Weather Patterns and a 22 Year Weather Cycle
An editorial discusses weather talk and notes Dr. Charles Greeley Abbot's claim that long range forecasts are possible. He links sun radiation cycles to terrestrial weather and predicts attention on Nashville as snow and rain persist over coming years.
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Mark Twain
Charles Greeley Abbot
World’s Astrophysicists
Smithsonian Institution
Nashville, Tenn
Dr. Abbot
Abbot
Nashville
Washington Intimate Views on Johnson From Colleagues
Washington reporters share candid anecdotes about Lyndon Johnson including his intense work ethic his habit of long hours with staff and his sensitive supportive gestures toward colleagues and their families. The recollections portray a complex leadership style blending intellect energy and personal consideration.
Post Office to Deploy Automated Address Reading Machine
The U S Post Office awards a $1 million plus contract for an operational machine to read mail addresses. Initially it will read standard envelopes and identify state names and Detroit, with plans to expand to more cities, zip codes, and handwritten addresses as research progresses. The system aims to process thousands of words per minute, signaling a new era of mail handling.
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U. S. Post Office Department
Council Grove
Detroit
District of Columbia
Moon
United Nations gains African Asian majority in Assembly
In 1963 the UN added Kenya and Zanzibar, giving Africa and Asia a majority in the General Assembly for the first time in 18 years. The shift empowers moves to expand the Security and Economic and Social Councils, risking a Western minority in major decisions and complicating debates on colonies and South Africa.
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United Nations
Kenya
Zanzibar
World Organization
General Assembly
Security Council
Economic and Social Council
Africa
Asia
South Africa
United States
Missing Oil Tank Mystery at Bayonne Spurs Speculation
The text questions the 160 million pounds of vegetable oil stored in tanks at Bayonne New Jersey and suggests it may have ended up in the same tanks linked to Billie Sol Estes. It links money value to proximity to groceries and butcher shops, mentions an Illinois wife damaging her husband’s upper plate over a bridge game, and labels the piece a poor bridge lesson.
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Bayonne
N. J
Billie Sol Estes
Illinois
Boyle's Column Foibles Drive Him to Drink
Portland humor piece by Steve Erickson recounts a man venting over a comically failing mail milk and garbage service. The narrator laments misdelivered mail missed bills and a recurring eggnog drink as he battles postal routine and household bungling.
Budget stance splits hopes for tax cut and defense cuts
AP News reports that President Johnson’s budget aims to halve the deficit to about 5 billion and push a tax cut through Congress while financing welfare chiefly by defense cuts. Businessmen see potential gains from reduced taxes and consumer spending but fear the defense reductions and inflation impact. The defense budget remains about 51 billion, shaping industrial and community adjustments.
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AP Business News
NEW York
Johnson
Senate
Hollywood Wispy Manner Masks Real Trouble in Marriage
A reader seeks guidance on a wife whose drinking at parties causes embarrassment. The columnist urges frank talk to set limits, or skip drinking occasions to prevent worsening problems. AP report notes Yvette Mimieux asserting independence, firing agents, and negotiating new terms with MGM as she eyes freedom and outside opportunities.
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Hollywood
Yvette Mimieux
Social Security Benefits Not Taxable Income Guidance
Retirement Advisors explain that Social Security benefits are not taxable. Private pensions may be taxed after contributing amounts are returned. The article answers readers from Newark and Deerfield on tax status, combined deductions, and eligibility for wife’s benefits when husbands retire.
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Martin E
Retirement Advisors, Inc
G. M
Newark
N.J
Mr. M
Social Security and veteran pension questions answered
Reader questions explain how earnings affect Social Security benefits after age 65 and how a veteran's pension is calculated with a spouse's income. The column notes that taxes apply to continued work and that the wife's income can reduce pension eligibility beyond a $1,200 annual disregard.
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J.B
Clearwater, Fla
Mr. B
F. M
Port Arthur
Texas
What Is Democracy Letter From Biddeford Council Member
A council member urges citizens to hold officials to the city charter rules and insists the council, not the chairman, is the governing body. He defends his recent action as for better government and invites public reprimand when wrong. Gilbert R. Boucher notes a pension example of $3000 a year.
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Biddeford
Gilbert R. Boucher
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