JFK Takes Slap At Television In Public Critique
AP report recounts President Kennedy faulting television for contributing to national lethargy and lack of fitness. The piece notes critics and audiences prefer passive viewing to active exercise and comments on CBS's Dorian Gray adaptation. It lists TV picks for the night including Sentry Abroad on NBC and The Great Challenge on CBS.
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New York
United States
America
Kennedy
Fred Friendly
CBS
Oscar Wilde
Dorian Gray
John Fraser
Dorian
NBC
Frank McGee
Europe
Boston Tea Tasters Role Reveals Nation's Palette
Miss Mary J. Harrigan, the country’s sole woman tea taster, works in a Boston Harbor room testing imported tea before clearance. She samples 75 to 100 cups weekly, evaluating color odor and labeling for quality under the Pure Food and Drug Administration.
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Boston
Mary Js
Harrigan
Boston Harbor
Miss Harrigan
United States
San Francisco
New York
Pure Food and Drug Administration
Darjeeling
India
Teas and tastes spark a life in conversation
A brief dialogue reveals a preference for fine food and tea. One speaker praises tea as a daily joy, while the other notes that tasting could be disrupted, yet appreciates good cuisine. It captures a moment of casual dining reminiscence.
VFW Auxiliary blends Christmas party with meeting
The Biddeford VFW Auxiliary Past Presidents met at Mrs. Alden Racine’s home on Taylor Street for a Christmas party after their meeting. Mary Wood, a press reporter, is hospitalized with a broken leg. Gifts from a decorated tree were exchanged and special prizes awarded to Marie Boisvert and Lucianna Roy. The next meeting is January 11 at Mrs. Florence Tipping’s home.
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Biddeford
Blanche Roy
Marie Boisvert
Lucianna Roy
Almeria Proulx
Laura Dodge
Bertha Stone
Florence Tipping
Alden Racine
Mason Street
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JFK
Cynthia Lowry
Datta
Caldwell
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Newburyport
Aldwell
RU Wen
A&g
Caldwell Company
Boston, Mass
Ign
A.&g
VFW
Button Gwinnett
Georgia
Lachlan McIntoss
Gwinnett
McIntosh
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