Editorial on paying poll tax in Texas before deadline
The piece argues paying the poll tax by Saturday midnight is required to vote in 1960 and for participation in anti tax efforts. It notes a Baytown tax office extension to midnight and highlights the poll tax funds state schools while detailing civic duties and election dates including April 5 city elections and local offices.
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Harris County Federal Savings and Loan Assn
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Analysis Of The News Lease Rate And Northern Vote
Editorial notes a heated 1960s political moment with Eisenhower era policy proposals. It discusses Democratic divisions, potential presidential contenders, and the idea of a compromise leader who previously pushed civil rights legislation in 1957 and may again shape key reforms.
Best Of Pearson Best Of Pearson
Washington columns detail how Sen. Ken Keating pressured ICA to hire Pantelis Milous as a consultant, paying $2 a day for three months while seeking an overseas post. Milous failed to qualify for a real assignment, prompting extension and a public dispute over the use of taxpayer funds. The piece also notes anti-Semitic attitudes in Germany revealed by a letter from Evan Kemp Jr. in Frankfurt, recounting experiences with a German landlady and prejudice against Jews.
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Morrow
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Evan Kemp Jr
Frankfurt
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David Robinson
Cleveland
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Dave Aban
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Robinson
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Stop Me in Soviet Cellmates Tale of Time and Fear
Fragmentary OCR records three Soviet prison cellmates debating time and fate. One claims he would outlive fear, another says late arrival made him a suspect, while the third asserts his presence marks a capitalist spy accusation.
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Jed Abernathy
Ted
You're Telling Me Brave Guy The Facts
A compact fragment presents a muddled, opinionated note about facts and bravado. It mentions a bold figure and a cheeky tone, reflecting a terse, noisy editorial flare. No clear event or identifiable entities emerge beyond general political rhetoric.
Sun's Grab Bag Test Your Knowledge Answers
A scrambled quiz page with questions on history figures and literature. It asks about a dollop meaning an amount, Adam Smith conversion, a pale reference to a Royal Seal, Port au Prince capital of Haiti, and a riddle about a king from the Hundred Years War plus a note on Samuel Johnson and university hints referencing Winston Churchill Somerset Maugham and other names.
Knowledgeable Bridge Lesson From Contest Play
A South dealer faces a two path endgame after a club opening lead. Declarer misplays the heart and diamond lines, choosing the diamond finesse first and losing. Correct play shifts to heart kings, giving South the diamond route and the contract.
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Tae
Television Schedule fragments for a Tuesday night
Broadcast log lists a dense, fragmentary lineup with many names including John Daly Martha Les Hunt Phillip Marlowe Ren Skelton Dobie Gillis Wyatt Earp and Jack Paar. The chaotic OCR mixes programs, times, and station notes across day parts and includes weather and news entries.
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Arthur Murray
Ford
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Gay Moore
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Did You Know Punch Name Origins in Hindu Five
A brief note suggests the beverage Punch may derive from a Hindu word meaning five. The estimated five ingredients mark the drink’s early composition and name.
Leap Year Rules For Bachelors From Hal Boyle
AP columnist Hal Boyle offers humorous tips for single men to dodge persistent advances during leap year. The list includes practical jokes and dodges such as sending a candy box to a friend’s name, bringing laundry to a girlfriend’s house, avoiding double dates, carrying a stomach pump, quitting work, traveling with two cops, and other schemes to deter marriage proposals.
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Veronica
Mabel
TV listings sketch Kate Smith and guests on Monday night
New York AP reports Kate Smith returns with a half hour of music and guest acts. Jonathan Winters headlines a Tonight-style special described as lively satire. The TV prime lineup includes Sunud, Winters, and Paar amid a mix of music, comedy, and crime shows across NBC and CBS schedules.
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Jonathan Winters
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Dack Paar
NBC
Pat Sunudd
Aliee Pearce
Arthur Murray
M Squad
Garry Moore
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