Car Boom Keeps Rolling On Gear In 1964 Outlook
Editorial notes a robust auto market with January sales at 565,508 cars, up 4 percent from 1963. GM, Ford, Chrysler, and AMC posted record or near-record January figures as production hit a new high, while steel demand and consumer credit trends reinforce a strong year ahead with government action to protect buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler
American Motors
Johnson
Congress
Administration could drop Ghana project to calm Nkrumah
In a Drew Pearson column, the United States could solve Africa tensions by shifting the Kais er Corporation hydroelectric project on the Volta River from Ghana to Nigeria. The move would be cheaper or equal in cost and likely gain broad African approval, reducing Nkrumah's popularity issue.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Johnson
Ego Maniac
Africa
Kwame Wkrumah
Ghana
United States
Kaiser Corporation
Yalta River
Nigeria
Volta
Nkrumah
Boone Angered By Show Cancellation
Hollywood AP reports Richard Boone angrily denounces NBC for canceling The Richard Boone Show. Boone criticizes the leak of news, disputed ratings, and network tactics while NBC defends handling and mail responses amid calls for improving the program.
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Boone
Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Richard Boone
WBC
Grant Tinker
NBC
Daily Crossword Puzzle King Feature TL Competitor
puzzle clues listed across and down with numbers and partial answers. reads like a grid fill theme from a daily KING feature with definitions such as beast of burden current gratuity and other cross references. includes Greek myth reference last king of Troy and various language notes and brief wordplay hints for solver.
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Landmark
Florida
Troy
Washington sees progress amid Ghana and Volta Dam tensions
An analysis contrasts U S reaction to Ghana's dictator with potential Volta Dam transfers to Nigeria. Kaiser Industries plans a large bauxite plant on the Volta River for aluminum, while Nigerian deposits are noted. Jacqueline Kennedy moves discreetly in Washington society, dining at the British Embassy and socializing with Marlon Brando, prompting White House help to avoid photographs. Vivien the Jockey Club manager evades a photographer by guiding Jackie and companions out through a discreet route.
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Ghana
Volta
Unite States
USA
Nigeria
Kaiser Industries
Volta River
Jacqueline Kennedy
Washington
Marion Brando
Jockey Club
Ormsby Gore
White House
Mike Forrestal
Kennedy
Jackie
Marlon “Brando
Snat Jacques’ Vivien
Vivien
Mrs. Kennedy
Princess Radzitvill
Brando
George Englund
Try and Stop Me by Bennett Cerf
X movieline style anecdotes recount Charlie Farrell, a California resort owner, forgetting names at Palm Springs Racquet Club. A visitor greets him, he misnames the caller. Mamie Eisenhower comments on lunch, Farrell misnames her. A starlet explains buying a sweater for her poodle, seeking a fitting as a birthday surprise.
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Charlie Farrell
California
Palm Spring
Charlie
Jackson Hole
Farrell
Mr. Hole
Mamie Eisenhower
Economic forecasts raise 1964 hopes from economists
New York AP reports corporate economists are increasingly predicting a quicker pickup in the economy for 1964. They expect eased tax withholding boosting consumer spending, steadier federal outlays, stronger state and local funding, and higher corporate income taxes fueling business investment, with overall growth seen brighter than earlier forecasts.
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New York
Johnson
Washington
Man Argues Over Street Address In Grand Junction
In Grand Junction Cols AP reports a dispute over Jameson’s address. He lives at the two story green house on the corner, but the Pinyon Street number 1699 is denied by city planners who insist the correct number is 1951 on 17th Street. The telephone company and post office side with the city. Jameson remains uncertain which house is his.
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Grand Junction
Cols
Telephone Company
Post Office
Barclay
Jameson
Pinyon St
Pinyon Street
17Th Street
Pinyon
Don Warner
Today’s Grab Bag Quiz and Historical Tidbits
Quick quiz prompts ask about Babylonian writing style and biblical patience, coral, U S exports, and Paris' WWI government move. The item mixes trivia with a 191? note on Canadian union, plus a roster of names including Churchill and Lamb.
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Paris
Waterways and gondola streets define historic cityscape
Ruth Ramsey describes a city built on canals with 150 streets of water and 400 bridges connecting palaces and churches. Gondolas and other craft congest the waterways as ferries shuttle island residents to quays near shops and monuments, while cars and rail stop at edge. The piece notes romance and a predicted year of important friendships and personal growth.
Tax credit clashes in heated Senate tax debate
White House lobbyists pressed for concessions as the tax and revenue act faced strong Senate resistance. GOP freshman Peter Dominick backed a Ribicoff tax credit proposal for up to 225 for families sending children to college, drawing support from Goldwater and Humphrey before party shifts and defections doomed the amendment.
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Fulton Lewis JR
Washington
White House
Senate
Peter Dominick
Dominick
Abe Ribicoff
Connecticut
Humphrey
Minnesota
Frank Moss
Robert C. Byrd
West Virginia
Ribicoff
Jacob Javits
New York
Jack Miller
Iowa
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Margaret Chase Smith
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Dirksen
Pennsylvania
Cisir Engle
California
Hartke
Indiana
Goldwater Still Favored By GOP In New Hampshire
In Concord, AP survey of New Hampshire county committees shows Barry Goldwater as front-runner for the Republican presidential primary. Rockefeller gains marginally. many leaders remain undecided about the convention nominee in July.
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Goldwater
GOP
New Hampshire
Concord
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Associated Press
Depcember
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Johnson
Rockefeller
It Really Paid This Men To Quit Smoking
A Japanese merchant quit smoking after reading a U.S. government report on health risks. One reader won first prize of 3 million yen, about 8400 USD, in a drawing announced Thursday.
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Kyoto
Japan
Shinnovam
U.S
Know Your Bridge By 8B Jay Becker slam jeopardy
North South vulnerable. The article analyzes a bridge slam in a 1964 column. It follows bidding 3 0 3 Pass 4NT Pass 6 Opening lead king of spades. South must infer card distribution from play to avoid a wrong discard and secure the slam. The defender's distribution suggests East holds many diamonds and at least one spade, guiding South to a hearts run and king jack continuation to complete the contract.
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Jay Becker
North East South West
Declarer
South
West
Teads
King of
King Feetar
East
Baytown Sun Editorial and Publishing Staff Listing
The Baytown Sun notes its editorial and publishing leadership with names including Fred Harman editor and publisher James H Hale general manager Preston Pendergrass managing editor Beulah Mae Jackson office Stansgee Robert K Gilmore circulation John Wadley Paul Putman Corrie Laughlin and others. Published afternoons five days a week and Sundays by The Baytown Sun Inc at Pearce and Ashbel in Baytown Texas under Baytown Texas.
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Fred Harman
James H. Hale
Preston ‘Pendergrass
Beulah 'Mae Jackson
Stansgee
Robert K. Gilmore
Sstevees
John Wadley
Paul Putman
Corrie” Laughlin
Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
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