Prices for Education Drive Hair Cut Tide Across Schools
A nationwide AP survey finds students changing styles to fit school dress codes. Principals in Kansas New York Arkansas and Virginia report enforcing shorter hair and modest dress. Barbers note tears as students get haircuts amid debates on affordability and appearance.
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New York
America
Associated Press
Herbert H. Bishop
Manhattan High School
Kansas
Carl W. Andrews Jr
A Little Rock, Ark
Fairfax County
Thomas Jefferson High School
McNamara Discusses Vietnam and Caribbean Signals
McNamara says U.S. and South Vietnamese forces blunted the Viet Cong monsoon drive and forced an earlier end to it while avoiding dismemberment of Vietnam. He notes 125,000 U.S. troops and supports a reserve to National Guard merge, despite a committee’s opposition. He warns U.S. aid did not escalate India Pakistan clash and recalls danger to Americans in the Dominican Republic last spring.
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McNamara
Viet Nam
U.S
Army
National Guard
India
Pakistan
Dominican Republic
United States
U S Astronauts Address At Conference In Athens
U S Gemini astronauts Cooper and Conrad spoke at the International Astronautical Congress in Athens in a plenary session while Soviet cosmonauts Belyayev and Leonov held a separate news conference. The two pairs planned a banquet encounter that night as goodwill ambassadors tour Turkey after their Athens stop.
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Athens
Russia
L. Gordon Cooper Jr
Charles Conrad Jr
Pavel Belyayev
Alexei Leonov
U.S
Conrad
Cooper
United States
Turkey
Damages Cut in Portland Woman’s Injury Suit
The Maine Supreme Court reduced Eva Anderson’s award from 2500 to 1250 for a five inch leg wound after stepping on a broken drainpipe at a West Fairmount apartment. The court deemed the original verdict manifestly excessive and offered a new trial option.
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Portland
Maine Supreme Court
Eva Anderson
Fulbright Questions U.S. Role in Dominican Crisis
The article reports sharp criticism by Sen. J W Fulbright of Arkansas regarding the extent of United States intervention in the Dominican Republic. It notes his questioning of policy and potential overreach amid regional tensions and U S foreign policy debates.
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J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
U.S
Dominican Republic
Red China Aims To Keep Russia Out Of Asia
AP analysis notes Pravda two years ago said China sought to discredit peaceful coexistence, split India from Asia Africa, and topple Soviet influence. Nehru warned China wanted India nonaligned status eroded. Sino Indian border clashes, 1962 onward, and ongoing Asia Africa bloc tensions frame China’s push to bar Soviet presence.
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Red
China
Russia
Asia
Soviet Union
Moscow
India-Pakistan
Peking
Red China
Communist Party
Pravda
Jawaharlal Nehru
Nehru
India
Pek
Ing
Washington
London
U.S
India-China
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge Elects Officers for Year
Noble Grand Mrs. Flora Ricker presided at Odd Fellows Hall as Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge elected officers for the year. Names include Merry Brigsy as Noble Grand and Barbara Gilbert as Vice Grand with several secretaries and trustees. Installation set for Oct. 6 with Miss Herberta Harriman in charge. A new member, Mrs. Lillian Peverill, joined.
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Old Orchard Beach
Noble
Flora Ricker
Old Orchard Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Merry Brigsy
Barbara Gilbert
Avonell Pettengill
Ethel Whitten
Dorothy Arno
Walter Jordan
Margaret Chamberlin
Helen Morris
Herberta Harriman
Parnell Burrill
Frances Pettengill
Hollie McKee
Lillian Peverill
Rhode Island
Ruth Anderson
Pine Point
Olive Lodge
Kennebunk
Eunice Pettengill
Interior awards Arcadia Job Corps center contract
The Interior Department awarded a $390,926 contract to A. B. and J. R. Hodgkins of Bar Harbor to build a 124 man Job Corps center in Arcadia National Park. Also noted Jai alai is a popular sport in Cuba.
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Washington
Interior Department
Arcadia National Park
A. B
J. R. Hodgkins
Bar Harbor
Cuba
India Pakistan War Becomes Somber Yet Abstract Battle
The piece argues the India Pakistan conflict has devolved into a sober fantasy shaped by China and the United States. It notes China’s border posture strains India, Pakistan’s shifting alliances through 1962 lessons, U Thant and Rusk cautions, and Beijing’s warning to pull back forces amid UN efforts.
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India
Pakistan
United States
Asia
White House
Johnson
United Nations
U Thant
Dean Rusk
Peking
U.N
Security Council
Red China
Himalayas
China
Rusk
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