Senate panel flags possible Cuban Soviet missiles in caves
The Stennis committee warns that mobile Soviet medium range missiles could be made operational within hours at preselected Cuban sites. The report mirrors Kennedy’s past stance but asks for clear government justification and evidence regarding covert Cuban preparations and detection. The piece stresses the global security stakes and urges factual grounding.
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Senate
Kennedy
John Stennis
Mississippi
Defense
McNamara
Stennis
Cuba
West Ford II shows risky US use of space
The Air Force dumped 400 million copper needles into orbit to form an artificial ionosphere for radio wave bouncing. The project drew near universal scientific opposition, with claims it may hinder outer space research. The piece argues such spaceprecedents undermine international law and could invite Soviet experiments.
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Air Force
World Scientific Community
Outer Space
United States
Kennedy's plane breaks nonstop US to Moscow flight record
The U.S. air entourage including President Kennedy and science adviser Glenn T. Seaborg completed the Washington to Moscow nonstop flight in hours, 32 minutes and 42 seconds, shattering Soviet claims of U.S. aviation limits.
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U.S
Moscow
Kennedy
Washington
Glenn T. Seaborg
Retirement Cost Shapes Military Pension Policy
The cost of military retirement is over 1 billion dollars annually and is projected to reach 4 billion by 1980 as World War II veterans and later career personnel retire. Proposals to lengthen qualifying service aim to deter careers, while maintaining pensions ensures young talented recruits are drawn to modern weaponry.
West Virginia State Flag to Fly Over White House
The white field flag with blue border and a central coat of arms was presented by Gov. Barron to President Kennedy to mark West Virginia statehood centennial. West Virginia became the 35th state on June 20, 1863.
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White House
West Virginia
W. W. Barron
Kennedy
Union
Thoughts For Today Example Is The School Of Mankind
A compact aphorism attributed to Edmund Burke notes that humanity learns at no other school than life itself, implying experiential lessons shape character and judgment. The saying emphasizes practical wisdom over formal instruction.
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Edmund Burke
Sugar Prices Rise Sharply As World Quotas Replace Old System
Washington report details a 30 percent sugar price surge in four months, noting most sugar is bought by processors and refiners fear losing customers to substitutes. It explains the shift from a controlled domestic quota to a global open market and Cuba's potential future role, with lawmakers debating restoration of the prior system.
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Vernon Louviere
Cuba
Castro
Orville Freeman
Congress
Free World
United States
Harold Cooley
Dem.n. C
House Agriculture Committee
Cooley
Capitol Hill
Mr. Kennedy
American Farm Bureau Federation
Eisenhower
Wheat Farmer Rebuffs Kennedy Plan Signals Farm Belt Winds
Washington reports William S White describes the strong farm belt reaction to Kennedy Administration wheat controls. Analysts weigh long term price, supply effects while farmers balance subsidies with political loyalties and the likely 1964 landscape.
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Washington
Kenney
Middle West
West
Congress
Tulsa Nudist Club Leads Police Probe
In Oklahoma three Tulsa policemen investigated a nudist club and found all members had left the premises. The state senate seeks three fifths of the pardon and parole board to resign, while board members stall until reapportionment votes on population. Governor Bellman weighs payroll cuts amid party debt relief and political maneuvering. Lyndon Johnson reportedly reduced the Oklahoma Democratic Party debt by 100000 in a single day. The Cynic hints at NASA friction and Shawnee reports a shortage of astronauts.
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State Senate
Pardon and Parole Board
Senate
Lyndon Johnson
Oklahoma
Democratic Party
Gordon Cooper
Richard Burton
Lawton Groups Contribute to Youth Center Drive
Yesteryears Lawton Optimist club donates 2000 toward a new city youth center while Robert Martin wins a jalopy as best fundraiser for the youth center. Lions president T A Hamra attends the state convention in Bartlesville. U S troops report hand to hand combat on Attu. George Clyce Talley Jr. receives Navy commission after academy completion in three years. Thirty years ago the world’s fair opened in Chicago and M A Mansur announces weekly Lawton Little Theater meetings are discontinued. Postmaster R B Morford resigns after Democrats gain control of national administration.
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Lawton Optimist Club
Robert Martin
T. A. Hamra
Lions Club
Bartlesville
U. S
Attu
George Clyce Talley Jr
G. C. Talley
Navy
Chicago
M. A. Mansur
Lawton Little Theater
R. B. Morford
Almanac Today May 27 1963 History Highlights
On this day in history 1860 Garibaldi invaded Sicily with red shirts capturing Palermo in his campaign to Naples. In 1937 Golden Gate Bridge opening celebrated in San Francisco. In 1941 British battleships sank the German battleship Bismarck after a long pursuit. In 1954 an explosion aboard the USS Bennington near Rhode Island killed crew and injured many.
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Venus
Jupiter
Mars
Giuseppe Garibaldi
Sicily
Palermo
Kingdom of
Naples
Golden Ha Bridge
San Francisco
U.S
Rhode Is
Dionysius Exiguus Introduced Anno Domini System
In the 300s the monk Dionysius Exiguus established the practice of counting years from the birth of Christ. He miscalculated the birth date by about four to six years. Basra is famed in literature as the setting for many adventures of Sinbad the Sailor from The Arabian Nights.
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Christ
Dionysius Exiguus
Basra
Bad the Sailor
Equal Pay Law Likely as Bipartisan Support Grows
Sylvia Porter notes broad backing from the administration and labor groups for a proposed federal equal pay act. The measure would bar wage discrimination by sex for equal work, targeting about 6 million women, with enforcement by the Labor Department and a one year effective date.
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American Civil Liberties Union
Sonia Pressman
ACLU
House
Labor Dept
Senate
Dept. of Labor
U. S
Congress
Secretary of Labor
Esther Peterson
Farmers Wont Face Realism In Wheat Reform Debate
Marquis Childs argues that the agricultural surplus and wheat storage boom reflect a global shift toward mass farming and subsidies. He notes Europe’s tariff pressures, U S policy limits, and the risk to Atlantic ties as nations seek growth, stability, and world markets amid a wheat glut.
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Washington
America
Europe
United States
Atlantic Alliance
Geneva
Traffic Lifesavers in Oklahoma Rural Crashes 1962
The leading cause was excessive speed. The five leading causes were excessive speed, failure to yield right of way, left of center in meeting, driving while intoxicated, and following too closely.
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Oklahoma
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