Age as a Question in Presidential Succession
James Marlow notes that age factors into succession plans as constitutional experts debate who should lead if the president dies. He cites McCormack at nearly 72 and Hayden at 86, with Rusk at 54, and recalls shifts in 1792, 1886, and 1947 that set the current order. The piece contrasts average ages for cabinet, speakers, and pro tempore over decades.
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Associated Press News
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John McCormack
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White House
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Kennedy
Magistrate Finds Thomas Not Guilty In Station Sale Case
In Aberavon Wales David Thomas 34 was found innocent after magistrates ruled he genuinely believed he bought an abandoned railroad station for 14 dollars from an acquaintance. David Roberts 36, a scrap dealer, paid with a bad check but faces no action as he wasn’t purchasing anything.
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David Thomas
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Thomas
New Texas Radio Telescope Excels Its Big Brothers
A University of Texas radio telescope achieves higher precision than larger dishes by focusing on a 150 mile lunar view. It observes lunar details unseen by giants, operating at frequencies between optical and microwave to explore an area previously uncharted.
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New Texas Radio Telescope
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University of Texas
John E Alexander Dies At 69 In Wisconsin
John E Alexander chairman of the board of Nekoosa Edwards Paper Co and Port Edwards resident died Wednesday from cancer at age 69. He led the company for years and was a prominent local businessman in Wisconsin Rapids and Port Edwards.
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John Alexander
Wisconsin Rapids
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John E. Alexander
Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Co
Port Edwards
Premiere of undress premiere shocks Hollywood audience
Hollywood stages its first nude premiere as MGM screens The Prize at a Escondido nudist camp. Stars attendance and photographers remain uncertain while the film follows a Hitchcockian tale of international intrigue with Paul Newman humorously miscast as a Nobel Prize laureate.
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MGM
Escondido
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Edward G Robinson swap plot taints Stockholm street scene
A review notes a German-born American scientist Edward G Robinson is allegedly snatched on a Stockholm street and replaced by a look alike bent on using ceremonies for Communist propaganda. Ernest Lehman and director Mark Robson craft a workmanlike comedy adventure with brisk dialogue.
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Edward G. Robinson
Stockholm
Ernest Lehman
Mark Robson
Newman Leads Comedy About a Reluctant Hero
The review highlights Paul Newman as a boozy author who becomes an unlikely hero with skillful turns. Ellie Sommer as the Foreign Office aide adds charm while Robinson delivers strong authority in a mainly humorous, lightly plotted film.
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Ellie Sommer
Foreign Office
Robinson
Thompson elected president of Tennessee Churchmen group
Lawrence Thompson, a Chattanooga insurance executive, is named president of the Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee the largest laymen’s association in the world wide Anglican Communion.
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Tenn
Lawrence Thompson
Chattanooga Insurance
The
Episcopal Churchmen of Tennessee
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