Space Bill Backed by Three Returning Astronauts and Webb
National Space Administrator James Webb outlined a 35 billion dollar space program before the House Space Committee. The plan designates 20 billion for manned flight with a 1963 budget of 3.7 billion, including 2.9 billion for R and D and 818 million for construction. The sequence targets a two man Gemini step and a 1968 moon mission, with astronauts Glenn Grissom Shepard cautioning about future failures and sacrifices while affirming national resolve.
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America
Alan Shepard
Virgil Grissom
John Glenn
National Space
James Webb
House Space Committee
Webb
Robert Gilruth
Price of Glory and Pay Gaps Across Professions
Lt Col John H Glenn Jr resumes Cape Canaveral duties and jokes about a $50 pay for his space flight. A Dun's Review survey shows auto chairmen earning far more than airline leaders, while four star generals earn far less. The piece notes the vast sums paid entertainers for films and questions the value of glory versus wages.
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John H. Glenn Jr
Cape Canaveral
Space
Dun’s Review
Airlines
Glenn
Shepard
Grissom
Elvis Presley
Fabian
West Allies Split Over Cuba Congo and UN In Conflicting Lines
As disarmament talks near, Britain and France drift from U S policy. London’s flexibly approaches Soviet threat while Paris remains firmer. Britons oppose UN Congo force despite U S funding and Cuba embargo alarms. France and Britain resist U S stance on postcolonial Asia Africa. neutrals sway the balance.
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United States
Britain
France
Soviet Union
Asia
Africa
United Nations
Congo
Cuba
Germaine
Ford to unveil smallest American car in 1963 line
Ford Motor Co plans a 1963 model small four passenger sedan priced at 1650 to 1700 f.o.b. Dearborn. Weighing 1700 pounds with a 99.5 inch wheelbase this car evokes the Model T era while targeting a market gap, as rivals contemplate competing compact models against foreign competition.
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Ford Motor Company
America
F.o.b
Dearborn
Ford
Logs of Lindbergh Pan American Flight 96 623 Log Details
Capt. Rushton and Charles Lindbergh narrate the Pan American Clipper Cathay flight from New York toward Paris on May 21, 1927. The logs record takeoff, fuel, throttles, altitudes, navigation changes, sights, and crew details across seven hours, noting Times, speeds, and messages.
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Idlewild
Pan American Flight 114
E. H. Rushton
Runway 31
Paris
Rushton
Charles Augustus Lindbergh
New York State
Conn
Long Island
Lindbergh
Providence
Massachusetts
Nova Scotia
New York
Ireland
Shannon
E.S.E
Bristol
London
Brighton
English Channel
Chedabucto Bay
N.Y
Pan Am
Boycott Havana Cigars, Not Canadian Trade
George E. Sokolsky argues that Cuban tobacco will enter the U.S. despite bans and recommends a people driven boycott of Havana cigars. He cites Canadian and British trade as undermining policy, urges buying American, and recounts his quitting smoking as proof of personal resolve.
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Kennedy
Congress
Canada
Great Britain
Cuba
Castro
Khrushchev
Havana
Dear Abby Dear Abby Knitting Boy and Psychic Wife
Dear Abby cards offer light replies to questions from readers about a knitting boy in class a rumored psychic wife and a cautious lover. Abby reassures normal behavior for knitting and advises trust with guard duty concerns while offering dating hints and a call for a personal reply.
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Abby
Navy
Health And Hanniness And The Hidden Message Of Chores
The piece argues parents often imply their child is not capable by doing tasks for them instead of teaching independence. It questions why many assume older children lack the smarts to clean, budget, or manage chores. It urges letting children handle responsibilities and highlights seeking welfare advice for a pregnant teen.
Local Social Notes From New Haven Area
New Haven residents welcome Mr and Mrs Lloyd Roush back from Florida and note moves by Mr and Mrs Willard Fear to Ravenswood and Carl Gardner into the vacated home. Local families host and visit relatives while Lenten services begin Wednesdays at the Lutheran Church and OLAF choir concerts in Huntington attract several attendees.
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New Haven
Lloyd Roush
Florida
Willard Fear
Ravenswood
Carl Gardner
Shelby Grinstead
Judy Fry
Parkersburg
Thomas Grinstead
Johnnie Fry
Lutheran Church
Jack Welch
Harold Johnson
J. W. McGrew
Lela Powell
Olaf Choir
Huntington
Minnesota
John McGrew
Sons
Buckhannon
Floyd Carmack
Ruth Sayre
West Orange
N. J
George Sayre
Sayre Acres
Jean Wallace
Only Parents Help for Half Orphans by Dr Crane
Dr George W Crane urges “only parents” like Loraine L to seek assistant parents in the community. He promotes Parents Without Partners and notes teachers scouts and church leaders can act as surrogate mothers and fathers to guide children toward independence.
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Loraine
Scouts
Camp Fire Girls
YMCA
CYO
Controversial 1962 State Fair Dates Stand
The Ohio Exposition Commission confirmed on February 9 that the 1962 State Fair will run 11 days including Labor Day weekend. The decision faced sharp criticism from the Ohio Fair Managers Association but was upheld after discussion at the monthly meeting.
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Ohio Fair Managers Association
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Jim Bishop
Gander
Newfoundland
Maxim’s
Spirit of St. Louis
George E. Sokolsky
Dear Abby
Ib Uren
Shirley
P.S
Garry C. Myers
George W. Crane
Loraine L
Dr. Crane
Athens Messenger
Suny Messenger
Ohio
W Va
Calseseulsssse
U. S
Possessions
Cecil Cicncesss
Fe Gupta
Athens
Associated Press
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Columbus
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