Television Today: Networks jockey for prime time 1962 63
In a competitive TV season preview, Alan Gill maps how NBC CBS and ABC reshuffle schedules to outpace rivals. He notes potential moves for Wagon Train Hawaiian Eye and CBS Reports versus Paar and new shows while stressing the value of specials and public affairs in lifting the season. Jack Benny plans a Paar spoof on February 18.
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Nixon sidelined in GOP events amid virus and timing skirmishes
The report notes Nixon could have voted eight times to curb stockpiles in Congress but cast only one ballot. Nixon was sidelined by a virus and did not speak in Fresno, instead bedbound in Los Angeles. Eisenhower led the GOP feature speech on the TV program, turnout ranged from hundreds to thousands, with some attendees not paying. Los Angeles data show 93 tickets sold at $1,000 each.
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Ike Paces G O P Rallies With Call To Get Going
Republican fund drives lit 17 city events as Dwight Eisenhower and Sen. Barry Goldwater urged unity and fiscal restraint. Eisenhower said Democrats threaten bigger central government and warned against liberal conservative labels while Goldwater criticized Kennedy over defense stockpiling and praised Republicans’ fiscal sanity.
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Pennsylvania Bible reading law struck down
A federal judge voided Pennsylvania’s amended Bible reading law in public schools. The ruling allows students to be excused from reading with written parental notice. The case, brought by Edward Schempp’s attorney, involves Abington Township School District and cites prior unconstitutionality findings.
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Court Strives to Separate Church and State
A legal challenge argues the amended statute is unconstitutional under the Establishment Clause. The brief cites the First Amendment and its application to Pennsylvania via the Fourteenth Amendment, asserting state law cannot establish religion or restrict free exercise.
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Lemon Flavor Remedy for Rheumatic Pain
An older home remedy advertises RU-EX Compound mixed with water and lemon juice to ease rheumatic arthritis and neuritis pains. It promises temporary relief within 48 hours and offers a money back guarantee with a return of the empty can. Over 7 million cans used.
Complete Cuban Trade Embargo Hinted by Rusk
Secretary of State Dean Rusk said Castro's Cuba uses U.S. dollars to promote Communist subversion in the hemisphere and that the United States will consider a total embargo on trade with Cuba. He noted governments are limiting arms flows to curb subversive activity.
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Rusk Says US Aims to Isolate Cuba After OAS Vote
Secretary of State Dean Rusk spoke after the Punta del Este meeting where two thirds of the Americas voted to oust Cuba from the OAS. He avoided confirming navy use to curb Cuban arms shipments and urged non‑hemisphere allies to align with the isolation policy while noting the main U.S. objectives had been achieved.
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