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Newspaper
Lawton Constitution
Location
Lawton, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1964
Page
6
Rent strike spreads as Harlem tenants withhold rent
A New York led movement sees 13 Harlem dwellers withhold rent over 157 code violations. The tactic spreads to Cleveland and could reach other cities as tenants battle slum conditions. Courts allow escrow of rent for repairs. one ruling even frees tenants from rent if violations remain unaddressed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harlem
Cleveland
Ohio
Fred C. Moritt
Jerome Trichter
50th Birthday of Scheduled Airline Service Marked
The piece notes the 50th anniversary of scheduled airline service this month. It recalls Tony Jannus flight from St. Petersburg to Tampa in 1914, the St. Petersburg Tampa Airboat Line carrying 1200 passengers in three months, and reports that in 1963 the nation’s scheduled airlines carried nearly 70 million passengers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air World
Wrights
Kitty Hawk
Tony Jannus
St. Petersburg
Fla
Bay
Tampa
Immigration reform debate on skilled immigrants
Senators Hart and Keating urge changing U.S. immigration laws to admit "the family of man" by prioritizing skilled workers over national origin. They argue the country has too many unskilled entrants for the nuclear age and need immigrants with special skills to drive work and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Philip A. Hart
Michigan
McKeithen Gains Democratic Runoff Offer in Louisiana
Followers of the late Gov Earl K Long rallied to name John J McKeithen a public service commissioner as Democratic candidate for Louisiana governor in the runoff. Morrison led the first primary with Lyons the Republican foe in March general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl K. Long
John J. McKeithen
Public Service
Louisiana
McKeithen
New Orleans
deLesseps S. Morrison
Chariton H. Lyons Sr
Shrinking Sugar Bowl Reflects Cuban Production Drop
Cuba once led the world in sugar. after nationalizing plantations and mills production fell. In five years under Castro the sugar sector shrank with sabotage and mismanagement cited as factors. The 1964 harvest is projected at 3 million metric tons, the smallest in 21 years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Castro
Thoughts For Today Quote Verse Reflections
A pair of classical and biblical excerpts emphasizes contentment and living in the present. The first cites Isaiah about freedom beside waters and animals at ease, the second Horace extols a man secure in the day he is living.
Tobacco Subsidies in Congress Face Britain Health Pressure
Washington lawmakers confront ending federal subsidies to tobacco amid a Public Health Service report linking tobacco to fatal illnesses. The piece notes millions depend on tobacco, its status as a top cash crop, and calls for labeling and subsidy cuts. It cites Rep. Edward J. Roush and Sen. J. Glenn Beall on potential actions and the tobacco regions push for a research program to isolate harmful ingredients.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Public Health Service
Congress
Edward J. Roush
Dem.Ind
J. Glenn Beall
Rmd
Almanac Today January 20 1964 highlights
The Almanac notes Monday January 20 1964 as day 20 with 346 to follow and a first quarter moon. It lists historical milestones including 1801 John Marshall named chief justice, 1887 Pearl Harbor leased as a U.S. Navy base, 1936 King George V dies and Edward VII becomes king, and 1941 F D Roosevelt inaugurated for a third term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Marshall
Virginia
Supreme Court
U.S. Senate
Pearl Harbor
Hawaiian Islands
U.S. Navy
George V
England
Edward
Franklin D. Roosevelt
GOP unity in doubt as Goldwater nomination looms
Roscoe Drummond surveys Republican anxieties over party unity if Barry Goldwater fails to secure the presidential nomination. He notes soft support could sabotage turnout and that leaders fear a split similar to past clashes. He argues for a fair, issue based fight and unified backing if Goldwater prevails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Barry Goldwater
Geldwater
Sen. Goldwater
Mr. Goldwater
Mirror Of The Mind On Energy And Self Conflict
The piece asks if enjoyment can tire us and explains fatigue from emotional resistance. It discusses inner war within man between primitive and civilized drives, caused by childhood conditioning. It cites 46 congenital pain insensitivity cases and notes early discovery to prevent self harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick N. Silverman
Cincinnati
Local leaders elected in Comanche county and Lawton groups
Yesteryears E B Caywood of Walters is elected chairman of the Coman ton county unit of the Oklahoma Cooperative Program of Education Administration. Val Frakes 909 Columbia is elected president of the Lawton high school Hi Y chapter. Leslie Hastings is installed as chief ruler of the Lawton Junior Odd Fellows lodge. Comanche county Democrats meet in Lawton to reorganize the county central committee with Frank C Hall elected chairman. 1st Lt Robert S Johnson of Lawton becomes the third ranking American fighter pilot in the European war theatre. Russian forces advance south of Leningrad and below Oranienbaum cutting the German corridor to the Gulf of Finland. E C Flickinger is honored with a birthday dinner by Mr and Mrs Joe Brown.
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E. B. Caywood
Walters
Comanton County
Oklahoma Cooperative Program of Education Administration
Val Frakes
Columbia
Lawton High School
Leslie Hastings
Lawton
Leningrad
Oranienbaum
Gulf of Finland
E. ¢. Flickinger
Joe Brown
Robert S. Johnson
Comanche County
Frank C. Hall
Tax Breaks for Money Lenders and 1963 Tax Changes
Sylvia Porter outlines new tax rules affecting lenders who receive payments at a discount and investors buying loans at discount. It covers arm’s length agreements for repaying loans before discount income, 1963 court positions on speculative mortgages, retirement plan deductions for self employed, depreciation recapture under Section 1245, and the return of investment tax credits if property sold in 1963. The article signals further guidance for teachers, students, divorced spouses, and others in tomorrow’s issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
Fourth Circuit
U.S
Gaines
Alcoholics Anonymous
CIA Failing Panama Crisis Draws Criticism
Andrew Tully argues the CIA was flat-footed during Panama City riots linked to Chiari's government. He notes early warnings were missed, while blaming a perceived CIA leak culture and glamour in prior Algeria and Vietnam episodes for eroding trust and alertness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Panama
Central Intelligence Agency
White House
Pierre Salinger
Chiari
CIA
Panama City
Edmondson Builds Senate Seniority As Fair Drive Looms
Oklahoma's J Howard Edmondson expands influence in the U S Senate while a drive seeks 500000 for the state exhibit at the World's Fair. Funds cover building operations and tips, with a New York setting for Cimarron remake. A medical figure in Oklahoma hints at unlikely fame through untraceable disease linked to smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Howard Edmondson
U. S. Senate
Oklahoma
New York
Hare and Rabbit Distinctions in the U S
In the United States the terms hare and rabbit are used interchangeably for the most part. Rabbits are smaller with shorter ears and feet and are born naked and blind, while hares are born with hair and eyes open.
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U.S
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Latin America
Viet Nam
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Algeria
de Gaulle
Italy
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