U.S. doubts offensive weapons still in Cuba
The Kennedy administration presented TV briefings and new intelligence to show Cuba lacks Soviet offensive weapons. McNamara and CIA chief McCone endorsed removal claims while Senator Keating pressed for continued scrutiny amid ongoing Cuba coverage.
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U.S
Cuba
Fred S. Hoffman
Washington
Ble
Secretary of Defense
Robert S. McNamara
Kenneth B. Keating
Keating
New York
McNamara
United States
Kenneth Keating
Kennedy
White House
Central Intelligence Agency
John A. McCone
Senate Armed Services
McCone
Kennedy unveils health plan funding to push medicare
President Kennedy outlined how the 1.6 billion health funds in the next fiscal year's budget would be spent marking a 250 million increase over the current year. He linked the plan to his medicare proposals to be sent to Congress next week.
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John Barbour
Washington
Kennedy
Congress
Capitol Hill
Cub Scout training session and honors noted in Decatur area
A 7 15 p m Cub Scout training session for Den Mothers Cub masters and other leaders is announced at St John s Episcopal Church with Buck Hill as instructor. Cadet Lovelady of Decatur earns Marion Institute dean s list honors while Vicki Rogers makes Howard College dean s list. An evening of Moose Lodge entertainment and local hospital news also appear with a health policy note and diary reference.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Buck Hill
Robert L. Lovelady
Decatur
Marion Institute
R. J. McDonald
Military Preparatory
Lovelady
Mary G. Lovelady
Grant St
Women of the Moose
Moose Lodge
Moulton St
Knowing the Future and Faith in God
Question about whether God reveals the future. Answer argues humans cannot bear full knowledge, cites Bible prophecies, and urges trust in Christ with comfort from Romans 8:28 that all things work for good for those called by God.
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M. K
Christ
Whisky Price To State Is Called High
Alabama state Liquor Administrator Frank Potts told a legislative finance study committee that the state has paid higher prices for whisky than some monopoly states without liquor agents. He suggested there should be effort to recoup extra costs if a substantial price disparity can be developed.
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Montgomery
Frank Potts
Alabama
Potts
Legislative Finance Study Committee
Pressure to Solve Cotton Marketing Problem Without New Legislation
The Kennedy administration moves to halt congressional pressure to address a serious cotton marketing problem without new laws. Secretary Freeman says 1963 government support prices will stay near last year. Foreign buyers pay 82 cents less than U.S. users, boosting imports and reducing domestic cotton use under the two price system.
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Ovid A. Martin Washington
Kennedy
Congressional
Orville L. Freeman
U.S
Cotton Bills Endorsed by Alabama Legislative Committee
The Cotton Study Committee endorsed two congressional bills to boost cotton demand and Alabama textiles. Senators Lister Hill and John Sparkman were praised for backing one measure, while the House sub committee advanced the other. The panel urged Gov. George Wallace to urge growers to plant allotments or release land and proclaimed Cotton Plant or Release Week for March to meet a March 15 planting deadline.
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Montgomery
Cotton Study Committee
Congress
Lister Hill
John Sparkman
D-Ala
House
Alabama
Bill Nichols
Talladega
Gov
George Wallace
Marines Take Aim at Roosevelt Hike Challenge Coast to Coast
U S Marines from Florida to Arizona take 50 mile hikes in under 20 hours inspired by Theodore Roosevelt’s challenge. Lt Col James W Tuma completed 50 miles in 13 1 2 hours near Fort Huachuca Arizona while Sgt Stanton E Jordan hiked five miles at Pensacola Naval Air Station. Five reservists started 50 miles toward Little Rock with others planned at Camp Lejeune and Great Lakes Naval Training Center if weather allows.
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James
W. Tuma
U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground
Ft. Huachuca
Tucson
Ariz
Pensacola
Fla
Stanton E. Jordan
Naval Air Station
Pete Williams
Pensacola News-Journal
Little Rock
Ark
Roosevelt
Camp Lejeune
N.C
Great Lakes Naval Training Center
H. C. Boehm
Illinois
Phantom Sniper Shootings Revealed as Bloomfield Teen
Detro it AP reports 15 year old Douglas Godfrey confessed to killing his mother Mrs Mary Godfrey 38 saying she was too strict and arguing with him He also admitted firing at windows to stage a phantom sniper incident The youth described as quiet and self contained was held for a sanity hearing with his father a Baptist lay preacher and instrument maker
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Detroit
Bloomfield Township
Douglas Godfrey
Mary Godfrey
Oakland County
George Taylor
Prestolite Payroll Tops $3 3 Million in 1962 at Decatur Plant
Electric Autolite De catur plant posted a 1962 payroll of 3 352 833 dollars with an average monthly payroll of 279 402 dollars and 786 workers in December. The firm spent 500 000 dollars locally, paid utilities totaling 121 402 dollars, donated 5 000 dollars to United Fund, and 11 500 dollars to Savings Bonds as its Prestolite division reorganized to unite electrical products, batteries, and wire and cable divisions.
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Catur
J. F. Gage
Electric Autolite
Decatur
Gage
United Fund
United States Savings Bond
Prestolite
Toledo
Ohio
My Daddy Ain't Working Dog Found Abandoned on Detroit Bus
A child writes Please give tootsie a good home beside a mongrel dog left in a paperboard box on a city bus in Detroit. The note explains My daddy ain't working as a plea to find care for the animal.
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Detroit
Tootsie
Markets At A Glance Mixed Signals Across Commodities
New York stocks show mixed performance while bonds and corporates rise. Cotton and hogs hold gains. soybeans slump as old crop months weaken. Wheat steadies in Chicago with late selling. corn and oats trade narrowly.
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New York
U.S. Treasury
Chicago
Pastor Dies After Log Falls On Him Near Falkville
A 51 year old Morgan County Baptist minister Rev Dewey Crow died in Hartselle Hospital after a log fell on him while loading logs at his cousin Earl Robinsons home near Falkville. Bennie Robinson said Crow died about 35 minutes after the accident around 530 pm. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11 am from Ebenezer Freewill Baptist Church with burial at Ebenezer Cemetery Peck directing. Survivors include widow Mrs Eula Crow two daughters Miss Bettie Jane Wilcut Amona Louise Crow two sons Mack and William Edward, three grandchildren one half sister Mrs Rosa Wood one brother Bennie and two half brothers Jerry Ramey and Ernest Wilhite. Pallbearers include Ellis Robinson H C Robinson and Dannie Rex Lee.
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Falkville
Morgan County
Hartselle Hospital
Earl Robinson
Here
Bennie
the Daily
Decatur
Robinson
Crow
Double Springs
Rural Grove
Ebenezer Freewill Baptist Church
Ruel Burgess
Roy Patterson
Ebenezer Cemetery
Peck
Eula Crow
Falkville 2
Bettie -Jane Wilcut
Amona Louise Crow
Mack
U. S. Army
William Edward
Rosa Wood
Vinemont
Jerry Ramey
Ernest Wilhite
Ellis Robinson
H. C. Robinson
Dannie Rex Lee
Anti U S Talk Discouraged In Campaigns Canada
Canada faces a national election with pressure to keep anti American rhetoric out of the campaign. Prime Minister John G Diefenbaker vows to defend sovereignty while Liberal leader Lester B Pearson calls for restoring good relations with the United States and allies.
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Ottawa
Canada
John G Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
House of Commons
Senate
Commons
United States
Liberal Party
Lester B. Pearson
Ottawa Journal
Yankees
Toronto Star
U.S
Pearson
Dobrynin Seeks Meeting With Rusk On Unspecified Matter
Washington states that Soviet Ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin asked for a meeting with Secretary of State Rusk today on undisclosed business. Rusk set 5:30 p.m. as the meeting time and an embassy spokesman indicated only that Dobrynin was on a business call.
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Washington
Anatoly F. Dobrynin
Ot Rusk
Rusk
Dobrynin
Senate Fails To Tighten Anti Filibuster Rule
The Senate's bid to strengthen anti filibuster rules ended in defeat. CAPE CANAVERAL Florida reports say the Polaris submarine missile A3 model achieved its first success in seven test launches with an 1800 mile strike down the Atlantic tracking range.
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Cal
Pentagon
Cuba
McNamara
Soviet Union
United States
Defense Secretary
Florida
John T. Hughes
Defense Intelligence Agency
Hughes
U.S
Washington
Senate
Cape Canaveral
Fla
Atlantic
Frigidaire Ad Touts GM and Robinson’s on Second Avenue
An advertising note promotes Frigidaire appliances backed by General Motors and Robinson’s store on Second Avenue. The brief highlights brand backing and a local retailer location.
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Frigidaire
General Motors and
Robinson’s
Second Avenue
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