Texas Senate votes to abolish poll tax for voting
Texas Senate approves 22 to 7 a plan to remove the poll tax as a voting prerequisite and sends the proposed constitutional amendment to the House. If the House agrees, it goes to voters in the 1964 General Election, with hopes the amendment will pass and end the tax nationwide debate continues on funding and franchise qualifications.
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Texas
Senate
House
House of the Senate
U.S
Belgium unity rally protests linguistic federation plan
A Brussels march by opponents of dividing Belgium into federated linguistic regions targets the idea sparked by earlier Flemish demonstrations. The country, officially bilingual, has seen tensions rise between French and Flemish speakers as debate grows on subdividing into linguistic districts. The writer urges caution against fracturing small European states.
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Belgium
Brussels
Texas
Europe
New Cowless Milk Claim Sparks Protest Quiet
A Durham conference reports British scientists claim to turn pea pods cabbage leaves and similar waste into a milk substitute with added vitamins and minerals under controlled conditions. The blend carries a slight vegetable flavor but researchers expect to fix it. cows seem unfazed or silent on possible automation.
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Durham
North Carolina
Aging Surges Draw Notice From College Expert
Dr Belle Boone Beard of Sweet Briar College Virginia warns that births today may live to 150 years and the working age population could shrink as more people move above and below that bracket. She says the burden on productive workers will grow and the issue may worsen as longevity rises. The banquet speaker quips about timely rest and seating.
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Belle Boone Beard
Sweet Briar College
Virginia
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal Subscriptions and Pledge Notice
Public notice details subscription rates for Morning, Evening and Sunday editions in Lubbock Texas with pricing by city carrier and mail. It also includes the Pledge of Allegiance text and identifies staff and publication details for April 2, 1963.
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South Platina
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
Avalanche-Journal Publishing Company, Inc
Bth &J
United States of America
Sec
Lubbock,Tex
Considerine on the Line A Futile Cry In Wilderness
Special Correspondent recounts the death of boxer Davey Moore after a bout with Sugar Ramos in Los Angeles. Ramos expressed sympathy to Moore's wife Geraldine while she consoles herself and others naming the fatal outcome as part of the sport and its risks.
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Bob Considine
York
Davey Moore
Sugar Ramos
Los Angeles
Ramos
Paret
Moore
Alexander Lavorente
California
Considine
Americans vs British cannibal jibe sparks WW II era debate
A provocative editorial ridicules Lord Shackleton for claiming Britons taste better to cannibals than Americans. It condemns nationalism and calls for a chemical industry counterattack, linking DDT debates to Miss Carson and Cold War era rhetoric about U.S. prowess.
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Inez Robe
House of Lords
Shackleton
Allo
Polynesia
Lord Shackleton
Rachel Carson
Miss Carson
Carson
United Nations
Unesco
United States
Les Chevaliers de Tustevin
Les Compagnons de Rabelais
Tax squealers help IRS rake in millions says Tully
A Washington special column details how IRS rewards informers for exposing tax cheats. Former spouses ex mistresses and discharged workers provided tips, with 665 informers averaging $833 each and 4 147 claims filed in 1962 though many were rejected. The piece notes risks and moral concerns amid a system that pays a share of recovered taxes.
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Ashington
Internal Revenue Service
Sam
Treasury
Grisley Statis- Tullytics
Internal Revenue
IRS
Adam
Uncle Sam
End of a costly walkout reshapes New York press
Richard Starnes argues that New York’s 114 day newspaper shutdown underscored the press’s role and the city’s appetite for coherent reporting. He credits editors, reporters, and workers for returning with a commitment to future growth and integrity.
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New York
Memory Lane County hits over 290000 in vehicle registrations
Tax Collector H. B. Bryan reports more than 12 409 vehicles registered for new plates by midnight Thursday, averaging one vehicle per 4.7 residents in Lubbock County. He predicts registration will push toward one per three as totals grow.
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Lubbock County
H. B. Bryan
Bryan
Lubbock
R. W. Matthews
Matthews
No Alternative Seen If Wheat Plan Rejected
President Kennedy said Congress did not intend any alternative if the wheat plan is rejected in the May 21 grower referendum. He noted no new wheat legislation is needed this year and described the plan requiring reduced plantings and a two price system. Critics seek a vote against the plan, fearing Congress would pass a better one if rejected.
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Kennedy
Congress
M.W. Thatcher
National Federation of Grain Cooperatives of
St. Paul
Minn
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