Liquor Consumption Rises for Sixth Straight Year in U S
The 1963 report shows 258.9 million gallons of liquor sold, 1.39 gallons per person, with 2.25 gallons per adult. California leads states in per capita use, while District of Columbia and Nevada top regional and state figures. Arkansas and Alabama are lowest. The data link drinking to politics, gambling, business and entertainment.
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United States
California
New York
Illinois
New Jersey
Florida
Massachusetts
District of Columbia
Washington
Nevada
Arkansas
Alabama
Grandma's Favored by Bosses Amid Labor Market Shifts
A March Morgan Guaranty survey notes mothers wives widows grandmothers and unmarried women boosted female employment by 65 percent between 1957 and 1963 while unemployment rose for half the workforce. It finds older women dominate new entrants, secure jobs more reliably, and that employers favor dependable workers despite pay and skill gaps.
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Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Grandma
Home TV Recorder Promises Cheap In-Home Movies
A public demonstration showed a $150 mobile hand camera recording sound and film from a children's show golf match and a Hollywood sitcom with playback through a conventional receiver. The system promises an hour long television movie for about $15 to $20, a dramatic drop from former prices above $11,500 for picture tape recorders.
Parlez-Vous Franglais and the French Language War
Paris hosts a critique of Anglo American influence in culture framed by Rene Eliemble. The author, once at Chicago University, returns to Paris to protest a money driven civilization. He attacks Americanisms invading French and highlights sexuality in public discourse.
Soviet Author Dismisses America in Children Book
Soviet writer Sergei Y. Mikhalkov portrays a boy's trip to America in a children's book as a bad dream and his awakening at home as wonderful, arguing ideological coexistence with the United States is unlikely and claiming Communist propaganda begins in early childhood.
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Soviet Union
Sergei Y. Mikhalkov
America
Abby
Citizens debate constitution text over reapportionment
A columnist argues Justice Brennan overemphasizes court opinions and warns that judging constitutional fairness by textual words alone ignores the broader republic framework. He notes Nevada and California Senate parity, Connecticut court orders, and questions the Adams of one man one vote within a republic.
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William J. Brennan Jr
U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Justice Brennan
U.S
Baker
Carr
Tennessee
U.S. Senate
Dear Abby Advice Column From Classic Readers
A selection of Dear Abby letters discusses boundaries in friendships after illness, concerns about undue familiarity, a dating fatigue issue, and a neighbor’s inappropriate sunbathing. The piece closes with a note about sending a personal reply to Abby.
Prolonged engagements and the minor decision tactic
On the Mike Douglas show Dr Cranes readers learned to use a minor decision tactic to resolve wavering bachelors. A 37 year old man and 32 year old fiancée face marriage delays. The plan: dinner, fashion magazines, a split between June or September wedding, and finally a firm date within six months or face replacement.
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Mike Douglas
Dr. Crane
Manana
Straitsville Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Susan Beattie in training at Grant Hospital Columbus spent a week at home in Straitsville. The Merediths of Cincinnati visited Mrs Mae Dawley. Twenty two attended the Methodist Church covered dish supper. George Lloyd returned home after winter with his sister in Columbus.
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Gladys Lines
NEW _ STRAITSVILLE
Susan Beattie
Grant Hospital
Columbus
Roy Meredith
Cincinnati
Mae Dawley
Methodist Church
George Lloyd
Life Begins At 40 and Dolores Del Rio on Aging
A meditation on why physicians do not live longer than other workers. The piece recalls Dr Edward J Steiglitz and suggests doctors may not practice health rules, then shifts to Dolores Del Rio who at 58 embraces aging as part of life. Del Rio advocates staying forward looking and healthy. A book request offer follows.
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Hamlet
Edward J. Steiglitz
Dolores del Rio
Mexico City
Madonna
Miss del Rio
Noisiest fading away a study of MacArthur
A biographical look at General Douglas MacArthur examines his drive for success and drama, noting critics and admirers. It discusses his rhetoric, the 1951 political climate, rumors of a presidential bid, and Eisenhower as a contrasting war hero. The piece reflects on his lasting fame and controversial role in postwar America.
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Douglas MacArthur
Congress
Lord Alanbrooke
Alanbrooke
MacArthur
Harry S. Truman
Princeton
Eric F. Goldman
Goldman
Johnson
America
Wisconsin
Truman
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
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George W. Crane
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Athens Messenger
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