Kennedy Pledges on Defense Contracts Shine in West Virginia
During the 1960 campaign Kennedy promised to help land defense contracts for West Virginia and now contracts climbed from 36 million to about 134 million. Reports say Sen Edward Kennedy has pressed the Pentagon for Massachusetts contracts, stirring unease about political influence in defense spending.
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Kennedy
West Virginia
Washington
Sen
Edward Kennedy
Pentagon
Massachusetts
Senate
Dance Studios
Minnesota Weighs Balanced Budget Amid Tax Cut Bets
Minnesota lawmakers press toward a balanced next biennium budget despite potential $23 million in extra federal tax cuts. House and Senate committees plan spending cuts to align with Governor Andersen's proposals. Public resistance to tax increases shapes Conservative control and political fortunes.
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Minnesota
Andersen
St. Paul Capitol
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Finance Committee
Minnesota House Passes Bill Limiting Paid Voting Time
A bill to curb paid voting time for employees passed the Minnesota House and may win Senate approval. Backers say current law allows abuse, with workers taking a full morning off while still being paid. The measure would grant paid time off only when an employee’s shift lacks three straight hours before 8 p.m. or after 7 a.m. to vote.
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Minnesota
Senate
Opinions of Others Only in America and Our Phone Book Shortage
The piece argues Americans are well fed and taxed lightly for food while farmers anchor the economy and foreign policy, noting subsidies and high agricultural impact. It contrasts U S phone density and reliability with Soviet numbers, mocking unreliable Russian telephones and scarce phone books while praising U S service.
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Japan
West Germany
Russia
U. S
America
Washington Farm Observer
Soviet Union
United States
New York City
Milwaukee Journal
Quote of Today Honor All Men and Love the Brotherhood
A biblical verse excerpt urges honoring all people and loving the brotherhood while maintaining reverence for God and the emperor. The message emphasizes duty, unity, and respect across authorities and communities.
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Brotherhood
God
Emperor
I Peter
Austin Home Delivery Rates Across Zones
Rates listed for home delivery in Austin by zone including in town weekly price and long distance mail zones. Prices show weekly, three month, six month, and one year figures with multiple mileage tiers for post office delivery outside Austin.
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Austin
U. S. Armed Forces
United States
A.P.O
N.P.O
Cereercere
Veeke
Turn Back The Clock 30 Years Ago In Austin Music Notes
Rochester String Trio ad feature and Austin Women's Chorus concert slated for Sunday. Fire destroyed the Frank Pell farm home eight miles southwest of Austin yesterday. County treasurer C C Terry holds a 144022 67 dollar tax payment from Geo A Hormel Co. Silver foxes reported in Adams and Elkton areas. Subzero records hit Minnesota with -10 degrees. Red Cross Fund drive to be launched Sunday by volunteers in five counties. Adams gains new medical facilities amid countywide improvements.
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Rochester
Austin
Mower County
Herman Bandler
Frank Pell
C. C. Terry
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Adams
Elkton
Rockies
Atlantic Seaboard
Minnesota
Mower
Freeborn
Steele
Dodge
Fillmore Counties
Red Cross Fund
Austin Queen Guesses Stir Jaycees and Lenten Parables
Austin Jaycees ponder if next year’s queen might be a Tom Dick or Harry after naming Georgiana Musser Miss Austin 1963 and noting last year’s queen Bobi Tucker. At St Olaf Lutheran, Rev Swenson outlines a Lenten message on parables with a tongue in cheek correction from tare. A reader-signed letter critique is dismissed for lacking signature and excessive length. Iowa reports a Waverly man confessed to 141 worthless checks across 29 towns. Walking’s history spans Hippocrates to Wordsworth with feats from 1809 to 1960 270 000 miles, ending with advice on proper stride.
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Austin Jaycees
Austin
Georgiana Musser
St. Olaf
Arthur L. Swenson
Jesus
Church Bulletin
Swenson
Hippocrates
National Geographic
Pliny the Elder
William Wordsworth
Wordsworth
England
Foster Powell
Robert Barclay
United States
New York
California
John F
Iron Legs
Stahl
Central America
Mexico
Barbara Moore
Britain
James H. Hocking
Shooting of Castro comrade seen as warning to communists
Report from Brownsville says Cuban workers resent Castro by attacking his inner circle. Miguel Reyes, a leader in the CTCR and tobacco union, was shot Jan 27 after leaving Che Guevara. Underground sources view the incident as a warning from Cuban workers amid forcible labor drives and hunting for volunteers to toil in sugar harvests.
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Castro
Fidel
Miguel Reyes
Che Guevara
Reyes-Castro
Cuban Federation of Labor
CTCA
National Union of Tobacco Workers
Havana
Guevara
National Institute of Emergency Surgery
Augusto Martinez Sanchez
Communist Party
Ctc-R
Lazaro Pena
Washington
Peo
Cuba
Moscow Central Committee
Electrical Workers
Las Villas
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Congress Mulls Kennedy Requests Amid Tax Debate
The 88th Congress, two months in, struggles to gel under House Leader Carl Albert. Presidents tax message dominates action as lawmakers weigh tax reform versus spending cuts. Uncertain prospects for Medicare, education aid, and labor measures linger amid stalled programs and possible rail or steel sector strains.
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Peter Edson Washington
NEA
House
Carl Albert
Oklahoma
Congress
White House
National Service Corps
Kennedy
Swindling Our Elderly Numbers a 2 Billion Racket
National investigations expose rampant elder fraud, with a North Carolina widow losing 5880 on an 660 dollar job after a scammer urged monthly payments. The scheme includes free land offers, high pressure buying, and dubious health products targeting seniors nationwide.
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Harold Sheehan
New York
NEA
North Carolina
National Better Business Bureau
Pat McNamara
Kenneth B. Willson
Willson
Singer Comes to Life in a Turbulent Romance
The excerpt follows Phil During, a divorcee with musical roots, who travels to Europe and meets a mercurial singer Nia. Their affair unfolds across major musical centers, with a climactic attempt to perform despite illness and a revealed tragic motive behind Nia’s shimmering charm. Hawkins’ characterizations shine despite uneven polish.
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William Hawkins
Appleton
Phil During
Europe
Nia
Phil
Hawkins
Miles A. Smith
Spaceflight quotes and economic ruminations from 1960s figures
The collection presents remarks by Wernher von Braun on spaceflight and exploration, George Cline Smith on private capital and risk, Louis B. Seltzer on social demand, and a quip about basic research. The passages illuminate attitudes toward freedom to fail, economic asset, and scientific pursuit.
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George Cline Smith
MacKay -Shields Economics, Inc
Residents debated 8th Ave NW street widening costs
A reader questions city plans to widen 8th Ave NW arguing homeowners would pay for improvements while suggesting safer alternatives at the east end of 9th Ave SW and a dirt ramp to alter the hill. The writer calls for city streets to be fixed like county roads and favors opposing the current assessment.
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8Th Ave
Fair City
9Th Ave
4Th St
South Main St
Austin
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New Jersey
Austin Daily Herald
Thomson Newspapers, Inc
Austin, Minn
Frank C. Miles
Eeertes E
Iowa
By Victor Riesel
Brownsville
Tex
Latin America
Caribbean
Falklands
Ple
Post Office Department
Singer
Area Redevelopment Administration
Wernher von Braun
Louis B. Seltzer
The
Cleveland Press
People's Pulpit
the Herald
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