Ohio student crowned Miss America of 1963
Jacquelyn Mayer from Ohio won the Miss America 1963 title in Atlantic City. The Northwestern University sophomore, 20, 5-5 and 115 pounds, impressed with talent dancing and acting plus a Broadway star wish. Her win followed Miss Fletcher of Asheville. Mayer plans to finish education and pursue theater.
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N.J
Jacquelyn Jeanne Mayer
Ohio
Jackie
Northwestern University
Maria Beale Fletcher
Asheville
N.C
Austria
Northwestern
Huron
Miss Fletcher
Wisconsin
Joan Mary Engh
Texas
Penny Lee Rudd
South Carolina
Evelyn Keith Ellis
Hawaii
Patricia Lei Anderson
Jack Mayer
Sandusky
Jim
Beth
Mary Mar
Condition Of Soblen Improves In London Hospital
Dr. Robert A. Soblen showed improved condition on Saturday with a stronger heart and rising blood pressure. He stirred in bed as physicians gain cautious hope to rouse him from a coma during the crisis that began after he swallowed barbiturates to avoid deportation and a life sentence in the United States.
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London
Robert A. Soblen
Soblen
United States
Hillingdon Hospital
Kennedy pollster at work again in seven states
The Associated Press reports Louis Harris and Associates Inc. conducts surveys in at least seven states to aid Democratic candidates against Republican incumbents. A sample memo targets Rep. William Ayres of Ohio and proposes strategies for portraying the Republican on elderly medical care.
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Washington
Kennedy
Taker
Louis Harris and Associates Inc
New York
Oliver Ocasek
Associated Press
Harris
Ayres
Ohio
Allies Consider Berlin Moves
Washington reports say the United States, Britain, France and West Germany are weighing joint steps to counter anticipated Communist pressure in Berlin. The move accompanies Kennedy seeking authority to call up to 150000 reserves if needed amid Cuba and Berlin tensions.
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Washington
United States
Britain
France
West Germany
Berlin
U.S
High Administration
Kennedy
Congress
Ben Bella Forces Enter Algiers and Blida Parade
Thousands of troops in support of Ahmed Ben Bella entered the Algiers region while rebel guerrillas evacuated downtown Algiers under a demilitarization deal. Col. Houari Boumedienne led battalions into Blida 30 miles from the capital as civilians cheered. The Political Bureau announced a National Assembly election will be held September 20.
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Algeria
Ahmed Ben Bella
Houari Boumedienne
Blida
Boumedienne
Iapital
Wilaya (Zone) No. 4
Ben Bella
Frost Calls Khrushchev a Ruffian in Talk at Gagra
American poet Robert Frost, 88, described Soviet Premier Khrushchev as the kind of ruffian who is not afraid of a fight or magnanimity after a one hour interview at a government house in Gagra on the Black Sea. A Soviet reporter suggested he meant rough not ruffian but Frost spoke on despite her remark. He had flown in Friday at Khrushchev’s invitation and recalled the rambled, disorderly nature of the talk during a Saturday news conference.
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Moscow
Robert Frost
Khrushchev
Frost
Gagra
Black Sea
Government House
Johnson Says Friendship For U S Strong
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson said six nations he visited view Americans as friendly and considerate. He cited a fanatical support for the U S way of life and noted the Berlin wall’s significance as he explained a shift from direct foreign aid to long term development loans. The trip included Lebanon Iran Turkey Cyprus Greece and Italy.
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Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
United States
Johnson
Lebanon
Iran
Turkey
Cyprus
Greece
Italy
Berlin
Congress
Humphrey Sees Quick Backing For Reservist Call Up
Senator Hubert Humphrey predicts swift Congress approval of President Kennedy's standby authority to mobilize 150000 Reservists to counter threats in Cuba Berlin or elsewhere. He says approval would show allied and enemy nations unity behind the commander in chief. The Senate panel will hold a closed hearing Monday on the bill.
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Senate
Congress
Dean Rusk
Kennedy
Cuba
Washington
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Berlin
Humphrey
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Senate Armed Services Committee
Robert S. McNamara
Pentagon
Nno
Space Race Refocuses U S Efforts To Overtake Soviets
Washington report surveys the space race history from Sputnik to Kennedy era vows to surpass the Soviets. It notes U S lag in boosters and the shift to civilian control, with a moon goal set for the end of the 1960s and debates on catching up this decade.
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U.S
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics
NACA
Eisenhower
Wernher von Braun
Pentagon
Kazan
Moscow
Leningrad
Friedrich Stamer
Robert H. Goddard
U.S. Army
Bem Price
Washington
United States
Soviet Union
Kennedy
Maj
Andrian G. Nikolayev
Pavel R. Popovich
Charles E. Wilson
Sputnik
Sim
Estes Hearing Likely Delayed By Texas Request
A Texas request likely postpones Billie Sol Estes testimony before Senate Investigations. Estes faces a Texas trial September 24 on charges of mortgaging non existent liquid fertilizer tanks to obtain funds. Senate panel meets Monday to decide deferment as officials probe alleged favors in farm aid.
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Washington
Billie Sol Estes
Senate
Texas
Pecos
Senate Investigations
Department of Agriculture
John L. McClellan
D-Ark
Subcommittee
R. D. McGowen
Texas Atty
Will Wilson
Estes
McClellan
N. Battle ‘Hales
Agriculture Department
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