Florida Keys Bargain Bought Island for Glass Beads
The Florida Keys were privately bought by John Simonton in 1821 for $2,000 from Juan Pablo Salas in Havana. Salas’ family had royal grant rights, and Key West grew after Monroe cleared out pirates, becoming Florida’s largest city by 1834 and a long time naval base near Cuba amid tensions with communism.
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Manhattan Island
John Simonton
New
Simonton
James Monroe
Key West
Florida
Cuba
They Face a Tough Schedule for New Congress
The 87th Congress set a heavy pace with the Senate averaging 33 hours 20 minutes per week and the House 21 hours 20 minutes plus committee and constituent work. Lawmakers now juggle legislation, staff tasks, and reelection duties, making a full time job of public service.
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United States
Congressional Record
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Congress
Medicare to expand via voluntary agencies say Illinois official
David Kinzer of the Illinois Hospital Association argues socialized medicine would arrive through voluntary groups rather than the government. He notes government purchases care through Blue Cross Blue Shield and Medicare for military families, with growth in services for the elderly. The trend he predicts points to a government voluntary agency partnership where agencies would largely control medicine.
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David Kinzer
Illinois Hospital Association
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Medicare
Slowdown in Births Hits Affluent Nation
The Public Health Service warns that births continue to decline this year, risking the lowest annual total in six years. Officials cite uncertainty about long term support of affluence as a factor in the dropping birth rate.
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The
Public Health Service
Polls and Politics in a Tumultuous Election Year
The piece argues pollsters misread public sentiment in 1962 and 1963 races, highlighting Rockefeller Javits Levitt and Morgenthau in New York, and critiques race based campaigning. It notes Nixon’s decline after televised debates and recalls McCarthy era loyalties influencing voters and Nixon’s political path.
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Kennedys
Ted Kennedy
Massachusetts
New York
Rockefeller
Javits
Arthur Levitt
Levitt
Robert Morgenthau
Lou Harris
Morgenthau
Wagner
Harris
James Farley
Herbert Lehman
New York City
Dear Abby Letters on Breakfast Duty Across Marriages
A selection of reader letters to Dear Abby discuss who should make breakfast for husbands, with anecdotes of long marriages, shared chores, divorces, and daily routines. The mix includes praise for wives who prepare early meals, grievances from exhausted spouses, and a lonely retiree asking for company.
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Abby
Restaurant Hygiene Tips From A Food Service Reader
A reader stresses clean habits for waitresses to prevent food contamination. He cites table wiping practices, handling of silverware, butter and doughnuts with clean methods, uses of napkins, avoiding cracked dishes, prompt bill presentation, and courteous greetings to improve customer satisfaction.
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Tom G
Mark Hellinger Award Story Told As Love Letter
Jim Bishop recounts the Mark Hellinger Journalism Award tale from its inception and its panel of backers including Walter Winchell and Hearst Jr. Gladys Hellinger funds a $500 award plus a job for a top graduating student. Sal De Vivo wins this year and gains a role at the Niagara Falls Gazette. Checkett, a future reporter, begins as a copy boy with the committee rooting for his ascent.
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Walter Winchell
Mark Hellinger
Russell Jandoli
St. Bonaventure University
Olean
N. Y
Hellinger
Sleepy Hollow
North Tarrytown
Mr. Hellinger
Abou Ben Adhem
Gladys Glad
Mark
Mrs. Hellinger
Toots Shor
Charles Berns
Douglas Edwards
John Daly
Bradley Kelly
Mike Romanoff
William Randolph Hearst, Jr
Gene Tunney
Burris Jenkins
Louis Sobol
New York
Brian Shota
Malachy Wall
Sal de Vivo
Gladys
Niagara Falls Gazette
John Checkett
Edward Mahar
N. Y. Journal-American
Checkett
Reading aloud fuels early literacy across a child’s life
Health and Happiness author Garry Cleveland Myers emphasizes early reading to infants and toddlers. He urges parents to read aloud as soon as a child shows interest in pictures and to continue well beyond early schooling, arguing listening benefits persist through adolescence.
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Garry Cleveland Myers
Rly
Kennedy clan eyed in a readers page and holiday pledge
A reflective reader views political culture and family fame with humor and caution. The piece suggests the Kennedy circle shapes public imagination and debates taxation and missiles while praising early literacy and shared stories over TV viewing.
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