Kennedy Civil Rights Progress Reported By Attorney General
Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy reports "important progress" in civil rights in 1962 with local and state officials chiefly ensuring desegregation without court action. He cites voting, education, transportation gains, and peaceful school desegregation as proof of local leadership and federal support.
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Palm Beach, Fla
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Justice Department
Department
Kennedy
Congress
Presidential Commission On Equal Job Opportunity
Lyndon B. Johnson
Thurgood Marshall
New York
U.S
Montgomery
Ala
Mississippi
South
Living Cost Base Change to 1957 59 Period
The government will switch the living cost index base period from 1947 49 to 1957 59 with the January index. Officials say the change is a purely mathematical conversion and will not affect data collection methods or accuracy. A gas burning bathroom heater includes a thermo electric generator powering a circulating fan.
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Washington
Budget Bureau
Vodka rising as key trend in US drinking habits
The article notes a shift toward lighter drinks and home use, with vodka rising to 4-10 percent of annual distilled spirits sales. It cites Heublein chairman John G. Martin on long term moderation, changing habits, and women's influence, predicting vodka may someday outsell whiskey. This reflects broader social drinking trends in 1961.
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Suburbia
Exurbia
John G. Martin
Heublein, Inc
U. S
U.S
Martin
Heubleim
United States
the Hall Syndicate, Inc
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