Brasilia a City of Contradictions as Capital Grows
Brasilia, three years the national capital, shows odd contrasts. Avenida W-3 is the main shopping hub yet designed as a back street for warehouses. Officials and lobbyists flee to Rio and Sao Paulo on weekends, while housing remains scarce and rentals are cheap.
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Brasilia
UPI
Avenida W-3
Rio
Sao Paulo
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Afranio Barbosa
Chamber of Deputies
Chamber
Calmon
Pan American
Air France
Alitalia
Nacional
Panam
Goias
Minas Gerais
Tom Barrett
U.S
Scranton
Thompson backs Taylor despite high price for film
New York director J Lee Thompson defends Elizabeth Taylor after agreeing to her one million dollar fee for I Love Louisa with United Artists. He says he will support the stars if they bring customers and notes Taylor has never made a flop.
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New York
UPI
Elizabeth Taylor
J. Lee Thompson
Louisa
United Artists
Miss Taylor
Sin Now Pay Later Church Sign Shocks Montgomery City
A Montgomery City church sign proclaims Sin Now Pay Later, prompting attention from residents and readers. The brief note from the Montgomery City area highlights the provocative message displayed on church property.
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Montgomery City
UPI
UC President Dr. Kerr Named Executive of the Year
Dr. Clark Kerr head of the University of California is named Executive of the Year by the American College of Hospital Administrators in Chicago. The award highlights Kerrs leadership in higher education administration.
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Clark Kerr
University of California
American College of Hospital Administrators
Chicago
Arthur Scarlett
May
London
England
Arthur
Space effort sets 1962 milestone with 50 satellites
President Kennedy and Vice President Johnson reported the United States achieved the strongest year in space history with over 50 satellite payloads launched, far surpassing the Soviet total of 15, while plans for weather satellites and space meteorology progressed.
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Washington
U.S
Kennedy
Congress
Lyndon B. Johnson
National Aeronautics and Space Council
United States
Soviet Union
Russia
Space
Johnson
Weather Bureau
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Tiros
Disney creates jazz suite for animated feature A Symposium on Popular Songs
Walt Disney assembles a hand picked jazz group under Tutti Camarata to record seven original tunes for the animated featurette A Symposium on Popular Songs. Richard and Bob Sherman provide the words and music tracing the history of popular music from ragtime to the twist.
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Hollywood
UPI
Walt Disney
Tutti Camarata
Richard
Bob Sherman
Meramec Caverns Showcases Color Televisions
Stanton Missouri UPI reports color television sets are a feature throughout Meramec Caverns. Director Lester B. Dill quips about what kind of operator would run a 100 million year old cave without them.
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Stanton
UPI
Meramec
Lester B. Dill
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