Telstars Debated as Federal or Private Operation
An editorial argues Telstar’s creation was a private enterprise aided by government technology and NASA funding. It weighs whether a satellite network should be government owned or run by a private firm, noting tax returns and efficiency as key factors and citing Kennedy and Minnow on private operation.
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Telstar
Uncle Sam
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Dr. Levitt
U. S
Kennedy
Minnow
Federal Communications Commission
Congress
Still Another Delay in Finch Thiele Extortion Case
Former Long Beach detectives Harry Finch and James Thiele were arrested in 1960 for conspiring to commit extortion and bribery and convicted in 1961. After repeated delays, they faced a 30 day hold granted by the District Court of Appeal, with defense planning an appeal.
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Harry Finch
James Thiele
Long Beach
Finch-Thiele
District Court of Appeal
U. S
Kennedy Divides Leadership Over Tax Cut With Mills
President Kennedy forms an unusual alliance with House Ways and Means Chair Mills over a tax cut. Mills holds private hearings with conservative witnesses as Kennedy pressures action while facing a reluctant Congress wary of deficits and inflation. The split reveals a tense, urgent push amid a wary, negative Congress.
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Washington
Kennedy
Mills
House
Meass
White House
Leeson
Eisenhower
Fresitext
Senate
Congress
Nate Carp
Air Force reports drop in major accidents in first half 1962
USAF inspector general reports 18 percent fewer major accidents through June 1962 compared with the prior year. Moodry Lt. Gen. William H. Blaschard said the rate fell to an all time low of less than 5 major aircraft mishaps per 100000 flying hours, saving taxpayers about 425 million dollars.
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UPI
Air Force
USAF
Moodry
Wiliam H. Blaschard
Air Force Safety
Weazie birth defect fears rise from pills probe
The column reports on thalidomide linked birth defects in Europe crossing to the United States. It cites 4 million Canadian sleeping pills with thalidomide, delayed withdrawal by Merrell Co, and calls for Kefauver drug reforms based on animal testing. Jackie Kennedy fox hunting sparks SPCA debate. Kennedy appointees and Nevada politics are noted amid broader Washington chatter.
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Washington
Europe
Canada
U.S
William S. Merrel Co
Cincinnati
Germany
Merrell Company
Sen Estes Kefauver
Tessessee Democrat
Senate
Louis Lasagna
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Kefauver
Mars
Nationalities Have Two Faces as Public and Private
A New York Times advertising column notes national traits shape marketing, citing KLM and BOAC Cunard campaigns. It compares French frank practicality to romance, British public decorum with private whimsy, and an anecdote about Lord Halifax kissing his hand to playful effect.
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New York Times
KLM
Royal Dutch Airlines
British Overseas Airways Corp
Cunard Steamship Co
Lear
Bericks
England
Europe
Lord Halifax
Great Bi
Halifax
Portsmouth
Town Meeting Attacks Civic Center Buildup
Editorial notes city efforts to shape the Civic Center project provoke laughter and critique. The piece frames Los Angeles as manipulating the center’s growth and highlights tensions over focus and planning amid local politics.
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Civic Center
Los Angeles
Languages in the News in Cuba Revolt Reports and Local Plans
The column reviews Cuba’s revolutionary situation citing Fidel Castro’s remarks on the Bay of Pigs and calls opponents animals such as worms and rats. It notes Cuban slang for informer chiveta and critiques city planning and public expenditures in Los Angeles, referencing a July 26 item and tickets of local governance.
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Echio de Cochizas
Bay of Pigs
Cebans
Pouh-Sallnohss
Cabana
Aesctrica
Ratas
Afiguerto Reton
Mickey Hocte
Castro
Bob Wells
Ute Long Beach Independent
Civic Center
Bammer
Los Angeles
Prt
Bumger Butte
Customs House
Jack Latham
Frank
Winslow
East
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Las Vegas
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