An Editor’s Outlook on Palomar and the Hale Telescope
Jenkin Lloyd Jones reflects on Mt Palomar’s Hale telescope and the 200 inch mirror, tracing its history from 1934 to 1947 and its impact on humankind. He links scientific breakthroughs to philosophical shifts about Earth’s place in the cosmos. He notes light speed, light years, and the vast scale of the Milky Way, Andromeda, and galaxies, urging awe at a universe expanding beyond human center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MT. Palomar
Calif
Pala Valley
Hale
Corning Glass
Cal Tech
Pasadena
Dunkirk
Pearl Harbor
Los Angeles
Mt. Wilson
New York State
Galileo
New York
Milky Way
Andromeda
Mars
Fred Hoyle
Earth
Mount Olympus
Athens
Istanbul
Mt. Olympus
God
Palomar
Kennedy to Visit Costa Rica for Central American Conference
President Kennedy plans a March 18 to 20 visit to San Jose, the first U.S. presidential meeting with Central American leaders. The talks aim at economic integration and a Central American Common Market by 1966, with security and anti Castro discussions likely. The five republics, excluding Panama, form a free trade area with reduced tariffs among themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Kennedy
San Jose
Costa Rica
U.S
Panama
Mexico
Spain
Central America
Colombia
Castro
Cuba
Alliance For Progress
White House
Fitting Flag and Regional Trade Vision Across Central America
The piece notes George R. Booth of Tucson hoisting national and regional flags and mentions a newborn girl. It surveys Central American trade, tariff moves, and a planned customs union as well as transport limitations and U S congressional funding for Pan American Highway completion. It emphasizes shared exports like coffee bananas cotton and shrimp and notes infrastructure gaps and policy aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central America
Costa Rica
el Salvador
Guatemala
Nicaragua
Panama
Honduras
Review of the News in Years Past
A compact chronicle listing events from 1943 to 1913 across politics war and society. Notable items include Senate deferment for agricultural workers, German and Allied actions, and officials named to state defense councils. Also noted are local obituaries, industry reopenings, and public notices from La Crosse era newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Kiska
F. L. Gullickson
West Salem
Wisconsin
Republican State Central Committee
New State Council of Defense
Goodland
Charles de Gaulle
Algiers
Henri Giraud
Axis County Pension Department
Leonard Davis Nichols
D. W. Nichols
S. 6Th
Philippine Islands
Red Cross
Gilbert D. Kibler
Otto C. Kibler
Loomis
Coast Guard
Campbell
la Crosse
Gila County Approves On the Job Conduct Rules
The Gila County Board of Supervisors adopts a resolution governing on the job conduct of county employees. It prohibits drinking, card playing, crap shooting and insubordination in the workplace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safford, Ariz
Gila County Board of Supervisors
The Power of Faith By Wood Ishmael
In praise of nature as temples of worship the groves are described as God’s first temples. The poem ends with reverence to creation and the divine, and a call to commune with the Maker through the verdant, living roof of trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ishmael
Wilsow
Cullen Bryant
Massachusetts
Wisconsin Democrats Worry Over Kennedy Program Inertia
Wisconsin Democrats fret over the Kennedy health care and social security program as it stalls in Congress. Gov. Reynolds and party leaders hedge on state medical care plans under Kerr-Mills while dairy and farm price issues loom amid budget strains and high income taxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wynguard Reynolds
Patrick J. Lucey
Democratic State Organization
John F. Kennedy
Wisconsin
Kennedy
Reynolds
Kerr-Mills
Freeman
Eisenhower
Benson
Cuba
Gov. Reynolds
Absent-Minded Professor No More in Boardroom Jokes
A columnist notes the shift from absent minded professor jokes to business and academia supplying PhDs for corporate consulting. He cites a Midwestern physics chair turning down full time roles, preferring teaching, while executives seek expert advice and even private planes. Harvard is mentioned for federal relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Brooks Brothers
Harvard
Unbeatable Contract Defense Advice from Jacoby
In this column Oswald Jacoby explains defending against an unbeatable contract in bridge. He recounts a rubber and duplicate game with his son Jim, detailing signaling and lead choices that restricted the declarer. The piece promotes Jacoby’s book Win at Bridge and provides reader order details.
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Missouri
Jim
Declarer
South
Oswald Jacoby
P.O
Dept. A
Radio City
New York
N.Y
Inflation Hedge Players In Railroads And Steel
Roger Babson surveys inflation hedges in 1960s railroads and steelmakers. He highlights Atchison Topeka Santa Fe Union Pacific Northern Pacific Canadian Pacific and related land assets and mining ventures. He notes steel giants like U S Steel Republic Steel Bethlehem and Cleveland Cliffs with ore reserves and expansion plans amid rising labor costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
United States
Union Pacific
U.S. Steel
Norman oil heir Gilcrease builds vast Western art collection
Tulsa authoritatively notes Thomas Gilcrease, an Oklahoma Indian who made his fortune in oil, assembled a massive Western art collection. His holdings include 10,000 Indian artifacts 80 000 books and documents and over 4 000 paintings and sketches now housed at Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulsa
Okla
Thomas Gilcrease
Gilcrease
La Crosse Tribune Carrier and Subscription Rates Notice
Publication details and advertising contact for The La Crosse Tribune. Gives home delivery areas La Crosse Onalaska La Crescent and pricing for various subscription terms and distances. Includes AP rights and missed paper contact information.
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Tribune
Jann & Kelley, Inc
New York
Chicago
Detroit
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Kansas City
Atlanta
Minneapolis
LaCrosse
Onalaska
la Crescent
la Crosse
Sunday Tribune
Kuy Mail
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JENKIN LLOYD _JONES
Pluto
Peter Edson
San Jose Conference
Tucson
Ariz
George R. Booth
Sions
Booth
U.S. Congress
Joseph K. Kidder
Federal Reserve
Charles King
Milwaukee
West Point
Lincoln
Paul Wegner Sr
Bangor
Cataract
Sparta
Gateway Area Boy Scouts
Germany
State Department
Ing
St. Francis Hospital
John C. Schafer
Milwaukee Railroad
Congress
Union Hall
Federated Shopcrafts
Robert Hackner
Bernice Groat Hackner
George I of
Greece
Salonika
London
Board of Public Works
Wall Street
Wilson
China
Gale
Mitchell
Smith
Rose
Bozard
Schleiter
Wayne
Ash
Lediger
Grefer
Winifred Carrington
Majestic Orchestra
Waterloo
Iowa
H. H. Long
Son
Walton
Walter Franklin Pamperin
Everett Yerly
Ellis Lyons
Donald Kleeber
Henry Rooney
Donald Long
Francis Bauman
John Wyngaard
By John Wyngaard
Madison
Democratic National Administration
Inez Robb
Joe Miller
Henry
Academe
Jacoby
EAST
ATS
Roger Babson
Babson Park, Mass
California
Colorado
Wyoming
Northern Pacific
Pacific Northwest
Canadian Pacific Railway
Asia
Europe
Consolidated Mining & Smelting Co
Alberta
Lake Superior
Alabama
Utah
Canada
Venezuela
Republic Steel
Republic
Reserve Mining Co
Iron Ore Co
Bethlehem Steel Corp
Cleveland Cliff Iron Mines
Arid Railroad
Fleet Transportation
la Crosse Tribune
4Th and Cass Sts
Wis
W. T. Burgess
Sanford Goltz
L. Burgess
R. L. Bangsberg
Howard Colvin
J. E. Lienlokken
Mgr
Maxine Kahler
K. F. Teachout
Leeward Lee
Luther Wilkins
ED Keefe
Frice
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