Texas Lawmaker Reports Threat In Publication
HoustonPost reports Rep. Henry Gonzalez and 19 other Democratic congressmen received a thinly veiled threat in the publication On Target dated March 15, 1963. Gonzalez asked Attorney General Kennedy to investigate a group he labeled the Minutemen. The threat lists the 20 lawmakers and warns traitors with menacing language.
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Houston Post
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Henry Gonzalez
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Washington
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Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
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San Antonio
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John F. Kennedy
House Committee On un-American Activities
James Roosevelt
George Brown Jr
W. D Edwards
Edward Roybal
California
William Fitts Ryan
Abraham Multer
Leotard Ferbstein
Benjamin Rosenthal
New York
Edith Green
Robert Duncan
Oregon
Robert W. Kassenmeir
Wisconsin
Barratt O'Hare
Illinois
Thomas L. Ashley
Obio
Charles Diggs
John Dingell
Lucian Nedai
Neil Staebler
Michigan
Thomas Gill
Burley Growers Back Plan To Cut Acreage
In Lexington a large audience of Burley tobacco farmers and allied groups backed a 10 percent cut in acreage allotments for the 1964 crop. Testimony at a Department of Agriculture hearing showed near unanimous support for reductions, with 5 to 20 percent also mentioned. The hearing, led by Joseph J. Todd, aims to guide Secretary Orville Freeman on allotments due by February 4 amid a record 1963 crop and a 33 year supply excess.
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Lexington
Department of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Joseph J.todd
Tobacco Policy Staff
Democrats Face Shakeup in Delegates After 1964 Plan
Tennessee gains delegates under a new Democratic National Committee formula, boosting its count from 33 to 40 while diluting weight of Republican states. New York California Pennsylvania and Illinois surge. total delegate votes rise to 2,279. The plan adds a bonus for Kennedy Johnson ticket support and aims to spur party loyalty into 1964.
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Bass Eyes Senate Bid If Kefauver Seat Open
UPI reports Tennessee Rep. Ross Bass believes he could win a U S Senate race if Estes Kefauver’s seat becomes vacant. He says he could secure about 40 percent in a Democratic primary and will decide in February whether to run for the unexpired term.
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UPI
Ross Bass
Tenn
U.S
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Estes Kefauver
Bass
Herbert’ S. Walters
Frank Clement
Kefauver
Walters
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Buford Ellington
Newport
M. M. Bullard
House
House of Senate
Ex-smokers in funny disguise reveal flawed willpower
New York AP reports on ex-smokers in daily life showing varied quirks from fanatical moralizing to sneaky relapses. The tale lists Crusader Secret Hackslider and Confessor types who preach quitting while indulging privately, Switch Artist who misfires with pipes, and Rationed Abstainer who borrows cigarettes. Across personalities, the piece mocks the self righteous tone and notes the true heroes are the listeners, not the quitters.
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New York
Mark Twain
Robinson School Joins National Safety Program
Ross N. Robinson Junior High School is among nearly 4000 secondary schools enrolled in the 1963 64 National Student Traffic Safety Program. The program aids high school groups in developing safety efforts. In spring, participants will report activities and top programs may win plaques and certificates. Last year Hoss N. Robinson earned a Meritorious Activities to Improve School and Community Safety award and a plaque was presented.
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Ross N. Robinson
Hoss N. Robinson
Pressure Mounts for Indian Leader To Step Down
NEW DELHI AP reports growing public pressure on Prime Minister Nehru as illness keeps him from duty. Indian newspapers discuss his likely resignation of duties and possible return of Lal Bahadur Shastri as Congress leader in Parliament. Indira Gandhi shields him from politics while leaders urge lighter load.
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New Delhi
Nehru
Hme
Congress Party
Lal Bahadur Shastri
Congress
Shastri
Indira Ghandhi
Congress Par Teaders
Polecat Attack In Finland Ends When Woman Kills Ferret
A housewife in ILOMANTSI Finland was attacked by a polecat on Wednesday. The animal bit her shoe and tore part of her clothing. She defeated the attacker by stamping it to death with her other shoe.
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Finland
Legion Chief Blasts Cutbacks In Defense
Pat Joyner of Memphis rails at Edward P. Neilan and the administration in Mountain Home Monday night. He accuses cuts to veterans benefits, foreign aid, wheat sales to Communist nations, and Cuba missiles policy, urging stronger defense and space control. Other speakers include Barney Greene, James Baird, Lee Harr, H. Griffin, and Fred Locketter.
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Lester Uasks
Linb Mountain Home
Pat Joyner
Memphis
Edward P. Neilan
Neilan
Joyner
Panama
Aj Lu
Cuba
Neilen
Legion
Barney W. Greene
Nashville
James C. Baird
Bristol
Col
Lee B. Harr
Veterans Administration Center
Himeself
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H. H. Griffin
Fred R. Locketter
Mountain Home
Lester Harris Post
Burley Prices Drop as Auctions Move Toward End of 1963-64
Burley tubaced sales slowed further on Wednesday as 1963 64 auctions moved toward a close. Enosville posted the top volume in the state for the second straight day at 604,124 pounds. Carthage led high averages with 58.45 on 264,656 pounds, while Franklin Green Bay and Knoxville reported notable figures in unofficial reports.
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Burley
Enosville
Carthage
Clarksy
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