Puerto Rico Surpasses Several Nations as U S Buyer in 1962
The island of 2.4 million people bought $958 million in goods from the continental United States in 1962, more than eight Latin American countries combined and more than Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay. Per capita purchases reached about $400, well above Canada’s $211. Canada alone outsized Puerto Rico with $3.8 billion in U S sales. Puerto Rico’s growing economy shows gains beyond tourism, signaling a broader development trajectory.
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Puerto Rico
United States
U.S
Canada
Japan
West Germany
United Kingdom
Brazil
Argentina
Uruguay
Paraguay
Made In U S A Aiding Castro Moscow Visit
An analysis argues U S policy after the missile crisis enabled Fidel Castro to tour Moscow. It cites no invasion pledge, exile raids ban, and a Soviet credit boost as stabilizing factors for Castro amid 13 000 Soviet troops guarding his regime.
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Fidel Castro
Cuba
Moscow
Castro
Soviet Union
United States
Omaha Sees Computer Count in Special Election
Observers from three large cities watched as Omaha used a business computer to tally 35 818 votes in 3 hours 2 minutes. Eleven metal cabinets housed a complex system and the process completed without challenge.
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Omaha
Frank Marsh
Nebraska
Byron Henderson
Fort Worth
Tex
Chicago
Boston
Jerry Hassett
Market Shift in Steel Plate Prices After Producer Decisions
The market set steel plate prices and saw a collapse after U S Steel and Bethlehem Steel, leaders in the industry, refused to raise plate prices. They did raise other items and Lukens Steel remained competitive. Lukens had attempted a $5 per ton increase on carbon plate and $7 on alloy. The episode underscores supply and demand guiding prices in a competitive market.
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U. S. Steel
Bethlehem Steel
Lukens
Lukens Steel Company
Defense spending shifts threaten Midwest jobs and California gains
The piece analyzes how 52.5 billion dollars in defense outlays drive regional changes from the Midwest to California. It notes California’s rising share of defense contracts due to aerospace growth, while Midwest areas face higher unemployment in parts. Deputy Defense Secretary Roswell Gilpatric warns about economic instability from changing military needs and stresses Pentagon security over regional subsidies.
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Defense Department
Midwest
California
Illinois
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Wisconsin
Korea
Defense
Roswell L. Gilpatric
Gilpatric
Pentagon
Fort Worth
Texas
Wichita
Kansas
Department of Defense
GOP Front Page Revival Shapes 1964 Field Near Romney Rise
Washington column notes GOP presidential chatter rising after Romney’s Washington visit. Nixon’s New York move shifts California prospects and possibly cements Romney or Scranton as frontrunners, while Rockefeller remains a potential rival and Scranton stays coolly poised.
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California
Romney
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
William Scranton
Pennsylvania
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Nixon
Eisenhower
Scranton
Mirror of the Mind and Society Insights
Psychologists used a computer to analyze 126 college students' personality tests and classify them as well adjusted or maladjusted. An expert converted descriptions into computer rules, enabling accurate automatic judgments of adjustment.
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Science News
Lawton High Names 1953 54 Student Body President
Peggy Elledge elected Lawton High School student body president for 1953 54 term succeeding Woody Wolverton. Mrs Max Golden installed as Woodrow Wilson PTA president. Darvin Hulen leads Wolverines to a booming conference golf win.
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Peggy Elledge
Lawton High School
Woody Wolverton
Max Goldern
Woodrow Wilson Pta
Darvin Hulen
Lawton High Wolverines
Bizerte Naval Base
Eddekhila
North Central
Julius J. Johnston
May 7 1963 Almanac Snapshot and World Event Notes
Almanac for Tuesday May 7 1963 notes morning stars Venus Saturn Jupiter and evening star Mars. Historical items include 1915 Lusitania torpedoing off Ireland with nearly 1200 deaths and 1939 Rome Berlin alliance announced joining Germany and Italy in World War II.
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Venus
Saturn
Jupiter
Mars
Cunard
Ireland
Germany
Italy
Rome
Berlin
Slapdash transport bills spark barge vs rail debate
Jacob W. Hershey of the Inland Waterways Common Carriers Assn argues against Kennedy’s proposed reforms, decrying current legislation as inadequate and warning that removing all regulation would jeopardize water carriers while railroads seek favored status. He urges equal regulation across transportation modes and cites barge benefits to prices and exports.
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David I. Mackie
Eastern Railroad Presidents Conference
Kennedy
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mackie
Jacob W. Hershey
Inland Waterways Common Carriers Assn
Porter
Hers
Hershey
U. S. Corps of Engineers
Educational TV's limits and a Brandeis seminar
Al Capp praises Louis Cowan and outlines how educational television struggles for reach and funding. A Brandeis University seminar will explore Educational TV's status and potential as Cowan notes how public support funds rare progress while commercials dominate.
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Louis Cowan
Cowan
Communications Centre
Brandeis University
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
US Office of Education
Brandeis
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