Editorial on Alabama stand and federal clash over desegregation
A 1963 editorial foresees a potential United States crisis as Alabama Governor George Wallace vows to block entry of desegregated students on June 10. It weighs the risk of violence, federal intervention, and whether states or the federal government hold ultimate authority in desegregation. The piece recalls Little Rock and Ole Miss events, urging a swift national response.
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Alabama
Ole Miss
Lnst
Orval Faubus
Little Rock
Eisenhower
Mississippi
Ross Barnett
U. S
George Wallace
State University
Richmond Flowers
Kennedy
Oxford
Miss
Wallace
Congress
Tom Swifties Bring Quiet Revolution To Hushed Play
A roundup explains the playful fad of Tom Swifties, quirky quotes tied to Tom Swift with witty adverbial twists. Originating in Minneapolis a decade ago, the game spreads across the nation, sparking curiosity about which line will become a favorite.
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Tom Swifties
Tom
Tom Swiftie
Tom Swift
Venus
Minneapolis
Economic optimism amid steady growth and inflation risk
The nation enjoys rising production and consumption with high steel and auto industry output. Inflation concerns linger despite wage gains, while productivity keeps prices in check. A thief in Indiana breaks a plate glass window to steal watches and receives seven years. Girls worried by freckles are told sunspots are vast.
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Indiana
Pearson S Washington baseball fan reveals Kennedy link
Washington report notes Prime Minister Lester Pearson is a baseball fan and named the New York Yankees as his favorite team after a Hyannis Port meeting with President Kennedy. Powers recalls past Boston Red Sox figures, including Joe Cronin, Jimmy Foxx, and Bobby Doerr. The piece also shares light anecdotes about staffers and a moon trip finance joke.
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Washington Staff News Enterprise Assn
Washington
Canada
Lester Pearson
Kennedy
Hyannis Port
David Powers
Powers
Pearson
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Bobby Doerr
Cronin
Vi Pearson
Alabama
White House
Robert Bryan
The
Cull
Retirement reform plan to ease aging workers burden
HAL BOYLE argues retirement age hurts older workers while offering a plan to extend vacations and reduce weekly hours starting midlife. He notes young people resist sacrificing youth for elderly well-being and suggests gradual easing of work life to 65 and beyond.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Curbstone
Investors Forum Market Faces Uncertainty
New York experts mark the first anniversary of the May 1962 crash with mixed signals on recovery. Optimists see potential growth while others fear persistent costs, lower yields, and overvaluation. The Kennedy administration expects no recession, yet market directions remain uncertain amid volatile growth indicators. Always available Nogales tow truck ad closes with a blunt joke about soliciting new business.
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New York
Kennedy
Mosc
Readers Letters Discuss Taxes and Women Drivers
The column runs reader letters on topics from women drivers and their stereotype to city revaluation and tax increases. It cites Automobile Legal Association views on gendered driving terms, critiques a double valuation method, and illustrates tax impacts with veteran exemptions, concluding with a Louisville AP blurb about a church fundraiser sign urging husbands to bring belongings.
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Biddeford
Louisville
Biddeford Saco Journal Publisher and staff details
Biddeford Saco Journal publishes daily except Sunday from Biddeford Maine. Paul Casavant is publisher and E P Ingalls managing editor. Editorial and business departments listed with telephone numbers. Subscription rates: one month 1.85 six months 10.50 one year 21.00. AP member and exclusive local news rights noted.
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Adams Street
Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
E. P. Ingalls
Associated Press
AP News
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down clues
A long list of crossword clues across and down including references to philosophers poets rulers and places. Entries range from French philosopher to Banff location to Latin phrases and common crossword fodder with varying difficulty and a mix of historical and linguistic terms.
Campaign Promises and Marriage Annulment Not Grounded
Ruth Millett notes a New York Supreme Court ruling that a husband's bid to annul his marriage over his wife failing to keep a work promise is invalid. The piece lampoons broken campaign pledges, joking that many golden anniversaries would vanish if promises dictated marriage.
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Ruth Millett
Paul Harvey declares kiss means sex to all future encounters
Paul Harvey announces that from now on his kisses will mean sex and will be taken as intentional acts rather than casual greetings. He roles through modern social behavior, condemning workplace and social kissing while warning wives and sweethearts to brace for his puckered approach.
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