Luncheonettes Hit Hard by Newspaper Blackout Blues
New York proprietor Phil Simon reports an 50 percent drop in business for his luncheonette due to the newspaper strike. Regulars skip afternoon visits as Newark and Philadelphia papers fail to arrive, reducing sales of cigars, sodas, and quick meals. Many commuters rush to the subway without stopping.
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ED Dennemy
New York
Eton
Pete
Phil
Ots Ik
Phil Simon
I Siles
New York City
Newark
Philadelphi
Soustern
Long Island
Manhattan
Simon
Longstand
Newark Star-Ledger
Pea Ledger
Strikes Shrink City Paper Supply and Raise Prices
A Long Island retailer reports big losses as out of state editions stay scarce and afternoon papers vanish from daily deliveries. He notes sales drop, layoffs follow, and customers seek cheaper substitutes while prices rise and distribution volumes lag behind prestrike levels.
Davidian Seventh Day Adventists Rise in Israel
A former Odessa Texas woman leads the Davidian Seventh Day Adventists in Haifa and says the sect is growing in Israel with about 30 members. Since arriving in 1959 they aim to establish an agricultural and religious colony and prepare for the restoration of God’s Mes.
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Haifa
Israel
Odessa
Tex
Elen J. White
United States
Davidans
Amirim
Galilee
Roden
Southern Republicans gain in 1962 midterm returns
An Associated Press survey shows Southern Republicans more than tripling their congressional vote since the last non-presidential election. They added four House seats in 11 former Confederate states and widened margins in several urban districts from Dallas to Miami. The shift marks increased GOP strength in metropolitan areas while Democrats hold in rural and suburban districts.
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Carl P. Ledesdorf
New Orleans
Cap
Associated Press
Confeder
Chattanooga
Tenn
el Paso
Tex
Orlando
Cape Canaveral
Florida
Miami
Fla
Houston
Memphis
Ital
GOP
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Republ
Tenmessee
North Carolina
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
James Martin
W. D. Workman Jr
Senshier Hill
Olin D. Johnston
Ed Foreman
Rep. J
Rutherford
Texas
Irith
Javors
Billie Sol Estes
Nashville
Jackson
Richard M. Nixon
Eisenhower
Nixon
Mississippi
Louisiana
Iana
Shreveport
Taylor W. O'Hearn
Ine Waggonner Jr
Virginia
Being President's Wife A Harder Task Than President
A dated essay notes the presidency brings strain on spouses while citing public polling and political shifts. It highlights Democratic losses and Republican gains in the South, names figures like James Martin and W. D. Workman Jr., and comments on regional election performance and voter dynamics.
U S Nigeria to Join Satellite Experiment Project
Nigeria and the United States will conduct a year long satellite communications experiment starting this month. A US satellite and communications ship will operate from Lagos harbor as the sole outside station for the test. The mission will place an active repeater satellite 22,300 miles above the equator. Lagos sits about 150 miles north of the equator.
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Lagos
Nigeria
United States
Equator
Irreplacable Ground Water Tax Exempt Ruling
Amarillo reports a federal court ruling allowing farmers to claim an income tax depletion allowance for irreplaceable groundwater used in irrigation. Marvin Sharbet of Petersburg upheld the argument that the water is a mineral, potentially impacting Panhandle Plains agriculture. The case, from a Lubbock trial, may proceed to the Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans and then the U.S. Supreme Court if appealed.
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Amarillo
West Texas
Panhandle Plains
High Plains
U.S. Dist
Joseph B. Dooley
Marvin iSharbet
Petersburg
Lubbock
Sharbét
George MetClesky
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Paine Bros
Slim Jims
Wal Boyle
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America
Halli
Cossip
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U.S. Nigeria
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