Supreme Court reshapes legislative representation across states
The court ruled federal courts have jurisdiction to review state legislative apportionment, reversing a 1946 stance. The decision targets urban versus rural representation, signaling potential gains for cities and shifts in party power and taxation as cases spread nationwide. Six states, including Georgia and New York, already have pending appeals.
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Supreme Court
Tennessee
Nashville
Congress
New York State
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Kennedy
Georgia
Indiana
Maryland
Michigan
Ohio
New York
Republicans push conditional Kennedy unemployment plan
Republicans led by Rep. James C. Auchincloss of New Jersey endorse a $600 million federal jobs program while balking at executive picks for allocations. They warn political considerations could skew aid to gain votes. The plan tallies $25 million this year, $350 million next year, and $225 million in 1964 for essential public projects to curb unemployment.
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James C. Auchincloss
New Jersey
House Public Works Committee
Kennedy
Congress
Ike and Kennedy Meet at Palm Desert for Brief Visit
General Dwight D. Eisenhower hosts President John F. Kennedy at his Palm Desert cottage for a 52 minute chat with White House reporters. Ike, tanned and healthy, reflects on international issues he long grappled with as Kennedy fills him in on current problems. The scene ends with Eisenhower giving a farewell salute to the new Commander-in-Chief.
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Dwight D. Eisenhower
Kennedy
Palm Desert
Calif
Ike
White House
Story of a Hong Kong doctor visit and travel humor
In a Hong Kong clinic, Jim Bishop describes waiting rooms filled with a Chinese nurse and a Hindu family as he recalls a playful encounter with Jack Sullivan. A doctor gives a minimal eye exam and prescribes drops, while the narrator notes travel misadventures and jokes about American doctors and ribs.
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Hong Kong
Sphere
Hong Kong Standard
Mr. Kennedy
Jack Sullivan
Paris
Resettlement Amid Cuban Refugees Faces Genocide Warning
George E. Sokolsky argues Cuban refugees in the United States must be resettled beyond Miami to avoid ghettos and genocide. He warns that war or long decline could erase Cuban refugees and urges education, work integration, and broad national absorption of diverse newcomers.
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Bay of Pigs
Castro
Miami
Cuba
United States
Soviet Russia
New York City
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Youth and school quiting myths versus modern opportunities
This piece argues quitting school is risky today, noting heroes who left school rarely replicate success now. It urges youths to complete current classes, consider future schooling, and acknowledges armed service and workpaths. It ends with a Q A on why camps sell sweets, linking to camp funding and health education.
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Armed Forces
Local Socials Include Sunday Calls and Grange Meetings
Carpenter Mr and Mrs Jim Blower and son from Glouster visited Dwaine and Rachel Jordan on Sunday. Dinner guests included Mendal Jordan Mallie Lowther Melva Faye and Walter Jordan. Earl Starkey stayed with Everett and Ruth Starkey in Chillicothe and spoke at Clarksburg Grange. A Mt Union church group attended Puritan services led by Rev Bob Meade.
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Jim Blower
Glouster
Dwaine Jordan
Mendal Jordan
Mallie Lowther
Melva Faye
Walter Jordan
Earl Starkey
Everett Starkey
Chillicothe
Starkey
Operations
Clarksburg Grange
Sam Lewis
Connie
Sammy Lewis
Harrisonville
Paul Anderson
Joe Sayre
Timmy
Helena
Roger Riggs
Joy
Shirley Greer
Frank Pauleyg
H. E
Dear Abby Silences and Nervous Encounters
A reader asks how to handle a talkative relative who monopolizes conversations and interrupts. Dear Abby advises matching her talk and continuing or remaining silent, to avoid family conflict. A poker club member contends with a wife‑baiting remark and is advised to call bluff and address the issue.
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Abby
Abigail Van Buren answers a tangled family get together problem
Dear Abby advises the reader to tell the family member most able to be candid if John will attend gatherings and to set boundaries. She also suggests consulting a Planned Parenthood center if religious approval allows, framing the issue as a social and reproductive matter.
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Abby
John
Milk sickness case links ham to illness and Lincoln
A personal account describes a 16 year old harvest hand and relatives falling ill from milk sickness after eating ham sandwiches and pie. The writer recalls vomiting and near death, noting the disease comes from white snake root poison and that Abraham Lincoln's mother died of the same ailment.
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Abraham Lincoln
John
Abraham _Lincoln
Eight Four Year Schools Backed for North Central Accreditation
Chicago Findlay College and Wilberforce University join six other institutions in Ohio and Illinois as the North Central Association recommends full accreditation for eight four year colleges. The move highlights regional approval for these schools pending final actions.
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Chicago
Findlay College
Wilberforce University
Ohio
North Central Association of Colleges and Secon
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Garry C. Myers
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Dear Abby
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Planned Parenthood Center
George W. Crane
Vick
Will
Uncle Vick
Athens Messenger
Mafin
Onto & W
U. S
Athens
Ohio Post Fice
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the Messenger Publishing Co
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