
If it is directed
away from socialists, and a little
less ambitious
in wh.t it covers maybe it could be done.
On another subject: Poppa promised Becky a
watch for Xmas or Chunnakah.
I do not necessarily
think the idea a good one, but I feel very strongly
that it should be carried through on now.
The promise
was decided, repeated and rerepeated.
It is true
that, in dad's presence, i modified it by saying that
poppa would have to confer with gnandma about it.
But on thinking about it afterwards I feel that is
a very irrelevant modifier and that it
would be a
mistake for you and to her to get out of ii that way.
Watches can be bought very cheaply, and kids her
age do apparently often get them (two of her best
pals got them for their last birthdays and at least
one ill
get one for Xmas I happen to knv).
But if you feel, mamma, that you do not wish to
-- since you already made out your list--let
me know
because 1 shall then do so myself.
If you do
then perhaps you can drop the other gifts.
Let
me know however.
I hope to hear by tomorrow or so on the
National Committee business....but you c uld check
the SP office yourselves to get the latest.
All is well with the new car. The old car
will be gone soon - we HOPE.
The garangemen are
not optimistic about what we will get for it....
they even seem to think $500 is high.
Oh dearly
Love,
Debbie
APPEAL TO
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AN
Every new military act, however justified it may seem to governments, is a threat to the lives
of all the people of the world.
* The Russian build-up in Cuba is such a threat.
* American bases surrounding Russia are such a threat.
* The American blockade of Cuba is such a threat.
* Russian retaliation against a blockade would be such a threat.
* An American invasion of Cuba would be such a threat - - - - - -
WHAT YOU CAN DO
TELEGRAPH PRESIDENT KENNEDY Urging:
1.
Immediate suspension of the naval blockade, an ACT OF WAR -
2. 'A
3.
pledge to keep the Cuban problem before the United Nations until a peaceful solution has been negotiated.
Support the United Nations Principle of INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTION of problems, INSTEAD OF - - - -
Military Action by the United States or any other nation.
TELEGRAPH the SOVIET EMBASSY in WASHINGTON, Urging:
1.
Immediate cessation of military build-up in Cuba or elsewhere.
2.
A pledge to keep the Cuban problem before the United Nations until a peaceful solution has been negotiated - -
There may still be time to avert WAR -
a war that can lay waste the cities of the world.
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
Attend A Gigantic Peace Rally sponsored by Voters For Peace
McCormick Place, Tuesday, October 30-8 P.M.-$1 donation
This statement is sponsored by:
American Friends Service Committee
Chicago Committee For Sane Nuclear Policy
Committee For Non-Violent Action
Councils For Correspondence
Fellowship Of Reconciliation
Student Peace Union
Voters For Peace
Women For Peace
Distribute copies of this leaflet - available at
Room 305 - 431 S. Dearborn St. - HA rrison 7-2533
The
aci~nxamagazines you've been sending
p.s.
me very nice to get, mamma. I ought to subscribe to more
m yself because I do really enjoy reading all this stuff.
Ing general I dught to be doing more reading these days nonfiction type that is.
But it was especially gunny
that two of the magazines you've sent have included
articles by an historian named Loren Baritz (an rticle
on Jewishness in Commentary and on the Historian as
Playwright in the Nation).
His name was given us by
the owners of the establishment we went to in Maine last
summer
le is a frequenterof thecottage ve stayed in
for some 5-6
and has gone there every summer but last
She
years. Shet/asked me if I knew him and i said no.
said he wa4 going to Chicago this year and would I look
him up. I/forgot all about it and suddenly noticed
Ironicl
his naiie ihen in the two magazLnes you sent.
4 y:~:
?
APPEAL TO
THE AMERICAN PEOPLE
AN
Every new military act, however justified it may seem to governments, is a threat to the lives
of all the people of the world.
* The Russian build-up in Cuba is such a threat.
* American bases surrounding Russia are such a threat.
* The American blockade of Cuba is such a threat.
* Russian retaliation against a blockade would be such a threat.
* An American invasion of Cuba would be such a threat - - - - - -
WHAT YOU CAN DO
TELEGRAPH PRESIDENT KENNEDY Urging:
1.
Immediate suspension of the naval blockade, an ACT OF WAR -
2.
A pledge to keep the Cuban problem before the United Nations until a peaceful solution has been negotiated.
3.
Support the United Nations Principle of INTERNATIONAL RESOLUTION of problems, INSTEAD OF - - - -
Military Action by the United States or any other nation.
TELEGRAPH the SOVIET EMBASSY in WASHINGTON, Urging:
1.
Immediate cessation of military build-up in Cuba or elsewhere.
2.
A pledge to keep the Cuban problem before the United Nations until a peaceful solution has been negotiated - -
There may still be time to avert WAR -
a war that can lay waste the cities of the world.
LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD!
Attend A Gigantic Peace Rally sponsored by Voters For Peace
McCormick Place, Tuesday, October 30-8 P.M.-$1 donation
This statement is sponsored by:
American Friends Service Committee
Chicago Committee For Sane Nuclear Policy
Committee For Non-Violent Action
Councils For Correspondence
Fellowship Of Reconciliation
Student Peace Union
Voters For Peace
Women For Peace
Distribute copies of this leaflet - available at
Room 305 - 431 S. Dearborn St. - HA rrison 7-2533