Briscoe Doing Splendid Job as Harris County DA
Editorial lauds Frank Briscoe for tightening prosecutions in Harris County. It notes aggressive action against big and small crimes, cites longer jail terms for drunk driving, and highlights improved jury convictions and rising penalties in 1961 compared with 1960. Briscoe emphasizes thorough case prep and prosecutorial leadership across county courts.
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Harris County
Frank Briscoe
Briscoe
Houston
DWI
Two LA Papers Fold Ending Local News Era
The Morning Examiner and the Evening Mirror ceased publication, ending a era for Los Angeles journalism. The Examiner aged 58 and the Mirror 13 had chronicled the city’s major events, while the Times and Herald-Express remain. Job losses loom as Hearst and Chandler families absorb staff elsewhere.
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Los Angeles
Morning Examiner
Evening Mirror
Hearst
Examiner
Chandler
California
Mirror
The
Morning
Los Angeles Times
Evening Herald-Express
Times
Herald-Express
Presidents and Congress Clash Over Backing and Power
Drew Pearson notes Kennedy repeats Truman and FDR in courting public opinion over Congress while Time Magazine stirs White House ire with a critical cover. He recounts near misses and weather trouble during Kennedy helicopter trips plus the risk of political brinkmanship with Capitol Hill.
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Washington
Kennedy
Harry Truman
Franklin Roosevelt
Congress
Truman
Missouri
FDR
Capitol Hill
White House
Capitol Hil
Time Magazine
Pietro Annigoni
Fime
Kenneth O'Donnell
O’donnell
Palm Beach
Time
Hugh Sidney
New York
JFK
United States
Baytown Sun publication details and staff credits
The Baytown Sun lists publication schedule afternoons Monday through Friday and Sundays. It notes editors and publisher Fred Hartman along with executive staff Beulah Mae Jackson James H. Hale and others. Advertising department contacts and subscription rates are outlined. The paper is entered as second class matter in Baytown Texas and is part of the Associated Press network.
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Baytown Sun, Ince
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Hartman
Jit, Boone
Cees3
Preston Pendergrass
Saccareeors
Beulah Mae
John Wadley
Lenyo Paul Putman
Corrie Laughlin
Daily Quiz and History Byte Roundup
Q and A style column asks about fatal newborn rates in 1850 United States, whether carbon dioxide poisoning is possible, and ancient Tarshish. It notes seven years ago the AEC backed private industry in atomic power. Includes a Cuba expert name puzzle and References to Gracie Fields and others.
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U. S
Tarshish
U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
Kennedy’s State of the Union preview and 1962 outlook
James Marlow analyzes Kennedy's expected address to Congress with hints of backtracked education aid, possible higher education and medical care proposals, and a cautious approach to civil rights. The piece notes potential tariff talks with Western Europe and the political dynamics with Republicans, including Rayburn’s death and McCormack’s rise, shaping 1962 congressional battles.
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Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Wester Europe
Coramon Maret
Kennnedy
Capitol
Sam Rayburn
House
Rayburn
John W. McCormack
Massachusetts
Space Mechanic Must Watch Zero Gravity
A space mechanic in weightlessness could flip by twisting a screwdriver while a monkey wrench proves troublesome. Marshall Space Flight Center tests push-button and quick squeeze tools for orbital servicing of rocket stages during a moon mission, in joint experiments with Langley and MSFC.
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Huntsville
Ala
Marshall Space Flight Center
Space Agency
Manned Space Air Center
Langley Field
Space Flight Center
New Government Book On Nuclear Weapons Effects Issued Soon
Washington AP reports the government plans to issue a new official handbook on nuclear weapons effects in April. The volume covers blast, heat, radiation, and fallout and has been in preparation for about a year.
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Washington
Verse Reference Hebrews 10 12
A biblical line notes that this man after offering one sacrifice for sins forever sat down at the right hand of God, signaling complete atonement and the fulfillment of past covenant rituals.
Global dollar pool plan signals shift after gold price shock
The United States and nine other nations proposed a 50 billion pool to defend currencies and gold reserves, administered by the IMF. The plan would require congressional ratification and would draw cash as needed, with the United States contributing two billion and Britain and Germany one billion each. It aims to curb sudden drains but does not fix underlying fiscal weaknesses.
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Tina
London
Eisenhower
Kennedy
International Monetary Fund
Congress
United States
Britain
Germany
80 year old keeps flying plane over Long Island
Amityville New York AP reports William Read an 80 year old real estate broker who flies a single engine Cessna for fun and to show clients over Long Island plans to continue flying despite danger. While returning from a pleasure flight he hit power lines and crashed near a street, killing a passerby Sesti Jr. 34 Huntington. Read says he will keep flying.
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Amityville
William
Long Island Land
Day
Sesti Jr
Huntington
Know Your Bridge Mast dealer. Neither side vulnerable
North holdings include a king and six of clubs and queen six of spades. South faced a fighting auction ending in five clubs with notrump as a possible contract. East-West battled over hearts and clubs as declarer navigated a clever endgame to secure the contract.
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Yakit
East South West North
Hearts
Haro
South
North
Heart
West
Baat
Declarer
East
Een
Arte le Kest
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