Jefferson County reps urged to back Hal tom reapportionment
The letter criticizes Reps Walter Perry Hugh Morrow III and Holt Rast for voting against the Haltom plan, arguing they serve all Alabama not just Jefferson County. It notes the measure followed weeks of study by an interim committee and aims to end Black Belt–dominant lines, urging lawmakers across 66 counties to support it.
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Jefferson County
Walter Perry
Hugh Morrow, III
Holt Rast
Haltom
Alabama
Perry
Morrow
Rast
Montgomery
How not to make friends department on dealing with Communists
John S. Knight asks where to draw the line with Communists as he discusses Canada’s wheat sale to Red China and a U S Treasury ruling. He argues that dealings with Communist nations risk harming genuine friends and urges clear stance against such relations.
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John S. Knight
Detroit Free Press
Fidel Castro
China
Khrushchev
Mao
Washington Calling Conservatism Exists Only In The House
Column argues conservatism survives only in the House of Representatives and is essential for conservatives in 1962. It contrasts House strength with Senate centrism, noting Senate liberals and moderates limit conservative power while centrist housing policy shifts appeal to the middle class.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Senate
House
Kennedy
Doubt as a Barrier to Personal and Political Life
A reflection on how doubt undermines relationships and personal effort, warning that doubting one’s self or others curtails opportunity. It also critiques ultra liberal rhetoric and highlights Southern Senator Sparkman’s role in a Senate bill, arguing the House remains the decisive obstacle.
Public boycotts target TV sponsors over bloodthirsty thrillers
Drew Pearson reports viewers shift pressure from FCC to sponsors as protests mount over NBC Thriller series and a second plot involving a child in deadly schemes. Sponsors include Pall Mall cigarettes Bayer Aspirin Metrecal Beechnut Limesavers Helene Curtis. Pearson notes secret congressional votes derail FCC reorganizaton, with Moss and Smith the sole dissenters among Democrats and Republicans aligned with networks.
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Drew Pearson
Washington
Federal Communications Commission
Boris Karloff
National Association For Better Radio and Television
Vienna
National Association For Better Radio and Television Monitor
Cal
George
National Broadcasting Company
Pall Mall Cigarettes
Bayer Aspirin
Metrecal
Beechnut Limesavers
Helene Curtis
Hubbell Robinson
FCC
Congress
House Government Operations Committee
Newton Minow
Minow
John Moss
Sacramento
Calif
Neal Smith
Altoma
Iowa
Henry Reuss
Wisconsin
Fountain
N.C
WCPS
Tarboro
N. C
Ce Oats
Wave Ace
Portsmouth
Aba E. Jones
Ala
Dante Fascell
Mrs Kennedy Returns From Greece To White House Reunion
The Kennedy family was reunited at the White House after Mrs Kennedy, back from a Greek vacation with gifts for Caroline and John Jr, accompanied her husband on a Europe trip. The first couple traveled separately with Mrs Kennedy arriving on the Caroline and the President greeting her at Washington National Airport.
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Washington
White House
Kennedy
Greece
Mediterranean
Caroline
John Jr
New York
Athens
Rome
Europe
Old Stock Market Joke Repeats As Wall Street Grows
Sylvia Porter notes the repeating joke about a broker urging big stock buys as a sign that 1961’s market may be losing steam. She details SEC inquiries, potential loopholes, and forthcoming House hearings aimed at broader market investigations and tighter enforcement.
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Wall Street
Sylvia Porter
Merrill Lynch
Securities & Exchange Commission
American Stock Exchange
SEC
American Exchange
House
Illinois
Peter F. Mack
Tomer
Congress
The
Hall Syndicate
Kennedys Greeted with Applause Before Departure
About halfway to the limousine the Kennedys received applause and cheers as they embraced briefly inside the presidential car and paused for photographers before driving away.
Anschutz Again Heads Decatur Executives Club
H E Anschutz Jr was reelected president of the Decatur Executives Club at a recent meeting. Officers include R E Wright as vice president and W H Hammond as secretary treasurer. Three new board members for three years are C E Hieserman J B King and Walter Stump.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Anschutz, Jr
Decatur Executives Club
R. E. Wright
W. H. Hammond
C. E. Hieserman
J. B. King
Walter Stump
L. B. Wright
E. N. Price
M. L. Hyatt
R. W. King
Causes of insanity listed at Longview hospital in 1902
Longview state mental hospital marks its 100th year with preserved records showing a list of supposed insanity causes from 1902. Items include death of a president, lover, opium eating, religious excitement, disappointed affections, intemperance, war fear from 1898, cigarette habit, laughing gas, tobacco use, slander, political excitement and women's rights.
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Cincinnati
Longview
James Garfield
No prison kicks after jail shoe removal in Geauga County
Geauga County Sheriff Louis Robusky ends a minor vandalism problem at the 95 year old Geauga County jail by confiscating prisoners shoes to stop inmates from kicking holes in the walls.
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Chardon, Ohio
Geauga County
Louis Robusky
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Newberry
D. C
Newberry College
National Council of Churches
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Dunbar Battle Company
Batavia
U.S. Treasury
John C. Diefenbaker
U.S
William S. White
Harold Macmillan
Britain
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Davidson
John Sparkman
Army Education
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Pearson
Led “George
Bell Syndicate
Mrs. Kennedy
Victor Adding Machines
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Williams
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Lester Thrasher
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