Powell’s absence shocks House Education Committee session
House Education Committee members found their chairman Adam C. Powell missing during two weeks of hearings on Kennedy’s 5.3 billion school aid plan. Powell reportedly vacationing in Puerto Rico left Perkins and Green to run meetings in Washington. Senator Williams blasted Powell on the Senate floor for alleged misdeeds including tax delinquency and a funded European vacation.
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Washington
UPI
House Education Committee
Adam C. Powell
Powell
New York Democrat
Senate
John J. Williams
Del
Congress
House
Kenne
Puerto Rico
Carl D. Perkins
D-Ky
Edith Green
D-Ore
Peter Frelinghuysen
N. Y
Kennedy
Williams
State Department
Internal Revenue Service
Federal Housing Administration
Health, Education and Welfare Department
Harlem
Son of Baptist Lay Minister Admits Sniper Slaying
Douglas Cooper Godfrey, 15, confessed to the sniper slaying of his mother Mary Godfrey 38 in Bloomfield Township Michigan. He said he fired at two homes and a car to prove a sniper was in the area after arguing with his mother. The boy is being held for murder investigation and a sanity hearing was planned.
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Pontiac, Mich
UPI
Douglas Cooper Godfrey
Detroit
Bloomfield Township
Mich
Mary Godfrey
Bloomfield Township High School
Godfrey
Oakland County
Donald Godfrey
George Taylor
Jane
Taylor
Donald Ek. Adams
Pontiac. Mich
Kennedy tax push signals mild 1963 agenda
James Marlow notes Washington mood as President Kennedy trims expectations before Congress. Tax reduction tops a tentative year while ambitious education and medical programs face a cautious reception amid Cuba and Russia concerns. Congress shows limited appetite for sweeping bills as partisan clashes loom in 1963.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Congress
France
Canada
Cuba
Kennedy
Shoemaker Speaks To Capital Group In Oklahoma City
John Shoemaker superintendent of schools addresses a special Oklahoma City meeting of legislators and House education committee on Gov Henry Bellmans school finance plan and its impact on Lawton schools. The gathering targets new legislators and other lawmakers.
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John Shoemaker
Oklahoma City
Henry Bellman
Lawton
House Education Committee
Washington's Birthday Sale Planned In Lawton
Lawton to hold its second annual Washington Birthday sale on February 2. Chamber of Commerce chairman Bill Johnson says the city-wide event will promote Lawton as a regional trade center in Oklahoma.
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Lawton
Oklahoma
Bill Johnson
Chamber of Commerce Retail Committee
Fragments of a Puzzle Across Scattered Clues
A list of clue fragments covers diverse topics from geography and language to science and history. The items include river in Italy, Grecian mountain, Biblical king, U S time zones, and celestial study, forming a crossword style set of partial hints and definitions.
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Italy
U.S
Rusk Sees Prosperity for Congo After Peace
Secretary of State Dean Rusk says the Congo is potentially productive and wealthy and can advance now that peace is restored. Other quotes cover a Michigan teen confessing to his mother's killing and Representative Gallagher criticizing unofficial Cuban buildup reports.
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United Press International
Washington
Dean Rusk
Congo
Cornelius E. Gallagher
D-N
Cuba
CIA
Altus Lawmaker Attacks Governor Over Welfare Plan
Rep. Guy Horton of Altus blasted Gov. Henry Bellman in the Oklahoma House calling the social welfare program a vast bureaucratic behemoth and doomed to defeat due to lack of popular support. Horton criticized slow bill introduction and termed the plan boudoir diplomacy as others eyed a meeting with the governor. Bellman planned to answer questions and move his welfare bill early next week.
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Oklahoma City
UPI
Oklahoma
Henry Bellman
Guy Horton
Altus
Billings
Horton
House
Social Welfare Commission
Charles Doornbos
Bellman
Riseborough Defends Laundry Display in Worlingham
Mrs. Elizabeth Riseborough, under fire from Worlingham town council for drying undergarments on a line in front of her house, said her only concern is to get the undies dry. The remark sparked local debate over decency and utility in the village.
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Worlingham
England
UPI
Elizabeth Riseborough
Optometrist Glover Sees EYE Prefix on 1963 Plates
Mark of his trade greeted Dr. Edwin L. Glover of San Pedro as he received his 1963 state automobile license plates. The optometrist noted the prefix EYE on the plate and was satisfied with the meaningful mark.
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San Pedro
Calif
Edwin L. Glover
Texas Gets World’s First Nuclear Ship Refueling Station
Galveston Texas Gov John Connally celebrates Texas hosting the world’s first service station for nuclear ships. He quips about a filling station large enough to fuel a vessel to go around the world ten times, highlighting a historic advance in naval refueling.
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Galveston
Tex
Texas
John Connally
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