New Assault On Smoking On Horizon
NAB president LeRoy Collins urges end to tobacco advertising aimed at youth as medical reports reinforce links between smoking and illness. The piece notes rising cigarette consumption in 1963 and surveys of international and American cessation efforts, including five day crash clinics and drug therapies.
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National Association of Broadcasters
LeRoy Collins
NAB
Collins
Borse Ejrup
New York
City Health Department
Ejrup
Elman J. Folkenberg
J. Wayne McFarland
Lancaster
Mass
Albany
Boston
Denver
University of Maryland
New England
Roswell Park Memorial Institute
Buffalo
Alcoholics Anonymous
Dear John devious reply about noisy neighbors
A reader complains about a disruptive neighbor family with parties, four children, and a large dog. The response humorously suggests surprise at the dog’s behavior and offers no practical remedy.
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John
Johnson era may end the Washington cocktail party era
Art Buchwald argues President Johnson's call for longer hours and fewer cocktail parties could redefine Washington social culture. He traces the cocktail party as a driver of policy and power from Boston to the capital, noting its influence on policy, lobbying, and grand political moments through Ulysses Grant and beyond. The piece blends historical anecdotes with a satirical warning about returning to tea.
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Washington
Johnson
Boston
John Adams
Adams
Boston Harbor
George III
Internal Revenue Service
Louisiana
Thomas Jefferson
Jefferson
United States
Paris
Monroe
The
Distiller’s Institute
Ulysses Grant
Grant
Mississippi scholar ends silent stance amid university ostracism
Dr James W Silver a University of Mississippi historian faces harassment and threats as bigots press to force him from Oxford after he publicly opposed silent policy on race. He and a small group of faculty who spoke with James Meredith endured obscene calls, ostracism, and vigil nights guarding their families.
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James W. Silver
University of Mississippi
Dickson Terry
Everyday Magazine
Mississippi
Mississipi
Dr. Silver
James Silver
Oxford
South
Ole Miss
University
Gov. Barnett
James Meredith
Mississippi scholar hailed for state heritage effort at Oxford
The St Louis Post Dispatch lauds Dr Silver for his conscience and sacrifice as a Mississippi scholar, first Mississippian president of the Southern Historical Association, noting FBI rumors and local hostility yet urging national recognition of his role in advancing the state’s modern heritage.
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FBI
Southern Historical Association
Dr. Silver
Oxford
Finley eyes Louisville stay for Athletics 1964 65
Charles O Finley discusses his contract placing the Kansas City Athletics in Louisville for 1964 and 1965 asserting fans will show they should remain. Barry Goldwater launches presidential bid accusing Johnson of miscasting conservatism and notes a conservative mood in America.
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United Press International
Louisville
Charles 0. Finley
Kansas City Athletics
Grand Rapids
Mich
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
Johnson
America
Labor leader envisions cross union councils against diversified firms
New York labor figure Harry Van Arsdale Jr. urges central labor councils to unite unions across subsidiaries of diversified firms. He cites Company X style holdings spanning tires to films and warns one plant strike could drag others into conflict. A joint council could press top executives for industrial peace.
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New York
Harry van Arsdale Jr
New York Electrical Workers
Lecal 3
Central Labor Council
van Arsdale
Central Holding Corporation
Central Corporation
Fire Company
Auto Union
Machinists’ Association
Chemical Workers
Broadcasting and Actors’ Unions
Central Company
Joint Council
New York Financial Center
Ately
New York City Central Labor Council
Oswald Inquiry Deepens As Mrs Oswald Testimony Schedules
FBI and Secret Service interrogations of Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald yield insights into her, Oswald, and their Russia stay. Investigators seek more data on the Mexico trip, the rifle, and possible escape plans while a Warren Commission panel plans late month questioning behind closed doors.
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Washington
Lee Harvey Oswald
FBI
Secret Service
Special Commission
Oswald
Mexico
J. Lee Rankin
White House
Kennedy
Texas
Mexico City
Cuba
Russia
U.S
State Department
Security Office
Moscow
Almanac highlights and labor council plans for 1964
Almanac notes the date January 1 1964 with celestial events and historic milestones. Vice President Mar Hall discusses creating common councils and unions linked to overseas plants, aiming for AFL CIO policy at the February 17 high council session.
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van Arsdale
Afl-Cio
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Sorenson
Abe Fortas
Truman
Emanuel Celler
D-N.y
Almanac
Continental Congress
New York City
Alabama
Amelia Earhart
Hawaii
Pacific
Thomas Riley Marshall
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