Polio Vaccination Drive Prompts Sugar Lump Beginnings
Today marks the two county campaign to Eliminate Polio urging 100000 residents to visit the nearest school from noon to five to take Sabin vaccine first lump of sugar. TB Christmas Seal totals are reported for four counties with Limestone at 4758.85 110 percent goal Cullman 3522.79 89 percent Lawrence 1841.42 99 percent Morgan 7786.43 97 percent of expected.
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Morgan
Limestone County
Robert Lambert
Cullman County
L. B. Hays
Lawrence County
Harvey C. Roberson
Morgan County
Gene Sticher
Alabama Gasoline Tax Through Time From Two Cents to Seven
A 1923 Alabama tax started at two cents per gallon for motor fuel and, by 1963, with the seven cent rate, estimated collections reach about 78.9 million dollars annually. The text notes federal four cent and local levies and argues against higher taxation, stating motor fuels fund 26 percent of state revenue.
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Alabama
Alabama Petroleum Council
Glenn Considering Senate Run As Democrat After Space Career
The text reports astronaut John Glenn plans to leave the military space program to seek a seat in the U.S. Senate as a Democrat. He cites family ties and President Johnson's programs as reasons, noting he has stayed in public service despite lucrative offers.
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John Glenn
Congress
Glenn
Senate of the
United States
Johnson
Senate
Ohio
Peculiar AMA Attitude on Drugs Draws Senate Watch
Anna Washington notes the American Medical Association lobbies to gut drug laws and shields its council reports from the FDA. She cites its tobacco study timing and a new Enovid review amid a Senate probe led by Hubert Humphrey.
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Washington
American Medical Association
AMA
Food and Drug Administration
Congress
Sen. Estes Kefauver
Council On Drugs
AMA Council
The
Senate
Food and Drug
Food and Drug’s Advisory Committee
Irving S. Wright
Cornell Medical College
Wright
Edmond Kassouf
New Jersey
New York
Sheen Kassouf
Hubert Humphrey
Charlie Halleck
GOP
LBJ
Howard Smith
D-Va
A National Harvard Library Memorial For John Kennedy
A board of trustees seeks a ten million dollar public subscription to establish a Harvard national library honoring John F Kennedy. It will house archives from his presidency with all sides of issues, inviting broad American views and fostering inquiry for writers students and the public.
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Washington
John Fitzgerald Kennedy
National Library
Harvard
National Reunion
Memory
Mr. Kennedy
Robert Kennedy
Kennedy
Board of Trustees
Eugene Black
World Bank
East
John Kennedy
Overcoming Life's Repeated Disappointments
The text asserts disappointment accompanies life from childhood to old age. It urges accepting disappointment without dwelling on it, avoiding defeatist thinking, and instead finding the cause, lifting the head, and aiming for new or better goals to continue life with purpose.
Fidget stones and the calm mind in Reverend Peale's note
Dr. Norman Vincent Peale discusses a jade fidget stone sold as a relaxation aid and contrasts it with deeper remedies for nervous tension. He urges practicing tranquil thinking centered on God, forgiving past wrongs, and living righteously to attain inner peace.
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Fifth Avenue
God
United Fund to Hold Annual Meet in Morgan County
Morgan County United Fund president Leo Fabisinski set the date for the annual meeting to Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the City Electric Auditorium Johnston Street. Twenty board seats and officer posts will be filled, with eligibility including any donor of more than one dollar in the 1963 drive.
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Leo Fabisinski
Morgan County United Fund
Fabisinski
City Electric
Johnston St
United Fund Board
Morgan County
Lester Smith
Joe Moss
Irene Shafer
L. L. Fabisinski
J. R. Williams
A. J. Glaze
Marvin Dinsmore
Decatur
Hugh Penn
Robert Street
Hartselle
Marvin Looney
Somerville
Clifford Hagga
Union
Edwin Morris
John Chenault
Denton Cole
United Fund
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Riewt
Tennessee
EE Valley Printing Co., Inc
W. R. Shelton
Associated Press
Mail Daily
Sundey
Jesus
John W. Shackford
Waynesville, N. C
Methodist Minster
National Council of Churches
Astronaut
Drew Pearson
Anna
Bacco
California
Brown
Mexico
Lopez Mateos
Los Angeles
William S. White
Clarence Brown
Smith
Rules Committee
Lincoln
Douglas MacArthur
John Steinbeck
John Hersey
Dean Acheson
George Meany
William White
Arlie Davidson
Norman Vincent Peale
DR. Peale
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