Rights Bill Thicket in Washington Fog of January
In January the U S Capitol fog thickens as civil rights filibuster trials loom and Johnson pushes a costly antipoverty program worth 962 5 million amid partisan clash. OAS talks with Panama spike tensions after riots over the Canal Zone strain relations.
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Panama
United States
Panama Canal Zone
OAS
Canal Zone
Hickenlooper
U.S
James Baldwin Helps Broadway Debut Blues for Charlie
In New York James Baldwin emerged as a playwright with Blues for Charlie, a work staged at the ANTA theater led by Rip Torn and Pat Hingle. The author calls the piece a reconstruction of a crime the murder of a Negro boy in a Southern town.
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New York
James Baldwin
Rip Tom
Pat Hingle
ANTA
Baldwin
Charlie
Clove Production: Zanzibar and Pemba Islands Lead World
Did You Know reveals that Zanzibar and Pemba islands off Africa’s east coast produce the bulk of the world’s cloves. This fact highlights the central role of these regions in the global spice trade.
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Zanzibar
Penda
Africa
Baytown Sun masthead and staff listing likely from 20th century
The fragment shows names such as Che Raytown Sun Fred Hartman James E Hale Preston Pendergrass Beulah Mar Jackson Robert K Gilmore and roles Editor and Publisher General Manager Retail Manager and mentions The Baytown Sun, Inc publishing daily from Pearce and Ashbel in Baytown Texas with unclear typography and incomplete staff details.
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Fred Hartman
James E. Hale
Preston Pendergrass
Beulah Mar Jackson
Robert K. Gilmore
Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Amish on Social Security Bills Flagged in Congress
Fulton Lewis reports efforts to exempt Amish from Social Security, noting bills stalled in House and Senate committees. IRS actions against Amish farmers sparked protests in 1961, leading to national anger that faded as legislators failed to act.
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Fulton Lewis
Washington
House
Senate
Jesus
Bureau of Internal Revenue
IRS
Valentine Byler
Byler
Congress
Theaters Interruption Sparks Parking Manhole Note
A theater manager in Northern Michigan halted a showing of Annie Get Your Gun to read a note from a reader. The message asked the owner of a car with license plate M-3L77 to move the vehicle from an open manhole so a worker could finish for the day.
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Hades
Michigan
Today’s Grab Bag and News Items Summary
On this date in history, a treaty rejection and notable births appear. Explorer David Livingstone is listed alongside William Jennings Bryan and others. A long narrative highlights a California hayrack feature, desert landscapes, and rugged mining in a historic valley with extreme climate and ghost towns.
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William, Jennings Bryan
Earl Warrer
Frederick Joliet-Curie
Jo Midiziner
Kent Smith
Lews Hayward
California
Doughty
Stevsland
U.S
Desert Castle and Volcanic Panamint Featured Landmark
Central column describes Panamint Mountains landmarks including Ubehebe Crater near Grapevine Canyon Scotty’s Castle and its 45 million build cost. Noted as a desert phenomenon drawing tens of thousands of tourists, the area joined the National Parks system in 1923.
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Panamint Mountains
Ubehebe Crater
Grapevine Canyon
National
Johnson faces cigaret debate while waiting for agency reviews
Washington report notes President Johnson resists hurried calls to curb tobacco ads until agencies analyze Surgeon General Terry's cigarette findings. Health Secretary Celebrezze to compile recommendations, while New York committees label smoking a mass murder risk and Mayor Wagner's wife dies of lung cancer. Astronaut John Glenn quips with Billy Graham amid Ohio primary politics.
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Johnson
Luther ‘Terry
Terry
White House
Surgeon General
Figaret
Anthony Celebrezze
Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare
New York
Legislative Committee
Robert
Billy Graham
John Glenn
Glenn
Graham
Billy
Ohio
Sen
Steve Young
Letters to the Editor call for school board change
Citizens criticize administration waste and urge reelecting Kari Opry and Boyd Hill for School Trustee positions. The letter argues improved efficiency and economics in schools, citing past spending and urging accountability. It also reports political rumor surrounding astronaut Glenn Young’s hospitalizing head injury and includes a quoted Bible verse.
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W. H. Bridges
Bridges
Roy Fuller
Kari Opryshek
Boyd Hill
Ted Hunt
Missouri
Younig
Tip
Glenn
Marine Corps
This Day In History March 19, 1964 Highlights
Today is Thursday March 19 1964 with 287 days left in the year The Associated Press notes notable events including 1917 Supreme Court upholding eight hour rail act amid strike threat and German crisis 1898 Oregon battleship voyage around Cape Horn 1920 Senate rejection of League of Nations treaty 1941 US Canada pact for Great Lakes St Lawrence Waterway 1945 clothing prices frozen Ten years ago Poland’s Communist government shakeup Five years ago Harold Macmillan in Washington calls for firmness One year ago Kennedy and six Central American leaders sign San Jose Declaration
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Supreme Court
Germany
Massachusetts
Oregon
Cape Horn
Senate
League of Nations
United States
Canada
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Warsaw Radio
Poland
Harold Macmillan
Washington
Kennedy
San Jose
Costa Rica
Presidential security and Vietnam policy updates
Washington reports on the Warren Commission inquiry into JFKs assassination and potential improvements to presidential protection. Ford hopes the panel will finish soon and brief President Johnson. In Vietnam, McNamara and Taylor report to the National Security Council while the White House pledges full U S support to South Vietnam as long as needed.
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Washington
Presidential Security
Gerald R. Fond
John F. Kennedy
Michigan
Earl Warren
Ford
Johnson
Viet Nam
United States
White House
Robert’ S
McNamara
Maxwell
D.-.taylor
Joint Chiefs of Staff
National Security Council
Knowledgeable Bridge Hands From The Know Your Bridge Column
In a recent column B Jay Becker discusses a decisive bridge hand with Dorothy Hayden. The interaction shows bidding via two spades, three clubs, and three hearts revealing strength and shortages. Blackwood reveals two aces. the slam is made despite others failing at six hearts.
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Miami Beach
Mia
Hayden
South
King Fons
Mra Hayden
Diamonts
Blackwood
Boar
Otchonsty
Peira
North
Dumy
Daily Crossword Puzzle King Feature
Crossword clues and puzzle grid from the King feature daily page. Includes references to anowe ponder mountain and wordplay prompts with entries such as erase prink at not wor pode unit and cheat.
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Prink
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