Panama benefits from canal operations far outweigh obligations
The article argues that Panama gains near one hundred million dollars yearly from U S canal operations when salaries, purchases, and foreign aid are counted, with high school riots blamed on Panamanians and a weak government. It urges the United States to stand firm and not concede further in the dispute.
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Uncle Sam
Panama
Spillway
Canal Zone
U.S
United States
Rising Senate and House Races Shape 1960 Political Battle
Speculation masks growing hostility as Lt Col John Glenn resigns Marine Corps to run for Ohio Senate. Governors Barnett Collins Clement and Roosevelt weigh bids in Mississippi Florida Tennessee California while 35 Senate contests and 255 House seats open fuel a national political boil through primaries April to June and into November.
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House
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Marine Corps
Ohio
Bud Wilkinson
Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma
Robert Kerr
Ross Barnett
Mississippi
Ole Miss Fame
John Stennis
LeRoy Collins
Florida
Spessard Holland
Bobby Baker
Frank Clement
Tennessee
Estes Kefauver
James Roosevelt
McNamara urges smaller defense budget and subs focus
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara told a Congressional atomic committee that the United States can defend with about 50 billion dollars now and that 80 billion is unnecessary. He backs more nuclear powered submarines to deter Soviet long range attack and because subs offer lower costs than carriers.
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United States
Defense
Robert $. McNamara
Congressional Atomic Committee
Soviet Union
Thoughts For Today On Sabbath And Sanctuary
A reflective quotation set contrasts biblical reverence with Lincoln's view on the Sabbath as a moral measure. It cites Ezekiel 23:38 about defilement and profaning sacred time, then Lincoln's admonition that Sabbath observance determines humanity's hopeful ascent or decline.
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Ezekiel
Washington Report Defense Field Chief's Forte
President Lyndon Johnson, long a defense and space policy expert, guides military and space budget priorities. He chaired the Senate Preparedness Subcommittee and later the Senate Committee on Aeronautical and Space Sciences, stressing strong airpower and rapid space capabilities to secure national defense.
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Lyndon Johnson
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United States
Franklin Roosevelt
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House Naval Affairs Committee
Air Force Association
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AFA
America
Senate Committee On Aeronautical and Space Sciences
Soviet Union
Strategic Air Command
Lawton Hotel name chosen for new ten story building
Yesteryears recap notes the Lawton community hotel directors selecting The Lawtonian as the name for a new ten story hotel rising at Fourth and E. Mrs. Richard T. Hopper hosts a Central Baptist Martha Sunday class meeting. Lt Robert L. Massenburg is named assistant headquarters commander of the Artillery center.
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Lawtonian
Fourth
Richard T. Hopper
Central Baptist Martha Sunday School
Robert L. Massenburg
Inez Robb Questions Poverty as Un-American
A column questions whether poverty is un-American while criticizing those who blame the poor. It traces poverty’s rise amid prosperity, cites Goldwater’s critique of the poor as lazy, and lampoons excuses for unemployment with humorous asides about work and opportunity.
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Thomas Gray
Ted
Job
Saturday Evening Post
The
Wall Street Journal
Barry Goldwater
Mirror Of The Mind Questions Child Practice And Virtue
In essays on education and ethics, Frances Mann of Juilliard says forcing early practice builds character but quitting after years may be allowed. The piece contrasts virtue by wealth, noting restraint is not guaranteed by affordability. Psychologists note advertising leverages anxiety over rational choice.
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Frances Mann
Julliard School of Music
Oklahoma race hints for Gary and Wilkerson senate bid
Oklahoma observers discuss Raymond Gary potentially pursuing a high level senate campaign while Bud Wilkinson is widely rumored to enter the race as a Democrat. Speculation centers on political bets similar to past OU vs Texas outcomes.
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Bud Wilkinson
O.U
Texas
Pet Food Boom Drives Major Growth in U.S. Market
Sylvia Porter notes U.S. spending on pet foods reached $556 million last year, with dog and cat food costs totaling $821 million in 1963. The pet market expands as suburban living, leisure time, and affluence rise, with over 730 million pets counted and pets increasingly seen as status symbols.
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U.S
Pet Food Institute
Chicago
Assn
Suburbia
Exurbia
Rusk Calls Out Allies Over Trade With Cuba
In a New York speech Secretary of State Dean Rusk warns allied nations that continuing to ship supplies to Cuba undermines U S policy and endangers regional security He argues that Cuba’s economy would be bolstered by such trade and urges a stand to isolate Castro while noting potential direct leverage if allies persist with commerce.
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United States
Castro
Cuba
Dean Rusk
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Rusk
France
Spain
Japan
Free World
Yugoslavia
Poland
Latin America
Havana
January 28, 1964 history snapshot
On this day in history 1878 the first commercial telephone switchboard started in New Haven Connecticut. In 1915 Congress created the U S Coast Guard. In 1922 Knickerbocker Theater roof collapse in Washington killed 95. In 1945 American trucks opened the Burma Road from India.
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Conn
Congress
U.S. Coast Guard
Washington
Knickerbocker Theater
Burma Road
India
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