GOP and Democratic Stakes Rise in 1962 Gubernatorial Battles
Bruce Biossat analyzes 1962 governor races across 35 states, led by New York, California, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Texas. He notes party control, potential shifts in the presidential map, and how outcomes could reshape Republican and Democratic power through 1964 and beyond.
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New York
California
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Texas
Illinois
Nelson Rockefeller
Edmund Brown
David Lawrence
Michael DiSalle
Rockefeller
New Jersey
GOP
Massachusetts
Michigan
Connecticut
Congress
Dous Battle
Dwight Eisenhower
Kennedy
Public opinion pushes for nationwide uniform traffic laws
A spokesman for a major auto insurer insists national uniform traffic laws could save many lives. He cites 80 percent of personal injury accidents tied to law violations and notes wide variation in signal meanings, right turns on red, warning signs, and reporting procedures across states.
Tidal Wave of Crime Warns of National Threat
FBI director J Edgar Hoover warns that crime is surging to record highs and that about 90 000 fugitives with red tab fingerprints are at large. He calls for a solid citizen front behind law enforcement to stem the tide while noting general public apathy and broader defense against internal and external threats.
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America
J. Edgar Hoover
FBI
Mr. Hoover
Churchill Ups and Downs and Other Washington Jests
Washington roundup notes Walter Heller mocks Las Vegas gambling gains and Churchill Downs as an economic indicator. Kennedy era jokes mingle with a cousin reunion, a wage bill misstep recall, and Sen. Wiley’s light confrontation with a White House guard.
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Enterprise Assn. Washington
NEA
Walter Heller
Council of Economic Advisers
National Press Club
Heller
Las Vegas
Churchill Downs
Boyle's Column Bohemians Are of These
HAL BOYLE recalls Greenwich Village bohemians with sharp, witty anecdotes about Algernon, a hopelessly fringe poet. The jokes lampoon his fear of work, faux fame, subsidized readings, leafing through free love, candlelit fame schemes, soap jingles, and perpetual bad timing. A portrait of a man chasing art amid urban disdain.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Greenwich Village
Algernon
Five questions frame anti-Castro invasion and ends
AP analysis weighs Russia's possible moves, why April 17 was chosen, and the U S role in the Cuba invasion. It notes Soviet and Cuban airbase raids, exile coalition gains, and uncertainty over Cuban public support for Fidel Castro amid a history of dictatorship and revolts.
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Washington
Cuba
Russia
United States
Fidel Castro
Moscow
Izvestia
Castro
Tass
Soviet Union
Guatemala
Laos
Florida
United Nations
Adlai E
Stevenson
Dean Rusk
U. S
Rusk
Kennedy
New York Times
Central America
Cuban Revolutionary Council
Brando Elevates Mexican Actress Pina Pellicer to Star Status
Hollywood report on Pina Pellicer rising from unknown to star through Marlon Brando's direction in One-Eyed Jacks. Pellicer, part of Macario's foreign language film bid, praises Brando and recalls her minimal prior acting experience in Mexico.
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Bob Thomas
Hollywood
Pina Pellicer
Orlon Brando
Sweden
Pina
Marlon
Karl Malden
Katy Jurado
Brando
Television breaks to grow longer on major networks
New York AP report says ABC will expand station breaks from 30 to 42 seconds next season, pressuring NBC and CBS to follow. The move, welcomed by local stations for extra ad revenue, draws sponsor pushback over ads and potential viewer impact amid ongoing triple-spotting concerns.
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New York
American Broadcastin Company
National Association of Broadcasters
Arthur Godfrey
ABC
Pat Boone
Ernie Kovacs
Oliver Treyz
Broderick Crawford
Ruth Millett on types found in women’s clubs
Ruth Millett lists club personas such as The Clothes Horse The Memory The Prodder The Rambler The Born President The Giggler The Stickler The Dissenter The Grumbler The Outdoor The Handshaker The Busy Bee The Crusader The Absent minded and The Practical, illustrating common club dynamics and personalities.
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Ruth Millett
Busy Bee
Crusader
Paul Harvey on dieting and political fatigue
Paul Harvey argues that medical evidence links overweight to heart disease but ads prey on vanity. He criticizes government largesse, union organizing, and Russia, urging discipline and a continued push to avoid societal decay. He rejects complacency and the idea of a national glue factory.
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Washington
United States
George
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Dave Dubinsky
National Labor Relations Board
Labor
Mercenares
International Union of Electrical Workers
Russia
Lowell Nussbaum
Plato
Biddeford Daily News Details and Rates
Publication details for the Biddeford Daily News list address and contact numbers, editorial and business departments, and subscription rates. It notes the paper is a member of the Associated Press with exclusive rights to local news and AP dispatches, filed from Biddeford, Maine.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Pau Casavant
T J Mahoney
Associated Press
AP News
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