Khrushchev Uses Cuba as Strong Bargaining Base
The piece notes Khrushchev gains from Soviet troops in Cuba, warning that invasion would trigger nuclear retaliation. It asserts Khrushchev’s leverage over the United States in Latin America and his potential to expose U S. weakness while keeping pressure on other global hotspots.
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Kennedy
Nikita Khrushchev
United States
Soviet Union
Cuba
Khrushchev
Castro
Latin America
Moral recovery seen in youths after decades of slack ethics
The Fund for the Republic and Robert Fitch argue that the United States is emerging from a 40 year moral breakdown. Fitch says college students show renewed respect for moral law and objective standards, with young parents today less permissive than their predecessors.
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United States
Fund For the Republic
Center For the Study of Democratic
Tuna heart disease finding surprises doctors
Belgian researchers report tuna fish show arterial hardening in heart disease studies. The article notes tuna do not smoke, eat fat, suffer traffic stress, or sit at desks yet fail to follow prevention advice as they do not walk to work.
Sense of history at dinner prompts reflections on memory
Bruce Hopper of Harvard reflected on wartime French American ties and the value of studying in France. He urged that education broadens perspective and connects memory to culture, noting that understanding people starts with knowing what they remember.
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Bruce Hopper
Harvard University
Paris
France
Loire
Bois
Christian Science Monitor
Quotation Fragments On Love And Divine Touch
A compact excerpt contrasts the value of love with eloquent speech, then quotes a view that being loved is a divine touch on humanity. The pieces present two literary reflections on affection and spiritual influence.
Banks Resume Operations After Holiday Closure
The First National Bank and the Austin State Bank reopen today under President Roosevelt's Banking Holiday orders. State Treasurer Julius A. Schmahl predicts the worst of the depression is past and an upturn is near. Rep Otto Goetsch and O Z Remsberg discuss a proposed state bill for compulsory grading and weighing of livestock at a mass meeting.
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First National Bank
Austin State Bank
Roosevelt
Julius A. Schmahl
Otto Goetsch
O. Z. Remsberg
Livestock Agency
Austin High School
Naval Aviation
Austin Lodge No. 414
Elks
Lower County
Austin
Congregational Church
AGU
Tranquilizer gun to aid Rochester dog and deer control
Rochester plans to purchase a $350 tranquilizing gun to capture aggressive animals including dogs and stray deer, marking the first area use of such a device. Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg discusses future psychochemical power and its global implications, while Mrs. Jaycees sell Austin breakfast tickets to fund a summer day camp for mentally retarded youths and rehabilitation programs.
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Rochester
Dr. Seaborg
Jaycees
Austin
St. Edwards Church
Austin Achievement Corporation
Cochairmen
Jerry Hartson
11Th Ave
Duane Gullickson
15Th Ave
Doctor Explores Drug Effects On Pregnant Women
Medical column reviews thalidomide's impact and warns that many drugs pass to the fetus. It notes vitamin K risks, anticoagulants, and drugs like curare may cause birth defects or goiter, urging medical guidance for any medication during pregnancy.
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G. Brandstadt
M.D
Mervin Silverberg
Airport use and rising female employment noted in era data
The report cites Austin airport activity with 214 transient aircraft stops in January and February and 910 total takeoffs and landings, plus transient pilots outnumbering locals. It argues airport availability attracts industry and notes a boom in female employment from 1940 to 1960, driven by clerical and service roles and a rise in professional positions.
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Flying Center, Inc
Austin
Massive Drive Aims to Unionize Government Employes
A 1963 Hall Syndicate summary reports mass unionization efforts targeting over 800000 federal workers under the Government Employes Council. Unions secure exclusive rights at key installations, with Navy and Defense departments ordering intensified briefings. Executive Order 10988 and a push for dues checkoff accelerate the drive toward a 35 hour internal government week.
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Willard Wirtz
Labor Department
Army
Far East
Seattle
Military Sea Transportation Service
Army Dept
Memphis Engineers
Council
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
U. S. Naval Public Works Center
Portsmouth
International Association of Machinists
U. S. Defense Department
U. S. Naval Ordnance Plant
Louisville
Kennedy
Army, Navy
Air Force and
Defense Supply Agency
American Federation of Government Employes
National Federation of Federal Employes
National Association of Supervisors
Metal Trades Dept
AFL - Cio
Planners, Estimators and Progressmen’s Association
Labor
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Taxing Out-of-State Firms Adds Up to $5 Billion Grab
Capital report shows forty seven states levy income and use taxes on interstate business, totaling over 5 billion annually from local and out-of-state sources. Administrative costs, double taxation, and back tax penalties burden firms across the nation as a House subcommittee probes how to reform interstate commerce taxation.
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Washington
NEA
Christian A. Herter
Special House Judiciary
Edwin E. Willis
D-La
Murray Drabkin
Congress
Supreme Court
Willis Committee
U. S
Iowa Man Named to Direct Education for U S Samoa
J C Wright former superintendent of Iowa Department of Public Instruction from 1955 to 1961 is named director of education for American Samoa. He resigns as secretary of the Committee for the Advancement of School Administration and reports to Pago Pago March 19 to oversee 47 elementary schools five junior high and one senior high under the Interior Department.
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Kennedy
Agriculture Department
Chicago Daily News
Iowa
U.S. Samoa
Keokuk
J.C. Wright
Iowa Department of Public Instruction
American Samoa
South Pacific
Committee For the Advancement of School Administration
American Association of School Administrators
Pago Pago
Samoa
U.S. Department of the Interior
Islands
Creston
Washington, D.C
Army Frontline Soldier Symbol, Freeman Says
Gen Paul L Freeman Jr argues the frontline combat soldier is the Army’s true symbol and urges eliminating sources of trouble. The piece weaves quotes from Kennedy Rusk and commentary on youth programs and taxation law. It also profiles Wright, a Kansas native and Iowa education pioneer, highlighting his career in Keokuk and state leadership.
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Navy
Air Force
Army
Paul L. Freeman Jr
U. S. Army
Europe
Dean Rusk
Cuba
Eleven Minnesota towns risk air subsidy cuts
Rep. Jack Fenn of Hibbing and Rep. Kenneth Scott of Fairmont urge Congress to maintain subsidies as the Civil Aeronautics Board may cut feeder airline aid. The 11 communities named are Duluth Bemidji Fairmont Brainerd Hibbing International Falls Mankato Rochester Thief River Falls Winona Worthington.
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ST. Paul
Minnesota
Civil Aeronautics Board
CAB
Jack Fenn
Hibbing
Kenneth Scott
Fairmont
Congress
Duluth
Bemidji
Brainerd
International Falls
Mankato
Rochester
Thief River Falls
Winona
Worthington
Bill to Establish College Proposed in Minnesota
A bill to establish a branch of Mankato State College within a 19 county area of southwestern Minnesota was introduced Tuesday. Rep. Aubrey Dirlam is the chief author and the measure carries a 5 million dollar appropriation. It was sent to the committee on state and junior colleges.
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ST. Paul
Mankato State College
Minnesota
Aubrey Dirlam
Redwood Falls
Committee Backs Voting Proposal Passes Senate Ed Panel
The House backed a voting proposal that would restrict paid time off for voting. The Senate Education Committee approved the bill on Tuesday. It allows employers not to provide paid time if an employee has three free hours to reach the polls before or after work.
Washington Tops World in Phones Per Capita
Washington D C leads globally with 87.1 telephones per 100 residents, the highest ratio recorded. The stat underscores the city’s dense communications infrastructure and national attention on telecom access.
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Washington D.C
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