Price Stabilization Bill Divides Congress and Kennedy
Liberal and conservative lawmakers unite behind the Quality Stabilization Bill amid a clash of interests among small retailers, discount houses, and big chains. Key House sponsor Rep. Harris and Senate foes face White House opposition as votes loom, with Kennedy facing a potential veto decision if the measure reaches his desk.
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Mean and difficult times in U S USSR tensions
Inez Robb argues for hardline U S response to Soviet actions. She cites G Keith Funston and Khrushchev and calls for arresting the Moscow Circus figure Popov and using charges against Barghoorn as leverage. She urges bold steps to show resolve, including detaining Popov to mirror Soviet use of arrests.
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Best Investment in Education Sparks National Debate
U S Commissioner of Education Francis Keppel warns that improving schools requires dramatic imagination as the payoff lies in the distant future. States and cities expand facilities and technical schools, yet citizens question the immediate value while leaders argue public schools are vital to national life.
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Washington
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National Committee For Support of the Public Schools
West nations denounce Soviet provocation in UN debate
In the United Nations Politics Committee, Britain and the United States presented a united front against Soviet attacks. West Germany was portrayed as seeking revenge and a potential spark for a third world war with nuclear backing from a faction. The coalition claimed the military line would stay manned to deter war, not to initiate it, placing blame on communist provocations rather than Germany or its allies.
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Dean Elevates Wiesner to MIT School of Science
Jerome B. Wiesner is named dean of the MIT School of Science after serving as presidential science adviser and government coordinator. James R. Killian Jr. returns as chairman of MIT’s corporation following his earlier leadership. Political experience aids scientists in advancing at MIT.
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MIT
Morocco Names Ahmed Bahnini Prime Minister
King Hassan II of Morocco delegates power to 54 year old independent Ahmed Bahnini as prime minister in a move to end autocratic rule. The changes align Morocco toward a more popular monarchy amid socialist currents from Algeria and Tunisia toward the east.
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McCormack Defends Paris Junket For Head Waiter Ernest Pertinaud
House Speaker John W. McCormack of Massachusetts says Ernest Pertinaud the head waiter at the House restaurant traveled to Paris for an international parliamentary meeting with no taxpayer cost. He notes the $85 trip was covered by counterpart funds usable only in France and calls Pertinaud a fine fellow, hinting at a civil rights gesture as Pertinaud is Black.
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Quotations on Love and Creation by Psalms and Twain
A compact, reflective note recalls Psalms 106 45 praising steadfast love and Mark Twain asserting God places good and lovable traits in every man. The lines frame a creed of benevolence and intrinsic worth.
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Sooner Nutpicking Season Clashes With State Politics
Oklahoma headlines show Republicans backing Goldwater 50 to 1 over Rockefeller in a party poll. J Howard Edmondson campaigns for senator on economy and cost efficiency, arguing he is the best choice and questioning past governance.
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Mirror of the Mind: Insights on adoption and effort
Joseph Whitney argues adoption should be openly disclosed to protect children from heartbreak, except in cases of criminal or dishonorable lineage where concealment might be justified if highly likely to succeed. He also notes learning saturates and successful workers enjoy their tasks, not simply endure them.
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Yesteryears From the Constitution Files Ten Years Ago
Martha Steven and Mrs. R. J. Arnold joined Lawton chapter of the Daughters of American Revolution. Patti Goodin, daughter of Mrs. D. Lutz, was named Cameron College Army ROTC queen. Harris Hancock named Lawton fire chief successor to Le Roy Julian.
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Martha Steven
R. J. Arnold
Lawton
Daughters of American Revolution
Patti Goodin
D. Lutz
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Cameron College
Harris Hancock
Leroy (Hoss) Julian
Investor Protection Bill Faces House Skepticism
Sylvia Porter notes a House subcommittee begins three days of hearings on a Senate passed investor protection bill. Despite Wall Street welcome, House delay remains likely, with December hearings and a 1964 enactment likely absent urgency. The bill would extend fuller disclosure to large unlisted companies and improve broker training and self policing.
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Backbiting in Saigon Targets General Harkins in Viet Nam War
Washington columnist decries leaks from the American Embassy in Saigon that attack General Paul D. Harkins, commander of U.S. forces in Viet Nam. The piece urges unity among U S officials to support the strategy against Communist forces and criticizes intramural politics within the American team in Saigon and at home.
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November 19 1963 events and historical notes
On this day in history Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address was delivered in 1863 at Gettysburg National Cemetery. In 1874 William M Tweed, boss of Tammany Hall, was convicted of defrauding NYC and sentenced to 12 years. In 1919 Versailles Treaty failed in the U S Senate.
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