Liberals Seek Action From Kennedy Amid Big Nationary Glacial Move
The piece argues liberals overestimate how past presidents spurred action and questions if Kennedy can trigger major change. It notes postwar America’s growth, mass scale, and public demand for leadership differ from FDR and wartime eras. It concludes genuine action requires a new approach for a vast nation.
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Peace Corps seeks senior volunteers in 45 countries
During Senior Citizens Month, the Peace Corps offers about 4000 posts in 45 countries suitable for recently retired or future-retired individuals. Openings arise as two year tours end and as programs expand. Applicants need a bona fide skill, pass a physical, and complete orientation. Pension rules are unaffected by modest compensation. Post offices provide application questionnaires. Applications must be filed by Sept 1.
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Peace Corps
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Three Constitutional Amendments Stir State Legislatures
Three proposals gaining traction would alter the U S Constitution: allowing states to apportion legislatures as they choose, letting states amend the Constitution without Congress, and creating a Union Court of chief justices to review Supreme Court decisions. The piece urges full public debate and hearings before any change.
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Washington dog tags and political gaffes Ripple through DC
The piece highlights changes in White House dog tags for Kennedy and Hoover pets, a sharp IRS tip dispute with a waitress, Fireside Chat remarks by Eunice Shriver, Rep. Emanuel Celler's 75th birthday reflection, Sen. Hart cherry pie complaint, and Lyndon Johnson hosting UN diplomats at the LBJ Ranch with a quip about unfamiliar foreigners.
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Committee On Employment of the Handicapped
Oklahoma Students Graduate as Comanche County Ranks Strong
Fifteen Comanche county students receive degrees at the University of Oklahoma graduation. Named graduates include Donald Angus Oliver Appleton Frans Duff Dans Dunn Dick Ellegood Mabel Felkner John Fullerton Kathryn King Louise Kuck Velma Lewis Leopoldo Marte lino Robert Park Loewen Parsons Olga Zorger and Frank Joyce. E. F. Howe visits Lawton as special chamber guest. School boards may gain power to regulate high school fraternities per Oklahoma Senate.
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Dansbelle Dunn
Dick L. Ellegood
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Kathryn King
Louise Kuck
Velma B. Lewis
Leopoldo C. Martelino
Robert Aldo Park
Loewen Parsons
Olga M. Zorger
Frank T. Joyce
Fiet
Time lag in progress spans ages from Lindbergh to Gordon Cooper
The piece argues against negative prophecies, tracing rapid leaps in speed and technology. It links Lindbergh to Cooper and tracing earlier advances from Marconi to railroads, telegraphs, and atomic propulsion, highlighting the accelerating pace of innovation and the dangers of underestimating breakthroughs.
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GOP closes ranks on budget in unified attack on Kennedy
Washington report notes Republicans unite on federal spending as Democrats split over fiscal policy. Senate leader Everett Dirksen and House chief Charles Halleck spearhead a disciplined, broad GOP stance. The party presents a strong line for 1964 and possible presidential contenders.
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Nelson Rockefeller
Almanac Today May 22 1963 political roundup and history
The Almanac notes May 22 1963 as the 142nd day with major historical items. Burr treason trial in 1807 ends in acquittal. 1943 Comintern dissolution. 1953 tidelands oil bill signed by Eisenhower. 1962 Continental 707 crash and Kennedy era tensions. It analyzes House and Senate votes showing Republican discipline and leadership of Dirksen and Halleck shaping budget and farm subsidy battles.
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Mars
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Richmond
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MIRROR Mind hiking fad and health claims
The piece questions the MIRROR OF THE MIND hiking fad while noting walking boosts fitness and mental health. It discusses parental attitudes toward therapy, contrasting fathers’ resistance with mothers’ openness. It also explains why cats see in low light via reflective retinas and pupil expansion.
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Fawcett Publications
Cooper Gaining Ground in Oklahoma Political Turf
Oklahoma readers note the local political scene with a humorous take on the Cooper surname. The piece riffs on Gordon Cooper’s ties to the state and mentions multiple men named Cooper planning runs next year. It contrasts public duties with a famed astronaut’s Oklahoma link.
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Oklahoma
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Cooper
Capital gains reform sparks trading volume debate
Sylvia Porter notes the Treasury seeks a one-year stock holding period with lower long term gains taxes to spur more trading and tax revenue. NYSE counters it would reduce transactions by 10 to 15 percent, harming liquidity and muting potential budget gains.
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