Dilemma for Romney in Michigan GOP nomination clash
Michigan, with 48 convention votes at stake, has become a key battleground as Goldwater supporters press to win a substantial share. Governor George Romney faces pressure to engagingly balance presidential prospects with reelection duties, risking damage to his image and governorship if he leans too far toward a national bid. Romney seeks a path that avoids a full favorite son stance while navigating party factions and timing.
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Michigan
Barry Goldwater
George Romney
Goldwater
Romney
San Francisco
Longevity Progress Hinges on Chronic Diseases
A Metropolitan Life Insurance Co analysis shows future gains in life expectancy depend on reducing deaths from chronic and degenerative diseases. If all deaths before age 25 were prevented life expectancy would rise by three years. eliminating deaths before 50 would extend average lifetimes by 50 years, about a quarter of post-1900 gains.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Co
Let Mme Nhu Speak Her Piece on America
The author urges extending freedom of speech to Mme Nhu of Viet Nam in America. She may combine intelligence charm and boldness to present her case and the world should judge its soundness.
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Mme. Nhu
Viet Nam
America
Khrushchev
Mme. Nhcu
Agencies test program to train 1000 dropouts in Chicago
After months of withheld HEW approval a Chicago project to train 1,000 unemployed school dropouts by private agencies began. The YMCA, Boys’ Club and Chicago Youth Centers now run the test with fifty counselors aiding. It could signal a national peace corps idea for cities stalled in Congress.
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Chicago
YMCA
Boys’ Club
Thoughts For Today Faith and trials in scripture quotes
A devotional note cites James 1 2 urging joy amid trials and quotes Charles Spurgeon on the link between faith and hardship. The concise reflection invites steady belief through difficult tests.
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Charles Spurgeon
Johnson visits Benelux to bolster ties and trade
The Kennedy administration seeks to reinforce old alliances while promoting trade. Johnson opens the Amsterdam exposition and uses the Benelux trip to lay groundwork for Geneva talks on tariff reductions, aiming to extend Kennedy era gains and reassure allies.
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Geneva
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Profumo Case Seen as Soviet Espionage Strategy
Roscoe Drummond argues the Profumo scandal reveals a Soviet espionage tactic designed to erode Western trust. Lord Denning links Capt Ivanov and Dr Ward to undermining UK US ties, with parallels to Burgess and MacLean. He warns of continued Kremlin influence and security complacency.
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Profumo
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Stephen Ward
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George Wigg
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Doubleday and Co
Anthony Purdy
Douglas Sutherland
Burgess
MacLean
Foreign Office
Kremlin
Mirror Of The Mind And Worry On Teeth
The piece discusses whether complainers are ever satisfied and suggests chronic complainers project insecurities onto others. It argues progress comes from risk takers and cites Columbus and Washington. It also notes worry may relate to tooth decay with a Melbourne study: 96 percent of stressed adults with decay vs two percent without.
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Philip R. N. Sutton
Melbourne
Australia
McCarty Leads Oklahoma City Earnings Tax Campaign
Critics warn the move signals a shift from the governor race to President of the Chamber. Bud Wilkinson may see politics as a gamble, with possibilities of a Minnesota senate bid if he loses. He hints at low expectations, saying he hopes to keep the score down on election eve.
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J. D. McCarty
Oklahoma City
Chamber of Commerce
Bud Wilkinson
Minnesota
Wilkinson
Friction over foreign policy fuels Kennedy Republican rift
The piece outlines a growing bipartisan clash in 1963 as President Kennedy pursues moderate Soviet concessions, notably a nuclear test ban and wheat sale, while Republicans harden opposition until a 1964 showdown. Dirksen Halleck rally against perceived liberal Latin American coups widens the divide. The article signals Goldwater as the likely 1964 GOP nominee aligning with full opposition to Kennedy’s Cold War approach.
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G.O.P
Sylvia Porter: Bill Curbs Breaks On Life Insurance
The 1963 House tax bill would sharply curtail two life insurance breaks. It targets ordinary life plans sold as minimum deposit financed or bank loan policies. These rely on borrowing to fund premiums with interest deductions, a practice Treasury has opposed for years.
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Treasury
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Research Institute of America
Local notes from yesteryear and tax change warnings
A collage of brief items notes social club presidencies and district posts from years ago. It also discusses government plans for an Army Reserve Area school at Fort Sill and warns about potential changes to life insurance tax deductions affecting group coverage and policies bought after August 6 1963.
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Lawton Credit Women's Breakfast Club
Glen Dutcher
Dad’s Association
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Army Reserve Area
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James A. Black
Gore
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