Life's price and politics mingle in a tense year
In 1963 US accident deaths reached 99 000 with 28 500 at home. GOP chairman Miller says Scranton will seek the nomination though kingmakers favor Goldwater or Rockefeller. Morgan County Christmas Seal drive stands at 7 822 43 of 7 995 goal, 172 57 short. funds still welcome to fight tuberculosis.
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William W. Scranton
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Rockefeller
Morgan County
Gene Sticher
Polio Sabin Campaign Urges 100000 Turnout Next Sunday
A call to action invites all residents aged two months to 200 in Morgan and Limestone counties to visit the nearest school next Sunday between noon and five for a free polio vaccination campaign. Citizens may donate to help cover campaign costs.
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Morgan
Limestone
Editorial argues for motor vehicle title law to curb thefts
The Tuscaloosa News reprints claims from Decatur arrests that lack of a title registration law fuels car theft rings. A captured thief describes how easy it is to forge ownership documents and suggests title laws would reduce professional theft across states. The piece urges action before the Alabama legislature's next session.
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Decatur
Decatur Daily
Alabama
Paradise
U S Teens Cause Panama Incident Tarnishing Prestige
Secretary of the Army investigates how American teens were allowed by school authorities and parents to raise the U S flag in Panama City despite an accord with Panama. The incident led to deaths and injuries and strained Latin American relations, with questions about higher ups’ lax oversight.
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Cyrus Vance
Panama
United States
Canal Zone
Secretary of the Army
U. S
Latin America
Mood of Euphoria Ends as World Tensions Rise
A 1964 commentary notes shocks to the era of optimism as Communist China shells Quemoy and joins the Soviet Union in denouncing the United States. Castro's Moscow visit signals wider Latin American influence, with Zanzibar Ghana and Vietnam turmoil underscoring renewed Cold War pressures. Dean Rusk warns Castro threatens neighbors. U.S. canal history context is recalled.
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Quemoy Islands
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Canal Zone
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Colombia
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama Republic
New York Herald (Tribune Inc
Impulse control cautions from a tragic case
A twenty year old girl acted by sudden impulse and shot herself after a hot tempered quarrel with her boyfriend whose car she had just wrecked. The warning notes impulses can ruin judgment and relationships and urges analysis of consequences to avoid tragedy.
Chief Justice Earl Warren A Decade of Court Activism and Commitment
Marquis Childs portrays Earl Warren as the constant figure atop a tumultuous decade. The piece notes the Court's ruling to end separate but equal in Brown v. Board of Education, Warren’s role in Kennedy era inquiries, and his acceptance to chair a presidential commission investigating the assassination. It covers reactions from critics and his intent to focus on the commission.
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United States
Earl Warren
California
Brown
Board of Education
John F. Kennedy
Harvey Lee Oswald
Europe
Johnson
Warren
Commission of Inquiry
Justinee
Commission
FBI
Secret Service
This Day In History January 16 1964 Highlights
This day lists events from 1778 France recognizing U S independence to 1964 items. Notable entries include Carole Lombard death in 1942 and the 1956 Soviet plan for heavy industry growth. It notes a 1963 court order at Clemson admitting a Negro student in South Carolina.
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Soviet Union
Vietnam
USS. Court of Appeals For the
Clemson College of
South Carolina
Clemson
Stalactites and Stalagmites Named and Explained
Stone formations hanging from cave ceilings are stalactites while those growing from the floor are stalagmites. The terms distinguish ceiling versus ground built formations and describe their growth from mineral deposits.
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