Washington copter tests cost taxpayers as subsidies debated
The helicopter experiment in New York Chicago and Los Angeles has cost about a million dollars per city with a $7.50 to 15 fare from major airports. Congress shows reluctance to fund the program while rail air subsidies draw broader support. The Civil Aeronautics Board approved a $4.3 million subsidy for 1964 as discussion continues on the program’s future viability.
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Uncle Sam
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Chicago
Los Angeles
Congress
Federal Treasury
Kennedy
Idlewild
Laguardia Field
Newark
Civil Aeronautics Board
Portland
Oregon
New England
New York State
Florida
Atlanta
Dallas
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
CAB
Marxist History Rewrites Lincoln in Cuban Radio Spin
Radio Havana praised Lincoln on his birth anniversary while poking holes in Marxist history claims. The piece notes Cuban views alleging Marxist influence on abolition and Homestead Act, and questions Lincoln assassination blame on Booth as a tool of slaveholders.
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Radio
Florida Straits
Abe
Havana
Kentucky
Illinois
Karl Marx
Marx
British Museum
Engels
U.S
Grant
Sherman
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Booth
Age Heaping Study Aims to Correct Census Errors
Ohio State University economist Melvin Zelnik with a 13700 grant will study age heaping in nonwhite populations across censuses from 1880 to 1960. He previously analyzed whites, finding many report ages ending in zero or five and notable misreporting around ages like 40 and 59.
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National Science Foundation
Melvin Zelnik
Ohio State University
Prof
Zelnik
Civil rights fight sparks leadership clash in Senate
Senator Mansfield seeks months to debate civil rights while Senator Humphrey gears to push the measure on the floor. Senator Russell of Georgia vows a southern fight, leaving time to reveal who guides the agenda. Mansfield remains the realist in the leadership dispute.
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Mike Mansfield
Majority Senate
Hubert Humphrey
Richard Russell
Georgia
Mansfield
Nuclear power race shaping cold war prospects
American scientists returning from a tour of Soviet nuclear physics plants warn that Russia and the United States are near parity in fusion power development. The piece argues the side that forges ahead in nuclear power will win future conflicts and urges the US to not only match but exceed Soviet progress, or risk being left behind.
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Russia
United States
Thoughts For Today Excerpts On Law And Equality
Excerpts reflect on Mosaic law and Anatole France praising equal application of law. The text contrasts universal justice with social conditions, quoting Exodus 12 49 and France on the law forbidding beggars and the poor from sleeping under bridges.
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Anatole
France
Oklahoma Ballot Questions Spark Bipartisan Speculation
A Communist Party official seeks ballot access in Oklahoma amid chatter about Big Red's U S senate bid. No word on Margaret Chase Smith campaigning in the state. The board of affairs cites lower telephone costs under current administration while Republicans avoid outreach, aside from Henry Belimon.
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Communist Party
Oklahoma
Big Red
U.S
Margaret Chase Smith
State Board of Affairs
Henry Belimon
Political Announcements for Commissioner District 3
Democrat candidates P Guess Billy Hewes Eugene Hill Morris Pierson William Robert Ebisch announce plans and candidacies for Commissioner District 3. The slate highlights local governance, public safety, and community development priorities in this district race.
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P. Guess
Billy R. Hewes
Eugene Hill Morris Pierson
William Robert Ebisch
Tito's Bang Paid Off Our Buck, Says Andrew Tully
Andrew Tully argues that halting aid to Britain France Yugoslavia would be symbolic at best as Yugoslavia under Tito has helped loosen Moscow's grip on Eastern Europe. He credits U.S. support since World War II with clear gains including Tito's withdrawal from Cominform and avoidance of the Warsaw Pact. He urges a cautious stance, using Tito as an irritant to Moscow while maintaining U.S. vigilance.
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France
Yugoslavia
Castro
Cuba
Uncle Sam
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Moscow
Europe
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U.S
Soviet Union
Cominform
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Trieste
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NATO
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Charles de Gaulle
Eiffel Tower
Mirror of the Mind and Everyday Life Reflections
The piece questions inherited comfort drives and notes infant monkeys prefer cloth mothers over wire ones, signaling early tactile attachment. It also discusses highway safety noting slow drivers on fast roads create hazards, and considers retirement's impact on wives and household life.
Aggie Regulars Farewell on Cameron College Court
Yesteryears lists Rogers Morgan Lou Lester Al Love and Don Bilbrey as Aggie regulars playing their last home game at Cameron College. The note highlights school records and local educators plus a 23 year old German POW guest. It also mentions Miss Henry Culp health nurse article and Lela J. Wilson candidacy for court clerk.
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Aggie
Cameron College
Rogers Morgan
Lou Lester
al Love
Don Bilbrey
E. B. Caywood
Walters
Earl Pinkerton
Cotton County
Fort Sill
Lawton
Henry Culp
Public Health Nursing
Lela J. Wilson
Betty Lois Hanners
Homer Hanners
Mae West
Lawton High School
Almanac Today February 26 1964 notable birthdays and events
Almanac note marks February 26 1964 the 57th day with 309 to follow the moon near full phase and evening Venus and Jupiter visible. Births include William F Cody born 1846 known as Buffalo Bill. Also notes New York opens its first subway line in 1870.
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Buffalo Bill” Cody
New York
Sylvia Porter Tax Cut To Provide Unique Experiment
Sylvia Porter outlines a sweeping tax cut as the largest in American history amid a long economic upturn. She cites rising production, employment, profits, and consumer spending while forecasting a major fiscal experiment to accelerate growth and job creation starting in 1964 and fully in 1965.
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U.S
Mansfield Remarks Blow To U S Policy In Southeast Asia
Washington Stars analyzes the clash between Senate Democratic leader Mike Mansfield and President Johnson over United States policy in Southeast Asia. The piece notes Mansfield's neutralization proposals align with de Gaulle risking anti Communist resolve in South Viet Nam and sparking Republican counterattack.
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Washington
Southeast Asia
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Mansfield
Charles de Gaulle
France
South
Viet Nam
de Gaulle
South Viet Nam
Johnson
United States
Congress
White House
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Long Fu
Everett M
Senator Mansfield
Election calendar for Lawton and Comanche County
Calendar lists key election dates for Lawton and Comanche County residents. March 3 special primary in County Commissioner District 3, March 17 Lawton city council primary, March 24 school district board elections, April 7 special general in County Commissioner District 3 and Lawton city council if needed, May 5 regular primary covering county state and national races.
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Lawton City
School District Board of Education
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