Costa Rica Profiles Democracy and Schools in 1960s Insight
Costa Rica, host to Kennedy's Central America meeting, touts a 1200-member Civil Guard, more schools than soldiers, and a literacy rate far below regional average. The article traces the country’s peaceful history since 1948, growing economy, high per capita GDP, and demographic makeup with a coastal and plateau geography.
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San Jose
Costa Rica
Kennedy
Panama
Central America
Alfredo Gonzgalez Flores
Alliance For Progress
Federico Tinoco
Tinoco
Teodoro Picado
Otilio Ulate
Rafael Calderon Guardia
Picado
National Assembly
Jose
Pepe) Figueres
Figueres
Ulate
Francisco Orlich
Vermont
New Hampshire
McCain Tops Slenn in Democratic Mayor Primary
Yesteryears recalls Joseph C. McCain defeating R. E. Slenn in the Democratic mayoral primary and heading to a general election confrontation with Republican Milo Tague. Myrtle Terry wins Cade city clerk post. Gene Hancock attends Tulsa conference.
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Constitution Files
Joseph C. McCain
R. E. Slenn
Milo Tague
Myrtle Terry
Cade
Gene Hancock
Lawton High School
Tulsa
Business Fronts Having Their Day In Tax Talkathon
A P News analysis notes business and finance groups push corporate tax cuts, arguing cuts to 42 percent or 45 percent would spur investment and jobs. Labor favors broader spending boosts for lower incomes, while NAM and ABA seek corporate cuts and higher bracket relief, with Congress likely to seek a middle ground.
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Business and Finance
National Association of Manufacturers
American Bankers Association
Congress
ABA
Charles E. Walker
House and Means Committee
Treasury
Labor
Walker
NAM
Gallander
OG&Es President to Speak at OSU Commencement
Oklahoma Gas and Electric president Donald S. Kennedy will deliver the OSU 68th commencement address May 3. OSU president Dr. Oliver S. William announced Kennedy’s talk titled Keeping Your Perspective. Kennedy, 61, has led OG&E since 1949.
Actress Mercedes McCambridge in Fair Condition after Overdose
Mercedes McCambridge 45, in Santa Monica Hospital in fair condition after a sleeping pill overdose. Her son John Lawrence Markle 21 found her unconscious in her apartment. doctors said she is much improved but the exact length of hospitalization is unknown.
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UPI
Mercedes McCambridge
Santa Monica Hospital
Miss McCambridge
John Lawrence Markle
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